Stephen's Smith Family - Ancestors, Descendants and Cousins

Source Citations

Joan Tufton

¹The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150  USA.

Ursula Scott

¹The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150  USA.

Matthew Shaw

¹The Maryland Calender of Wills Volume IV, p 60. "Shaw, Matthew, Kent County.  26 April 1714 - proved 21 August 1716.
 To Elizabeth Merefield, personally at age.
 To wife Elinor, entire estate real and residue of personal estate during life, at her decease to pass to her sons William and Humphrey Best;  Test:  Ann Jones, William Robinson."

John Best III

¹The Maryland Calender of Wills, Volume I 1635-1685, p 149. "John Best, Talbot County.  12 March 1684 - proved 25 April 1685.  Charles Hollisworth, ex and sole legateee.  Wm Hollinsowrth, Mary Houghton, Henry Robinson."

Humphrey Best

¹William Henry Egle, Early Pennsylvania Land Records [Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Minute Book "G", page 246, 14 Jan 1700/1701. "Humphrey Best and Joseph Wheeldon applying themselves last sum'er to the Secretary, J. L., in the County of Newcastle, when sent thither with the Proper's Commission for some Land on the west side of the King's Road Near the head of Duck Creek in the s'd County, on which they desired forthwith to settle and improve,  and Best to sett up his Trade which is a Smith, And upon Encouragem't given them they accordingly Settled and procured the Surveyor of the County to run them out 400 acres between them. To Authorize which Survey they Request a War't and that they may hold it at a penny sterling p'r Acre from the time of Survey. Ord'd that a War't be granted as requested."

²Egle, Early Pennsylvania Land Records, Minute Book "G", page 443, 11 Dec 1704. "Ord'd to Will'm Drye 100 acres of Land Adjoyning on Humphrey Best, at 1d ster. p'r Acre, Provided We Grant Wm. Horn 500 acres there.  Otherwise Sell 1,000 acres to Dyer, Cantwell and Monroe.  Inquire about this Land."

³Egle, Early Pennsylvania Land Records, Minute Book "G", page 446, 19 Feb 1704/1705. "Wm. Dyre haveing formerly Applyed for a Parcell of Land in Newcastle County, Near Blackbirds Creek, of which an Expectation was given him, but being Since disposed of to William Horn, He req'ts to take up 300 Acres On New Rent, as had been Proposed To him, Adjoyning on Best and Wheeldon, which is Granted and a Warrant Ordered."