The Shemwell Family

Name
Married name
Smart
MarriageWilliam SmartView this family
unknown

Birth of a son
#1
William Smart Jr.
1744

Birth of a son
#2
John Smart
1745

Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Smart
1747

Birth of a son
#4
Joseph D Smart
1750

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Elizabeth Smart
February 10, 1770
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Jane Smart
September 22, 1774
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Death of a sonJohn Smart
October 7, 1780
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Margaret Smart
1782

Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Isabella Smart
October 17, 1784

Birth of a grandson
#5
Thomas Smart
April 18, 1786

Death of a husbandWilliam Smart
1795
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Death of a sonJoseph D Smart
October 8, 1819

Death of a daughterElizabeth Smart
1820

Death of a granddaughterIsabella Smart
December 9, 1826

Deathunknown

Family with William Smart - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
2 years
son
John Smart
Birth: 1745 25
Death: October 7, 1780Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
William Smart + Isabella Jean McGaughy - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
5 years
step-son

Note
Birth: 1720 New Castle County Delaware, USA Death: 1795 Rutherford County North Carolina, USA William Smart I was married twice. William and his first wife (name unknown) had the following children: 1) William Smart II was born in 1743, died on 28 Sep 1827. 2) John Smart was born in 1745 died on 7 Oct 1780. 3) Elizabeth Smart was born in 1747, died in 1820. 4) Joseph D. Smart I was born about 1750, died on 8 Oct 1819. William and his second wife (Isabella Jean Mcgaughy) had the following children: 1) Margaret Smart was born in 1761. 2) Jane Smart was born in 1763, died on 29 Oct 1848. 3) Mary Smart was born in 1765. 4) Thomas Smart was born in 1769, died in 1852. William's sons John and William(Jr) both fought in the American Revolution. Family links: Spouse: Isabella Jean Mcgaughy Smart Children: William Smart (1744-1827) John Smart (1745-1780) Jane Smart Watson (1761-1848) Calculated relationship Burial: Brittain Cemetery, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 73796966