SQ p. 4737:

"...He (James) and Ethel lived in and around Williamson, WestVirginia, where Jim worked in the coal mines..."

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!NOTE:
See Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives by Norma Tuck er,Clearfield Publishing Co, 1994, pg 138: "Elizabeth Cole, 57 year s oldin 1721, testified that she was the eldest daughter of Robert a ndSusannah Slye, granddaughter of Thomas Gerard, and that she was bo rn atNewhall, Lancashire, England. She further testified that her m otherdied 44 years earlier." citing the Upshur Papers, unpublished l etters inthe Archives of the Library at the College of William and M ary,Williamsburg, VA. Box 9, Folder 4, 1894/5.

!NOTES:
See the Chronicles of St. Mary's, Vol. 1 Nov. 1953, No. 6, pg 21 ,where the marriage of Elizabeth and Edward Cole is confirmed. It s tatesthat
she is the daughter of Robert Sly and the widow of Luke Gardiner. Re vJenkins (I believe) states that Edward was first married to Honor a ---.Honora's death date is based on fact that Edward Cole remarri ed on 7
October, 1714. See his notes. (Peg Oman)

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!NOTES:
The last will of Gerard Slye is found in Records of St. Mary's County, MD,
Book 20, folio 833. (1733)
Will dated 23 July 1733; admitted to probate 23 Nov 1733, book 7 , pg48.
A letter dated August 20, 1958 from R. Sharpe France, County Archivist, Lancashire Record Office, County Hall, Preston, England, concer neda document in the Gerard muniments (DDGe. H.72). It is dated 1 1 June1728 and is a release in consideration of 21 pounds of all cla im to theNew Hall estate, made by Gerard Slye, late of the Provinc e of Marylandbut now of the City of London, gent. to Legh Master o f Newhall,Esquire. In it he says that "Thomas Gerard died intestat e leaving issuethree sons and one daughter, viz. Justinian, Thomas , John and Susannaand that the said Justinian and Thomas died intest ate and that the saidJohn died intestate leaving issue a son and dau ghter who both diedintestate and witout issue whereby the said Susan na became heir-at-lawto her father the said Thomas Gerard and that s aid Susanna intermarriedwith one Robert Slye and died leaving issu e only one son Gerrard Sly whois since dead leaving issue only one s on the said Gerrard, party tothese presents."
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND, by Edward Felix Jenkins, OSA, p g 74:
"Mrs. Henrietta Maria (Slye) Plowden was the daughter of Robert Gerard Slye, and his wife, who was Mrs. Mary (Boarman) Gardiner, daught erof William and Mary (Pile) Boarman and widow of Luke Gardiner. Ro bertGerrard Slye was the son of Robert and Susannah (Gerard) Slye o f St.Mary's County. Susannah Gerard was the daughter of Thomas Gera rd ofEngland who come to MD in 1636 and his wife, Susannah Snow, sis ter ofJustinian Snow."
(JS Comments: Note the inconsistancy of the above two statements .The former (which probably has more weight) asserts that the desce ndancywas Thomas, Susanna m. Slye, Robert Gerard, Gerard. The latte r byJenkins asserts that the descendancy was Thomas, Susannah m Slye , RobertGerard. According to other accounts, Robert Slye and Susann ah GerardSlye had Robert Gerard who married Jane --- who had Gerar d Slye whomarried Mary Boarman, consistant with the first statemen t above. Alsotroublesome is Jenkins' assertion that Mary Boarman wa s a widow of LukeGardiner (2865); see his notes. The Gardiner book , pg 36, also says LukeGardiner married Mary Boarman in 1723 and die d in 1754; Gerard died in1733; was Mary a bigamist?)

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!NOTES:
See SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, Vol II., Francis Barnum Culver, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1940, 19 97,pg 378:
"SLYE, Robert, 1615-1670 (Md.) One of the Commissioners of the Province and Member of the Council of Maryland, 1655; Burgess for St. Mary's County, 1658. Captain of Militia."
See EARLY MANOR AND PLANTATION HOUSES OF MARYLAND, H. Chandlee Forman, Bodine & Associates, Baltimore, 1982, for a photograph of the stairway of Bushwood, the home of Robert Slye, and the following text :"The Chinese- Chippendale stairway of Bushwood was destroyed whe n themansion burned on January 3, 1934. "Bushwood" was built on St .Clement's manor and was the home of Robert Slye, Speaker of the Low erHouse of Assembly in 1658. The Council of Maryland met here in 16 59.The house remained in the Slye family until 1773 when it was dev ised toEdmond Plowden. It was 132 feet long."

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!NOTES:
Testamentary proceedings for Gerard Slye, Sr. are found in Record s ofSt.
Mary's County, MD., Book 18A, page 131 (1703).

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!NOTES:
The following information was obtained from the grave markers in
the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetary in Cherokee, Iowa in the Smith fami ly
plot. She is buried next to her parents as is her husband and daught er.
She married Leo C. Toner (1875-1959). Their daughter's tombstone read s:
"DORIS L. TONER, Minn. 6/3/03-12/24/45. Sgt. Coast Artillery, WW II."

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!VITAL RECORDS:
MARRIAGE: (See notes for spouse)
BURIAL:
Bernard Smith is buried in the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetary, Cherokee,
Iowa, next to his parents. His separate monument is engraved "BERNAR DSMITH
died July 5, 1902, AGED 41 years 8 mos 8 days." We can calculate hi sbirth
date as 27 October, 1860.
IA RECORD OF DEATHS, Cherokee County, Vol 2 Pg 175 Ln 7; Bernard Smith,
Male, 41, farmer, date of death Jul 5, 1902; Single (sic) born Bento nCounty,
Iowa, died Cherokee County Iowa; cause: accident; place of burial: Cherokee
Iowa. FHL #1428671. Probate records of Cherokee Co., Iowa, File #650 ,Docket
PROBATE INDEX, Cherokee Co., Ia; Estate of Bernard Smith, Docket B ook
5, p. 130, Probate Book 6, p. 154, Book 14, p. 101. FHL 1415960.
PROBATE RECORDS, Cherokee Co., Ia. File # 650, Docket Book 5, pg 1 21;Pro-
bate record: Book 11, pg 64; Book 14, p. 101; Bond Book 2, p. 226.
FHL #1428543, pg 154; survived by spouse Mary C. Smith. (MRIN 30)

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!MARRIAGE:
CHEROKEE COUNTY INDEX TO REGISTER OF MARRIAGES (1872-1889), Bk 2 , pg209,
REGISTER OF MARRIAGES (1800-1889), V 1, pg 38:
License No.: 1047; Date of License: 23 Dec 1883; Affiant: John O'Brien;
Name of Groom: George Crelley; Residence: Cherokee, IA; Occupation: Farmer;
Age: 25; Born: Iowa; Father: Patrick Crelley; Mother: Annie Hamill, f irst
marriage.
Bride: Bridget Smith; Residence, Cherokee, IA.; Father: Christoph er
Smith; Mother: Esther Brennan; first marriage; Date of Marriage: 30 D ec1886
at "Early Sac County" (?); Witness: James Smith, Bell Collins. Pries tFr. W. J. Haplin.

!NOTES:
From the William Coyne Family Bible we find the note "Esther Crell ey
died May 29, 1956." She was the daughter of George and Bridget Smit hCrelley
and a friend (and first cousin) of Cecelia Pigott Sparks.

VITAL RECORD:
CA Death Certificate Reg Dist. 7052, Registrar's No. 1174, State o fCalifornia, Department of Public Health. (In poss of James J. Spark s,San Carlos, CA.)

NOTE:
Death certificate states born April 16, 1878, Iowa and died May 29 ,1957 in Long Beach, California. Father Christopher Smith, Ireland andmother Esther Brennan, Canada. She died at the Fountain GroveConvalescent Hospital of a cerebral hemorrage caused by hypertensiveheart disease. Burial was at Calvary Catholic Mausoleum, Los Angeles ,CA., on June 1, 1957 by Sheelar-McFadden Mortuary.

Years of exhaustive searching has revealed nothing about the parentageof Esther Brennan. Family tradition indicates that her parents died at ayoung age and that she was raised by a Catholic Priest and his staff inQuebec, Canada. How she met and married Christopher Smith, several yearsher senior, is not known; only that he immigrated from Ireland, probablyduring the famine. To date, we have been unable to locate Christopher'simmigration records, whether directly from Ireland to the United States,or via Canada.

!CENSUS
1860 Iowa T/S, Benton Co., IA; see copy.
1870 Iowa T/S, P. O. Blairstown, Benton Co., IA; see copy.
1880 Diamond T/S, Cherokee Co., IA; see copy.
See under Esther Brennan for additional census listings for her.

LAND RECORDS 1885 Tax List, Iowa T/S, Benton Co., IA; Page 153 L 2 7:Smith, Christ. 4 acres. FHL #987639
FHL #987657(7) shows 1871 Maps of Iowa T/S, Benton Co. IA. See farmof Christopher Smith 80 Acres being the Wly 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 24,T/S 82 N, R 12 W. (See photocopy of map in records). No tax or deedrecord found in 1847-1862 index. Christopher probably acquired it between1862 and 1872. This 80 acre farm was sold on 27 April, 1875 to JohnGarbing. Book 37 of Records, p 330.
FHL 987639, 987640, Tax Records of Benton County, Iowa. ChristopherSmith, PTN SW S35, T82, R12, Acres 4 SD 10, Value 21, Tax .48c paid June30, 1875. This four acres was to fulfill a requirement by any bankfinancing a farm purchase that the buyer had an adequate wood supply. Itwas sold on May 9, 1876 to William S. Fisher. Book 40 of Records, p 183.
FHL 1415901, Index of Deeds Number 2, Cherokee County, Iowa and seeFHL 1415905, Book G of Deeds, page 18, Cherokee County, Iowa, dee d datedNovember 16, 1875, filed November 22, 1875, to the SW 1/4 o f Sec. 7,Township 90N Range 39 W. Title to Christopher Smith.

!BURIAL
Christopher Smith is buried in the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetary inCherokee, Iowa with his wife Esther and their son Bernard Smith. Thereare two granite markers about 50 feet east of the circular drive justsouth of the 11th street gate and past the Pigott plot. The larger ofthe adjacent markers contains the large letters SMITH near the base andthe face is engraved "CHRISTOPHER SMITH DIED May 7, 1884 , Aged 65Years. May his soul rest in peace. Amen."

NOTES:
Esther Brennan is shown as 18 years of age in the 1860 census ofBenton County, Iowa. They must have just arrived there. They livedthere for sixteen years. Their eldest child, Bernard, was born in BentonC o. in 1861. (A James Benan appears, age 63, born Ireland, appears inthe 1860 census of Benton Co. as well. It is possible that there was aspelling error in entering his name and that he is Esther's father. Thisis speculation.) Their next six children were born there ending withEllen born ca 1872.
There is a record of Christopher Smith in a map of Benton County dated1871 showing him owning 80 acres being the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Sec24TS 82 N, R 12 W. This property was sold by deed dated January 25, 1875to John Garbing (Garling) for Eight Hundred Dollars. And on May 9, 1876the above mentioned four acre parcel was sold to William S. Fisher forTwenty Dollars.

Apparently, Christopher Smith and his family moved to Cherokee Co.about 1876 based on the aforementioned sales of property, the purchase oftheir farm in Cherokee Co. and the birth records of their children. Christopher is not in the 1885 Iowa census and Esther is shown as a widow. He bought 154.99 acres for One Thousand Twenty-two and 90/100 Dollarsfrom the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad Company, or $6.60 per acre, inNovember , 1875. He died 9 years later in 1884 and his wife, EstherSmith, with the help of their oldest son, Bernard Smith, then 24 years ofage, maintained the farm. On September 27, 1889, a deed to the sameproperty was recorded from T. H. Steele and wife to Esther Smith for theconsideration of Four Thousand Dollars, receipt of which wasacknowledged. Perhaps it had been necessary for Esther to borrow on thefarm and, rather than use a mortgage as security, title was transferredwith the understanding that it would be reconveyed upon repayment.

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!NOTES:
The only record we have of Elias Smith relates to the settlement
of his estate in St. Mary's County Maryland.
RECEIPTS OF HEIRS, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, 1782-1815; FHL
14434:
At pg 176: "Received, February 14, 1798 of Edward Smith, executor
of Elias Smith, deceased, one negro girl named Terry, one cow and
calf and one bed and furniture being legacy left me by the said de-
ceased. At the same time received one hundred seventy-two pounds
two shillings and four pence current money in part of my distrib-
utive shere of the said deceased's estate. Received twelve pounds
five shillings more." (Signed) Mary Smith.
"Received of Bennett Wimsate and Belinda Wimsate,
guardians of Charles Smith on his behalf, for distribution from
Edward Smith, Executor of Elias Smith, Deceased. Dtd Jan 1, 1798.
At pgs 176-7: "Receipt dated April 8, 1778 of Richard Smith
acknowledging receipt of assets from Edward Smith, Executor of
Elias Smith."
At pg 177: "Receipt dated August 31, 1799 of balance of in-
heritance from the estate of Elias Smith by Belinda Wimsate."
At pg 177: "February 8, 1800. Received of Edward Smith,
Executor of Elias Smith, deceased, one bed and furniture and fur-
niture, one cow and calf and seventy-five pounds current money,
being Legacies left me by the said deceased. At the same time
toward my distributive share of the said deceased's estate in
full. (signed) John Payn, Mary Payn."
At pg 178: "Receipt dated Feb 16, 1800 signed by Elias Smith
Jr. acknowledging receipt from Richard Smith, his former guardian,
of his share of the estate of Elias Smith, deceased.
At pg 178: "Receipt dated Feb 21, 1800 of Allay (?) Smith
on behalf of her husband James Smith, her son John Smith and
her daughter Ally Smith for sums left to them from the estate of
Elias Smith."

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!NOTES:
She married a Mr. Barret.

Information on her and her father was sent by Ginger Smith(BosqueRiver@@aol.com) on 9/13/01.

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!NOTES:
There is a note that Lucille married a Mr. Carible (?) and lived
in Omaha, Nebraska.
I received a picture taken at 227 Daisy Avenue, Long Beach, California in
about 1936 showing Lucille Smith at age 54 standing with Catherine (Smith)
Pigott, Bridgett "Jettie" Smith Crelley, John J. Pigott, Jettie's daughter,
Esther Crelley, Hazel (Pigott) Coyne and Loretta Ann Coyne, age abou t 2yrs.

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!MARRIAGE:
CHEROKEE COUNTY, IOWA, INDEX TO REGISTER OF MARRIAGES (1872-1889 )lists
marriage of Mary Ann Smith to Joseph Trainor, Bk 2 pg 147; date of license:
23 Dec, 1883. Priest Fr. W. J. Haplin.

!BURIAL:
Mary Ann Smith Trainor is buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetary, Cherokee ,Iowa,
next to her parents. The stone indicates her death in 1944.

!NOTES:
From her granddaughter, Mary L. (Trainor) Davis, 1003 E. Ridgevie wDr. #4A,
Cherokee, Iowa, 51012-1251, was received a photograph of Mary Ann (Sm ith)
Trainor holding her granddaughter, Norma Shea, daughter of Joe and Ag nes
(Trainor) Shea. [The child appears to be about 2 years old but her birth date
is not known at this time.] All information on the Trainor descendan tswas
obtained from Mrs. Davis by letter on June 14, 1994.

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!NOTES:
Note found in genealogy file, Family History Library, submitted b yCharles
Fenwick (FHL 985191):
March 21, 1725
The Rev. Mr. Robt. Scott doth assigne over his part of a pew
in All Faith's Church belonging to him and Mr. Randolph Morris
and himself and the heirs of Mr. Will Smith to Mrs Priscilla Spalding
and to the heirs of Chas. Smith to them and their heirs forever.
Church Record 1725 St. Mary's County, All Faiths Episcopal Church, St .Marys

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!DEATH RECORD:
DEATH REGISTER, Cherokee Co.; Bk 1, p 4, line 6, no. 45, Rose Smit h,
27 January 1881, age 10 y, 8 mo, 15 d (indicating birth May 12, 1870);
(cause of death) Quinzy (quinsy i.e. tonsillitis); buried at Pitches
(cemetery?), Cherokee. This may be at or near Maryhill Cemetery near
Meriden, Iowa.