Charles Ryland Scott Family

Ancestors and Descendants

Person Page 2,453

Frances Jane Calvert

F, b. circa 1763, d. about 1855

Children with William Harrison Smith (b. about 1762, d. 17 March 1848)

SonDavid Smith
SonWilliam Smith
SonJacob Smith
SonBenjamin Franklin Smith+ (b. 2 December 1787, d. 1 October 1848)
Pedigree Chart
Included in charts - listsJennifer Young Ancestors
Relationship6th great-grandmother of Katherine Gilstrap Scott
6th great-grandmother of Joseph Ryland Scott
6th great-grandmother of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott

Biography

DNA Verified18 DNA matches through Frances Jane Calvert
Birthcirca 1763She was born circa 1763 in Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Military22 May 1781She served in the military on 22 May 1781 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO. Frances Smith’s widow’s pension application relates that she herself rendered service independent of William’s during the Revolution. It was she and Behetheland Butler who, at great personal risk, paddled a canoe up the Saluda River to 96 to inform Captain Wallace of the imminent approach of the English under Lord Rawdon thereby providing the Patriot forces time to retreat to North Carolina where they were able to live to fight another day.1
Name2 September 1784As of 2 September 1784, Frances Jane Calvert was also known as Frances Smith.
Marriage2 September 1784William Harrison Smith and she were married on 2 September 1784 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
MilitaryShe received pension in South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence1850She lived Age: 87 in The District, Edgefield, South Carolina, USABG, in 1850.2
Deathabout 1855She died about 1855 at age ~92 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Last Edited29 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S227] Information from Leila Mayberry (3411 Lee Road 166, Opelika, AL 36804). (.)
  2. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M432_852; Page: 46B; Image: 98