1630. Colonel Walter Smith
(54)
(220)(20) was born after 1651
in Calvert County, Maryland. He died before Jun 4 1711. Colonel Walter Smith
lived at Hall's Craft in Calvert County, Maryland. That property had been bought
by his father from Richard Hall--who was Col. Smith's father-in-law--and then
given or left to Col. Smith.
He was commissioned as a captain of foot in Calvert County on Sep 4 1689, and
as a Major of the county on Aug 17 1695. He was called Colonel in official records
beginning in 1706. He represented the county in the Assembly in 1696, 1704, 1708,
and 1711. He signed "Declaration of Calvert County for not choosing Burgesses,"
on Aug 20 1689, and the "Address from the Protestants of Calvert County
to His Majesty," two documents having to do with the effects of the Glorious
Revolution that had taken place in England the previous year. He seems to have
been something of a Jacobite, however, as in July 1698 he was required to give
security that he would appear at the next provincial court and drink the health
of King William III.
He was a vestryman of All Soul's Parish at the time of its organization in 1692/3
and served until his death.
He served as Justice of Calvert County in 1694 and was made Presiding Justice
on May 10 1699. He was named one of the Commissioners to treat with the Piscataway
Indians in 1697. In 1706 the Assembly apopointed him, along with his brother,
Captain Richard Smith, as a member of the commission for laying out towns and
ports in Calvert County.
At his death his personal estate was apparised at 1612.5.8 pounds, inclsuing
nineteen slaves and a sloop. He also heald more than 2600 acres in Anne Arundel,
Baltimore, and Calvert Counties. He was married to Rachel Hall in 1686.
1631. Rachel Hall
(221) was born in 1670. She died in 1730. Children were:
i.
Lucy Smith(222) was born in 1688.
She died on Apr 15 1770.
815 ii.
Eleanor Smith.
iii.
Walter Smith(223) was born about
1692. He died in 1734.
iv.
Richard Smith(224) died in 1732.
v.
Ann Smith(225) was born about 1694.
She died in 1759.
vi.
Rebecca Smith(226) was born in 1696.
She died on Mar 18 1737.
vii.
Elizabeth Smith(227).
viii.
Mary Smith(228).
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