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Smith (1696-1737), who married Daniel Dulany
(1685-1753); Lucy Smith (1688-1770), who mar-
ried Thomas Brooke (1683-1744); Eleanor Smith
(1690-1761), who married Thomas Addison (1679-
1727); and Anne Smith (ca. 1694-1759), who
married second, Thomas Trueman Greenfield
(1682-1733). NEPHEW: Benjamin Mackall, Jr. (ca.
1723-1795). NIECES: Mary Holdsworth (1713-?),
who married Benson Bond (1710-1750); Betty
Holdsworth (1715-?), who married James Heighe
(?-1757); and Barbara Mackall, who married
William Wilkinson (?-1755). HALF NIECES: Anne
Rousby (1721-1769), who married Edward Lloyd
(1711-1770); Elizabeth Rousby, who married
Abraham Barnes (?-ca. 1778); and Gertrude
Rousby (?-1770), who married Robert Jenkins
Henry (ca. 1712-1766). MARRIED Althea, daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Dare (?-1742). Her brothers were
Gideon; Clevery (Cleverly). Her sisters were Re-
gina, who married (first name unknown) Brome;
Diana, who married Charles Clagett. Althea Smith
subsequently married Rev. George Cook, rector
from 1749/50 to 1761 of Christ Church Parish,
Calvert County. CHILDREN. SONS: Richard (?-
1748); Walter (?-by 1748), who married Sarah;
John (?-1754); Nathaniel (?-1752); and Charles
(?-1750). DAUGHTER: Alethea, who married (first
name unknown) Parker. PRIVATE CAREER. EDU-
CATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Angli-
can. SOCIAL. STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Mr., by 1731.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Calvert
County, 1719-1721/22 (Aggreviances 1), 1722-
1724, 1725-1727 (Elections 1-4), 1728-1731
(Elections 1-5), 1732-1734 (Elections 1-Cv;
Accounts 1), 1734/35-1737 (Elections 1, Cv, 2-
4), 1738 (Elections; Arms and Ammunition),
1739-1741 (Elections Cv-3; Arms and Ammu-
nition 1, 2), 1745 (Elections; Arms and Ammu-
nition), 1745/46-1748 (Elections Cv 1, 1-3, 4;
Arms and Ammunition Cv 1, 1-3, 4). LOCAL
OFFICES: school visitor, Calvert County, ap-
pointed 1723; justice, Calvert County, 1727-at
least 1731 (quorum, 1727-at least 1731). STANDS
ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: In 1746 the Lower
House supported Smith in a controversy with Gov.
Thomas Bladen (1698-1780) over Smith's alleged
open disapproval of Biaden declared during a de-
bate in the Lower House. Bladen verbally at-
tacked Smith, accusing him of "Asserting Falsi-
ties to the said House" and otherwise insulting
him. The Lower House sent a signed remon-
strance to Bladen, protesting his actions as ''highly
violating the fundamental Rights and Privileges
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of the House of Delegates," which included
"Freedom of Speech, in the Right of his Duty,
in the House of Delegates, by Any Person what-
soever." WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION: probably 1,789 acres in Calvert and
Queen Anne's counties (all inherited from father;
although Smith was entitled to 1,589 acres in Cal-
vert County under the terms of his father's will,
it appears that he received only 989 acres when
the estate was settled). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH; re-
ceived 165 acres of land in Calvert County, to
which he had been entitled by his father's will,
from his half sister Ann and her husband in 1720;
sold his 800 acres in Queen Anne's County in
1740; purchased 50 acres adjoining his home plan-
tation in Calvert County prior to death. WEALTH
AT DEATH. DIED: between September 1 and Sep-
tember 21, 1748 (probably during the third week
of that month) in Calvert County. PERSONAL
PROPERTY. TEV, at least 16,952 pounds of to-
bacco and £2,476.6.10 current money (including
40 slaves); estimated FB, 6,762 pounds of tobacco
and £1,859.18.8 current money. LAND: probably
1,204 acres in Calvert County. IDENTIFICATION
PROBLEMS. A secondary source raises the question
of whether or not the Lower House service for
1719-1724 should be given to Walter Smith (?-
1734) "of the Freshes," son of Walter Smith (?-
1711) and first cousin of the Walter Smith (ca.
1693-1748) discussed above. A careful study of
the records shows that the service for the 1722-
1724 General Assembly should be assigned to
Walter Smith (ca. 1693-1748), and there is no
evidence to suggest that he was not serving in
1719-1721/22 also, particularly since his obituary
in the Maryland Gazette in 1748 describes him as
having served in the legislature for 30 years. There
is, however, the remote possibility that Walter
"of the Freshes" did sit in the 1719-1721 Assem-
bly.
SMITH, WILLIAM (?-1777). BORN: probably in
Baltimore County; of age by 1746; younger son.
NATIVE, at least third generation. RESIDED: in
Baltimore County (later became Bush River Up-
per Hundred, Harford) County. FAMILY BACK-
GROUND. FATHER: William Smith (?-1731/32) of
Baltimore County, Gent., formerly of Calvert
County; possibly the son of Nathan Smith (?-
1710/11) and wife Elizabeth (?-1734), both of
whom were Quakers. MOTHER: Elizabeth, widow
of Richard Dallam (?-1714), daughter of William
Martin of Calvert County. BROTHER: Winston (?-
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