James Smart (1770 NC - 1837 KY)

1770 : Origin

James Smart was born in 1770 in Rutherford County, NC, suposedly the son of John Smart.

1794 : Marriage: Nancy Scott

James Smart married Nancy Scott on March 8th, 1794 in Rutherford County, NC. Jas. Morris was the witness and Lewis Tomerton, the bondsman. No. Carolina Marriage Bonds Rutherford Court Record. Nancy was the daughter of John Scott Jr. b. 1728 in Maryland. Her mother, Agnes Reed was born 1744 in NC.

Troy Smart (via Hubert Joseph Smart) has it that Lewis Tomberlin Jr. (a son of Lewis and jane Driskal Tomberlin). was a brother to Edmon Tomberlin (his spelling), that married James' sister Jane Smart.

A Reed Family Connection?

The connection to Joseph Reed is documented by the naming conventions shown in the will James left behind. Nancy's mother, Agnes (Reed) Scott, was the daughter of a Joseph Reed who must have been a descendent of the original Joseph Reed of Maryland. more / sources / links??? maplineage.htm

1795-98: James and Nancy Move West

In the 1790s, James and Nancy moved to Christian County and later to Livingston County, Kentucky.

Children

In his 1836 will, James named "all my dear children" in this order:

• John S. Smart
• Poly Reed Smart
• Joseph R.[eed] Smart
• Luanna (sp) [Smart] Patterson
• Jane S. [Smart] Leroy
• Nancy [Smart] Patterson
• William M. C. (?) Smart

1836 : James's Will

On January 9th, 1836, seeing death coming, he wrote a will which is a treasure of our family history. The lineage specified in his will has led to a correction from the information found in the book on Rutherford Smarts. more

1837 : James Passes

James Smart died in Caldwell County, Kentucky sometime in 1837 at around the ripe old age of 67.