Smith Family Scrapbook

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Smith Family Scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

2010.003.0004

Scope and Content

1 box ; 10 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w x 5"d This scrapbook (contents only, no covers) of the Smith family in the first district of St. Mary's County has dividers for wills, lands and maps, and "other." "Other" is by far the largest category and includes obituaries, letters, death and birth certificates, and news clippings. There are several photographs. Introduction to the scrapbook by J. Frank Raley, Jr. Will of James Smith made in 1753, followed by an inventory done in June 1754 Will of Mary Smith made in 1772 Will of John Smith made in 1791 Will of Elwiley Smith made in 1845 Map of Calvert County in the colonial period Description of Trinity, Saint Gabriel's and Saint Michael's manors Lower St. Mary's county as shown on Kearney's map of 1824 Description of Scotland Swamp made by Benjamin Tippett in 1852 Outline map showing the location of Smithwood and other properties Outline map showing manors of the lower county Deed from James Smith to James Biscoe in 1760 Obituaries, correspondence, military service records, newspaper photos, death certificates, birth certificate, pressed fern Folder of small items: 3"x5" cards with notes from newspapers, folder from the 200th anniversary celebration of Bishop Fenwick Photo and remembrance of John Francis Smith (1842-1921) Abstracts of Parker and Parrott wills Information on the Mackall family, Mary Parker Smith, Jenifer and Parker families, Trinity Manor, James and Mary Smith's wills, Stone family chart, Loker and Jones wills, John Smith chart and will and list of his children, Kearney map of lower St. Mary's County, chart for Elwiley Smith Inventory of Campbell estate Sale of negroes Indenture between Thomas Miles and Elwiley Smith for real and personal property Will of Elwiley Smith Information on the Hill, Hall, and Young families Article on the Hall coat of arms Information on George Henry Smith Information on the sale of Elwiley Smith's goods Indenture for Bacon Point Advertisement for the sale of Smithwood in 1854 Indenture between William Kirk and Theodore Langley Description of Scotland Swamp and map of Calvert county during colonial times Description with floor plan of Frank Smith's place Obituary for Aunt Pigeon J. Frank Smith's obituary Folder of four photos: one with 4 men, including J. Frank Raley, Sr., Wesley Barnes, 2 photos of the J. Frank Smith house Outline map of St. Mary's County Description of the Richard Smith family Paper folder of obituaries, correspondence, and wills Transparency of a map of the lower part of the county Obituary for Ruth Virginia Raley, and prayer cards Folder of five photos: James Henry, Mary Alice, and J. Frank Raley as small children, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Smith and a grandchild, Mrs. Mary Alice Dunbar Smith, Cornfield Harbor house, Fairview aka Pleasant View house Photo of Smithwood in 1908 Entries from the Bible of William Lilly Smith of Mathews County Virginia Correspondence on the Smith family Folder including photo of Margaret Biscoe Smith, photo of William Lilly Smith and family Correspondence about the Smith family Four photos of Smithwood in 1974 Folder of eight photos of Raley and Smith gravestones, five prayer cards, one photo of an unnamed small boy with his dog and a wooden gun and a postcard from the Chase house in Annapolis Two indentures of the 1840s

Collection

Barbara Raley Research Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1974

Location

Container

Barbara Raley Research Collection, Box 5

Shelf

Rack 12, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 12

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnes, Wesley

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Benedict Joseph

Person or Organization

Jones, Solomon2

Person or Organization

Kirk, William

Person or Organization

Langley, Theodore

Person or Organization

Langley, Walter B.

Person or Organization

Raley, Barbara

Person or Organization

Raley, J. Frank

Person or Organization

Raley, J. Frank2

Person or Organization

Raley, Ruth Virginia

Person or Organization

Smith, Elwiley

Person or Organization

Smith, George Henry

Person or Organization

Smith, James2

Person or Organization

Smith, John Francis

Person or Organization

Smith, John3

Person or Organization

Smith, Margaret Biscoe

Person or Organization

Smith, Mary Alice Dunbar

Person or Organization

Smith, Mary Parker

Person or Organization

Smith, Richard (1735-1803)

Person or Organization

Smith, Richard2

Person or Organization

Smith, Richard3

Person or Organization

Smith, William Lilly

Person or Organization

Tippett, Benjamin (1805-1876)