Elizabeth Smart

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Smart was born on 2 February 1789, in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Daniel Smart Sr., was 48 and her mother, Elizabeth White, was 38. She married David McKinley Brooks on 8 February 1808, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1811, in her hometown, at the age of 22, and was buried in Hamrick Family Cemetery, Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

David McKinley Brooks
1782–1849
Elizabeth Smart
1789–1811
Marriage: 8 February 1808
Rachel Brooks
1808–1890
David M. Brooks
1809–
Jacob Brooks
1810–1864

Sources (5)

  • Betsey Smart, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Elizabeth Smart Brooks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Betsey Smart, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1792 · Capital City Moved

New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English smert, smart ‘quick, prompt, brisk, vigorous’ (Old English smeart ‘stinging’, ‘painful’, from smeortan ‘to sting’). This name is widespread throughout England (especially Gloucestershire), Wales, and Scotland (mainly Angus).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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