Rachel Smith

1755–21 May 1813 (Age 58)
Pemberton, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Rachel

When Rachel Smith was born in 1755, in Pemberton, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Aaron Smith, was 26 and her mother, Mary Crispin, was 24. She married James Kempton about 1778, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 21 May 1813, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

James Kempton
1758–1806
Rachel Smith
1755–1813
Marriage: about 1778
William Smith Kempton
1790–1849

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1778New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Smithe
    Smither
    Smithey
    Smyth
    Smythe
    McGowan
    Smead
    Faber

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