Richard Smoot

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Smoot was born about 1663, in Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Richard Smoot Sr., was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Rowland, was 23. He married Margaret Hawton about 1687, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in 1734, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, at the age of 72.

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Richard Smoot
1663–1734
Margaret Hawton
1655–1694
Marriage: about 1687
Mary Elizabeth Smoot
1693–1749

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard Smoot Jr. - Published information: birth-name: Richard Smoot Jr.
  • Richard Smoote,Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard Smoot Jr. - birth: about 1668; Charles, Maryland, United States

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Marriage

Children (1)

  1. Mary Elizabeth Smoot

World Events (1)

1696

Historical Boundaries - 1696: Prince George's, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America; 1776: Prince George's, Maryland, United States; 1791: Prince George's MD, Maryland, United States; 1801: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.

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

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