Appendix H - Will of Thomas Smith

The following was deleted from the original of this publication by Pearl O. Smith, and has been inserted here for historical purposes.

Thomas Smith's will is recorded in Will Book B, page 374.  It reads:

            "I, Thomas Smith, of Fairfax County...to son William Smith, all my lands wherever situated, except that it is my desire that if the lands for which I have a suit against Colonel Fielding Lewis be recovered, then I direct the same be sold by my said son and the money equally divided between him and my two daughters, Susannah and Mary and their heirs. Also give my son seven slaves and all of my household goods, stocks of all kinds, plantation utensils, feather bed, six silver spoons, two guns, one of which commonly called T. V., I desire may never be parted with out of the family and one silver marked G. M. and the other half of my stocks and household goods at the plantation, to her all the rents and outstanding debts due to me with my crop of tobacco, I give...to be equally divided between my wife and said two daughters. I give my wife the use of my whole estate during her life and at her death, and not before the same, to go as directed above.  Son William sole executor."

Sealed March 15, 1764.

Inventory shows that John West received quit rents for 1594 acres of land.  Paid. 

Susannah Smith, daughter of William Wigginton Smith

Susannah Smith (daughter of William Wigginton Smith) born April 14, 1802; married Henry Strom, probably in 1822, in Muhlenberg County.  Both are buried in Old Paradise Cemetery on Green River (three miles from Old Airdie Iron Works).  Henry died November 23, 1840, age 53 years (born 1787).  Sussana U. (or V.) died September 3, 1839, age 37 years, four months, and seventeen days (born April 17, 1802).

In the year 1850 three Strom children lived with the family of Thompson B. Smith (Susannah Strom's brother).  They were:

Louisa Strom,                       born 1834 or 1835

Eudoxy Strom,                      born 1835 or 1836

Nancy Strom,                        born 1836 or 1837

William Wigginton Smith bequeathed "to my grandchildren, the children of my daughter Susan Strom--except Margaret Cundiff--the remaining sixth part of such proceeds amongst them to be equally divided.  I do not bequeath any sum or property to my Granddaughter Margaret Cundiff."  Most likely he had given to her her full share when she was married. This seems to state clearly that Susan and Henry Strom also had a daughter named Margaret.  Very likely there were other children older than the ones named above.