Fifth Generation  

14. Francis SMITH [8998] (Francis (Rev.)⁸, Robert⁴, Francis², Robert¹) was born on 8 Jan 1754 in Melbourne Derbyshire England.

Francis married Catherine DAWSON [8999] on 9 Apr 1777 in Melbourne Derbyshire England. Catherine was born before 1760.

Children from this marriage were:

   22    i. Francis SMITH [84010] was born on 26 Oct 1777 in Melbourne Derbyshire England.

   23    ii. James SMITH [9008] was born on 8 Jun 1779 in Melbourne Derbyshire England.

   24    iii. Cornelius SMITH [9009] was born on 5 Feb 1781 in Melbourne Derbyshire England.

   25    iv. Catherine SMITH [84011] .

Francis next married Mary GOODALL [20986] on 31 Dec 1778 in Baptist Chapel Melbourne Derbyshire England. Mary was born before 1760.

17. Rev. Robert T. SMITH [9002] (Francis (Rev.)⁸, Robert⁴, Francis², Robert¹) was born on 9 Dec 1760 in Melbourne Derbyshire England and died on 11 Jan 1829 at age 68.

General Notes: It has been stated, that on the 30th of July 1786 the Rev Robert Smith baptized 32 folk in the Trent River, near Trent Bridge, Nottingham,
and in an e-Mail received from Ron Granger in June 2016, he stated:
In the Nottingham Date Book it tells about an assistant minister at Broad Street in 1815 who accused Robert Smith of infidelity - later proved a false accusation. Anyway a vote of no confidence in the minister caused Rev Robert and the Grangers and Baldwins plus around 100 members to move to Broad Street Baptist Chapel - which may have been built by James Smith.
In a further e-Mail received from Ron Granger in January 2022, he added,
Rev Robert Smith, James Smith Senior's elder Brother was Pastor of the old Stoney Street [very large] Baptist Church in Nottingham in the 1790's until 1815/16 when the Church divided and Rev Robert Smith moved to Broad Street where a new chapel was built. The reduced number of members stayed on at the Stoney Street Baptist Church

Noted events in his life were:

• Ministry: Minister at the Stoney Creek Baptist Chapel, 1782-1817, Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

• Ministry: Minister at the Broad Street Baptist Chapel, 1819-1829, Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

Robert married Elizabeth DAWSON [20989] on 22 May 1783 in Melbourne Derbyshire England. Elizabeth was born before 1765.

Robert next married Mary ROBINSON [9006] on 16 Nov 1789.

Children from this marriage were:

   26    i. Mary SMITH [9010] was born on 16 Apr 1792.

+ 27    ii. Robert Saurin SMITH [9011] was born on 2 Nov 1793.

   28    iii. Jane SMITH [9013] was born on 25 Sep 1796.

General Notes: In an eMail, dated October 11, 2009, Chris Grainger said:
"Jane married Jarvis Boot at Nottingham on Julu 25, 1815 -- according to passed down Family Records, It was Jemina, not Jane, who married Jarvis Boot. In 1815, the Nottingham Watch & Ward Book shows Jarvis as a Hosier living at St Mary's Churchside."

Jane married Jarvis BOOT [9014] on 25 Jul 1815.

   29    iv. Martha SMITH [9015] was born on 3 Sep 1790.

   30    v. Jane SMITH [9017] was born on 25 Sep 1796. The cause of her death was died in infacny.

General Notes: In a Document received from Ron Granger in February, 2013, there is a Comment as follows:
Jane Smith born 25.9.1796 married Jarvis Boot at Nottingham 25/7/1815 - according to passed down family records it was Jemima not Jane who married Jarvis Boot. In 1815 the Nottingham Watch and Ward Book shows Jervas Boot as being a hosier living at St Mary's Churchside.

Jane married Jarvis BOOT [84012] on 25 Jul 1815 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

   31    vi. Jemima SMITH [9018] was born on 13 Jun 1798 and died before 1800. The cause of her death was died in infancy?.

   32    vii. Jemima SMITH [9016] was born on 17 Feb 1800.

Robert next married Elizabeth DUNNICLIFFE [20990] on 26 Aug 1799 in Melbourne Derbyshire England. Elizabeth was born before 1770.

18. James SMITH [3610] (Francis (Rev.)⁸, Robert⁴, Francis², Robert¹) was born on 1 Feb 1764 in Melbourne Derbyshire England, died on 2 May 1847 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England at age 83, and was buried in General Cemetery Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

General Notes: James was Lay Preacher and Baptist Elder at the Stoney and Broad Street Churches in Nottingham. He was Treasurer of the Baptist Academy between 1796 and 1833.

Chris Granger, in an e-Mail, dated June the 25th, 2006, included this Information on William Booth:
James Smith was noted in White's 1832 Directory as trading as a joiner from 45 St Mary's Gate, Nottingham. He was a trustee of William Booth's estate. William was his Brother-in-Law.
James Granger recalled going to Kirkby Woodhouse, riding on the back of his grandfather's nag; and from W B's 1812 diary as riding his ass.
He was a lay preacher and Baptist Elder at the Stony and Broad Street churches in Nottingham and Treasurer of the Baptist Academy between.
It appears from the Nottingham Watch and Ward books of 1812 and 1616 that James and Mary were living in Clinton Street in those years.

In January 2022, Ron Granger added that,
James Smith senior 1764-1847 was the registrar of Broad Street Baptist Church of births. This was before the 1837 Act which put registration of births under the Government. James Smith senior besides acting as registrar for the church kept the membership roll. Broad St was merged with Mansfield Road Baptist Church around 1849.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: a Joiner at 45 St Marys Gate, 1832, Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

• Service: a Lay Preacher and Baptist Elder at the Stoney and Broad Street Churches, Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

James married Mary BOOTH [3611] on 12 Oct 1788 in St Peter's Nottingham Nottinghamshire England. Mary was born on 9 Jun 1766 and died on 11 Dec 1812 in St Mary's Gate Nottingham Nottinghamshire England at age 46.

General Notes: Mary was the niece of Abraham Booth the well known Baptist Preacher.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 33    i. Elizabeth SMITH [3614] was born on 23 Sep 1789 in St Mary's Gate Nottingham Nottinghamshire England, was baptised on 29 Sep 1789, and died on 24 Apr 1825 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England at age 35.

+ 34    ii. Mary SMITH [3615] was born on 13 Sep 1791 in St Mary's Gate Nottingham Nottinghamshire England and died on 14 Dec 1873 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England at age 82.

+ 35    iii. James SMITH [3616] was born on 26 Jul 1793 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England, died on 10 Nov 1864 in Marshall Township Louisa Co. Iowa USA at age 71, and was buried in Marshall Cemetery Marshall Township Iowa USA.

   36    iv. Robert Booth SMITH [3617] was born on 14 Aug 1795 and died on 6 Mar 1796.

+ 37    v. Frances SMITH [3618] was born on 23 Jan 1798 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England, died on 24 Nov 1873 in Loughborough Leicestershire England at age 75, and was buried in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

   38    vi. Anne SMITH [3619] was born on 3 Jan 1800, was baptised on 16 Jan 1800 in St Modwen's Burton-upon-Trent Staffordshire England, and died on 11 Jul 1834 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England at age 34.

+ 39    vii. Mira SMITH [3596] was born on 28 Feb 1802 in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England and died on 11 Nov 1855 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England at age 53.

   40    viii. Robert Francis SMITH [3620] was born on 10 Sep 1804 and died on 3 Oct 1804.

   41    ix. Sarah SMITH [3621] was born on 30 Jul 1806 and died on 20 Feb 1809 at age 2.

   42    x. Sarah SMITH [3622] was born on 22 Nov 1810 and died on 21 Aug 1857 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England at age 46.

Sarah married Henry Binns HALFORD [3623] on 26 Oct 1847 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England. Henry was born on 4 Dec 1811 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England and died on 15 Nov 1849 in March Cambridgeshire England at age 37. The cause of his death was Henry died as a result of being kicked by a Horse.

James next married Maria EARP [9004]. Maria was born in 1775 and died on 26 May 1829 at age 54.

19. Lydia SMITH [8769] (Francis (Rev.)⁸, Robert⁴, Francis², Robert¹) was born on 26 Apr 1766 in Melbourne Derbyshire England and died on 28 Apr 1834 at age 68.

Lydia married Thomas HEMSLEY [8921] on 13 Oct 1788 in Melbourne Derbyshire England. Thomas was born on 17 Feb 1765 in Melbourne Derbyshire England and died about 1840 aged about 75.

Children from this marriage were:

   43    i. James HEMSLEY [8922] was born before 1790 and died on 10 May 1834.

James married Elizabeth DUNNICLIFFE [8923] on 30 Dec 1810. Elizabeth was born before 1791.

   44    ii. Mary HEMSLEY [8924] .

Mary married Eli [8925].

+ 45    iii. Elizabeth HEMSLEY [8926] was born on 31 Oct 1791 and died on 3 Feb 1883 at age 91.

21. Robert MILLIGAN Jr. [8997] (Mary SMITH⁹, Robert⁴, Francis², Robert¹) was born in 1762 in Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire England and died on 30 Apr 1825 in Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire England at age 63.

Robert married Jane STANLEY [20993] on 24 Dec 1782 in Hinkley Leicestershire England. Jane was born about 1752 and died on 15 Aug 1824 in Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire England aged about 72.

The child from this marriage was:

   46    i. Mary MILLIGAN [20994] was born in 1783 and died on 20 Jun 1862 in Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire England at age 79.

Mary married Michael SHIPMAN [20995] on 13 Sep 1803 in Hinkley Leicestershire England. Michael was born in 1780 and died on 24 Dec 1861 in Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire England at age 81.