John Smith 1740 - 1790 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm Contributed by: Shirley Holland Email: sdholland@mindspring.com Author: John Major Baker- Great Grandson John Smith and wife lived in Elbert County, GA in the year 1780. H was the father of Rev. John M. Smith. John Smith married Miss REbecca Meridy and they had three sons, William, Thomas and John M. . One daughter Nancy. They were originally from Virginia. After he died 1790 his widow married Mr. John Dorsey and they had one daughter. They lived with her son, Rev. John M Smith and she died there 1 Jan 1831. Buried at Mt. Gilead Church. Mr Dorsey married Miss Peggy Guthrie. Hedied about 1850. Nancy married Andrew Dorsey (No Relation to John Dorsey. She is buried at Mossy Creek Church, Habersham County, GA. John Smith was a machinist.