Samuel Smith and Elizabeth Ross

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Husband Samuel Smith ¹

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           Born:  - Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, PA
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Wife Elizabeth Ross ²

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           Born: 30 Nov 1806 - "Tipperary", Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 2
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         Father: Alexander Ross (1756-1816) 3
         Mother: Margaret Ewing (1765-1829) 2

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1 M William Smith ⁴

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2 M James Smith ⁴

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3 M John Smith ⁴

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4 F Margaret Jane Smith ⁴

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         Spouse: Levi M. Spangler (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Smith

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He was a merchant of Rossville, Pennsylvania, and its first postmaster. He was born in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, on a farm which adjoined that of Andrew Galbraith of Little Chicques Creek a short distance below the point where the Mt. Joy and Marietta turnpike crossed Donegal Run.
His residence was destroyed by fire in 1822 and the family removed shortly afterward to the commodious stone dwelling house near Tipperary which was built for Elizabeth by her brother William Ross. This building was a fine example of the solid masonry of that day. The chimney corner in the main room would hold ten persons standing and in warm weather was shut off from the living room by folding doors.

Samuel Smith, one of the early settlers here held the King's Commission as sheriff of the county as early as 1735-7. In 1736 he captured Cresap, the leader of the Maryland party and carried him to Philadelphia. The governor of Maryland offered a reward of £100 for the arrest of Smith and John Wright, Samuel Blunston and John Ross who assisted Smith in capturing Cresap. Thomas Smith of this family was sheriff in 1752-4. The family was noted in provincial days and held many county and state offices.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 66.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 55.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 50.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 67.