Southern Smiths Success Stories

When I first began this project, the sheer number of Smiths in the southern states made it a surety that it would take awhile before finding matches. I will be updating this page as I have stories of those who have been able to find matches or go farther back in their ancestry.

It is REALLY exciting when participants find a match, thus shedding light on their dead ends.

• The first well-defined group in the Southern Smiths project is the Abraham Smith b 1728 Amherst Co, VA. Not only is there a good paper trail for this line but if you compare markers, you'll see (Oct 2007) at least 6 clear matches.
• 8858 and 31117. 8858 originally joined as a descendant of Adam Smith b 1832 of Greene Co, TN. 31117 belonged to the Northeastern Smith project and the markers matched. After conferring with each other and sharing research, they discovered that they are both descendants of John Smith b 1622 Sudbury, England, with the common ancestor being Blodgett Smith. b c 1744 in CT. Their markers are listed on Southern Smiths as a courtesy; you can find additional info on the Northeastern Smiths site.