Display Patriot - P-293482 - John Michael SMITHPETER

John Michael SMITHPETER

SAR Patriot #: P-293482

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: VA/NC Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service

DAR #: A106200

Birth: abt 1753 Saxe Gotha Twp / Lexington / SC
Death: 05 Apr 1836 / Johnson / TN

Qualifying Service Description:

CAPTAINS J ROBINSON, MARTIN, SHELBY, AND V. SEVIER, COLONELS CAMPBELL, J. SEVIER AND FERGUSON
TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND ENTRY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, 31 DECEMBER 1778.

Additional References:

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION S*W3730
PRUITT: TENNESSEE LAND ENTRIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, 1778-1796, PART 1, pg 97

Spouse: Mary Katherine Kyle
Children: Cateren; Mary; John Michael Jr; William;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2018-06-22	SC	80946	Paul Edward Cashion (198981)	Catern
2021-07-09	SC	97877	Gage Lee Cashion (219753)	Catern/Catherine

Burial:

Matherly Cemetery_(C-0013958)

Location:

Butler / Johnson / TN / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

15205

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

36.361267 / -82.017479

Find A Grave Memorial #:

9548664

Marker Type:

Bronze Lug

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

17 OCT 2020

Comments:

The photo is displayed courtesy of Paul Cashion, SC SAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Located across the road from 15446 Hwy 67W. A dirt road curves to the right and leads to the cemetery. The gate is always open
Two field ftones are located on the right side of the cemetery. This is John Michael Smithpeter and his wife, Mary Katherine
A new flat stone with an SAR Medallion was places on the grave

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Paul Edward Cashion

John Michael “Michael” Smithpeter was born at Saxe Gotha Township, Lexington County, South Carolina Colony, about 1753. His father, Johann Georg Schmidtpeter, served in the French- Indian War and was killed shortly after at Saxe Gotha. Michael departed South Carolina and moved to Virginia, however; he did return to South Carolina to settle his father’s estate prior to the Revolutionary War. John served in both the Virginia Line and North Carolina Militia under Captains Robinson, Martin, Shelby, V. Sevier and Colonels Campbell, J. Sevier and Ferguson. He took an Oath of Allegiance to make land entry at Washington County, 31 December 1778.

John married Mary Katherine Kyle. They were the parents of five children: George, Cateren, Mary, William and John, Jr. He married Christena Miller in 1815.

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