Goldsmith Research Notes Compiled by Ruth E. Schultz
John Goldsmith / Martha Powell || John R. Goldsmith || Samuel Goldsmith s/o John & Martha || Samuel Goldsmith s/o John & Jane
Descendants of John Goldsmith & Martha Powell
Contributed by Ruth E. Schultz of Hines, Oregon
1 John Goldsmith
.. +Martha Powell, m: January 19, 1756 in Stafford Co. VA, d/o Charles Powell &
Elizabeth
Goldsmith Notes
John Goldsmith married Martha Powell:
John grew to manhood on his father's plantation in Honover County. He had account #125 at John Chiswell's General Store in Hanover Town where on 23 December 1751 he purchased a quart of rum, a dozen pipes and two linen handkerchiefs. Additional entries include a mustard pot, a dozen plates, a silk handkerchief, more rum, a half-yard of taffety, as well as bricks. He also purchased goods through Thomas Partridge & Co. located on the main road that led from the Court House to the tobacco warehouses at Newcastle and at Hanover Town.
John served as a Juror in Augusta County in Nov. 1762. They then returned to Stafford County where he appears in the old records.
03 December 1785: John Goldsmith purchased 3 tubbs and a pari of "Heelyards" (halyards--ropes or halters) from the estate of Joshua Brown for 17 shillings 4 pence.
march 1786: John Goldsmith purchased a Dutch plow and colter (a blade for a plow) fro 11 shillings 3 pence form the estate of Edward Ralls.
In 1787 John appears on the Property Tax List for Stafford County and is shown as owning 7 slaves, 3 horses, and 5 head of cattle.
On 14 Jun 1790 John appears in Stafford County Court to answer a charge of "Attainment" brought against him by Peter Hansbrough. The charge was dismissed on 15 June due to non-appearance by Mr. Hansbrough.
Source: Stafford Co., VA, Register of Overwharton Parish (marriage); Deeds and Will Abstracts of Stafford Co. VA 1780-1786; Goldsmith of VA and Maryland 1652-1825 compiled by Timothy Cl. Burke. Ruth E. Schultz Hines, ORJohn Rolland Goldsmith Sr.:
John Rolland Goldsmith Sr. (a bricklayer by trade) served in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in February 1776 for two years in the 9th Virginia Regiment under Co. Matthews and was discharged form service at Valley Forge. The 9th Regiment was nicknamed "The Tall Virginians". In December of 1776 he was at the battle of Valley Forge where large numbers of his regiment were taken prisoner. John suffered cold, hunger, and sickness and had to occasionally be hospitalized. When he was discharged, he was suffering form black-water fever.
on 25 October 1789, after having moved to Burke County, North Carolina, he purchased 100 acres on a branch of Peppers Creek on the north fork of the Catawba River. He remained ther for over ten years, raising his family there. It was here that the Goldsmiths met the Sutherlands. Soon after 1800 both families crossed two borders into the new state of Kentucky where they settled in Casey County and bought farms. By 1820 John, now 63 years of age, was living in the town of Shepheardsville in Bullitt County, Kentucky where two of his sons, Samuel and John Jr. and his brother, Samuel were farming.He received a pension for service on July 33, 1825. (No. 35974)
State of Kentucky - Bullitt County
On this fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five personally appeared in open court, being a court of Record for Bullitt County, John Goldsmith resident of said County, aged sixty-eight years who being first duly sworn according to the law on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820: That he the said John Goldsmith enlisted for the term of two years on the ___ day of February 1776 in the state of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain James Woodson in the 9th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Matthews in the line of the State of Virginia on continental establishment that he consented to serve in said company until the expiration of the time for which he enlisted to when he was discharged rorm service at Valley Forge in the state of Pennsylvania. That he hereby relinquishes every claim towit to a Pension except the present: That his name is not on the Roll of any State except Virginia and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension towit. He obtained a discharge form an officer whose name he does not recollect and having lost said discharge by accident and having been informed that his Captain had long since departed this life he knows of no person nor does he yet know of any person by whom he could prove his service and he was advised that it would be necessary to prove his service by writing before he could be placed on the Pension list perscience of an Act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I am a present citizen of the United States the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gifts taken or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with interest thereby so to diminish it or to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress enlisted an act to provide for enlisted persons engaged in the ___ of ___ service of the United States in the Revolutionary War papers on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust to me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income othe than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property. About that tiem I had a Equitable claim to one hundred acres of land (of third rate), a mare and colt, about twenty dollars worth of cattle and about thirty dollars worth of hogs. The Declared further states that he is a Brick layer by trade but is now too old and infirm to pursue it for a support. He has a wife nearly of his own age who has been sick upwards of four years and he has been forced to dispose of is land, mare and colt and a part of his cattle and hogs to pay doctor bills for the support of himself and wife. He has five children to wit, three boys, two daughters who are grown and who have left him and he derives no support form the. The Schedule of his property now claimed by him is as follows:
One cow and calf at $7, 13 head of small hogs at $8, 2 chairs at 50c, Household and kitchen furniture at $3.00, 1 small garden hoe, shovel, plough and bold axe $20.50. by John X Goldsmith
His son John Goldsmith, Jr. notified the court of his fathers death in 1825. Date of death October 30, 1825 leaving Jane Goldsmith his widow and Samuel Goldsmith, Molly Goldsmith, Polly Nichols, John Goldsmith, Matilda Hopewell his heirs and representatives. Book E, p. 38, Feb. 6, 1826 Court Orders, Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Source: Ruth E. Schultz, Hines, ORSamuel Goldsmith son of John & Martha Powell Goldsmith:
Samuel served in the Revolutionary War in 1781-1782 with Capt. Thomas Stockley's RAngers in Old Yohogania County, Virginia. In 1782 he was a signer, along with other inhabitants, to a petition to be laid before the Assembly of that year objecting to Pennsylvania taking control of the region from the Mother State. He continued to serve in the Militia of Pennsylvania until 1786 when he moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, living in the Salt River area.
During 1786 and 1787 he fought against the Indians who harassed the early settlers of Kentucky immediately following the Revolution.
The name of his first wife is unknown. Elizabeth Case whom he married in 1796 was his second wife.Samuel Goldsmith son of John Rolland Goldsmith Sr. & Jane Powell:
Bullitt Co. Order Book G, Page 2: Monday 15 Oct 1838 Samuel Goldsmith satisfied this court that he is the owner of the land on which he lives on the north side of Salt River about 12 miles by road below Shepherdsville he applied for a ferry to be established on his land across Salt River on his motion a ferry is established at said point across said River and said Samuel Goldsmith is appointed ferry keeper. Thereon and therefor he executed bond in the penal sum of $20. with Nelson Goldsmith as Security (who Justified an oath in court as to his ability) conditions agreeably to law and the court fee the following rates as ferry at said point 4 wheel wagon and 2 horses $1. driver and 4 horses 75c driver and f2 horses 50c carts with 2 wheels 50c 2 wheel carrier with one horse 37 1/2c single man 6 1/4c each horse 6 1/4c each head meat cattle 3c each sheep 2c ferry boat to be at least 40 feet long and 10 feet wide (he ran the ferry until 1849)
The Early History of West Point, page 135,136: Samuel Goldsmith was the son of a Virginia Revolutionary War veteran, John Goldsmith, SR., and he settled sometime around 1821 near Pitts Point, later moving to Indiana, and about 1834 he returned to Hardin County. He was a charter member of Barker Lodge.
Dec. 12, 1821 Samuel Goldsmith bought 1200 acres on Salt River in Bullitt Co. about 3 or 4 miles from the rolling Fork from John Logan.
Source: Ruth E. Schultz, Hines, OR