Individual Details
Elizabeth FURR
(1758 - 1827)
Moved to Mississippi in 1808.
In several places on the Internet (e.g. Ancestry.com and FindaGrave) and in several published family histories, the wife of Everett (Averitt) Smith (1751 NC – 1822 MS) is listed as Elizabeth (Eliza) Furr (1758 NC – 1827 MS). She is often listed as the daughter of Heinrich Furrer (1691/1727 Switzerland – 1769 NC) and Rosina (Russena).
The basis for Elizabeth (Eliza) being a Furr is family lore passed down through the Stutts family. Note: Jacob Stutts’ (1735-1797) daughter Mary (1757-1843) married Paul Furr (1757-1737) and his daughter Elizabeth (1753-1845) married Leonard Furr (1756-1835). (See Katherine Shield Melvin, The Stutts Families and Their Descent from Jacob Stutts of Moore County (Dudly, North Carolina: privately published by Fred McLeod, not dated.)
There are no primary source documents or DNA evidence that Elizabeth (Eliza)’s last name was Furr or that she was the daughter of Heinrich and Rosina.
If in fact she was a Furr, she might have been the sister of Leonard Furr (1756 NC – 1835 MS) given the proximity of the Furr and Smith families in Moore County, North Carolina and Copiah, Lawrence and Lincoln counties, Mississippi. There is in-depth Y-DNA for this Leonard Furr, but it only traces male descendants. The challenge with DNA is the only thing available for females is autosomal DNA. In this case, it would be impossible to determine a connection given the number of generations passed and the fact that the Furr and Smith families are so closely intertwined over the years. As a result, it would be impossible to tell when the Furr part came in.
In several places on the Internet (e.g. Ancestry.com and FindaGrave) and in several published family histories, the wife of Everett (Averitt) Smith (1751 NC – 1822 MS) is listed as Elizabeth (Eliza) Furr (1758 NC – 1827 MS). She is often listed as the daughter of Heinrich Furrer (1691/1727 Switzerland – 1769 NC) and Rosina (Russena).
The basis for Elizabeth (Eliza) being a Furr is family lore passed down through the Stutts family. Note: Jacob Stutts’ (1735-1797) daughter Mary (1757-1843) married Paul Furr (1757-1737) and his daughter Elizabeth (1753-1845) married Leonard Furr (1756-1835). (See Katherine Shield Melvin, The Stutts Families and Their Descent from Jacob Stutts of Moore County (Dudly, North Carolina: privately published by Fred McLeod, not dated.)
There are no primary source documents or DNA evidence that Elizabeth (Eliza)’s last name was Furr or that she was the daughter of Heinrich and Rosina.
If in fact she was a Furr, she might have been the sister of Leonard Furr (1756 NC – 1835 MS) given the proximity of the Furr and Smith families in Moore County, North Carolina and Copiah, Lawrence and Lincoln counties, Mississippi. There is in-depth Y-DNA for this Leonard Furr, but it only traces male descendants. The challenge with DNA is the only thing available for females is autosomal DNA. In this case, it would be impossible to determine a connection given the number of generations passed and the fact that the Furr and Smith families are so closely intertwined over the years. As a result, it would be impossible to tell when the Furr part came in.
Events
| Birth | 1758 | Anson County, NC | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1775 | Cumberland County, NC - Everett SMITH | |||
| Death | 1827 | Lawrence County, MS | |||
| Alt name | Eliza "Anna" FURR | ||||
| Burial | Smith Family Cemetery, Lincoln County, MS |  |
Families
| Spouse | Everett SMITH (1751 - 1822) |
| Child | William SMITH (1775 - 1866) |
| Child | Isaac SMITH (1776 - 1833) |
| Child | Nathan SMITH (1777 - 1843) |
| Child | Levi SMITH (1779 - ) |
| Child | Everett SMITH Jr (1780 - ) |
| Child | Eli SMITH (1787 - 1872) |
Endnotes
1. findagrave.com.