Individual Details

There is no documentation for the marriage of Obadiah Smith to Lucy Poor except for the baptisms of the two daughters at St. James Northam Parish as recorded by Rev. Wm Douglas. Their marriage is listed with those "assumed" by the baptism of a child, 30 Aug 1775.
Obadiah Smith & Mary Burk are on the same list from The Douglas Register - their first recorded child baptized on 23 Aug 1744. Their son Obadiah is recorded as being baptized 7 May 1755 which makes him near the age of Lucy Poor.

This younger Obadiah married Lucy Harris in 1778. Some think this is the same Obadiah that married Lucy Poor and has baptisms of two daughters recorded in The Douglas Register. If that is the case he must have been quite young when he married Lucy Poor and she would have died before 1778. The two little girls were baptized in 1775 and 1776 so this is indeed possible.
Lucy [Poor] Smith, was named as one of the surviving children in the final settlement of the estate of Thomas Poor in 1798. Either the Obadiah, son of Obadiah & Mary Burke did not ever marry Lucy Harris, the Lucy has been mis-identified, or this is a different Obadiah Smith.

Goochland DB 15
p.121
19 Aug 1788 I, Elizabeth Poor, appoint my trusty and loving firend Obadiah Smith my true and lawfull attorney in my name and to my use to demand and recover all the slaves and their increase given Thomas Poor dec'd and myself in joint tenancy by a deed of gift from my father John Mosley, deceased. [line cut off by filmed]...or means whatsover by George Thomason, Charles Bowles and John Montgomery. granting unto attorney full and whole powers and authority....recovery therof.
Signed: Elizabeth (x) Poor. In presence of Wm. Sampson
19 Aug 1788 PofA from Elizabeth Poor to Obadiah Smith presented and proved by oath of Wm Sampson. Deed ordered recorded.
A year later, Elizabeth made out a new Power of Attorney - to son-in-law William Britt.

There is an Obadiah Smith that lives in Rowan Co NC and is closey associated with Joseph & William Haden and their families. It isn't known if this is the same man. In 1800 Rowan Co Census: 2m 16-26, 1m +45 [Obadiah] 3f 10-16, 1f 26-45. 13 slaves. He was appointed guardian of Joseph's son Robert Gillespie Haden in 1804.

Spouse	Lucy POOR (1756 - )
Child	Betsey Smith (1775 - )
Child	Sally Smith (1776 - )