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The birth date I have listed for Margaret is assumed-- putting her about two years younger than her husband.Margaret imported from Ireland with her husband, John Smith and her sons, but may have been born in England.The following is the importation document of John Smith. It lists Margaret as his wife:John Smith made oath that he imported himself, Margaret his wife, Abraham, Henry, Daniel, John & Joseph Smith & Robert Mc Dowel, as his own Charges from Ireland to Philadelphia & from thence into this Colony & that this is the first time of his proving his & their rights in order to obtain land.---Importation of the John Smith family in the Orange County, Virginia Order Book II, Circuit Court of Orange County, Orange, Virginia, 1740 p. 205 document provided by Guy R. Smith.Her maiden name has not been proven but has sometimes been listed as Schoefmeyer.Gordon Aronhimes Article written for the Augusta County Historical Society and published in the Spring of 1978:On page 29 of the article he says,"...Margaret survived her husband, but probably not for long, as she must have been very old at the time of his death in 1783."There is no indication in later family genealogies that Col. John married twice and so it's obvious that if she had died before him, he would not have included her in his "Will of 1779." Spouse:John Smith (1698 - 1783)Children:Abraham Smith (1722 - 1782)Henry Smith (1727 - 1792)

Birth	1700	Ireland
Marriage	9 Dec 1719	Ulster County, Ireland - Col. John Smith
Marriage	9 Feb 1725	Richmond County, Virginia - Col. John Smith
Death	Abt 1779	Harrisonburg, Augusta County, Virginia
Burial		Virginia

Spouse	Col. John Smith (1698 - 1783)
Child	Henry John Smith Sr. (1729 - 1792)

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