Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. Black Horse Cavalry A Research Compendium · Lynn Hopewell
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Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse

Anderson Doniphan Smith

1829–1912

Confirmed by: N M R C P Y

Confederate Service Record

Enlisted 16 June 1861; wounded in arm Fairfax Courthouse; horse killed 4 July 1861 Falls Church; paid $150; absent September to October 1861; discharged 1862 as result of wound.

This entry contains unresolved editorial notes from the working manuscript, marked as [NOTE: ...]. These are Lynn Hopewell's or Susan Roberts' open research questions, preserved exactly as written.

Anderson Doniphan Smith N M R C P Y Photo: “Anderson Smith”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: 6 January 1829.[3527] 1829.[3528] Married: Susan Norman of Stafford County in1853.[3529] Susan Paulina, daughter of Capt. Thomas Norman and Paulina Hill Ficklin, wife of Anderson Doniphan Smith, was born on 8 August 1831 in Stafford County, and on died 20 March 1907. She and her husband share a cemetery marker at Alton Cemetery, Bethel.[3530] Susan Paulina / daughter of / Capt. Thomas Norman & Paulina Hill Ficklin daughter of Anderson Doniphan Smith / Born in Stafford Co., Va. / Aug. 8, 1831 / Died Mar. 20, 1907 / Anderson Doniphan Smith / Born Jan. 6, 1829 / Died Aug. 27, 1912 [NOTE:Cite this. prob Baird, but then why did I dup abv?] Died: 27 August 1912.[3531] Buried Alton Cemetery, Bethel.[3532] No Confederate marker. Source for last—Lynn visit? 27 August 1912; buried Alton Cemetery.[3533] Obituary: Children: Elizabeth (1854– ) wed Howard E. Edwards in 1881. Thomas W[illiam[3534]], MD, (1855– ) was resident physician at Bethel Academy, [buried at Warrenton Cemetery[3535]]. Emma Norman, (1857– ), wed in 1879 and had two children. [Mrs. Emma Smith Marsteller, was alive on 6 January 1911.[3536]] [She wed Aclpfar Arell “Acca” Marsteller.[3537]] Anderson Doniphan, Jr (1863– ).[3538] Parents and Siblings: His parents were Col. William Rowley Smith and Lucy Steptoe Blackwell.[3539] See the entry of his younger brother, Isaac Eustace Smith [BH], for siblings and more about their parents. Other Family: Three of his great-grandfathers were: Sir Walter Anderson of Wales, General A. W. Doniphan of (Spain?), Sir Sydney Smith of England.[3540] However, this conflicts with below info from Litsey. [NOTE:Hayden mentions Sir SS as an ancestor of Anderson Doniphan Smith’s father, Col. William Rowley Smith; W. R. Smith [BH] was son of A. D. Smith’s oldest brother, Joseph; W. R. Smith [BH] was A. D. Smith’s nephew. Point being that Hayden also lists the Sir SS connection. Follow up; compare to the rootsweb thing below] [Connections in Price, too.] Litsey shows CMS’s father-in-law, William Smith of “Chelsea”, as son of Lucy Steptoe (Blackwell) and Col. William Rowley Smith. Per Hayden, these two are parents of Anderson Doniphan Smith; Anderson and CMS’s father-in- law were brothers; ancestors of the father-in-law and of Anderson are the same. Ergo, per Litsey, Anderson’s grandparents were: Ann (Eustace) and Major Joseph Blackwell Jr.; Elizabeth (Doniphan) and Capt. William Smith of “Mt. Eccentric”. (“Mt. Eccentric” is also mentioned in Price excerpt from Hopkins, in CMS’s folder.) Anderson’s great-grandparents were: Agatha (Conway) and Isaac Eustace; Lucy (Steptoe) and Col. Joseph Blackwell; Mary (Waugh) and Alexander Doniphan, Jr.; Kitty (Anderson) and Capt. Thomas Joseph Smith.[3541] Anderson Doni phan Smith’s maternal grandparents were Maj. Joseph Smith Blackwell and Ann Eustace. [3542] [have a good mind to simply delete previous source & repeat of name—at most, mention that they are mentioned in that source. Anne (Eustace) Hull [3543] and her second husband, Major Joseph Blackwell, Jr, (1750– ), wed in 1783 and had seven surviving children: Ann; Joseph; John; Agatha; Lucy; William; James. Among the descendants of these offspring are fourteen cavalrymen or wives of cavalrymen of Company H. An overview, grouped by Mrs. and Major Blackwell’s daughters and sons, follows. Their daughter Ann’s son William Eustace Gaskins [BH] and her grandson John Alfred Gaskins [BH] were in this unit. Their daughter Lucy’s sons in this unit were Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH] and Isaac Eustace Smith [BH]. Her grandchildren connected to this unit were: siblings William Rowley Smith [BH] and Norman Smith [BH]; siblings William Aquilla Smith [BH][3544], Susanna Smith, who wed William Henry Lewis [BH], and Lucy Davenport Smith,[3545] who wed Channing Meade Smith [BH]; siblings William Smith Hunton [BH], Lucy Blackwell Hunton, who wed William Eustace Gaskins [BH], and Henry Smith Hunton [BH]. Their son William’s daughters Lucy Harrison Gordon Blackwell and Sarah Agnes Blackwell wed John Daniel Payne [BH] and Isham Keith [BH], respectively. Their son James’s daughter Agnes Eustace Blackwell wed Isaac Eustace Smith [BH]. See the entries of the cavalrymen named for further specifics. The seven offspring listed above produced some 42 grandchildren and hundreds of great- grandchildren of Mrs. and Major Blackwell. Many of these cousins intermarried. Researchers can find more information about the family of Anderson Doniphan Smith’s maternal grandparents at the source of this extract.[3546] Anderson Doniphan Smith’s paternal grandparents were Elizabeth Doniphan (1744–15 January 1809) and William Smith (1741–22 January 1803), who wed in 1773. Her father was Mott, son of Alexander Doniphan. His father was Joseph, son of Sir Sidney Smith.[3547] See the entry of Isaac Eustace Smith [BH] for more on Anderson’s paternal genealogy.[NOTE:might be more here than at Isaac’s.] Anderson was uncle of the wives of Channing Meade Smith [BH] and William Henry Lewis [BH].[NOTE:keep? put where? this on his maternal gp’s side] Anderson Doniphan Smith’s son-in-law, Howard, was son of Reverend F. M. Edwards, Methodist Episcopalian Church South.[3548]

[NOTE:Do not delete following graphic until write & source. Some of names in it match some on Hayden’s p 274, connecting them with the mother of Wm. R. Smith who married Lucy Blackwell, parents of 19 children—most of them related to BH.] [NOTE:Highlighted only useful pieces in message board posting. Some of it contradicts itself. Have more at Hayden’s book. Tried in past to reach S. Pierce person with no reply. Might delete graphic. Reference it?] Sandy Pierce, “RootsWeb.com—Fauquier,” message board posting, 1998–2001 © MyFamily.com, Inc., Post Message [Fauquier] (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=postmessage&r=rw&p=localities.northam .usa.states.virginia.counties.fauquier&m=623&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancest ry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dmessage%26r%3Drw%26p%3Dlocalities.northam.usa.states .virginia.counties.fauquier%26m%3D623&oncancel=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry. com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dmessage%26r%3Drw%26p%3Dlocalities.northam.usa.states.vi rginia.counties.fauquier%26m%3D623: posted 7 August 2000, accessed 2 April 2006). [NOTE:Need a better way to find this message without having the full link here.] Sandy Pierce, “Ancestry.com Search Results,” © 1998–2006 MyFamily.com, Inc., Ancestry.com—Message Boards (http://boards.ancestry.com/ mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.fauq uier: accessed 2 April 2006), search keyphrase “Mother Anne Fowke Smith.”

|Doniphan/Smith | |  |Author: Sandy Pierce |[pic] |Date: 7 Aug 2000 12:00 | | | | |PM GMT | |  |Surnames: Doniphan, Smith, Waugh, Mott, Anderson, Hockaday | |  |Classification: Query |

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|Seeking Mother of Anne Fowke Smith who Marr. Joseph Doniphan | |25April 1784 Fauquier County, Va Joseph Doniphan great grand son of Capt.| |Alex. Doniphan who marr. Marg. Mott d/o | |George Mott.Mott Doniphan son of Capt. Alex Doniphan marr. | |Rosannah Anderson d/o George Anderson and Mary Matthews. | |Their son Capt. Alex. Doniphan marr. Mary Waugh d/o Joseph | |Waugh and Mary Crosby. | | | |Anne Fowke Smith born 7Oct 1776 in Fauquier Co. Va. | |She married Joseph Doniphan when she was 16 years old. | |Her Father was Wm. Smith Gent. Of Fauq. Second son of Capt. | |Joseph Smith and Kitty Anderson d/o Sir Walter Anderson. | |Wm. Smith marr Elizabeth Doniphan 1773. Wm. Smith b. | |5Feb 1741 died 22Jan 1803. Eliz. Doniphan born 12 April 1744 | |d.15 Jan 1809. Anne was one Sister of Caleb Smith and Aunt of Gov. Wm. | |Smith [LINK TO CMS] and Mother of Alex. William Doniphan. | |Their daug. Margaret Doniphan Marr. John Hockaday another | |relative of mine. Will send more later and will be glad to | |exchange info.,however have only been doing gen. For two years. |

Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Mr. A. D. Smith Celebrates His 82nd Birthday.” [3549] See Biographies Chapter. CSR: Enlisted 16 June 1861; wounded in arm Fairfax Courthouse; horse killed 4 July 1861 Falls Church; paid $150; absent September to October 1861; discharged 1862 as result of wound. Additional Information: Private.[3550] “First soldier wounded in the war.”[3551] He was discharged as a result of the wound that he received on 4 July 1861.[3552] “[E]nlisted in [the] Black Horse Cav., C. S. A.; disabled in the first battle, and served in the Subsistence Dep’t with his brother James M.….”[3553] An extensive genealogy including Smith cavalrymen is given at reference.[3554] This includes Anderson Doniphan Smith and Isaac Eustace Smith. William Rowley Smith is listed in the index. Others may also be listed.

This entry contains 28 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • N Swearing-in Roll (10 May 1861)
  • M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
  • R 200 Roll (1890 Reunion)
  • C Camp Roll
  • P Post-War Roll
  • Y Nanzig Register

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From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.

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