1. WILLIAM1 SMOOT was born Abt. 1596 in England or Scotland, and died Abt. 1671 in Charles County, MD. He married GRACE 1634. She was born Abt. 1612 in Charles County, MD, and died January 14, 1665/66 in Charles County, MD.
Notes for WILLIAM SMOOT:
Research on William Smoot (b. 1596) through Notley Smoot (b. 1764), is courtesy of Steve Smoot (steve@smoot.com). During his early years in Maryland, Smoot built boats for Ralph Beane and Charles Calvert, among others. He purchased a ship from Governor Leonard Calvert, trading it away within the year.
In his old age he was asked to appraise the ship St. George, after it sank in the Wiccommico River. He may have grown tobacco on his plantations, but water craft appear to have been his main interest.
The Smoots were Anglicans and signed Stone's Declaration allowing for freedom of religious worship in Maryland. Smoot continued to transport people and acquire land throughout the 1650's. He is believed to have died within a few years of Grace and no will has been found.
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Marriage: 1634
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