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From the Obit of Francis Smith, great-grandson of Thomas & Annie Seventh To Drown (1943) "Others of the family were the following: his grandfather Francis M. Smith, his uncle Francis M. Smith, his great-grandfather Thomas Court, his great-uncle JOHN COURT, his uncle Fred Court, and his cousin Leslie Earl Simpson." Most all these folks were fishermen or watermen of some sort & NONE of them knew how to swim! from Cindy Owens cindyo@staffnet.com Who's who: Francis Smith, s/o Hammon George Smith and Nina Canevaro (Nina d/o Lucritia Court, who was dau of Thomas Court) grandfather: Francis M Smith Sr, (d 1877) father of Hammon Smith who married Nina Canevaro, d/o Lucritia Court uncle: Francis M Smith Jr, (d aft 1889) s/o Francis M. Smith Sr. great-grandfather: Thomas Court (d abt 1849) great-uncle: John Adam Courts (d aft 1856), s/o Thomas Court and Ann Johnson cousin: Leslie Earl Simpson (d 1937), s/o Richard Simpson Sr & Isabella Canevaro (Isabella d/o Lucritia Court who was d/o Thomas and Ann) uncle: Fred Court, (d bef 1849) bro to Thomas Court |