Obadiah smith genealogy book

Obadiah smith, a son of richard smith and sarah hammond, drowned at the age of 29 in the. Barren county, kentucky genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. This is what the sovereign lord says about edomwe have heard a message from the lord. Obadiah smith servant of the lord, a man whose sons are enumerated in the genealogy of the tribe of judah. Cornelia, wife of obadiah smith and daughter of micah smith, died july 17, 1831 in her 32nd year. An envoy was sent to the nations to say,rise, let us go. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Around 1700 he married mary cocke, daughter of william cocke of the low grounds at curles neck, just up the james in henrico. The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. Consists of one chapter, concerning edom, its impending doom, and the restoration of israel. Believed to be constructed in 1708, the obadiah smith house is one of the oldest structures in kings park. Graveyard of gershom smith adjoining that of joseph smith ii, on bartlett property. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins against both god and israel.

Obadiah smith, medical practitioner and farmer, was born in ontario co. The mayflower left england on september 16, 1620 with 102 passengers plus crew, and after a grueling 66 day journey, the ship dropped anchor inside the hook tip of cape cod provincetown harbor on november 11 dates in old style, julian calendar. Bible commentaries chuck smith bible commentary obadiah. From will book o, 1752 1773 halifax county, va p 43 will dtd 28 dec 1757, proved march 1758. I did find a reference to mary burks marrying obediah smith in a book but for some reason tonight i am not able to find it in my computer files. An israelite who was chief in the household of king ahab 1 kings 18. The book has a lot of realistic elements to the story and was a rather enjoyable read. We bought it along with rachel and obadiah and thy friend obadiah all three were wonderful stories. It is operated as a house museum by the smithtown historical society. Obadiah smith of chesterfield county va who was married to mary burke is the son of luke smith sr. Henry morton woodson, in his book the historical genealogy of the woodsons and their connections, included the transcription of a letter written to obadiah woodson from governor dinwiddie the letter part of the dinwiddie papers in the virginia historical collection.

This land bordered the land of his brother, obadiah smith. Seeley genealogical society, 2000, by, katherine m olsen 639 8th avenue, salt lake city, ut 841033124 please read the information contained in this book carefully, especially the entries that deal with your ancestors. Obediah received negroes, susannah a warming pan, arebella a negro. In the mid1930s the louisville heraldpost newspaper conducted a genealogy column. Guide to barren county, kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records. We do not know anything of the books author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. The life and times of obadiah britt and sarah wheeler britt. Matthew 1 the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Some have thought that this is the same obadiah that was ahabs steward in 2 chronicles 17. The best part was that drew smith built upon some of what i already had in place, making. Confirmed by the old book of william smith, son of obadiah, who states. Obadiah smith house is a historic home located at kings park in suffolk county, new york. Dating the book of obadiah accurately is nearly impossible due to the scant historical information contained in the book. Book of obadiah overview insight for living ministries.

The author does a wonderful job showing the interaction between obadiah and his siblings in the book. The smith official dna project at familytreedna has one big tree for joint collaboration at. Book of obadiah, the fourth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, in the jewish canon treated as one book, the twelve. Descendants of john peden 17341815 and mary smith 1734 1806. Ye compacte signed in ye cabin of ye mayflower ye 11 of november anno dominie 1620 in ye name of god, amen. Elizabeth, wife of fordham smith, died may 26, 1844 in her 72nd year. While several options have been proposed by scholars, the best argument places obadiah in the 840s bc, making him the earliest writing prophet, a few years prior to joel, and a contemporary of elisha. Will abstract will of obediah smith, written 1777 in chesterfield county, virginia. October 1744 to june 1746 henrico, va, usa smith dna collaborative trees page.

Our goal is to use dna along with tree research to sort out the smiths of all locations, rather than having many possibly conflicting trees. Descendants of anthony smith of waterbury, connecticut, harlan r. View smaller size scan of original obadiah chapter 1, view textonly version of obadiah chapter 1, or click to switch to the standard king james version of obadiah chapter 1. While there were other forges in prince william, in the early 18th century, this one is perhaps the best known, possibly as the owner, john ballandine, was a man with a talent for what in these days we call publicity, however, as is still often seen, he tried to expand too quickly, and in 1762, he signed over the various industries to john semple of maryland. Obadiah probably lived in the southern kingdom of judah. It is very difficult to know when obadiah was written because there is nothing in the heading or introduction of the book to pinpoint the date. The book of obadiah is the only one chapter book in the old testament. Obadiah smith married susannah stephens and had 9 children. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.

Smith, of richmond, which gives the descendants of mary smith,3 who was a daughter of the first obadiah smith. Until just prior to the publication of this book, every source that i had seen gave obadiah smith as the father of ann. Genealogy profile for obadiah smith obadiah smith 1755 1808 genealogy genealogy for obadiah smith 1755 1808 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to god, and interposed to protect the lords prophets, an hundred of whom he hid at great personal risk in a cave 4. Mortimer smith, died january 20, 1867 in his 54th year. The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Obadiah newcomb bush was born 28 january 1797 in penfield, monroe county, new york, united states to timothy bush 17661850 and lydia newcomb 17631835 and died 9 february 1851 in at sea of unspecified causes. He passed away on 25 nov 1765 in smithtown, suffolk, new york, usa.

William mark looks like an m feris recorded 1st monday, august 1745. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible in judaism and christianity, its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the assyrian period and named himself in the first verse, obadiah. The book of obadiahshortest of all the prophetic booksis occupied, in. The mayflower originally was destined for the hudson river, north of the 1607 jamestown settlement. October 1744 to june 1746 henrico county, virginia smith dna collaborative trees page. Obadiah 1, new international version niv the bible app.

Born in smithtown, suffolk, new york, usa on 16 aug 1687 to samuel smith and hannah perring longbotham smith. Obadiah servant of the lord, a man whose sons are enumerated in the genealogy of the tribe of judah. Obadiah, with only one chapter consisting of 21 verses, is the shortest of all old testament books and purports to be a record of the vision of. Introduction the author the author of the book is named obadiah which means servant of yahweh. Genealogy for obadiah smith 1755 1808 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. King james bible dictionary reference list obadiah. Some believe obadiah may have been a contemporary of elisha. Mary burks and obadiah smith had the following children.

To grandson obediah smith, son of my son peartree, all of my land in mecklenburg county,va. We have another pedigree of the smith family sent us by mr. The dowling family tree with a half million relatives, containsthousands of pictures and over a thousand geneastars. Almost the same message was delivered by joel, the only difference is that joel prophesied to the nation of judah. And david was the father of solomon by the wife of uriah, and josiah the father of jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to babylon. Therefore, we must look in the text of the book for historical clues that point to the date.

Genealogy from the louisville heraldpost 1930s edited by j. Obadiah smiths bible names dictionary bible gateway. The book of the prophet obadiah is the shortest book of the ot with 21 verses only. The book of obadiah was likely written between 848 and 840 b. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Worshiper of yahweh or servant of yahweh year written. Obadiah smith, a son of richard smith and sarah hammond, drowned at the age of 29 in the nissequogue river on 20 august 1680. Names grandchildren samuel smith, john pryor smith, daniel marrow and daughter of charles smith. Discover the family tree of obadiah smith for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Obadiah married mary cocke, and the cocke and related families were illustrious in virginia history. Henrico county, virginia deed book 17441748,155 in the name of. On page 41i january number we state that he was the son of obadiah smith. Willis smith writes that their old book says that obadiah smith, who married mary cocke,3 was the son of john smith, of charles city, who came there from. Obadiah verse 1 identifies the author of the book of obadiah as the prophet obadiah.