John Joseph SMITH, Col

1723 - 1806  (83 years)

• Name	John Joseph SMITH  [1]
  Suffix	Col
  Birth	2 Feb 1723	Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1767	Douglas, Hants, Nova Scotia   [2]
  	John left Ireland in 1767 for the Nova Scotia.
  	Departure: John left Ireland in 1767 for the New World (Nova Scotia). He was accompanied by his eldest son William. 16 years old at the time.
  Departure	1771	Douglas Township, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	John Smith returned to Ireland to bring his second wife, Isabella and other children back to Nova Scotia. William, his eldest stayed behind to ready the farm for the family's arrival.
  Arrival	1773	Douglas Township, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	John returns to Nova Scotia with his second wife and children.
  	John returns to Nova Scotia with his second wife, Isabella and other children.
  Death	23 Apr 1806	Stanley, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	John Smith died in Stanley on his farm in 1806. "In his 84th year" -'Smith Family of Hants County'.,
  Burial	Stanley, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I974	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	William SMITH,   b. Abt 1680, Templemore, Ireland d. 1743 (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane GRIFFITH,   b. Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1720  [4]
  Family ID	F569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isabella HOLMES,   b. 16 Jun 1741, Templemore, Ireland d. Brooklyn, Hants County, Nova Scotia
  Marriage	16 Jun 1761	Templemore, Tipperary, Ireland   [3]
  	John married second, Isabella Holmes, daughter of Rev. Mr. Holmes of Templemore. June 16, 1761. They had four sons and five daughters.
  Family ID	F583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 2
  Children	1. William SMITH, Col.,   b. 28 Nov 1750, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland d. 1829, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Martha MORRIS,   b. Ireland d. 7 Nov 1758, Templemore - St Columba’s, Longtower, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  Married	9 Jan 1743	Templemore, Tipperary, Ireland   [3]
  	Married Martha Morris 9 Jan 1743 in Ireland
  	First Marriage: John Smith's first wife, Martha Morris, daughter of Richard Morris; Esq. whom he married 9 Jan 1743. They had two sons and five daughters. Martha died in 1758 and John married, June 16, 1761, Isabella Holmes, dught. of Rev. Mr. Holmes.
  Marriage	1752  [4]
  Children	1. William SMITH, Col.,   b. 28 Nov 1750, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland d. 1829, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane SMITH,   b. 15 Oct 1744, Templemore, Ireland d. Templemore, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 10 Oct 1746, Templemore, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Richard SMITH,   b. 28 Mar 1754, Ireland d. 1757 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Alice (Elsey) SMITH,   b. 3 Nov 1748, Templemore, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret SMITH,   b. 10 Jan 1752, Templemore, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Rebecca SMITH,   b. 16 Sep 1756, Templemore, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories

  Col. John Joseph Smith Sr. 1723 - 1806 Irish Immigrant

  
  

• Sources

  [S51] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181466704/john-smith [S343] Smith, Nathan, History of the Smith Family, pg. 63. [S343] Smith, Nathan, History of the Smith Family, John Smith., pg. 63. The Smith Family of Hants County. [S129] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000