Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Ancestors of Dempsey Smith
1816 - 1896 (80 years) ┌── Elijah Smith (13 Aug 1755 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey - 1835 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois)
│ (m. 14 Nov 1780 Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina)
┌── Nathaniel Smith (15 Nov 1781 Washington, Virginia - 27 Feb 1862 Whitley County, Kentucky)
│ (m. Abt 1806 Rutherford County, Tennessee)
│ └── Elizabeth Laughlin (m. 14 Nov 1780 Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina)
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Dempsey Smith (1816 Knox County, Kentucky - 29 Dec 1896 Redbird, Whitley, Kentucky)
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│ ┌── Richard White ( - Aft 17 Jul 1775 Bute County, North Carolina) =>
│ ┌── John White (Between 1750 and 1755 North Carolina -
│ │ Between Jun 1829 and Oct 1829 Whitley County, Kentucky)(m. 1775)
│ │ Between Jun 1829 and Oct 1829 Whitley County, Kentucky)(m. 1775)
│ │ └── Elizabeth ( - Aft 1775 Franklin, North Carolina)
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└── Charlotta "Lottie" White (1781 Franklin, North Carolina - 7 Feb 1872 Whitley County, Kentucky)
(m. Abt 1806 Rutherford County, Tennessee)
└── Mary Hendrick ( - 1785)(m. 1775)