Esther Smith

1776 - 1850  (73 years)   Has 8 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Esther Smith
  Birth	4 Nov 1776	Chatham Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	874D898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000F996
  _UID	CD8F93449DCD6C4CAAE4D88976C0DE298104
  Death	Jan 1850	Yancey Co, NC
  Person ID	I62061	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Daniel Smith,   b. Bef 1755   d. 14 Mar 1791, Chatham Co, NC (Age > 36 years)
  Mother	Pleasant Chancey,   b. Bef 1755, Bladen Co, NC d. 21 May 1815, Chatham Co, NC (Age > 60 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1776	Chatham Co, NC
  _UID	FC7814C7A2394F44BFDFD3440659282A2374
  Family ID	F19755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilson Gilbert,   b. 1774/1781, Chatham Co, NC d. 1835/1840, Yancey Co, NC (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1 Jun 1799	Chatham Co, NC
  _UID	1481992B61655F468984533FBDFDDD03FD24
  Children	1. Jonathan Gilbert,   b. 1799/1800, Chatham Co, NC d. 1870/1880, Burke Co, NC (Age 80 years)   2. Thomas Gilbert,   b. 1806/1807, Chatham Co, NC d. Aft 1880, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 74 years)   3. Ann Gilbert,   b. 1806/1808, Chatham Co, NC d. Aft 1880, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 73 years)   4. Joshua Gilbert,   b. 1809/1810, Chatham Co, NC d. 1880/1900, Union Co, GA (Age 90 years)   5. Daniel Gilbert,   b. 1809/1810, Chatham Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Pope Co, IL (Age > 71 years)   6. Mary Gilbert,   b. 1812/1813, Chatham Co, NC d. 1860/1867, McDowell Co, NC (Age 54 years)   7. Benjamin Gilbert,   b. 1814/1815, Chatham Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 66 years)   8. Eliza Gilbert,   b. 5 Nov 1818, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 5 Jan 1899, McDowell Co, NC (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Mother; !BIRTHDATE: 1800 Census age 16-25 1774/1784 1810 Census age 26-44 1765/1784 1820 Census x 1830 Census age 60-69 1760/1770 1840 Census age 70-79 1760/1770 1850 Census age 70... 1779/1780 If we disregard 1800 and 1850, she was born ca 1765/1770 per the 1810, 1830 and 1840 census. If we disregard 1830 and 1840, she was born ca 1779/1780 per the 1850 census which works with her 1800 and 1810 census entries. That's three for 1765/1770 and three for 1774/1784 or ca 1780, so it's hard to know which is accurate. However, if she's the daughter of Daniel & Pleasant, as I suspect (they were neighbors), then she was born in 1776 per Quaker records, which certainly fits some of the census entries; !NOTES:Is Esther Smith Gilbert the same Esther Smith d/o Daniel & Pleasant or a different Esther Smith? Both were Quakers, both were disowned for marrying non-Quakers, one in 1797 to Mr. Caps, one in 1799 to Mr. Gilbert. 1. Wilson Gilbert & his wife Esther Smith lived next door to widow Pleasant Smith in census and were neighbors per other records. This strongly suggests a close relationship. 2. Wilson & Esther named son Daniel, presumably after her father Daniel Smith. 3. Wilson & Esther named son Thomas, presumably after her brother Thomas Smith. 4. DNA evidence shows I'm related to these Smiths. Of course that doesn't preclude Esther Smith Gilbert from being from another branch of same family. 5. The Esther Smith who married Mr. Caps was born ca 1774 per her age on the 1850 census. That's not 1776, but it's close. 6. Bottom line is that I can't be certain which Esther is Daniel & Pleasant's daughter, but if we use my Esther's older potential birth date of ca 1760s, then she's too old to be Daniel's daughter, but could be his sister instead. Yet, despite her inconsistent ages I'm reasonably sure she's Daniel's daughter. Some other evidence would help though; !QUAKER:Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, p 51 Daniel Smith son of Thomas and Esther Smith was born in -- --- ---- Pleasant Smith his wife Daughter of Daniel and Ann Chancey was born in -- --- ----. Esther their daughter was born in Chatham County North Carolina 4d 11m 1776 <--- Anney their daughter was born in Chatham County North Carolina 17d 9m 1778 Abigail their daughter was born in Chatham County North Carolina 8d 7m 1780 Thomas their son was born in Chatham County North Carolina 4d 6m 1782 Sarah their daughter was born in Chatham County North Carolina 17d 8m 1784 Rebekah their daughter was born in Chatham County North Carolina 9d 6m 1786 Daniel their son was born in Chatham County North Carolina 31d 12m 1790 * Above Esther might be the one who married Mr. Caps in 1797; !CENSUS:1790; !QUAKER:4 day 11th month 1797 Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Esther Caps formerly Smith disowned after usual labor extended for accomplishing her marriage out of the unity of friends * Above is clearly the Esther Smith who married Mr. Capps; !QUAKER:1 day 6th month 1799 Cane Creek Monthly Meeting The women produced testimonies against Esther Gilbert & Rebecca Dowd, Jacob Marshill is appointed to publish them at a meeting for worship at the meeting near Tysons & Report his case to next meeting.; !QUAKER:1 day 6th month 1799 Cane Creek Monthly Women's Meeting - Phebe Carrol formerly Gilbert disowned for accomplishing her marriage out of the unity of friends. - This meeting disowns Esther Gilbert, formerly Smith, and Rebecca Dowd, formerly Barns, for keeping unreasonable company with them that is now their husbands so as to be with child before marriage * The entry regarding Phebe was right before Esther, so I include it here in case there is a connection; !QUAKER:6 day 7th month 1799 Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Report hath been made on behalf of the friend appointed to publish the testimonies against Esther Gilbert & Rebecca Dowd that it is complied with. !CENSUS:1800 Chatham Co, NC pg 223 w/Wilson GILBERT age 16-25 (1774/84); !CENSUS:1810 Chatham Co, NC pg 204 w/Wilson GILBERT age 26-44 (1765/84); !CENSUS:1820; !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co, NC pg 194 w/Wilson GILBERT age 60-69 (1760/70); !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co, NC pg 269 w/Thomas GILBERT age 70-79 (1760/70); !MORTALITY:1850 * Yancey Co, NC Esther GILBERT, 70 (1779/80) d Jan 1850, widow;