Smith, John Spear
(1785-1866)
John Spear Smith (1785–1866) was a member of a family represented in the historical record of the American Revolutionary era. The biographical details in this entry are based on the record titled “Gen John Spear Smith (1785-1866) - Find a Grave Memorial.”
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John Spear Smith was born on Nov 27, 1785. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for John Spear Smith is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. John Spear Smith died on Nov 17, 1866. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.













