Hugh Smith 1730–… – My Father's Father

Hugh Smith, 1730–…

House of George and Jean Lambie and later Hugh Smith through his wife.

Name

Hugh Smith — birth name

Name: Hugh /Smith/
Type of name: birth name
Surname: Smith

Note: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/9MQC-Y5Z

Note: Children does not correlate nicely with Rae and Cathleen information

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	1730 36 32 Loudoun
Baptism	September 13, 1730 37 32 (aged 0) Newmilns
Occupation	Inn Keeper Newmilns
Birth of a brother	James Nicol Smith June 10, 1733
Birth of a sister	Agnes Smith 1735 Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Baptism of a sister	Agnes Smith August 1735 Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death of a father	Moses Smith 1735 Note: After 1735
Religious marriage	Jean Lambie — View this family August 16, 1753 (aged 23 years) Loudoun Note: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lambie-674 ???
Birth of a son	John Smith 1771
Birth of a son	George I Smith 1772
Marriage of a son	John Smith — Jean Mair — View this family January 16, 1802 Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Note: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mair-1251
Marriage of a son	George I Smith — Janet Morton — View this family April 6, 1816 Loudoun
Death of a son	John Smith June 28, 1847 Loudoun
Death of a mother	Agnes Richmond
Birth of a son	Moses Smith Note: Eldest of the children
Birth of a son	James Smith
Birth of a son	Nicholas Smith
Death	yes
Research task	https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/9MQC-Y5Z Children does not correlate nicely with Rae and Cathleen July 2, 2025 User: myfathersfathertree

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: January 16, 1693 35 35 — Newmilns Baptism: January 1693 35 35 — Loudoun Religious marriage: October 21, 1719 Occupation: Innkeeper — Newmilns, Louden, Ayr, Scotland Death: 1735 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Agnes Richmond Hugh Smith Margaret Smith Jean Smith Hugh Smith James Nicol Smith Agnes Smith Moses Smith 1693–1735 Birth: January 16, 1693 35 35 — Newmilns Death: 1735
mother	Links Birth: 1698 25 21 — Newmilns Religious marriage: October 21, 1719 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Moses Smith Hugh Smith Margaret Smith Jean Smith Hugh Smith James Nicol Smith Agnes Smith Agnes Richmond 1698–… Birth: 1698 25 21 — Newmilns Death:
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — October 21, 1719 —
10 months elder brother	Links Birth: August 17, 1720 27 22 — Loudoun Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hugh Smith 1720–… Birth: August 17, 1720 27 22 — Loudoun Death:
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: July 22, 1722 29 24 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Smith 1722–… Birth: July 22, 1722 29 24 Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 4, 1725 32 27 — Loudoun Religious marriage: December 10, 1745 — Ayr Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Campbell Jean Smith 1725–… Birth: July 4, 1725 32 27 — Loudoun Death:
6 years himself	Links Birth: 1730 36 32 — Loudoun Baptism: September 13, 1730 37 32 — Newmilns Religious marriage: August 16, 1753 — Loudoun Occupation: Inn Keeper — Newmilns Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jean Lambie Moses Smith James Smith Nicholas Smith Jean Smith John Smith George I Smith Hugh Smith 1730–… Birth: 1730 36 32 — Loudoun Death:
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: June 10, 1733 40 35 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Nicol Smith 1733–… Birth: June 10, 1733 40 35 Death:
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1735 41 37 — Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Baptism: August 1735 42 37 — Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes Smith 1735–… Birth: 1735 41 37 — Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Death:

Family with Jean Lambie
himself	Links Birth: 1730 36 32 — Loudoun Baptism: September 13, 1730 37 32 — Newmilns Religious marriage: August 16, 1753 — Loudoun Occupation: Inn Keeper — Newmilns Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jean Lambie Moses Smith James Smith Nicholas Smith Jean Smith John Smith George I Smith Hugh Smith 1730–… Birth: 1730 36 32 — Loudoun Death:
wife	Links Birth: March 28, 1731 37 21 — Tarbolton Baptism: March 28, 1731 37 21 — Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Religious marriage: August 16, 1753 — Loudoun Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hugh Smith Moses Smith James Smith Nicholas Smith Jean Smith John Smith George I Smith Jean Lambie 1731–… Birth: March 28, 1731 37 21 — Tarbolton Death:
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — August 16, 1753 — Loudoun
son	Links Birth: Occupation: Baker — Newmilns Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Moses Smith …–… Birth: Death:
son	Links Birth: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Smith …–… Birth: Death:
son	Links Birth: Occupation: Weaver — Darvel Death: Darvel Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nicholas Smith …–… Birth: Death: Darvel
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jean Smith …–…
son	Links Birth: 1771 41 39 Religious marriage: January 16, 1802 — Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: June 28, 1847 — Loudoun Burial: Newmilns, Louden, Ayr, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jean Mair John Smith 1771–1847 Birth: 1771 41 39 Death: June 28, 1847 — Loudoun
2 years son	Links Birth: 1772 42 40 Religious marriage: April 6, 1816 — Loudoun Occupation: Inn Keeper — Newmilns Death: June 9, 1862 — Newmilns Burial: Newmilns Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Janet Morton was there a James Smith Helen Smith Jean Smith Janet Smith Hugh Smith Thomas Smith Agnes Smith Moses Smith George Smith Catharine Smith Ann Morton Smith Catharine Smith James Smith Isabella Smith George I Smith 1772–1862 Birth: 1772 42 40 Death: June 9, 1862 — Newmilns

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Religious marriage	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lambie-674 ???
Name	https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/9MQC-Y5Z Children does not correlate nicely with Rae and Cathleen information
Note	There is no record when Hugh Smith died, but John, George and Jean were living in the Temple Darvel house in 1800. Jean died and John and George divided equally between them the land of Temple Darvel amounting to 4 1/2 acres. John Smith married Jean Muir and built a house for himself. This house was in Main Street West and stood opposite the Church on the south side of Main Street. The house was in appearance like Temple Darvel with a thatched roof. It had and an entry(?) way from front to back, and on the left there was a four roomed shop, for John Smith was a weaver. On the right was a kitchen with two beds. These beds had shutters which were drawn together during the daytime. There was a spence, small room beyond the kitchen. According to the will (or testament) of Hugh Smith he must have been a wealthy man. He left to Moses in Newmilns: All my houses, yards, lands in Newmilns all household and furniture, utensils and domestics and about the houses belonging to him with right of property and possessions, all rents, mails and duties, plus Five pound land ?? in London, with the burden of paying lawful debts, excepting deathbed and funeral expenses, and burden of paying yearly fee annuity of twelve shillings to daughter Jean Smith. Nicolas Smith: Weaver in Darvel: 300 Merks Scots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merk_(coin) Jean Smith: 800 Merks Scots - in case of marriage her husband excluded from active right or pretention (?) over sum of 800 Merks Scots. Nicolas, Jean, John and George: Equal shares all and whole of movable subjects in and about dwelling house in Darvel, Gold and Silver, "couried and uncouried, debts and sums of money, bonds, bills, accounts due and indepted to Hugh Smith, also corn and cattle. In time James and Jean died and their share was conveyed to John and George Smith. Hugh Smith and Children, Jean, John and George went to live in Darvel. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/5-sites-in-scotland-that-are-connected-to-the-knights-templar.html
Note	Just check the children as according to this https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/9MQC-Y5Z there were more (or they died young and are not in Cathleens records)
Note	From History of Darvel: p31 "the year 1859 when we are apprised that the farm Tempil, so long tenanted by the Smiths had been removed and that Temple Street had been built that far down both sides.

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Media object	House of George and Jean Lambie and later Hugh Smith through his wife. Note: From Pictorial History of Darvel: Temple Derval was the house George Lambie, blacksmith, and was situated on land behind and to the west of Hastings Square. Built in 1745 the view here is from an old painting. The land was once in possession of the Knights Templar until the Order was suppressed in Scotland in 1309. The eastern portion of the lands of Temple Derval were occupied at the end of last century by the lace mill of Alexander Morton & Co. The house itself pay part of the way down and across what is now Temple Street, so called to commemorate it and the earliest recorded history of the town. It was taken down around 1851. From Pictorial History of Darvel: Temple Derval was the house George Lambie, blacksmith, and was situated on land behind and to the west of Hastings Square. Built in 1745 the view here is from an old painting. The land was once in possession of the Knights Templar until the Order was suppressed in Scotland in 1309. The eastern portion of the lands of Temple Derval were occupied at the end of last century by the lace mill of Alexander Morton & Co. The house itself pay part of the way down and across what is now Temple Street, so called to commemorate it and the earliest recorded history of the town. It was taken down around 1851. The House of George Lambie 1745 The house of Hugh Smith [and Jean (Lambie)] In Keeper in Newmilns (The Dun Inn?) whose wife was Jean Lambie. After she died, Hugh Smith and family came to Darvel. The house and Temple lands 4 1/2 acres came to Hugh Smith, through his wife. George Smith [my "i.e. George Smith" of Leytonstone grandfather (and Jean Morrells great great grandfather)] married Janet Morton of Ladybrow and had in this house to him 11 children. It was pulled down about 1855 and the substance of the bed? house was used again in the building corner of West Main Str and Temple Str.
Media object	Text on back of House Painting Note: The House of George Lambie 1745 The House of George Lambie 1745 The house of Hugh Smith [and Jean (Lambie)] In Keeper in Newmilns (The Dun Inn?) whose wife was Jean Lambie. After she died, Hugh Smith and family came to Darvel. The house and Temple lands 4 1/2 acres came to Hugh Smith, through his wife. George Smith [my "i.e. George Smith" of Leytonstone grandfather (and Jean Morrells great great grandfather)] married Janet Morton of Ladybrow and had in this house to him 11 children. It was pulled down about 1855 and the substance of the bed? house was used again in the building corner of West Main Str and Temple Str.

Summary

There is no record when Hugh Smith died, but John, George and Jean were living in the Temple Darvel house in 1800. Jean died and John and George divided equally between them the land of Temple Darvel amounting to 4 1/2 acres. John Smith married Jean Muir and built a house for himself. This house was in Main Street West and stood opposite the Church on the south side of Main Street. The house was in appearance like Temple Darvel with a thatched roof. It had and an entry(?) way from front to back, and on the left there was a four roomed shop, for John Smith was a weaver. On the right was a kitchen with two beds. These beds had shutters which were drawn together during the daytime. There was a spence, small room beyond the kitchen.

According to the will (or testament) of Hugh Smith he must have been a wealthy man. He left to Moses in Newmilns: All my houses, yards, lands in Newmilns all household and furniture, utensils and domestics and about the houses belonging to him with right of property and possessions, all rents, mails and duties, plus Five pound land ?? in London, with the burden of paying lawful debts, excepting deathbed and funeral expenses, and burden of paying yearly fee annuity of twelve shillings to daughter Jean Smith.

Nicolas Smith: Weaver in Darvel: 300 Merks Scots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merk_(coin)
Jean Smith: 800 Merks Scots - in case of marriage her husband excluded from active right or pretention (?) over sum of 800 Merks Scots.

Nicolas, Jean, John and George: Equal shares all and whole of movable subjects in and about dwelling house in Darvel, Gold and Silver, "couried and uncouried, debts and sums of money, bonds, bills, accounts due and indepted to Hugh Smith, also corn and cattle.

In time James and Jean died and their share was conveyed to John and George Smith.

Hugh Smith and Children, Jean, John and George went to live in Darvel.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/5-sites-in-scotland-that-are-connected-to-the-knights-templar.html

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Family with parents
father Parents Hugh Smith Janet Crawford	Moses Smith 1693–1735
mother Parents John Richmond Margaret Brown	Agnes Richmond 1698–…
elder brother	Hugh Smith 1720–…
elder sister	Margaret Smith 1722–…
elder sister Family John Campbell	Jean Smith 1725–…
himself	Hugh Smith 1730–…
younger brother	James Nicol Smith 1733–…
younger sister	Agnes Smith 1735–…

Family with Jean Lambie
himself	Hugh Smith 1730–…
wife Parents George Lambie Jean Morton	Jean Lambie 1731–…
son	Moses Smith …–…
son	James Smith …–…
son	Nicholas Smith …–…
daughter	Jean Smith …–…
son Family Jean Mair	John Smith 1771–1847
son Family Janet Morton was there a James Smith Helen Smith Jean Smith Janet Smith Hugh Smith Thomas Smith Agnes Smith Moses Smith George Smith Catharine Smith Ann Morton Smith Catharine Smith James Smith Isabella Smith	George I Smith 1772–1862

Descendants

Hugh Smith(1730–…)
- Jean Lambie1753