Mrs. Nancy Smitherman Garner Green

These are the facts that outline Nancy's life:

1. Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Smitherman, Sr., of Randolph County, NC. Margie Smitherman says, "To my knowledge the only heirs of THOMAS SMITHERMAN SR. were: John Smitherman, William Smitherman, Thomas Smitherman, Samuel W Smitherman, Andrew Smitherman, Jesse Smitherman, Sarah Smitherman Bolling wife of George Bolling, Nancy Smitherman Garner wife of Andrew Garner and Elizabeth Smitherman. These heirs were listed in the deed where the heirs of Thomas Smitherman of Randolph Co., NC sold property to John George Poindexter and wife Mary Carr Poindexter of Surry Co., NC."

http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.smotherman

2. Nancy married Andrew Garner in Randolph County, NC, on August 9, 1814. Thomas Smitherman was the bondsman, Jesse Harper was the witness. 

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ncmarr1741&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsln=smitherman&dbOnly=_F00076FC%7c_F00076FC_x%2c_F00076FD%7c_F00076FD_x%2c_F00076FE%7c_F00076FE_x%2c_F00076FF%7c_F00076FF_x%2c_F0007701%7c_F0007701_x&uidh=000&mssns0=garner&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1140896&recoff=7+27&ml_rpos=1

3. She had a son named William with Andrew. William was born about 1816 in North Carolina. 

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=17073923&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t18691802_p1302924686_kpidz0q3d1302924686z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid

4. In the 1830 U.S. Census for NC, Andrew Garner lives in Bibb County. In the household is one male 10 - 15 (Andrew), one male 30 - 40 (Andrew), and one female 30 - 40 (Nancy). Neighbors: Oakley, Fryer, Johnson, David Ward, Leath, Claybaugh, Davis, Johnson, Brown, Walker, Wilson, Carleton, Henson, Barnett, Fancher. 

http://interactive.ancestry.com/8058/4410702_00306/1822370?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fMS_AdvCB%3d1%26db%3d1830usfedcenancestry%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26so%3d3%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dms_db%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dgarner%26gsln_x%3d1%26msrpn__ftp%3dAlabama%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d3%26msrpn_PInfo%3d5-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3246%257c3%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c%26msrpn_x%3dXO%26msrpn__ftp_x%3d1%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD5%257c_F0006BD5_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD6%257c_F0006BD6_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD7%257c_F0006BD7_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD4%257c_F0006BD4_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BD3%257c_F0006BD3_x%26dbOnly%3d_F0006BC0%257c_F0006BC0_x%26uidh%3dwy5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

5. Andrew Garner died in 1837 and left everything to his widow Nancy and son William. Nancy was the administratrix. The will was dated and signed July 14, 1837. Joseph Lawley, James Samples, John Tanner, attestors. 

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23237-76?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749

and 

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23189-23246-79?cc=1978117&wc=M93Q-ML7:n1265025749

6. On September 21, 1837, Nancy married Joseph Green of Bibb County. Joseph Lawley was the bondsman. 

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.3.1%2FTH-1-9821-31620-59%3Fcc%3D1743384

7. On October 21, 1837,  Nancy and Olive Garner renounced their dower rights to a piece of land in Bibb County sold by Joseph Green and William Garner to Chamblin Davis. Document from Bibb County Courthouse. William Chastain attested.

Digression: Boy, that was fast! Nancy became Andrew Garner's widow in July, married Joseph Green, a man barely 1/2 her age in September, and sold a piece of land in October. What impression does this give you about NancySGG???

8. In the 1840 US Cenus for AL, Joseph Green is in Bibb County. In the household are two males 20 - 30 (Joseph & ?) and one female 5 -10, one female 40 - 50 (Nancy), and one 50 - 60. Next door to William Garner. Sarah Smitherman Lawrence and Branson Lawrence are next page over. This would make Joseph’s birth year 1810 - 1820. And Nancy's birth year 1790 - 1800. 

So in other words, Nancy was a cougar. Yowza!

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8057&iid=4409668_00209&fn=William&ln=Garner&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1241647

9. After the 1840 Census there are no additional records for Nancy S. G. Green I can find. 

But....

There IS a Nancy Greene in Shelby County in 1850 living in the household of John P. McKinnie (McKinney) and Mary Ann Green McKinney. It is possible that this is Nancy Smitherman Garner Green. Here are the supporting data:

• The names are the same.

• Nancy Greene in Shelby County was born about 1794. NSGG was born 1790 - 1800 (1849 Census)

• Nancy Greene was born in NC (1850 Census). NSGG was born in NC (various family trees).

• In the 1840 Census, there is a female 6 - 10 in Joseph Green's household. This child could be Beauty/Britty Ann Greene, 16, who follows Nancy Greene in the 1850 Census enumeration. 

Could it be? 

Could the Nancy Smitherman Garner who married Joseph Green be the same as Nancy Greene living with Britta Ann Greene in the 1850 Census????? 

It could!

Is it?

Who knows?

Stay tuned!