Nelly SMOTHERS m John M RICE 1803 TN
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SMOTHERS, NELLY m John Mcrice
Nena Smothers 2/19/02
I believe the marriage on Oct 6, 1803, Davidson Co, Tenn, is between Nelly Smothers and John M. Rice (not Mcrice).Nelly was probably daughter of John Smothers Sr who was in Davidson County, TN, ca 1803, as evidenced by his signing of the petition to form Rutherford County from Davidson.A John Smothers Jr also signed the petition: John Jr likely was John R. Smothers, md Catherine Sherwood 1803 in Davidson County. So John R. Smothers would be Nelly's brother.John R. Smothers had a daughter named Nelly Smothers b 1808 who married Wm B. Smothers (a distant cousin).
There is a John M. Rice is in the 1820 census in Sumner Co., TN, and on an 1821 tax list for Sumner County.He had children, but I have not learned their names yet.