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Settlement
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Land Grant Number
Acres
Date
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Give a brief description of the inhabitant. The man. The legend. Do we know any significant details about these guys? If yes, great! Include that here. If not, then this can just be ignored.
W. E. Smith
Settlement
Stella Maris
Grants
D-72 (27 acres, 1790)
W. E. Smith. Origin: Old Family Name
Mr. (we assume) Smith received 27 acres of land in the Stella Maris area in 1790. There are numerous mentions of the Smith surname in early records of both the Bahamas and Bermuda. Smiths are listed in the 1731 and 1740 census as living on New Providence.
Reference: 1731 and 1740 Censuses
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