Isaac Eustace Smith

Isaac Eustace Smith Y Photo: Born: 29 July 1827.[3691] 29 July 1837.[3692] It is likely, though not certain, that Isaac was born at Bethel, just north of Warrenton.[3693] Married: Agnes E. Smith.[3694] He wed Agnes Eustace Blackwell (5 November 1840– ) on 10 January 1856 or 1866. Her parents were Elizabeth Carter and James Blackwell.[3695] Died: Died on 14 May 1872 or in 1874. [3696] 13 May 1872; buried Alton Cemetery,[3697] Bethel.[3698] Routes 628 and 672 intersect northwest of Bethel Cemetery.[3699] Obituary: Children: One source states that he had no children ;[3700] another source states that he did. Cemetery marker transcriptions for three children follow: “Joseph Blackwell / eldest child of Isaac E & Agnes E. Smith / Born July 29, 1867 / Died Feb. 23, 1868.” “Elizabeth James / daughter of Isaac E. & Agnes E. / Smith / Born Feb. 3, 1869 / Died April 14, 1870.” “Infant son Eustace / youngest son of / Isaac E. & Agnes E. Smith / Born Aug. 11, 1871 / Died / Aug. 18, 1872.”[3701] Parents and Siblings: “Col. Wm. Rowleigh Smith married Lucy Steptoe Blackwell…” Isaac E. Smith was the “youngest son of Col. Wm. R. and Lucy Smith”. His parents “had 19 children and lived here [Bethel, north of Warrenton in the Airlie area], according to Mrs. Edward J. Jones.”[3702] Lucy Blackwell (3 May 1793–1879) wed Col. William Rowley Smith (12 February 1781–9 June 1857) of Fauquier County on 21 March 1809. Isaac’s siblings were: Joseph Blackwell; William; Ann Eustace; Catherine Elizabeth; Henry; Richard M.; Robert; Agnes Conway; Lucy Blackwell; Mary Francis; James Madison; Edwin; Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH]; Arthur; Harriet; Albert Gallatin; Benjamin Franklin; Isaac Eustace (himself); Thomas.[3703] Other Family: His maternal grandparents were Major Joseph Blackwell, Jr., (1750– ) and Anne (Eustace) Hull. Joseph’s parents were Lucy Steptoe and Joseph Blackwell, Sr. “Major Joseph Blackwell was vestryman of Dittengen Parish, Prince William County, 1773. He signed the Westmoreland Protest of February 26, 1776. He was a Major in the Subsistence Department Virginia Line, Revolutionary War.” Isaac and his wife, Agnes, were first cousins. Of Anne and Joseph Blackwell’s nine children, Lucy (Blackwell) Smith, Isaac’s mother, was the fifth and James Blackwell, Agnes’s father, the seventh. See Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH] for more about this family group. His paternal grandparents, Elizabeth Doniphan (1744–15 January 1809) and William Smith (1741–22 January 1803), wed in 1773. Elizabeth’s father was Mott, son of Alexander. Isaac’s father, Col. William Rowley Smith, was “Justice, Fauquier, 1810–1852, and for years President Justice;” raised and commanded a cavalry company in the War of 1812; “was ordered to Norfolk and put in command of all [of] the cavalry engaged in the defence [sic—older spelling] of Norfolk; made Colonel of Militia, Fauquier, 1815; Member [of the] Virginia Legislature [for] three terms. He raised, educated and portioned 16 [surviving] children.” Isaac’s sisters Agnes Conway Smith and Lucy Blackwell (Smith) Blackwell were twins named for their maternal grandmother and mother, respectively. Isaac’s wife’s sister, Elizabeth Carter Blackwell (3 March 1837–16 June 1925), married his brother Maj. Albert Gallatin Smith (5 November 1840– ). Researchers can find much more on the sixteen siblings at source. That Isaac and Agnes’s “eldest child” was born in 1867 seems to support a marriage year of 1866 rather than 1856. If these three were their only children, as seems likely if Isaac passed on in May 1872, that would explain why one source list Isaac as having died without issue; he did sire children, but none survived infancy. What sadness for Agnes! Wed at age 25; bore three children; lost all three and her husband by age 31. Yet, she apparently found joy finally: she wed again on 6 July 1887 to “Washington Tazewell Capps, “Oakland”, Lambert Point, near Norfolk.”[3704] Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: 6’3”, fair complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 20 October 1862; paroled April 23 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: [Also see letter, Box 22, John Warwick Daniel Papers, U. Va., Nov 5, 1905. This note may apply to man above.] Isaac was “in Mexico 1861” and came home to serve in ‘Black Horse’ Cav., 1861–1865.”[3705] Private.[3706]