Smiddy, Benjamin

• Name	Smiddy, Benjamin
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMID.B001
  Military Service	American Revolutionary War, 2nd Virginia Regiment  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 13 Stars, United States Revolutionary War Also known as the Betsy Ross Flag
  		American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783)
  		2nd Virginia Regiment
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I23828	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Smiddy, M.
  Family ID	F10484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Smiddy, Jesse,   b. Between 1765-1770 + 2. Smiddy, Reubin,   b. 1790, Montgomery, Giles County, Virginia
  Family ID	F10485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES FROM STEPHEN GREGORY "STEVE" LUKE (1947-2002): Benjamin grew up in Stafford County Va. In 1775 he joined the 2nd Va. Regmine to guard the shore in case of a Loyalist invasion. In 1777 the regiment joined George Washington, and Benjamine fought at Brandywine and Germantown, spent a terrible winter at Valley Forge (althought he probably went home for the worst of it). He fought at Monmouth in 1778, spent an even worst winter at Morristown, and in 1779 raided the loyalist in the Carolinas. In 1780 at Charleston after a 37 day siege he was captured and spent 3 years in a prison ship. After the war he settled in Mongtomery County Va.

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2).