The Woods are Full of Them

The immigrant ancestor, Gasper Shmit (Schmitt) (1723-1784) was born in Germany. He came to America at the age of 27 in 1750 from Inglesheim, Germany on the ship Phoenix. In 1758 he married Margaret age 35 (b. ca. 1723). He bought land in Rowan Co., N.C. in 1761, and became a naturalized citizen in 1765. At this time he changed his name Gasper Shmit to Casper Smith.