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Smart Family History
Smart Genealogy & Family TreeSmart is an English name from Suffolk, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English smeart and referred to someone who was "quick" and referred to someone with the occupation of a handyman. The earliest known ancestor--Lifwinus Smart--was recorded in 1180. The family motto is Virtus pre nummis which means "Virtue is preferable to money."
Other spellings include "Smarte," "Smartt," and "Smert." Notable people with the surname include American actress Amy Smart (The Butterfly Effect, Road Trip, Crank), American actress Jean Smart (Designing Women, Garden State, Sweet Home Alabama), and American journalist and author Elizabeth Smart (ABC News, You're Not Alone). The first Smart to come to America was John Smart in Massachusetts in 1635.
Smart Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1788 December 0, 1863 England
- Robertus EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1800 Emptynul
- Greenberry EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1827 March 14, 1903 Illinois
- Joana EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1846 Iowa
- Bennett EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1794 December 0, 1854 South Carolina
Smart Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1769 April 17, 1852 Emptynul
- Anne EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1624 Emptynul
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Smart -- --, 1628 Emptynul
- Sylvania Smart -- --, 1743 December 0, 1812
- William E Smart -- --, 1894 January 14, 1978
