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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
- Tabitha Katherine Smart -- --, 1858 December 1, 1938 Arkansas
- Maria Hayter Smart -- --, 1851 July 15, 1915 Missouri
- Jane Smart -- --, 1849 August 18, 1916
- Lillian Ennis Smart -- --, 1867 January 28, 1957
- Robert Smart -- --, 1646 New Hampshire
Smart Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lee Gideon Smart -- --, 1883 September 23, 1938 Texas
- Mary Smart -- --, 1821 September 9, 1892 New York
- Richard Smart -- --, 1682 May 30, 1739 New Hampshire
- John Smart -- --, 1835 July 5, 1870 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Smart -- --, 1830 December 0, 1842
