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- Spouse: Anne Witherspoon Smith (1749 - 1817)* Children: Frances Ann Smith Prevost (1780 - 1807)* Mary Clay Smith Breckinridge (1787 - 1864)* Caroline Laurens Smith (1798 - 1814)*
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Samuel Stanhope Smith (March 15, 1751 – August 21, 1819) was a Presbyterian minister, founding president of Hampden–Sydney College and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. His stormy career ended in his forced resignation.
Born at Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, Kentucky. Presbyterian minister for 45 years. Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Council. Son of John Breckinridge. Married Frances Prevost in 1823, granddaughter of Samuel Stanhope Smith, President of Princeton University.
Ann Witherspoon (1749-1817), John Witherspoon’s eldest daughter, was nineteen years old when her family moved from Scotland to New Jersey. As such, she outranked many of her father’s pupils in age and maturity. One such student was her future husband, Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819).
Mar 28, 2022 · Samuel Stanhope Smith (March 15, 1751 – August 21, 1819) was a Presbyterian minister, founding president of Hampden–Sydney College and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. His stormy career ended in his enforced resignation.
- March 15, 1751
His own ties to Princeton were strengthened when on June 28, 1775, he married Ann, the oldest daughter of President Witherspoon, whom he would succeed in 1795. Samuel was prepared for college by his father, who conducted a famous school at Pequea, from which Samuel was admitted to the College in 1767 as a member of the junior class.
Samuel Stanhope Smith. Born about 15 Mar 1751 in Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Ancestors. Son of Robert Smith and Elizabeth (Blair) Smith. Brother of William Smith, John Blair Smith and Isaac Smith. Husband of Anne Witherspoon — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Descendants.
Samuel Stanhope Smith, Princeton’s seventh president (1795-1812), was an early defender of the unity of mankind—arguing that environment, not innate biological differences, determined one’s race.
