was born at Clifton July 5, 1805.  His sister, Eliza Smith Carter was the wife of Dale Carter, and therefore the grandmother of Governor Henry Carter Stuart. 

            William Alexander Stuart the First was married to Mary Lampkin Smith Carter, daughter of Eliza Smith Carter.  This couple were the parents of William Alexander Stuart the Second, the one who started the Stuart Land and Cattle Company, and father of Governor Henry Carter Stuart. 

            Dr. Smith got his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1833, at a time when most licensed physicians had only had an apprenticeship with another physician.  The same year he married Mary Douglas Anderson of Elliston, Montgomery County Virginia.  They started housekeeping in a log cabin on land now known as Smithfield.  It had been the property of his grandfather, Col. Henry Smith of Clifton.  The land lies to the north of the intersection of current US 19 and State 80, and is west of the Rosedale mansions of the Richard Price and Stuarts. 

            The cabin was located on a beautiful site on a knoll, with a tremendous view of the valley below, and of a flowing spring underneath.  It was about three fourths of a mile above the highway.   

            Dr. Smith’s letters indicate that he “had the promise of the practice of the most wealthy, and respectable families in the vicinity.”  However, the population was very sparse, and he had to ride on horseback in all kinds of weather over several counties. 

            His letters make reference to “Rosedale” as far back as 1841, but it is not clear if the term in that era applied to a region, a house, or a plantation. 

            In 1850 Dr. Smith completed “Smithfield”, the current mansion on the north side of US 19 just east of the westernmost intersection of US 19 and State 80.  Its four corners were set to the cardinal points of the compass.  It has twelve rooms, each with its own fireplace, and a large attic.  All the original wood was hand-hewn and was joined by pegs.  The floor is solid poplar.  The excellent brick, which shows little wear even today, was fired on the place.   

            The exterior design is a blend of classic Federal Style, but with a ‘four square’ roof with a dormer more typical of the popular style of the turn of the twentieth century. 

Dr. Smith was one of the pioneers in vaccinating against smallpox, and developed a theory that the high incidence of goiters in the area was due to iodine deficiency, a theory that decades later proved to be correct.   

            His estate inventory showed twenty three slaves, and several white employees.  He owned 4,918 acres of land.