William was an inkeeper. It is not known at what date this was.
His inn , "THE BLACK BULL" , was situated at Moffat. He was know as
"Willie of the Bull" in Scotland . "THE BLACK BULL" was a popular place
during the years of Robert Burns. Robbie Burns wrote on the window glass
of the inn with a diamond ring the comment, "Ask God why he made the gem
so small." Proof of this is evident on a plaque placed near the window
of the Black Bull, which is still standing today. It was know to be have
been in existence in 1618. William(2)Smith & Ellen Bell had a son William(3) who was born at Long Island, N.Y, 14 Apr 1833.
He died 3 Jan 1913 in Warwick Township, Ontario. William married Mary Elizabeth SAYLES on 27 Oct 1867
in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
William(3)'s sister, Agnes, met and married John Peter Kingston in 1839 while they
were living in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, where William Sr. was
managing White Spring Farm. Agnes was born 11 Jul 1822 in Lockerbie, Scotland.
In 1842, William and Jane Smith, and the rest of the family followed the Kingstons
to the Anglican Church Glebe Farm, Warwick Twp, Lambton, Ontario where they lived
for a short time with Rev. Mortimer, before they settled on farms on the
fourth line of Warwick; William Sr. on Lot 15, S.E.R., and William Jr. on
Lot 14, Con 4, S.E.R. Jane Smith, a native of Hoddam, Dumfrieshire, Scotland died
in 1857 and her husband William died in 1860.
They are buried in the Watford Pioneer Cemetary. For now these are the only dates known.
Not sure if the surname 'Smith' is Janes's maiden name or her married name.
William and his wife, Jane, emigrated from Lockerbie, Scotland to North America in
1832 with some of their family, setting sail from Ruthwell Village. They first
settled in New York City. Their son William married Ellen Bell, daughter of George
Bell and Janet Hetherington, in the Parish of Cummertrees, DumfriesShire, Scotland,about 1823.