Smock, George, 1754-

George Smock, the son of John Smock (b. 1727) and Elizabeth Conover (fl. 1740-1754) was born November 24, 1754. He grew up in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, and in 1776 enlisted in the Continental Army. Following his involvement with the military, Smock spent most of his adult life as a farmer and owner of a lumber mill. In 1779 he married Sarah Conover and sired six children: John, Aaron, Hendrick, Peter, George, and Mary. In 1794, he married his second wife, Margaret Van Deventer, and the family settled into a new home called Island Farms near Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey. From 1795-1818, Smock lived here where he had eight more children with Margaret: Jacob, Garret, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane, Letty, Ann, Isaac G., and Eleanor. After selling the estate in 1818, Smock moved his family to Pleasant Valley in Marlboro Township (near Holmdel), Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died in 1836 and left his farm and residence to his son Isaac G. Smock (1809-after 1885).