Person
Claudius Smith
Loyalist guerrilla leader during the American Revolution
Claudius Smith (1736 – January 22, 1779) is a notorious Loyalist guerrilla leader during the American Revolution.
He leads a band of irregulars who were known locally as the 'cowboys'.
Claudius is the eldest son of David Smith (1701–1787), a respected tailor, cattleman, miller, constable, clergyman, and finally judge in Brookhaven, New York.
His mother is Meriam (Williams) Carle, a daughter of Samuel Williams of Hempstead, New York.
David Smith is the son of a Samuel Smith, but the identity of this Samuel is not certain.