Thomas Moore Rhett, nee Smith, was a son of James Smith and Marianna Gough. The Smith family were cousins of the Rhett family whose surname was dying out. To preserve the surname, Thomas was one of six grandsons of Sabina Smith whose surname was changed to Rhett by the South Carolina legislature.
Thomas Moore Rhett, nee Smith, was a son of James Smith and Marianna Gough. The Smith family were cousins of the Rhett family whose surname was dying out. To preserve the surname, Thomas was one of six grandsons of Sabina Smith whose surname was changed to Rhett by the South Carolina legislature.
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