John Strong Macauley Smith “tipped over,” in the words of his mother, on May 30, 2023 at age 89, after battling Alzheimer’s disease with grace. John was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 27, 1933 ...

Smith was sentenced, again, to be hanged. Hours before he was to swing, Newport arrived up the James River with fresh settlers and supplies, intervening once more to spare Smith from the noose.