William Smith was born in Culpepper, Virginia. He and his wife, Lucy Wright, married in 1786 and moved to the Stoney Point area in 1793. He built a store and got a post office in 1808 in the same location as the present Stoney Point Grocery. Although William Smith died in 1824 his son, Joel Smith, succeeded him as postmaster of the Stoney Point Area.

William Smith started the Stoney Point Mansion in 1818. It was not complete when he died in 1824, his son Joel finished the home in 1829. William Smith's daughter Anna Smith (1788-1839) married John Fooshe and they lived in a house which was on the site of the Stoney Point Golf Clubhouse. Another daughter Amelia Smith married George F. Anderson and they lived in a house located on the present Stoney Point number 5 hole.

Joel Smith (1798-1855) lived in the Stoney Point Mansion and was one of the wealthiest men in the state outside of Charleston at the time of his death. He owned 1,883 acres of the land, part of which is the present Stoney Point Development. He served several terms in the state legislature beginning in 1835. The executor of the Joel Smith estate invested his estate in confederate bonds which became worthless. His large plantation was broken up. (Information obtained through John C. Scurry, Jr., Atty.)

Today, Stoney Point on Lake Greenwood is a Golfer's Paradise. The community has been master planned by three of the original founders and developers of Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island to provide owners and members with a truly gracious lifestyle. The design theme of Stoney Point is to create an outstanding residential community and classically beautiful golf course.