Nehemiah Smith Sr. (abt. 1605 - 1686)

Born about 1605 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Ann (Bourne) Smith — married 21 Jan 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1686 at about age 81 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

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Nehemiah Smith Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 311) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

The origins of Nehemiah Smith of Marshfield, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; New London, Connecticut; and Norwich, Connecticut are unknown (Robert Charles Anderson, FASG [Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists], The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640; a Concise Compendium [Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 2015], 311).

Burial: August 8, 1727 Post & Gager Gnd, Poquonoc, CT?

"XXXIII. Smith. Nehemiah Smith was of Stratford, 1646, but removed to New Haven, and obtained a grant of land upon Oyster river for his accommodation in keeping sheep. He is occasionally called on the colonial records, "Shep herd Smith." In 1652 he transferred his residence to New London, where his brother John had previously settled, and from thence came to Norwich in 1660, or soon afterward. In 1663 he is styled, "now of New Norridge." He appears to have had six or seven daughters, and one son ; but only four of the daughters can be traced into other households. Mary became the wife of Samuel Raymond ; Elizabeth, of Joshua Raymond ; Ann, of Thomas Bradford ; and another, (name uncertain,) of Joshua Abel. At New Haven, the birth and baptism of six of the children may be found on record, his wife Sarah being a member of the church at that place. At Norwich, in his old age, he had a wife Ann." [History of Norwich, p.199]

Temporary Needs

Profile carries the Puritan Great Migration Maintenance Category, "Needs Research." While we have removed previous "uncertain" information regarding his birth, there are continuing disputes by WikiTreers about his wife and children. See comments here, here and here.

Research Notes

Search for origins of Nehemiah Smith updates-1

Directory. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640: A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 311 (Nehemiah Smith). "Smith, Nehemiah: Unknown; 1637; Marshfield, New Haven, New London, Norwich"; works consulted as "PCR 1:79, 138; PCPR 1:48; MD 13:85; TAG 11:12-14; Granberry 322-23; FANH 1664; Waterman Gen 1:621-23; H. Allen Smith, A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith (Albany, New York, 1889)]." See Sources used in the Great Migration series.

• PCR 1:79--
• PCR 1:138--
• PCPR 1:48--
• MD 13:85--
• TAG 11:12-14--
• Granberry 322-23--
• FANH 1664--
• Waterman Gen 1:621-23--
• H. Allen Smith, A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith (Albany, New York, 1889)]--

Prior Version. A prior version of this profile reported his was born "about June 1605" in "Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough, Staffordshire, England." [As reported on the FindAGrave memorial. As of 5.7.23 it notes: "My great uncle, Waleter Burgess Smith, who died in 1995, was a published genealogist. He travelled to Newcastle to check on the often mentioned birthplace of Nehemiah and found no evidence to support this claim. Contributor: Michael Smith (51471843)"]

DNA. Immigrant Ancestor of yDNA group NE37 Rev Nehemiah Smith-15993 (c1605 Eng-1686 New London, Connecticut) m Sarah Ann Bourne. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup I1 NE37 Rev Nehemiah Smith.
2. ↑ Space: SmithConnection.com_DNA_Project

• "Thomas Bradford (Maj. William, Gov. William) and his wife." The American Genealogist. Vol. 11, Pg. 12-13.
• A genealogical history of the descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith of New London County, Connecticut By Henry Allen Smith
• Colket, Jr., Meredith B. 1912-. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants From Europe, 1607-1657, Revised Edition. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America : distributed by Founders Project, 1985. Text located at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society library. Page 289.
• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Directory, published 2013. Reference page 311
• Ancestry.com NOTE: Private family tree, no visible information
• Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. History of New London, Connecticut From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612, The Author, New London, 1852. On Archive.org
• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #17118256 in Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Granberry Family and Allied Families (E.F. Waterman, Hartford, Conn., 1945) Page 322

• "Their [Nehemiah and John] nephew Edward Smith, son of their eldest brother in England, came to New London to live with John Smith, who was childless and promised Edward a child's portion. A great deal of testimony was taken after John's death to prove this, which shows that the family had suffered severe losses during the Civil War in England."