David Smith (abt. 1756 - 1818)

Born about 1756 in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Skiff) Smith — married 22 Jan 1778 (to 1787) in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Maria (Allen) Smith — married 13 Nov 1788 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1818 at about age 62 in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

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Private David Smith served with Dukes County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Biography

David Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105055.

David Smith was born on Martha's Vineyard in 1756-7, as calculated from the age ("62nd year") given in his 1818 death record; two of his children's death records place his birth at Tisbury, one at Edgartown. Charles Edward Banks, in his "History of Martha's Vineyard", notes that Smith became a "master mariner", and that his residence was in Tisbury.

David Smith served in the American Revolution, providing "sea coast defence," under Cap Benj Smith.^[1]

Banks adds these notes concerning Capt. Smith's marriages, and his children by two wives:

"He m. (1) Sarah Skiff (146) 28 Jan. 1778, who was b. 13 Mch. 1761 and d. 31 July 1787; m. (2) Maria Allen (185) 13 Nov. 1788, who was b.1758 and d. 1 Mch. 1820. He d. 1 Oct. 1818. They had the following named children:

190. Sarah, b. 9 May 1778; m. Beriah Weeks (136) 26 Dec. 1802.

191. David, b. 27 July 1781; m. Charlotte Dunham (421) 25 Dec. 1806.

192. Nathan, b. 16 Aug. 1783; m. Polly J. Dunham (422) Dec. 1808.

193. Thomas Harlock, b. 4 Aug. 1786; m. Deborah West (275) 20 Dec. 1810.

"Children By Second Wife:

194. Jane, b. 4 Oct. 1789; m. Timothy Luce (1016) 10 May 1816.

195. Ebenezer Allen, b. 9 Feb. 1791; m. Peggy Luce (1132) 12 Dec. 1822.

196. Hannah, b. 1793; d. 20 Jan. 1863, unm."

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Oct 2023), "Record of David Smith", Ancestor # A105055.

• Birth year, marriage, and death date: Charles Edward Banks, "The History of Martha's Vineyard", Vol. 3, p. 445; see [1] ; birth year (est.) supported by age at death (see death record cited below)
• Marriage (1) to Sarah Skiff, 22 Jan. 1778: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/r/142954110 (subscription required)
• Marriage (2) to Maria (Moriah) Allen, 13 Nov. 1788: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/r/142586094 (subscription required)
• Death: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/r/142757695 (subscription required)
• "In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon by Joan Druett, author of Hen Frigates