William Smith (1727 - 1819)

Born 14 Apr 1727 in Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 23 Oct 1819 at age 92 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Smith, son of Joseph Smith and Mary Hawes, was born 14 Apr 1727 in Stoughton, Suffolk [Norfolk] County, Massachusetts. ^[1]

He married in Stoughton 23 Sep 1747 Katherine Withington of Stoughton.^[2]

According to the "Smith Genealogy" (est.1931) at Stoughton Historical Society (no author/compiler), he lived in Stoughton at Bay and Highland streets, house was back of present 55 Highland. He apparently inherited the western half of father's land at the pond, including the old home; brother Joseph Smith Jr.’s farm was 66 acres (ab. half of 120).

[In 1793 their area was included in a new county, Norfolk.]

He died in Stoughton 23 Oct 1819.^[3] and was buried in Dry Pond Cemetery.^[4]

Children from Find-a-Grave^[5] The "Smith Genealogy” gives the names of just the first nine and in this order:

1. James Smith b. May 12 1748, d. Feb 4 1825 age 76.
2. Jesse Smith
3. William Smith b. Mar 1 1752, m. Rebecca Tilden, d. Aug 22 1779 age 27.
4. Elijah Smith b. Jun 10 1754, m. Mary Lyon, d. Oct 25 1808.
5. Elizabeth Smith b. Sep 20 1756, m. Saul White, d. Nov 18 1823 Taunton MA.
6. Lemuel Smith b. Jul 15 1759, d. Nov 5 1846 age 87.
7. Nathaniel Smith b. 1761, m. Anna Holmes, d. Sep 22 1827.
8. Catherine Smith b. 1752, m. Jesse Pierce, d. Nov 23 1810 aged 57-58
9. Hannah Smith b. 1773, d. May 16 1853.

Find-a-grave adds:

1. Jesse Smith b. 1763, m. Sarah Briggs, d. Nov 20 1843 Livermore, Maine. Profile say he was not a son.
2. Philip Smith b. Jun 4 1772, d. Apr 11 1866 Livermore Falls, Maine

DNA

The following is under review:

Descendant of yDNA group NE24 Henry Smith-16853 (c1607 New Buckenham, Norfolk, ENG-May 1687 Medfield, Massachusetts) m Elizabeth UNKNOWN-86135. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[6]

1 Henry Smith arr: 1637 ship 'John & Dorothy' b.c.1607 New Buckenham, Norfolk Co. ENGLAND d. May 1687 Medfield, MA -WILL m. in ENG Elizabeth _______
.2 SETH Smith-8501 (c1636 ENG - 1682 MA) m. Mary Thurston = 6 Sons
..3 Seth Smith-147819 (1669 Medfield, MA-1724 Boston MA) m. Mehitable Heath
...4 Joseph (1694 MA -1769 MA) m. Mary Hawes
....5 William (1727 MA -1819 MA) m.Catherine Withington
.....6 James (1748 MA -1825 MA) m. Molly Smith
......7 William (1789 MA -1877 NH) m. Polly Tenney
.......8 Oren (1832 NH -1911 NE) m. Columbia R. Frost

Sources

1. ↑ Stoughton vital records, p.21. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002015248652&view=1up&seq=35
2. ↑ Stoughton vital records. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002015248652&view=1up&seq=77
3. ↑ Stoughton vital rec. (at Town Hall): age 92.
4. ↑ Find-a-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57330286/william-smith.
5. ↑ Find-a-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57330286/william-smith.
6. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE24 Henry Smith.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSK-VQG : 10 February 2018), William Smith, 14 Apr 1727; citing STOUGHTON, NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 3.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3PDD-SXV : accessed 4 August 2019), entry for Joseph Smith; "OldPeopleGrandKids" file (2:2:2:MM6B-TCL), submitted 25 July 2019 by Don Stephenson [identity withheld for privacy].