John Smith was born on May 26, 1673 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, son of Samuel Smith (1641–1697) and Mary Hopkins (1640–<1700).
John (20) married Bethia Snow (21) (born on July 1, 1672 in Eastham, New England; daughter of Stephen Snow and Susanna (Deane) Snow) on May 14, 1694 in Eastham.[1] Their children were:
Samuel Smith (1696–>1742) married Mercy Higgins of Eastham.
Dean Smith (~1698–<1729) married Esther Ryder of Yarmouth, Mass.
Mercy Smith (1700–>1748), married Sept 24, 1729, Nathan Kenney of Chatham. They were the parents of Heman and Nathan Kenney, grantees in Barrington, NS, and of Miriam Kenney who married Samuel Hamilton a grantee in Barrington.
John Smith (~1703–1767), married (1st) Sept. 21 1727 Elizabeth, dau of George and Martha (Cook?) Brown (2nd) Apl 7 1763, Lydia, widow of Enenezer Snow.
Stephen Smith (~1706–1766), died of small pox Jan 13 1766.
Bethiah Smith (1708–1776), married Dec 15, 1731, Elisha Young.
David Smith (1711– ), no further record. Was living in 1734.
Seth Smith (1713–1787), married 1st Mch 15, 1737, Elizabeth..., who died Apl 12, 1756; married 2nd Nov 18 1756, Mary (Godfrey) Nickerson, widow of Caleb Nickerson and a sister of Benjamin Godfrey a grantee in Liverpool, NS.
John Smith moved to Chatham, Mass, and lived on one of the farms left him in his father's will. He was a substantial man in the village and held many offices in the town. He was a Selectman, Surveyor, constable, etc.
He died before 25 Feb 1717. The records relating to the settlement of his estate are found on the Barnstable County Probate Records. His son Samuel was the administrator.[2]
In 1734, with his estate still not settled, his estate was set out to his children, Samuel (eldest son), Dean (since deceased a dower to Dean's widow, Hester), John, Stephen, David, Seth, Mercy, Mary, and Bethiah. An account of his estate was also recorded.[3]
Bethia, widow of John Smith, died after 1734 when his estate was finally settled. The Chatham records do not give the date of her death.
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 19 April 2021), John Smith and Bethia Snow, 14 May 1694; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010725.
John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 21-22
SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE08 Ralph Smith: Descendant of yDNA group NE08 Ralph Smith-3423 (1612 ENG - 1685 Massachusetts) m Elizabeth Hobart-46 and Grace Unknown-137027. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.
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