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SKILTON
THOMAS1 SKILTON; wife RUTH (REED).
Child,* born at Lexington :
i. SUSANNA,2 b. 24 July 1737.
* Also recorded at Woburn with other children of Thomas and Ruth.
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SKINNER
JOHN F.1 SKINNER; wife FRANCES N. ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. FREDERICK,2 b. 12 Mar. 1850.
SLANEY
AMOS H.1 SLANEY was born at Needham.
He married HAZEL G. PETERS, born at Waltham.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. HAROLD LESLIE, 2 b. 21 Sept. 1908.
SMART
FREDERICK A.1 SMART was born at Portsmouth, N. H. He married HATTIE M. ( ), born at Wayland.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. FREDERICK P.,2 b. 10 Nov. 1880.
SMITH
1. THOMAS2 SMITH (John1) was possibly son of John and Isa- bella ( ). He came to America probably in the summer of 1635, and was admitted freeman at Watertown 17 May 1637. He died at Watertown 10 Mar. 1692-93. His will was proved 8 May 1693, and mentions eight children and bequeaths "to my Grandchild James Smith of Piscattaqua Forty Shillings to be paid to him with- in one year after my wiues Decease by my Executors."
He married MARY KNAPP, daughter of William.
Children, all born at Watertown:
i. JAMES,3 b. 18 Sept. 1637; m. HANNAH GOODNOW, dau. of John and Mary ( ).
ii. JOHN, b. 23 Nov. 1639; d. 26 Nov. 1639.
2. iii. THOMAS, b. 26 Aug. 1640.
3. iv. JOHN, b. 10 Dec. 1641.
4. v. JOSEPH, b. 10 June 1643.
vi. MARY, m. 26 Nov. 1667 JOHN STRATTON, who d. 7 Apr. 1691; d. 1695.
vii. EPHRAIM, b. blind and a town charge from 1707 to 1737.
viii. JONATHAN, b. 1659; m. 16 Mar. 1682-83 JANE PEABODY; estate admin- istered 18 Aug. 1724 by his widow and son Zachariah. He had nine children.
ix. SARAH, died before her father and left children.
2. THOMAS3 SMITH (Thomas,2 John1), born at Watertown 26 Aug. 1640, died 25 Dec. 1727, g. s.
Resided first at Concord. He was taxed at Lexington for the payment of the minister's salary 1692-93. In the work of seating the meeting-house in 1700 John Stone and Thomas Smith "ware plaît In ye fore featt in ye body of feats."
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He married 19 Jan. 1663 MARY HOSMER, born 14 Apr. 1646, died 1 Oct. 1719, daughter of James and Alice ( ).
Children, first three born at Concord:
i. THOMAS, 4 b. 4 Dec. 1664; m. ABIGAIL ( ). Will of Thomas Smith of Watertown, dated 20 Jan. 1735-36, made his wife sole executrix and legatee. Children, bapt. at Watertown 12 Sept. 1697: Abigail and Ruth .*
ii. JAMES, b. 11 Feb. 1666; d. of a casualty at Watertown 15 June 1674.
iii. JOHN, b. 11 Aug. 1669.
iv. SAMUEL, d. at Watertown 22 Apr. 1670.
Children, baptized at Watertown 1689, last two born at Lex- ington:
v. . SAMUEL.
vi. JOSEPH, b. 4 Mar. 1681.
5. vii. BENJAMIN, b. 24 Sept. 1689.
3. JOHN3 SMITH (Thomas,2 John1), born at Watertown 10 Dec. 1641. He was taxed at Lexington 1692-93.
He married 1 Apr. 1665 MARY BEERS, perhaps daughter of Anthony.
Children, all born at Watertown:
i. MARY, 4 b. 15 June 1667; (?) m. 15 Jan. 1712-13 THOMAS COOLIDGE.
6. ii. JOHN, b. 8 Aug. 1668.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 29 June 1670.
iv. HANNAH, b. 27 Dec. 1672; m. 20 Oct. 1693 WILLIAM FISKE, b. 23 Feb. 1663-64, d. 1742, s. of John and Sarah (Wyeth); d. 7 Dec. 1728.
v. SARAH, b. 7 June 1675.
vi. SAMUEL, b. 10 Mar. 1679.
4. JOSEPH3 SMITH (Thomas, 2 John1), born at Watertown 10 June 1643, died June 1711.
He married at Watertown, 1 Dec. 1674, HANNAH TIDD, born 21 Sept. 1652, died after 1704, daughter of John2 and Rebecca (Wood). Children, all baptized at Watertown:
7. i. JOSEPH, 4 b. 19 Apr. 1677.
ii. JOHN, b. 5 Apr. 1678; m. at Watertown, 15 Jan. 1712-13, JANE BARNARD, b. at Watertown 17 Mar. 1678, d. (described as of Waltham) 16 Sept. 1763, dau. of John and Sarah (Fleming).
8. iii. DANIEL, b. 26 Sept. 1681.
iv. HANNAH, bapt. 4 Dec. 1687; m. 5 Feb. 1708 DAVIDª MEAD; d. 4 Oct. 1723.
v. REBECCA, bapt. 4 Dec. 1687.
5. BENJAMIN4 SMITH (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 John1), born at Lex- ington 24 Sept. 1689, died 9 Dec. 1779.
In 1752 he was chosen one of a committee of three "to go down and provide things" for the funeral of Rev. John Hancock. He was
* Lexington church records: [ Thomas Smith - Into full Communion."
"12 March: 1710: Receaved ( Mary Smith Thomas Smiths wife Into full Communion
" -: 1701: Receaved
by Letter of dismission from Weymouth."
Records of the Second church of Watertown, now in the custody of the city clerk of Waltham: "12 Sept. 97 I baptized Abigail & Ruth ye children of Thomas Smith who lives at Cambridge farmer, his wife is a member of Waymoth Church."
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a selectman 1739-42, '44, '45, '47, '49, '53-55 and '58. He was assessor in 1742.
He married first 9 July 1713 MARTHA COMEE, baptized 26 Feb. 1698-99, died 11 Nov. 1749, daughter of John1 and Martha (Mun- roe); secondly 3 May 1750 MRS. ESTHER (CARTER) GREEN, widow of Samuel.2
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
9. i. BENJAMIN, 5 b. 20 July 1714.
ii. DAVID, b. 25 Dec. 1715; d. 18 Feb. 1740.
iii. EZEKIEL, b. 28 Apr. 1717; d. 12 Dec. 1739.
iv. MARTHA, b. 3 June 1720; d. 26 Sept. 1728.
v. THOMAS, b. 11 Aug. 1723; d. 22 May 1726.
vi. SOLOMON, b. 11 Sept. 1725; d. 26 July 1733.
10. vii. THOMAS, b. 15 Apr. 1727. Benjamin's child, d. 6 Aug. 1729.
6. JOHN4 SMITH (John,3 Thomas,? John1), born at Watertown 8 Aug. 1668, died (?) 4 Feb. 1743. He was taxed at Cambridge Farms 1693. He did not reside there permanently until long afterward.
He married MARY ( ).
Children, i. born at Watertown, next two at Lexington, others baptized at Watertown :*
i. ISAAC,5 b. 20 Sept. 1695.
ii. SARAH, b. 3 Feb. 1698-99.
iii. EUNICE, b. 1 Sept. 1704.
iv. OBADIAH, bapt. 16 May 1708.
11. v. JESSE, bapt. 1 Apr. 1711.
vi. ABIEZER, bapt. 17 May 1711.
vii. SARAH, bapt. 18 May 1718.
7. JOSEPH4 SMITHt (Joseph, 3 Thomas,2 John1), born 19 Apr. 1677. He married MARY RICHARDS, born 15 May 1680, died 16 May 1765, daughter of William and Mary ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY,5 b. 3 Apr. 1701.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 25 June 1703; d. 7 Feb. 1727-28.
12. iii. HEZEKIAH, b. 2 Apr. 1706.
13. iv. EBENEZER, b. 18 Aug. 1708.
v. SOPHIA, b. 20 Oct. 1711.
14. vi. SAMUEL, b. 19 June 1714.
vii. HANNAH, b. 21 Jan. 1716; m. 9 Feb. 1787 TIMOTHY DAVIS of Bedford, b. 8 Dec. 1709, s. of Eleazer and Eunice (Potter).
viii. JOSEPH, b. 4 June 1719; d. 11 Nov. 1740.
ix. ABIGAIL, b. 6 Sept. 1722; m. (intention dated 22 Feb. 1745) HENRY GALE of Weston, b. 2 Mar. 1722-23, d. 28 Apr. 1777, s. of Abraham and Hester (Cunningham).
15. x. JOSIAH, b. 6 July 1724.
8. DANIEL4 SMITH (Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born at Water- town 26 Sept. 1681, died 5 Mar. 1757.
* Bond, Hist. of Watertown, p. 434.
t Middlesex Co. Reg. Deeds, 5 June 1722, Joseph Smith, Jr., deeds land to Benjamin Smith.
11 July 1732, Joseph Smith, Jr., deeds land to his son Hezekiah of Watertown, weaver.
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He married 25 May 1708 MARY BURRAGE of Newton. She was admitted to the church at Lexington 26 May 1717.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY,5 b. 13 Mar. 1709; m. 30 Dec. 1730 JABEZ WYMAN of Woburn.
ii. DANIEL, b. 10 Mar. 1711-12; d. 30 Mar. 1715.
16. iii. JONATHAN, b. 16 Oct. 1713.
iv. BETSEY, b. 11 Feb. 1715.
v. LYDIA, b. 3 May 1718.
vi. SARAH,* b. 28 July 1723; m. (1) at Woburn, 14 Jan. 1742, ABIAL RICHARD- SON, b. 12 Nov. 1720, d. at Pepperell 19 July 1753, s. of Jonathan and Hannah (French); m. (2) 9 Jan. 1755 WILLIAM PARKER of Groton. vii. LUCY, b. 3 Jan. 1725-26; m. (?) (intention dated 17 Oct. 1744) ROGER ROBBINS of Lancaster.
9. BENJAMIN5 SMITH (Benjamin, 4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 20 July 1714, died before 15 Apr. 1766.
He married 17 Nov. 1737 ANNA PARKER, born 9 Sept. 1719, died 20 Aug. 1775, daughter of Josiah4 and Anna (Stone).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SOLOMON,6 b. 27 Oct. 1738; d. 26 Apr. 1741.
17. ii. BENJAMIN, b. 11 Mar. 1741.
iii. ANNA, b. 31 Mar. 1743; m. 10 Apr. 1764 SIMEON LEONARD of Bridge- water.
iv. ESTHER, b. 26 Dec. 1743; d. young.
v. MARTHA, b. 19 Apr. 1745; m. 29 May 1771 EBENEZER4 MUNROE.
vi. ESTHER, b. 1 Apr. 1751; d. young.
vii. ESTHER, b. 26 Dec. 1753; m. 4 Jan. 1777 SIMEON1 SNOW; d. 14 Jan. 1780.
viii. DAVID, b. 15 Aug. 1756; he was a member of Capt. Parker's company, 1775.
18. ix. THOMAS, b. 24 July 1760.
Benjamin, Jr.'s son, d. 27 Jan. 1766.
Benjamin, Jr.'s child, d. 10 Jan. 1768.
10. THOMAS5 SMITH (Benjamin,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 15 Apr. 1727.
He subscribed to the tenth campaign to Providence for two months, April 1777.
He married at Woburn, 12 Apr. 1753, SARAH RAYMOND, born 6 Nov. 1730, daughter of Samuel2 and Sarah (Dodge). They prob- ably lived at Woburn or in the part now called Burlington. In 1754 they were admitted to the Lexington church by a letter of dismis- sion from the Second church at Woburn, otherwise known as the Burlington church.
Children, first two born at Lexington:
i. SOLOMON, 6 b. 12 Jan. 1754.
ii. EZEKIEL, b. 24 Nov. 1755.
iii. SARAH.
11. JESSE5 SMITH (John,4 John,3 Thomas,? John1), baptized 1 Apr. 1711.
He married 26 Apr. 1733 EXPERIENCE WARD of Westboro, born * J. A. Vinton, Richardson Memorial, p. 533. Mid. rec. call her Sarah Boynton of Westford.
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at Marlboro 25 Sept. 1711, daughter of Oliver and Hannah (Brig- ham).
Children, first two born at Lexington:
i. ABIEZER, 6 b. 2 May 1734.
ii. ISRAEL, b. 26 Aug. 1735; d. 20 Dec. 1735.
iii. ? ELIZABETH.
12. HEZEKIAH5 SMITH (Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Thomas, 2 John1), born 2 Apr. 1706, died 16 Apr. 1760, g. s. He was a selectman in 1756.
He married first 24 Feb. 1725-26 ELIZABETH WELLINGTON, baptized at Lexington 26 Aug. 1705, daughter of Ebenezer3 and Deliverance (Bond); they were dismissed from the church at Wal- tham to the church at Lexington 30 July 1736 and were admitted 26 Sept. 1736; secondly at Concord, 23 Feb. 1742, ELIZABETH BIL- LINGS,? born at Concord 30 May 1714, daughter of Daniel and Anna ( ); she married secondly 18 May 1762 Dea. James3 Brown.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
19. i. ABIJAH, 6 b. 26 Feb. 1726-27.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 9 July 1728; m. 17 May 1750 AMOS5 TIDD.
iii. HANNAH, bapt. 13 Aug. 1732; ? d. 13 Dec. 1732.
iv. KEZIA, b. 20 Nov. 1734; m. 3 Apr. 1751 SAMUEL3 GREEN.
20. v. WILLIAM, b. 16 Jan. 1736.
vi. MARY, bapt. 9 Oct. 1737; d. 12 Oct. 1737.
vii. Child, d. 17 June 1739.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
21. viii. JOSEPH, b. 21 Aug. 1743.
ix. SARAH, b. 28 Mar. 1746; m. JOSEPH4 BROWN.
x. AMOS, b. 14 Apr. 1748.
xi. HANNAH, b. 20 Aug. 1750.
xii. Child, d. 1753-55.
13. EBENEZER5 SMITH (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 18 Aug. 1708, ? died 1 Sept. 1778.
He was a selectman 1762-64 and '69, a member of Capt. Parker's company 1775, and one of that company which served at Cam- bridge from 6 to 10 May 1775. He was called to serve at Cambridge again 17 June 1775. He contributed toward the ninth campaign in December 1776, and again to the thirteenth campaign to guard the lines near Cambridge December 1777.
He married MRS. ABIGAIL (FESSENDEN) WELLINGTON, born 13. July 1713, died 18 Sept. 1773, g. s., daughter of Thomas2 and Abigail (Poulter) Fessenden and widow of Benjamin4 Wellington. Children, all born at Lexington:
22. j. EBENEZER,6 b. 20 Sept. 1740.
ii. JOSEPH, bapt. 1 Aug. 1742.
iii. MARY, b. 23 Dec. 1743; d. 11 Dec. 1756, g. s.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. 2 Dec. 1746; d. 28 June 1753, g. s.
v. THADDEUS, b. 24 Nov. 1748; d. 21 June 1753, g. s.
vi. EZEKIEL, b. 6 Apr. 1751; d. 25 June 1753, g. s.
vii. THADDEUS, b. 25 Sept. 1753; he was one of Capt. Parker's company, 1775.
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14. SAMUEL5 SMITH (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 19 June 1714, died 4 May 1760, g. s.
He married MARY MIRICK, born at Newton 15 Feb. or 15 July 1721, died 9 Sept. 1765, g. s., daughter of Samuel and Mary (Strat- ton).
Children, first three born at Newton, last three at Lexington:
i. MARY,6 b. 25 Dec. 1738.
ii. LUCY, b. 23 Apr. 1740; m. 1 Sept. 1763 BENJAMIN5 WELLINGTON of Brookfield.
23. iii. SAMUEL, b. 8 Apr. 1742.
iv. ANNA, d. 8 June 1768, g. s., aged 24.
v. AMOS.
vi. JONATHAN.
vii. ELIZABETH.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. 29 Mar. 1754; d. 12 June 1757.
ix. JOHN, b. 21 Aug. 1756; m. 15 Nov. 1781 SARAH6 LAWRENCE; d. at Randolph, Vt., 5 Feb. 1822. He was taxed from 1784 to 1788, in 1789 his name was inserted in the list of inhabitants, then erased.
x. ABIGAIL, b. 29 Mar. 1758.
15. JOSIAH5 SMITH (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 6 July 1724, died 18 Jan. 1784.
He was a selectman in 1771, '72, '74, '76, "77; assessor 1770-73, '76, '79 and '80; in Capt. Parker's company 1775; one of the signers of a declaration made by patriotic men of Lexington 1776; and he or his son Josiah contributed toward the third campaign at Cambridge 1775.
He married first at Medford, 15 Nov. 1750, SARAH FRANCIS, bap- tized 26 Oct. 1729, died 27 Apr. 1757, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Nurse) of Medford; secondly 12 Jan. 1758 HANNAH BROWN, born 5 Feb. 1734-35, died 27 Apr. 1812, daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Adams) of Waltham.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSIAH,6 b. 1 Dec. 1751; d. 1 July 1753.
24. ii. JOSIAH, b. 26 Nov. 1753.
25. iii. ABRAHAM, b. 23 July 1755.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iv. EBENEZER, b. 4 Dec. 1758; d. unm. 1 Sept. 1778.
v. SARAH, b. 26 July 1760; m. DAVID4 PENNEY.
vi. HANNAH, b. 13 July 1762.
26. vii. ISAAC, b. 1 Feb. 1764.
27. viii. JACOB, b. 24 June 1765.
ix. SUSANNA, b. 22 May 1767; m. 20 Oct. 1786 REUBEN7 PIERCE of Wal- tham.
x. ELIJAH, b. 28 May 1769; m. 17 Apr. 1800 LYDIA STEARNS of Waltham; d. at Medford 7 Mar. 1830.
28. xi. JOEL, b. 1 June 1771.
16. JONATHAN5 SMITH (Daniel,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 16 Oct. 1713, died 23 Mar. 1801.
He ranked as lieutenant in the Lexington company, 1770; held
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the office of selectman 1771. He was also one of the signers to a dec- laration made by patriots of Lexington, 1776. One of Capt. Parker's company, 1775, fought at the Battle of Lexington, 19 April, and was a member of the detachment which was called to Cambridge, 17 and 18 June 1775. He subscribed £5 for his son Daniel toward the first campaign of eight months, 1775; and subscribed again £19 for "son Daniel" toward the second campaign of twelve months to New York, 1775.
He married at Waltham, 30 Aug. 1738, MRS. ABIGAIL STRATTON* of Waltham.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABIGAIL, 6 b. 21 May 1739; m. 20 Oct. 1757 WILLIAM6 SMITH.
ii. Child, d. 1 July 1741.
iii. JOHN, b. 12 Aug. 1743; served in the French War.
iv. DORCAS, b. 3 Jan. 1745-46; m. 4 Apr. 1764 JOHN WOOD of Cambridge. 29. v. JONATHAN, b. 4 Oct. 1748.
vi. PHINEHAS, b. 7 Feb. 1751; was in Capt. Parker's company 1775, and in the detachment called to Cambridge and served from 6 to 10 May 1775; d. at Charlestown.
vii. TIMOTHY, b. 11 Aug. 1753; he was admitted to the church 17 Sept. 1775. Among the depositions of men who witnessed the Battle of Lexing- ton was his. He was of the detachment called to Cambridge 17 and 18 June 1775.
viii. SAMUEL, b. 7 Jan. 1756; m. 25 Mar. 1784 LYDIA7 PIERCE.
ix. DANIEL, bapt. 24 Apr. 1758; (?) m. 23 May 1780 MARY POOLE, (?) b. 28 Dec. 1756, dau. of Eleazer Flagg and Mary (Reed); d. at Charles- town.
x. AMASA, bapt. 9 May 1762; d. 10 Oct. 1812.
xi. NATHAN, bapt. 25 Mar. 1764; m. 24 Apr. 1794 KATHERINE BACON. They moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H., where he died in 1855.
RUTH, dau. of Jonathan, d. 7 Sept. 1845, aged 87.
17. BENJAMIN6 SMITH (Benjamin,5 Benjamin,4 Thomas, 3 Thomas,2 John1), born 11 Mar. 1741.
He married 26 May 1767 MARY LEE of Concord. They were admitted to the church 24 June 1768.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ANNA,7 b. 2 Apr. 1770; m. (she of Woburn) 16 Dec. 1800 ABIJAH WYMAN of Billerica or Burlington.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. 1 Sept. 1774; m. at Townsend (called of Woburn), 22 Mar. 1802, SYBIL TURNER; killed by the upsetting of a cart.
iii. DAVID, b. 29 Sept. 1776; m. at Ashby ( ) FOSTER.
18. THOMAS6 SMITH (Benjamin, 5 Benjamin, 4 Thomas, 3 Thomas, 2 John1), born 24 July 1760, died 1 Sept. 1809.
He married 3 Oct. 1782 SARAH TAYLORt of Charlestown, born 12 Mar. 1760, died 25 Dec. 1825, daughter of John and Sarah (Mardlen).
Children :
* "Widow of Lt. Jon Smith April 27 ÆE. (?) 99" (1812). Jonathan Harrington's list.
t Described as a widow, and as the mother of William Taylor; death from Jonathan Harring- ton's list.
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i. SARAH,7 b. 17 Oct. 1783; m. JOHN6 UNDERWOOD.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 30 Mar. 1785; m. 27 Sept. 1810, as his second wife, DAVID® TUTTLE.
iii. THOMAS, b. 12 June 1788; d. unm. 12 Aug. 1809.
iv. WILLIAM TAYLOR, b. 3 Aug. 1789; m. 27 May 1812 CYNTHIA CHILD of Gardiner, Me., d. 21 Feb. 1869, aged 78 y. 3 m., dau. of David and Phebe ( ); d. 29 Oct. 1871. They had no children.
V. CHARLES, b. 27 July 1791; m. HANNAH HAMMOND; d. 8 Aug. 1822.
vi. PATTY, b. 10 Aug. 1793; m. 21 May 1818, as his third wife, DAVID6 TUTTLE.
vii. JONAS LEONARD, b. 11 June 1795; d. 16 Mar. 1801.
30. viii. LARKIN, b. 15 Oct. 1797.
31. ix. EBENEZER R., b. 3 Dec. 1799.
x. JONAS LEONARD, b. 10 Apr. 1803; m. SARAH COWLEY of Watertown; d. 10 Dec. 1845. One child, d. young.
19. ABIJAH6 SMITH (Hezekiah,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 26 Feb. 1726-27. He moved to Woburn second parish, and later apparently returned to Lexington. He was generally known as "Lieutenant" Smith.
He married MARY LAWRENCE, born 30 Nov. 1729, died 22 May 1775, daughter of Jonathan4 and Elizabeth (Swain).
Children, on Lexington records:
i. ABIJAH,7 bapt. 1 Sept. 1750.
ii. Child, d. 8 Oct. 1760.
iii. Child, d. 9 Oct. 1760.
iv. MARY, bapt. 11 Jan. 1761.
Children, births on Woburn records:
i. ABIJAH, b. 28 Aug. 1751; m. MARY ( ), d. at Sturbridge 26 July 1821, aged 68; d. at Sturbridge 25 July 1825.
ii. MARY, b. 8 June 1754.
iii. HANNAH, b. 22 May 1757.
iv. MARY, b. 5 Jan. 1761.
v. ISAAC, b. 25 Aug. 1764.
vi. JONATHAN, b. 8 Mar. 1767.
20. WILLIAM6 SMITH (Hezekiah,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,? John1), born 16 Jan. 1736.
He was a member of Capt. Parker's company 1775; of the detach- ment called to Cambridge 6-10 May 1775; and also with those who were called to Cambridge 17 and 18 June 1775. He was a sub- scriber to the eighth campaign of three months to the Jerseys in 1776 and the fourteenth campaign at Cambridge for three months 1778. He served 19 April 1775.
He married 20 Oct. 1757 ABIGAIL SMITH, born 21 May 1739, daughter of Jonathan5 and Abigail (Stratton).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABIGAIL,7 b. 17 Aug. 1758; m. 3 June 1778 SYLVANUS WOOD, (?) b. at Woburn 27 Jan. 1749, s. of John and Esther (Johnson).
32. ii. WILLIAM, b. 23 Dec. 1761.
iii. LYDIA, b. 3 July 1764; m. 21 May 1789 ABNER MATTHEWS of Lincoln.
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iv. BETTY, b. 14 Dec. 1766; m. 18 May 1784 JONAS BACON of Bedford. They moved to Billerica.
v. AMos, bapt. 8 Oct. 1775; d. (?) 16 Sept. 1778.
21. JOSEPH6 SMITH (Hezekiah,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 21 Aug. 1743, died 19 Aug. 1805.
He rose to the rank of captain, was selectman 1785, '89, '91 and '93; assessor 1796-98 and 1804; one of the Committee of Cor- respondence 1778; active in military affairs; and also belonged to Capt. Parker's company, serving 19 April 1775, and one of the de- tachment sent to Cambridge 17 and 18 June 1775; and served as sergeant in the sixteenth campaign at Providence, for six weeks, August 1778.
He married first 17 Jan. 1765 LUCY STONE, born at Rutland 21 Mar. 1742-43, died 19 June 1772, daughter of Jonas5 and Eliza- beth (Adams); secondly 13 Mar. 1777 ABIGAIL INGOLDSBY, born 13 Oct. 1750, died 18 Feb. 1814; she married secondly 25 Dec. 1806, as his second wife, Amos Muzzy.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH,7 b. 8 Nov. 1765; d. 26 Feb. 1766.
ii. JOSEPH, b. 26 Jan. 1767; m. SUSAN DAKIN of Maine; d. 18 Apr. 1813,* g. s. Past Master of Hiram Lodge of Free Masons.
iii. HEZEKIAH, b. 17 Apr. 1768; went to Providence, R. I.
33. iv. JONAS, b. 19 Mar. 1772, bapt. 24 Mar. 1771.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
v. LUCY, b. 25 Feb. 1778; m. ENOCH COREY of Marlboro.
vi. JOHN INGOLDSBY, b. 30 Aug. 1779; moved to Providence, R. I.
vii. BETSEY, b. 14 Sept. 1781; m. ( ) TILESTON and moved to Windsor, Vt.
34. viii. AMos, b. 12 Feb. 1784.
ix. TIMOTHY, b. 27 Oct. 1786.
X. JAMES MELLEDGE, b. 4 Apr. 1790.
xi. ABIGAIL COOK, b. 29 June 1792; m. 17 May 1814 JONAS5 MUNROE.
xii. RALPH, b. 26 Mar. 1795; m. (1) 1816 REBECCA BELCHER, d. 1 Aug. 1829; m. (2) 4 Mar. 1830 MRS. ANNA M. (ADAMS) HOPKINS. He had eleven children, seven of whom are married. Resided at Boston.
35. xiii. BILLINGS, b. 6 Apr. 1797.
22. EBENEZER6 SMITH (Ebenezer,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 20 Sept. 1740. He was one of those called from Lex- ington to Cambridge during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
He married 29 Dec. 1763 PRISCILLA DIAMOND of Lexington. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY,7 b. 17 Oct. 1764.
ii. DIAMOND, b. 25 Nov. 1767.
iii. EZEKIEL, b. 26 Mar. 1769.
iv. EDMUND, b. 21 June 1771; d. 16 June 1772.
v. LUCY, b. 11 Apr. 1773.
23. SAMUEL6 SMITH (Samuel,5 Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born at Newton 8 Apr. 1742, died at Mason, N. H., 6 Dec. 1815.
* Jonathan Harrington's list. Capt. Joseph.
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GENEALOGIES
He married ELIZABETH HARRINGTON, born 6 Sept. 1747, daughter of Robert4 and Abigail (Mason). They were admitted to the church 25 Nov. 1764 and in 1772 were dismissed to the church at Mason, N. H.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. SAMUEL,7 b. 14 Sept. 1764.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 27 Jan. 1767.
24. JOSIAH6 SMITH (Josiah,5 Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 26 Nov. 1753, died 20 Nov. 1826.
He was selectman 1801, 1804-06; assessor 1801 and '11; active in military affairs; was in Capt. Parker's company at the opening of the Revolution and subscribed to the fourth campaign of five months to Ticonderoga 1775.
He married POLLY BARBER of Lexington, died 12 May 1838, aged 84, daughter of a captain in the British service. They were admitted to the church 14 May 1780.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. POLLY,7 b. 2 Jan. 1777; m. 7 Mar. 1799 ABIJAH PIERCE.
36. ii. EBENEZER, b. 1 Dec. 1780.
iii. SARAH, b. 29 Nov. 1785; m. 4 Feb. 1808 DR. ABNER BURTON PHELPS of Derby, Vt.
37. iv. JOSIAH, b. 17 Apr. 1789.
38. v. ELIAS, b. 21 July 1792.
vi. MARIA, b. 17 Jan. 1796; m. 20 Jan. 1814 NATHAN BROOKS of Woburn, (?) b. 12 Oct. 1797, s. of Joseph and Rebecca (Wyman); d. at Woburn 30 Apr. 1889.
25. ABRAHAM6 SMITH (Josiah,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas, 2 John1), born 23 July 1755, died 9 Jan. 1826.
He was admitted to the church 25 May 1777; was a selectman 1808; one of Capt. Parker's company 1775; one of the detachment called to Cambridge 17 and 18 June 1775; and enlisted in the Continental line 1780.
He married 8 May 1788 MARTHA BOWMAN of Cambridge, bap- tized 19 Nov. 1758, died 22 Aug. 1839,* daughter of William and Mary (Reed).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. OLIVER,7 b. 15 Apr. 1789; d. 28 Apr. 1875. He was assessed in 1825.
39. ii. WILLIAM BOWMAN, b. 10 Feb. 1794.
26. ISAAC6 SMITHt (Josiah,5 Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 1 Feb. 1764, died 6 Dec. 1840. He enlisted in 1780 for three years' service in the Continental line.
He married 6 Aug. 1798 SALLY EARLE, baptized 1 Apr. 1798 as Sally Ellis, died 25 Sept. 1861, aged 86, daughter of John and Re- becca (Page) of Rindge, N. H. Her father was a native of Boxford. The name has several spellings.
" Jonathan Harrington's list: "81 in Oct."
t Isaac Smith, aged 76, Revolutionary pensioner, 1840, Census of Pensioners, 6th U.S. Cen- sus, p. 39, Washington, 1841.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ELIZA,7 b. 22 Jan. 1800; m. 24 Mar. 1831 CHARLES BLODGETT; d. 13 July 1883.
ii. SUSAN PIERCE, b. 21 July 1801; m. 18 May 1823 FRANCIS KITTREDGE DUDLEY of Weston.
iii. MARY, b. 1 Mar. 1803; m. 10 Dec. 1835 WILLIAM BOWMAN7 SMITH.
40. iv. JOHN, b. 17 Oct. 1804.
v. MARTHA BOWMAN, b. 20 Jan. 1809; d. unm. 31 May 1851.
27. JACOB6 SMITH (Josiah, Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 24 June 1765, died 31 July 1844.
He married SUSAN PIERCE, born 24 June 1773, died 9 Apr. 1835, daughter of Ephraim6 and Lydia (White).
Children, both born at Medford:
41. i. ISAAC BROOKS,7 b. 16 Jan. 1803.
42. ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 7 Jan. 1809. SALLY, an adopted daughter, m. 12 Apr. 1821 JOEL VILES.
28. JOEL6 SMITH (Josiah,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 1 June 1771.
He married first at Waltham ELIZABETH STEARNS, born at Waltham 13 Apr. 1776, died 1 Apr. 1836, g. s., daughter of Joshua and Lois7 (Pierce); secondly 9 June 1839 MRS. ZEBIAH HALL of Brewster.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. Lors,7 b. 18 Feb. 1795; m. (1) 9 June 1822 JONATHAN SANDERSON of Waltham; m. (2) 19 June 1832 PATRICK2 SULLIVAN; d. 15 Oct. 1882.
43. ii. JOSHUA STEARNS, b. 8 May 1796.
iii. LEVI, b. 10 Aug. 1798; d. 8 Feb. 1799.
iv. LEVI, b. 5 Aug. 1800; d. 6 Oct. 1800.
v. ISAAC, b. 31 Aug. 1804; m. 11 Apr. 1833 ADALINE THOMPSON of Ster- ling, d. 30 Apr. 1843, aged 34.
vi. ELI FRANCIS, b. 24 Nov. 1805; m. 15 Feb. 1843 MRS. SARAH LIVERMORE of Waltham; d. at Waltham 15 July 1879.
vii. PRISCILLA, b. 14 Oct. 1808; m. 7 Dec. 1837 DARIUS6 WELLINGTON.
viii. JAMES, b. 2 Dec. 1813; d. 3 Oct. 1823.
29. JONATHAN6 SMITH (Jonathan,5 Daniel,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 John1), born 4 Oct. 1748, died 26 Nov. 1819.
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