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were: Thomas, James, John, Samuel, Joseph and Benjamin.
(IV) Benjamin Smith, youngest son of Thomas (2) and Mary ( Hosmer) Smith, was born Septem- ber 24. 1689, in Lexington, Massachusetts, and was for a long time a popular citizen of that town. He held numerous offices and was for twelve years a member of the board of selectmien. Five of his children died in childhood or infancy. He married, July 9, 1713, Martha Comee, who died November 19, 1749. He married (second), May 3, 1750, Mis- tress Esther Green. He died December 9, 1779, in his ninety-first year. Of his children, all born of the first wife, only the eldest and the youngest sur- vived. They were: Benjamin, Daniel, Ezekiel. Martha, Thomas (died young), Solomon and
Thomas.
(V) Benjamin (2) Smith, eldest child of Benjamin (1) and Martha (Comee) Smith, was born July 20, 1714, in Lexington, and passed his life in that town. He married, November 17, 1734, Anna Parker, who survived him and died, his widow. June 10, 1768, in. Waltham, Massachusetts. Their children were: Solomon, Benjamin, Anna, Martha, Esther, David and Thomas.
(VI) Benjamin (3) Smith, second son and child of Benjamin (2) and Anna (Parker) Smith, was born March 11, 1741, in Lexington, and was a res- ident of that town through life. He married Mary Lee, and they were admitted to the church in Lex- ington, June 24, 1768. Their children were: Anna, Benjamin and David.
(VII) David Smith, youngest child of Benja- min (3) and Mary (Lee) Smith, was born Septem- ber 29, 1776, in Lexington, and settled in Ashby, Massachusetts. The History of Lexington says that he married a Foster, if so, she did not long survive. He married, in Ashby, May 7, 1807, Rachel Whitney, born April 10, 1783, a daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Burgess) Whitney. of Stow and Ashburnham. Ephraim Whitney died in Ashby, November 17, 1784, and eight years later his home estate was annexed to Ashby.
(VIII) Ira Smith, son of David and Rachel (Whitney) Smith, was born probably in Ashby. Massachusetts, October 24, 1813, and was a farmer. After residing for some years in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, he removed to Milford; and died October 3, 1887. aged seventy-four. He was a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in pol- itics a Republican. He married, December 6, 1843, Hannah P., daughter of Francis B. and Susan (Preston) Maxwell, who was born in Boston, Mas- sachusetts, November 13, 1822, still living in Mil- ford. They had two children, born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire: Frank Ira and Charles Henry. Frank Ira is mentioned below. Charles Henry was born December 26. 1848, is a janitor and resides in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He married, Sep- tember 3, 1868, Jennie, daughter of Joseph and Mary Tilson, of New Ipswich.
(IX) Frank Ira Smith, son of Ira and Hannah P. (Maxwell) Smith, was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, April 9, 1846. He was educated in the Appleton School at New Ipswich, where he fitted for college. He then taught school three years in Mason, New Hampshire. and two terms as assistant in the high school at Ashby, Massachu- setts. In 1871 he began a veterinary course under Dr. Day, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, which he completed three years later, and began practicing at Milford, New Hampshire, in 1872. He removed from there in 1880 to Rochester, where he has since
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resided. He is a Republican, and for many years has taken an active part in politics. He was elected to the legislature from Rochester, ward five, in 1898, and was deputy sheriff of Strafford county continuously from 1895 till 1906. In the latter year he became a candidate for high sheriff and received the largest number of votes ever cast for a candi- date in the county. He is a member of Custos Morum Lodge. No. 42, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Milford, New Hampshire, which he joined in 1869. He is also a member of Rochester Grange, No. 86, of the Patrons of Husbandry, and also of Knights of the Golden Eagle.
Mr. Smith married (first). in Amherst, New Hampshire, November 26, 1869, Esther M. Fuller. Married (second), November 24, 1884. at Barnstead, New Hampshire, Martha J. Emerson, born in Barn- stead, New Hampshire, October 1, 1848, daughter of Timothy and Sarah (Foster) Emerson, of Barn- stead. Three children were born of the first mar- riage: Esther, Frank W. and Mary E .; the latter is the wife of Charles Malley, of Boston.
(Second Family.)
There are numerous branches of the SMITH various Smith families of New England scattered about New Hampshire, and it is said that seven or eight distinct branches were represented among the early settlers of Sanborn- ton alone. The family was very early at Hampton and has contributed much to the development of many sections of the state.
(I) Robert Smith was born about 1611, and was among the first at Exeter. New Hampshire, being a signer of the Combination in 1639. He settled in Hampton as early as 1657, and died there August 30. 1706. He was by trade a tailor, but probably engaged chiefly in husbandry in that pioneer period. His wife Susanna was killed by lightning June 12, 1680, and he lived a widower for more than twenty- six years. No record of the births of his children were made, and they may not appear herein in their chronological order. They included: John, Merri- bah. Asahel, Jonathan and Joseph.
(II) Jonathan, son of Robert and Susanna Smith, was a brick maker and settled in Exeter. He was married January 25, 1670, to Mehitabel Holdred. Their children were: Israel, Jacob. Ithiel, Abigail, Joseph, Leah and Mehitabel.
(III) Joseph, fourth son and fifth child of Jona- than and Mehitabel (Holdred) Smith, was born probably about 1682, in Exeter, and was one of the grantees of Stratham. being the fifteenth to sign his name on the petition for the incorporation of that town, 1748. Four years subsequently, on the division of lands, he drew lots numbers forty- four and eighteen, and the latter subsequently fell to his son Elisha.
Joseph Smith evidently was a man of some consequence in the early history of Sanbornton. and some of his sons after him also became prominently identified with local affairs. Those of them who are said to have been conspicuous in this respect were Joseph, junior, and Elisha Smith. (Elisha and descendants receive mention in this article).
(IV) Joseph (2) Smith, son of Joseph (I), went from Stratham to Sanbornton, and in the al- lotment of lots drew numbers seventy-one and sixty, and built his house on the former. It is not certain whether he or his eldest son Joseph served during the Revolution, but one of them was there, the weight of opinion according the honor to his son, who is said to have come to the town in ad- vance of his father. Joseph the elder in early life served his time as a ship carpenter in Newburyport,
and built the first dam at the "threshing mill," where he sacrificed his own life, July 4, 1795, while rescuing a boy from drowning. One of the stories regarding this event is that he drowned himself, but the stronger belief always has been that while walking on the dam with the rescued child in his arms he fell and struck his head on an exposed pin (treenail) and fractured his skull. Near the same brook his wife had died of apoplexy, June 29, 1790. Henry Smith, son of Joseph, always said that he was the middle one of a family of fifteen children, seven being older and seven younger than himself, but the christian names of all of this Joseph Smith's children cannot be given. Those whose names are known were: Joseph, William, Henry, Solomon, Stephen. Hannah, Michael, Enoch and Samuel.
(V) Joseph, son of Joseph last mentioned, set- tled on his father's lot, and between him and his parent lies the honor of being in the first band of revolutionary soldiers from the town of Sanborn- ton. His first wife was Mary Sleeper, an excellent woman, but who was lame, eccentric and given to the exercise of her native gifts in preaching. She died April 21, 1801, (or December II, ISII), and on February 16, 1812, Joseph married Sarah (Sally ) Robinson. All of his children were by his first wife, and were Robert. Cephas, Joseph and Mar- garet.
(VI) Cephas Smith was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1791, and died February 26, 1850. When a young man he removed to Moulton- borough, New Hampshire, but afterward returned to Sanbornton and lived on or near his father's place. He was an extensive farmer, having about seven hundred acres, a part of which was well tim- bered, and in clearing the land he carried on an extensive lumber business. He was a man of good business capacity and as his enterprises were gen- erally successful he accumulated a comfortable for- tune. He married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown, but she bore him children. His second wife, whom he married, September 24, 1824. was Mrs. Sally (Morrison) Calley, widow of William Calley and daughter of Thomas W. and Betsey (Cass) Morrison. (See Morrison, IV). In Run- nel's "History of Sanbornton" the children of Cephas Smith are given Mary Jane, born
Lavina, born April 26, 1823; April 25, 1821 ;
Priscilla M. his
(by second
wife). born
April 13, 1826. The Smith family record gives the names of the children of Cephas as Rufus, Eliza, Lovina, Sarah. Lydia, Priscilla D. and Catherine. The latter record is undoubtedly nearer correct, al- though the order of birth of the children may not be preserved.
(VII) Rufus, son of Cephas, was born in San- bornton, New Hampshire, 1819, and was twelve years old when his father removed with his family to Moultonborough, in Carroll county, New Hamp- shire. When seventeen years old he went with his uncle to Boston, with the intention of remaining in that city, but afterward he determined to go to sea, and made a voyage to the Grand Banks of New- foundland. Returning home he engaged in lumber- ing with his father, and also established a freight boat line from Alton bay, the termination of the Cocheco road at that time, to Centre harbor, Mere- dith village and Lake village (Lakeport). The boat used by Mr. Smith in this pioneer transporta- tion enterprise was a unique affair, built after the fashion of a scow. of light draught in the water, but of good carrying capacity, and was propelled by horse power. He operated the boat and also continued lumbering until 1864, and then removed
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with his family to Lakeport and engaged in mechan- ical pursuits and work for the Cole Manufacturing Company until he retired from active business. Mr. Smith died in Lakeport March 13, 1902. He mar- ried Nancy Parker Lovejoy, who was born in Mere- dith, New Hampshire, June 17, 1817, daughter of Caleb Lovejoy of Meredith. They had two chil- dren : Lucy Jane, born in Moultonborough, 1843; unmarried, and now lives on the old homestead in Lakeport. George Henry, a business man of Lake- port, New Hampshire.
(VIII) George Henry, only son of Rufus and Nancy Parker (Lovejoy) Smith, was born in Moul- tonborough, New Hampshire, June 18, 1847, and came to Lakeport with his parents in 1864. He was educated in the common schools of Moultonborough and Wolfborough Academy, and after leaving school was employed for the next ten years as ma- chinist in the works of the Cole Manufacturing · Company. During the last three years of this time he was kept on the road engaged setting up mill machinery. In 1874 Mr. Smith began merchandiz- ing at Lakeport in company with Horace Bugbee, under the firm nanie of Bugbee & Smith. This partnership relation was continued about two and one-half years, when Mr. Smith succeeded to his partner's interest and has since been sole proprietor of the business. He is a Republican in politics, and served one year as town clerk of Gilford and for three years was a member of the Republican State committee. He has been an Odd Fellow ever since he attained his majority ; he was brought up under the influence of the Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Smith has been married twice. He married (first), December 20, 1876, Eliza Edith Gardner. who died September 22, 1885. He married (second), Jan- uary 23, 1889, Carrie Alice Bryant. She was born January 12, 1858, daughter of Wyatt and Hannah ( Chick) Bryant of Tamworth, New Hampshire. Mr. Smith has one son, born of his first marriage : Harry Lincoln Smith, born February 12, 1879, in Lakeport. He is by profession a civil engineer and now employed as assistant foreman in the car de- partment of the Boston and Maine Railroad Com- pany at Lakeport. He is a member of the city council of Laconia. and has held an office of some kind since he became of age.
(IV) Elisha, second son of Joseph (1) Smith, was born in Stratham, New Hampshire, in 1723 (possibly 1733) and died March 12, 1811. He mar- ried Lydia Norris, of Stratham, and soon after- ward settled in Epping, where most of his children were born. Besides the land which came from his father, he acquired other considerable tracts, and at one time owned a solid body of nearly seven hundred acres extending through from his home lot to the Meredith line. He frequently walked from Epping to work at clearing his lands, and at one time while traveling with a willow cane divided it into four parts and stuck them in the earth near the log house which he was building; and from one of the pieces came the big willow tree near his homestead until about 1880. In the winter of 1775- 76 Mr. Smith moved his family to his new home in Sanbornton, and in the following summer was one of those who signed the association test act. He- was a man of integrity and enterprise, and exer- cised much influence throughout the town. He built a saw mill on Black Cat brook, and gave one hun- dred acres of land to each of his six sons. His wife Lydia died November 12, 1819. Their children were: Mercy, Lydia, Molly, Benjamin, Mehitable, Zebulon. Elisha, Josiah, Nathaniel, Joseph, Abigail and two others whose names are unknown.
(V) Zebulon Smith was born April 1, 1767, and was a farmer, receiving his portion of his father's estate. He married (first), Betsey Hoyt, who died February 2, 1801 ; married (second), Elizabetlı San- born, who died April 5, 1824; and married (third), Mrs. Mary ( Polly) Rosebrook of Sandwich, New Hampshire, and daughter of Captain Chase, of Con- way. She died October 2, 1847, and Zebulon died February 13, 1848. His children were: Stuart, Zebulon, Hezekiah, Nancy, Josiah, Elisha, David, Samuel, Betsey H. and Barnard.
(VI) David Smith, sixth son and seventh child of Zebulon Smith, was born in Sanbornton, July 8, 1805, and died March 1, 1883. After his marriage he was for five years a saw mill employe in Lit- tleton and Bristol, and in 1841 settled in the north- east part of Sanbornton, on land bought and cleared by his father. On August 23, 1834, he married Olive Knowlton, who was born in Northfield, New Hampshire, October 12, 1804. and died May 30, ISSO. Their children: Ruth Knowlton, born March 30, 1836; married, February 27, 1862, Joseph Noah Sanborn (see Sanborn, VII). Lizzie Sanborn, born December 29, 1839; married Stephen M. Woodman. Olive Jane, born August 3: 1847; died December 18, 1863.
(Third Family.)
The family herein traced was very
SMITH early located in New Hampshire, but the lack of records in the early days of Rockingham county makes it extremely difficult to trace a continuous line.
(I) Nicholas Smith, who was probably a brother of other Smiths in the vicinity, was located at Ex- eter as early as 1658. His children are on record in Exeter, namely: Nathaniel, Nicholas, Anna and Theophilus.
(II) Theophilus, youngest child of Nicholas Smith, was born February 14. 1667, in Exeter, and further account of him does not appear.
(III) Theophilus (2) Smith was probably a son of Theophilus (1), of Exeter. He resided in Stratham, and is referred to in the records as "Esquire." This occurs in connection with the birth of his son, and concerning him there is no further record.
(IV) Theophilus (3), only son of Theophilus (2) Smith, Esq., was born May 15, 1741, in Stratham. He was a signer of the association test in that town at the opening of the Revolution, and appears as a member of various committees, such as those appointed to engage a minister and to make repairs on the meetinghouse. His wife, Sarah. was born January 28, 1742, at Exeter, the fourth daugh- ter of Dr. Josiah Gilman. Their children were as follows: Sarah (died young), Theophilus, Josiah Coffin, John, Mary, Abigail, Samuel (died young). Sarah, Samuel, William. Elizabeth (died young), and Elizabeth.
(V) Josiah Coffin, second son and third child of Theophilus (3) and Sarah (Gilman) Smith, was born July 15, 1764, in Stratham, and resided in Ex- eter and owned an extensive tract of land along the river, where the present High street in Exeter is. His homestead was on or near the line of the present street. Josiah C. Smith and Annie Leavitt were married in Exeter, July 11, 1789, by Isaac Mansfield. clergyman. Their children were : George, Josiah G .. Emma, Eliza, Charles Coffin and Sarah Ann. George was a lumberman, surveyor and justice of the peace. He married Sarah Smith, of Massachusetts, and had Ann Maria, George, and Georgiana, who died young. Josiah Gilman, born December 28, 1792, died January 2, 1877. He was
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a merchant and carriage maker. He married (first), Mehitable Sheafe Burleigh, and had Frances Rodg- ers (died young). and Elizabeth Frances. He mar- ried (second), Frances Ann Eastman, and had Charles Gilman and Harriet G. Emma married Robert Shute, merchant, of Exeter, and had Em- eline, Joseph MI. (twins), Elizabeth and Isaac. Eliza married Henry Shute, merchant, of Exeter, and had George, Henry A. (died young), Sarah (died young), and Eliza (died young). Charles Coffin is the subject of the next paragraph. Sarah Ann married Joseph Boardman and had no chil- dren.
(VI) Charles Coffin, fifth child and third son of Josiah C. and Annie (Leavitt) Smith, was born in Exeter, January 26, 1807, and died there, July 24, 1863. He was educated in the public schools, and then learned carriage-making, including car- riage painting, and later engaged in the same busi- ness on his own account, and continued in that line all his life. He was a successful manufacturer and a good citizen. In politics he was a Republican. For many years he was a faithful and honored member of the Baptist Church. He married, in Pittsfield, November 20, 1834. Mary W. Berry, who was born in Pittsfield, August IS, 1812, and died in Exeter, August 12, 1868. Her parents were Thomas and Annie B. (Shaw) Berry. Four children were born to this union: Mariana B., Caroline, Helen G. and Charles J. Mariana B. was born May 31, 1836. and died September 13, 1896. She married. April 18, 1860, Rev. C. H. Cole, and had two chil- dren, Arthur, studying medicine in Baltimore, and Howard, of Lynn. Caroline, born November 17, 1837, died February II. 1894. For several years she was a teacher at Selma, Alabama; Vicksburg, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. Helen Gilman, born September 2, 1847, was educated at Exeter high school. Her residence is in Exeter. She married, September 30, 1907, Andrew M. Moul- ton, of Hampstead, New Hampshire. Charles Josiah was born September 11, 1848, and died Jan- mary 17, 1893. He was educated in the common schools, and at the age of seventeen began to learn the machinist's trade, at which he worked twenty- eight years, and became an expert in the making and erection of stationary steam engines. boilers, etc., at which he continued the remainder of his life. He was successful in business and was one of the pro- moters of the Co-operative Bank of Exeter. In pol- itics he affiliated with the Republicans, and was elected by that party to the legislature in 1891. He was a member of Sagamore Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
(Fourth Family. )
This is universally known as the most SMITH numerously represented name in Ameri- can annals, although it is likely to lose its supremacy because of the large surplus of Scan- dinavians bearing the name of Johnson. It is prob- ably no exaggeration to say that those bearing the name of Smith have participated in the development and civilization of this country in full proportion to their numbers, and many have occupied conspic- nous positions in New Hampshire as well as in other states.
(I) .The immigrant ancestor of the line herein traced was Henry Smith, who came from England in 1637. accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and two sons. He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts, and the burning of his house was an event noted in the town records. In 1651 he removed to Medfield, Massachusetts, where he was active in town affairs and was a selectman thirteen years. He died in
1687, having survived his wife, who died in 1670, about seventeen years. Their sons were: John,
Seth, Daniel, Samnel and Joseph.
(II) Samuel, fourth son and child of Henry and- Elizabeth Smith, was born in 1641, in Dedham, Mas- sachusetts. and inherited the homestead in Med- field on which he lived, and where he died in 1691. He was married December 22, 1669, to Elizabeth Turner, who was born 1647, daughter of John and Deborah Turner, of Medfield. She was the mother of Elizabeth and Samuel. In the Indian attack upon Medfield in 1676, she was killed while carry- ing her son Samuel to a place of safety. At the same time the child was thrown to the ground and left for dead, when found he had crept to the side of his dead mother. The father was married (second), February 22, 1677, to Sarah (Clark) Bowers, who was born 1651, a daughter of Joseph Clark, and at the time of this marriage she was the widow of John Bowers, who was killed by the Indians on the same day that Samuel Smith's first wife was killed. He died 1691, and was survived about thirteen years by his widow, who died May 20, 1704. The children of the second marriage were : Sarah, Henry, Daniel, Nathaniel, Abigail, Mary and Prudence.
(III) Henry (2), eldest son and second child of Samuel Smith and his second wife, Sarah Clark, was born December 16, 1680, in Medfield, and passed his life in that town, dying April 14, 1743. He was a selectman and held other offices in the town. He was married February 20, 1703, to De- borah Pratt, who was born 1684, daughter of John and Rebecca (Colburn) Pratt. She died August 5, 1706, and he was married (second), March 4, 1708, to Mary Adams. She was born August 4, 1681, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Ellis) Adams, and died February 23, 1725. Henry Smith was married (third) September 1, 1730. to Ruth Barber, who was born March 5, 1696, daughter of Zachariah and Abigail (Ellis) Barber. His children were : Daniel, Mary, Henry, Jonathan, Sarah, Benoni, Ruth, Moses and Asa.
(IV) Henry (3), son of Henry (2) and Mary (Adams) Smith, was born April 24, 1711. in Med- field, and removed from that town to Walpole, Massachusetts, where he probably died. He was married in 1730 to Abigail Clark, who was born 17II, daughter of Captain Joseph and Abigail (Smith) Clark. She died February 13, 1747, but no record of his death appears. Their children were: Seth, Abigail, Samuel, Henry, Hannah, Maria. Amos, Sarah and Azuba.
(V) Henry (4), third son and fourth child of Henry (3) and Abigail (Clark) Smith, was born January 28, 1736, probably in Walpole and lived in that town. He was a soldier of the Revolution. He was married, February 5, 1761, to Barsheba Blake, and their children were: Royal. Eunice, Enos, Mary and Lydia.
(VI) Enos, second son and third child of Henry (4) and Barsheba (Blake) Smith, was born Oc- tober 16, 1771, in Walpole, Massachusetts. In the record of his birth the name was written Eneas, but all other records show it as Enos. He lived many years in Medfield and late in life removed to Walpole, where he died in 1861. He was married in Medfield, March 31, 1797. to Amy Plimpton, who was born April 30, 1774, in Medfield, daughter of Silas and Esther (Clark) Plimpton. Their chil- dren were: Esther, Royal, Amy, Olive, Arnold, Edwin and Katherine.
(VII) Edwin, youngest son and sixth child of Enos and Amy (Plimpton) Smith, was born July
Edwin th. Smith
E. E. SMITH.
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17, 1807, in Medfield. and became a machinist. He was employed several years by the manufacture cor- porations of Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1847 he removed to Milford where he was successful in business. He died May 31, 1882. He was a Uni- versalist in religious faith and a thinking man. While employed in Manchester, he lived a portion of the time in Goffstown. He was married, May 20, 1830, to Sybil Wallace, who was born September 2, 1809, in Townsend, Massachusetts, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Whitney) Wallace. She was a de- scendant of John Wallace, of Stowe and Towns- end. Massachusetts (which see) through his son Jonathan, who was the father of Benjamin. There were five children in this family: Edwin W., whose sketch follows. Sarah M., Henry P., Nancy C. and Joseph W., the last four are dead.
(VIII) Edwin Wallace, son of Edwin and Sybil (Wallace) Smith, was born at Goffstown, New Hampshire, July 28, 1831. He was educated in the common schools, afterwards engaging in the machinist's trade at Milford, New Hampshire. In 1893 he moved to Brookline, New Hampshire, and bought a farmi of ninety-six acres, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On October 25, 1853, Edwin W. Smith married Eunice Augusta Hobart daughter of David and Eunice (Wright) Hobart, of Hollis, New Hamp- shire. They have one son, Edwin E., born July 13, 1856.
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