John Smith Sr. (1641 - bef. 1718)

Born 10 Dec 1641 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Beach) Smith — married 19 Apr 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 25 Feb 1718 before age 76 in Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth

10 Dec 1641 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[1]

Marriages

John married Mary Beech in Watertown on 19 April 1665.^[2][3]

Children

John and Mary had the following children:

1. Mary, b. 15 June 1667,^[4] m. Joseph Locke
2. John, b. 8 August 1668^[5]
3. Samuel, d. 22 April 1670,^[6]
4. Abigail, b. 29 June 1670,^[7] m. John Winter
5. Hannah, b. 27 December 1672,^[8] m. Thomas Mead
6. Sary/Sarah, b. 7 June 1675,^[9] m. John Pearce
7. Samuel, b. 10 March 1679/80^[10]

Death; Estate

John died intestate in Watertown sometime prior to 25 February 1717/8, son-in-law Thomas Mead was appointed to administer John's estate. The estate records mention sons John and Samuel and sons-in-law Joseph Locke, John Winter, Thomas Mead and John Pearce.^[11]

^{[10] [9] [8] [7] [6] [5] [4] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-F28F : 29 November 2018), John Smith, 10 Dec 1641; citing "Birth, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts," United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 27. Link to page at archive.org.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9V-GMJ : 5 November 2017), John Smith and Mary Beech, 19 Apr 1665; citing Marriage, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,869.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 29. Link to page at archive.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 30. Link to page at archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 32. Link to page at archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 33. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 36. Link to page at archive.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 41. Link to page at archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Watertown Records. Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages. First Book and Supplement. Watertown Historical Society, 1894. p. 47. Link to page at archive.org.
11. ↑ Middlesex County Probate Records. File 20663. FHL Film #007553765, images 1060-1066. Link to images at familysearch.org.

See also:

• Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. Vol IV. Little, Brown and Company, 1862. p. 122. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
• Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library.
• Early Families of New England (subscription) Vol. George Woodward m 1641, page 4 of 4.
• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #102500722
• Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, MA Vol I by Henry Bond & Horatio Gates Jones; Page: 433 & 434
• SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, group NE48 I1 - Thomas Smith (c1605-1693) m Mary Knapp.