Reuben Smith (1758 - 1846)

Born 25 Nov 1758 in Rhode Island [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Williams) Smith — married Jan 1784 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1846 at age 87 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Private Reuben Smith served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

Reuben Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106704.

Reuben was born November 25, 1758.

Reuben married Mary Williams in January 1784 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.^[1]

Reuben died (age 86) on 2 April 1846 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.^[2].

Research Notes

FOUND IN "REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND".

FOUND A WILL FOR STEPHEN SMITH IN RHODE ISLAND WILL AND PROBATE RECORDS, KENT COUNTY, VOLUME 2-4, 1745-1797, PAGE 131, MICRO FILM IMAGE 687 OF 848. THIS WILL WAS PROBATED 11/25/1788 AND IT IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING CHILDRED: STEPHEN, SIMEON, MOLLIE, SALLY, SARAH AND RUEBEN . CHILDREN ,BENJAMIN AND AND MARY, WERE NOT INDENTIFIED SO ONE CAN ASSUME THEY DIED BEFORE THE 1988 DATE. THE WILL DID NOT MENTION HIS WIVES MARY SABIN OR MARY PECK.

Mary Peck was shown as the second wife of Stephen Smith in the family bible of Chandler Holmes and Susan Paramore Smith's family bible dated 1856. Rueben was shown to be Mary Peck's and Stephen Smith's only child. All the other children were shown to be Mary Sabin's and Stephen Smith's Children.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
   Citing Marriage, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00140
   Reuben Smith marriage to Mary Williams in Jan 1784 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. BY NEBEMAIH KNIGHT, JUSTICE
2. ↑ Death: "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932"
   Citing Page: p 89; FHL microfilm: 915072; Record number: 1298;
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00051
   Reuben Smith death 2Apr1846 (age 86) in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

• Descendants of Roger Williams Book IV Through Joseph Williams by Elsie Bushnell Williams Pg 107

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 26, 2016), "Record of Reuben Smith", Ancestor # A106704.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 26, 2016), "Record of Zebedee Williams", Ancestor # A126754.
• Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records (V.1-V.12) (subscription) Providence County - V2 page 2-23. Marriage record for Reuben of Warwick and Mary Williams of Cranston.
• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1N-Y2B : 6 December 2014), Reuben Smith and Mary Williams, Jan 1784; citing Cranston,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 931,513.

• "Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers 1818 - 1864. Rhode Island " by kathryn McPerson Gunning 1999 Pg 222, Book is located at the Arizona State Library in Phoenix. Amos Smith (Reuben's youngest son) accepts the payment with Remington Smith (Reuben's other son) as Witness.
• FOUND NAME, BIRTH DATE, AND BIRTH PLACE IN CHANDLER HOLMES SMITH (211) AND SUSAN PARRAMORE SMITH'S (212) FAMILY BIBLE DATED 1856.