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Henry Smith (abt. 1610 - bef. 1682)

Captain Henry Smith
Born about in Dorchester, Dorset, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1639 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Americamap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 72 in Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Henry Smith migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1691)
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Biography

Puritan Great Migration
Henry Smith immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire, England.

Henry Smith

Origin

Henry was born in England about 1610, a son of Frances (Unknown) Smith Sanford Pynchon and her first husband, Unknown Smith.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Immigration

Henry and his widowed mother, Frances (Unknown) Smith, sailed to Boston from England in 1630 on the Mary & John.[3] Frances was described as "a grave matron of the church at Dorchester."[5] She was the widow of 1) Unknown Smith, 2) Dr. Tobiah Sandford.[5]

William Pynchon sailed, with his first wife, in 1630 on the Arabella, the flagship of the Winthrop fleet. He was "one of the Patentees of the Charter granted by King Charles I to the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 18 Mar. 1628/9." [6]

"Henry Smith living in New England" was in the 1634 list compiled by Rev. John White of Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England [NEHGR 61:280].[1]

Marriage

Henry married c. 1635 his step-sister, Anne Pynchon, the daughter of William Pynchon and his first wife, Ann (Andrew) Pynchon.[2] Anne's father, William Pynchon, married as his 2nd, and as her third, to Frances (Unknown) Smith Sanford who was Henry's mother.[2]

Positions and Property

Henry was named with his father-in-law, Mr. Pynchon, in March, 1636, as one of the Commissioners to govern the Connecticut River Settlements, and removed from Dorchester to Springfield. There he was Town Recorder 1636-1653, Selectman 1644-1650, Sergeant of the Military Company, 1639, and Deputy to the General Court, 1651."[6]

1652 - Returned to England

Henry Smith returned to England in 1652 with his wife Ann and her father, William Pynchon and Henry's mother Frances, William Pynchon's wife.[6]

Death and Legacy

Henry died in Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire, England between 1 August 1681 and 24 October 1682.[1]

Henry made his will August 1, 1681, and the will was proved October 24, 1682. His wife, Ann, survived him.[6]

Henry Smith of Wraysbury, Bucss., 1 August 1G81, proved 24 October 1682. My body to be buried in a decent manner. I do give unto my daughter Martha Cairiock five shillings. To my daughter Mary Lord in New England five shillings. To my daughter Rebecca Lee five shillings. To my son Elisha Smith five shillings. To my daughter Elizabeth Smith not yet disposed of in marriage, I do give fifty pounds, to be paid at the time of her marriage, if she survive after her mother. I do, out of that dear and tender love I bear unto my beloved wife, Mrs. Anna Smith, give and bequeath all and singular my goods, chattels, leases, debts, ready money, plate, rings, household stuff, apparel, brass, pewter, bedding and all other my substance whatsoever, movable or immovable, quick and dead, of what nature, quality or condition the same are or be, as well in my own possession as in the hands and possession of any other person whatsoever, to her own proper use and liehoof, whom I do hereby ordain and appoint to be my only executrix.[7]
xxiv° Octobris 1682. Which day appeared personally Cuthbert Walker of the parish of St. Gregories' London, haberdasher, aged about fifty, and Rebecca Lee, of Wraysbury in the County of Bucks., widow, aged about thirty years, one of the daughters of the deceased, being severally sworn upon the Holy Evangelists deposed that they were well acquainted with the within named Henry Smith, the testator deceased, and with his manner or character of handwriting, and having perused the will within written and the name Henry Smith thereto subscribed believe the same to be all wrote with the proper handwriting of the said deceased. Jurati coram Rich Lloyd Surr. Cottle, 123.[7]

Children

Children of Henry and Anne, per Anderson:[1]

  1. Anne/Hannah Smith, b say 1635; m John Allyn, of Hartford
  2. Elisha Smith, b say 1637
  3. Mary Smith, b say 1639, bur 15 Nov 1641 Springfield
  4. Martha Smith, b 31 Jul 1641; m by 1681 to Unknown Cammock
  5. Mary Smith, b 7 Mar 1642/3; m 1) Richard Lord, 2) Thomas Hooker
  6. Elizabeth Smith, b 22 Oct 1644; unmar. 1681
  7. Margaret Smith, b 26 Apr 1646, d 24 Jun 1648
  8. Sarah Smith, b 8 Aug 1647, d 30 Jun 1648
  9. Margaret Smith, b 1 Nov 1648, no further record
  10. Rebecca Smith, b 1 Apr 1650; m Unknown Lee of Wraysbury, England
  11. Samuel Smith, b 23 Jun 1651, d 14 Jun 1652
  12. Abigail Smith, b 10 Feb 1652/3, no further record

Elizabeth, Mary, and Rebecca Smith were mentioned in the will (4 Oct 1662) of their grandfather, William Pynchon.[8]

Note: Winthrop Society reports only eight children: Anna, Elisha, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, Rebecca, Abigail.[3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Henry Smith," Featured name. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volumes I-III, Page 1690 of 2386).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "William Pynchon." Featured name, The Great Migration Begins ... Volumes I-III. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Volumes I-III, Page 1536).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Winthrop Society, database, entry for Henry Smith, extracted from Henry Smith. (Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 17 Jun 2016.)
  4. History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1904. Boston: W.A. Butterfield (1908), Internet Archive entry for William Pinchon, extracted from Walter Eliot Thwing, book of the same name, (Page 45).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Parsons, Gerald James, (1989) "Were Joseph and Benjamin Parsons and David Wilton of Beaminster, Dorset, England, the New England Colonists?" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 153, Page 109).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Jacobus, Donald Lines and Edgar Francis Waterman, (1952) Hale, House and Related Families: Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, HathiTrust.org (Pages 721-26 entry for William Pynchon).
  7. 7.0 7.1 Waters, Henry FitzGilbert, (1901) Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol 1. Boston: NEHGS Archive.org (Vol 1, Page 723) Anderson, "wills and other documents which form the basis of our knowledge of the English ancestry of William Pynchon."
  8. Jacobus, Donald Lines, (1952) Hale, House and Related Families: Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, HathiTrust.org (Pages 721-26).

See also:

  • Lord, Kenneth, (1946) Genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Lord, an original proprietor and founder of Hartford, Conn., in 1636. New York: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., OpenLibrary.org (Page 9 Richard Lord, Jr.).
  • McIntyre, Ruth A., (1961) William Pynchon: Merchant and Colonizer. Springfield:
  • Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford, database,(accessed Jan. 4, 2014), entry for Mary Smith, extracted from Capt. Richard Lord.
  • Waters, Henry FitzGilbert, (1901) Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol 2. Boston: NEHGS Archive.org (Vol 2, Pages 845-67) Anderson, "wills and other documents which form the basis of our knowledge of the English ancestry of William Pynchon."
  • The Winthrop Society, database, entry for Mary Smith, extracted from Capt. Richard Lord.






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You're right. The First part was confusing. I hope it's better now.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Jillaine, the first part is perhaps ambiguous but it seems to read that Frances married Smith and then to, Pynchon in Dorchester, missing out Toby Sandford in Dorchester England.

I suspect that he may have been Henry's stepfather during much of his childhood. He certainly received more in the will than his natural children who were by then older and settled.

Edit Ah , I missed his mention in the second section.

posted by Helen (Coleman) Ford
Helen, how is it wrong? I see that the profile reflects the points you make.
posted by Jillaine Smith
The profile is incorrect when referring to his mother.

Henry's mother Frances married 1) unknown Smith by whom she had Henry 2) Toby Sandford.(Sandford-336) The couple lived in Dorchester, England. Toby left a will in 1623 mentioning his stepson Henry Smith Frances Sandford left with 'many of this town to plant in New England 'at the beginning of April 1630 (source William Whiteway of Dorchester diary 1618-1635)

Frances married William Pynchon in Dorchester New England (or whatever is the best designation!)

posted by Helen (Coleman) Ford
There are two sons Henry attached here. Smith-16853 m. Elizabeth d, 1687. and Smith-11646 d. 1682 m. Anne Pynchon. It appears one doesn't belong at all. I've marked as unmerged match for easy comparison. but they aren't the same person at all.
posted by Anne B
Why was Henry called "Captain"? (have not found reference to this). Thanks!
posted by Cynthia (Billups) B
Smith-50610 and Smith-11646 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same spouse information. Please compare and merge Smith-50610 into Smith-11646 if you agree they are two profiles for the same person. Thank you. Kitty Cooper-1 Smith
posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith

Rejected matches › Henry Smith (1607-bef.1687)