Timothy Smith (1725 - abt. 1803)

Born 3 Jul 1725 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Dewing) Smith — married 2 Oct 1750 (to 25 Jul 1775) in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Abigail (Sawin) Smith — married 18 Apr 1780 (to 1 Jul 1803) in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died about 1 Jul 1803 at about age 77 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Timothy Smith was born 3 Jul 1725, in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was the son of Jonathan Smith and Martha: Martha Ruggles.^[1][2]

Lieutenant Timothy Smith served with 5th Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Timothy Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106048.

He served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution, responding to the Lexington Alarm and serving with Captains Joseph, Morse, and Mann under Col. Samuel Bullard Bullard-1333.^[3]

He married, first, Esther Dewing, on 2 October 1750, in Needham.^[4].

Timothy and Esther had children:

1. Timothy (1751-1755)^[5]
2. Esther (1753)^[6]
3. Henry (1754)^[7]
4. Abigail (1758)^[8]
5. Hannah (1760)^[9]
6. Timothy (1764)^[10]
7. Judith (1769)^[11]

Their daughter, Abigail, married Edward Jackson Sr..

After Esther died, Timothy married, second, the widow Abigail (Sawin) Bacon.^[12].

Timothy (Lieutenant) died 1 Jul 1803, in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Abigail Bacon Smith died 25 Nov 1810, seven years or so later, in the same location, age 87 (sic).^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Needham Vital Records: Timothy, s. Jonathan and Martha, July 3, 1725, ma-vitalrecords.org, on-line.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6K-ZQ3 : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Smith (and Martha) in entry for Timothy Smith, 03 Jul 1725; citing original location, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; and corrected location, Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; FHL microfilm 901,846.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 12, 2021), "Record of Timothy Smith", Ancestor # A106048.
4. ↑ * 1750 marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCZ-1KVS : 31 October 2019), Timothy Smith and Esther Dewing, 2 Oct 1750; citing Marriage, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009661.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDM-LJR : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Timothy Smith, 1751.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8T-JMX : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Esther Smith, 1753.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDM-LJR : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Timothy Smith, 1751.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8R-T7D : 15 January 2020), Easther in entry for Abigail Smith, 1758.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8T-KMV : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Hannah Smith, 1760.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDM-LJB : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Timothy Smith, 1764.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8T-WXD : 15 January 2020), Esther in entry for Judith Smith, 1769.
12. ↑ * 1780 marriage: "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHV3-CQ2 : 23 October 2020), Timothy Smith (and Abigail Bacon), 18 Apr 1780; Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
13. ↑ * 1803 death: Smith: Timothy, Lieut. July 1, 1803, ma-vitalrecords.org, on-line.
14. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2013), "Record of Timothy Smith", Ancestor # A106048.
15. ↑ DAR Timothy Smith.

    Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Lieutenant

    through grandson, Ephraim Jackson; to daughter, Abigail; to her husband, Edward.

16. ↑ DAR research: "DAR citation in genealogical scholarship. (bottom of their page.)
17. ↑ WikiTree Resources for Researching Revolutionary War Ancestors, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Database (DAR).
18. ↑ Natick Vital Records: Abigail Smith, ma-vitalrecords.org, on-line.

Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #97979452 retrieved 22 Oct 2017