Daniel Smith (1610 - aft. 1660)

Born 1610 in Colchester, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith — married 1642 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 14 Jul 1660 after age 50 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

According to NEHGR vol 12 page 345 (probate of "widow Alice Smith" lists Isaac Cullimore, Alexander Adams, Edward Budd, Sarah Martin, Martha Beamsle without specifying who those people were; they all inspected the contents of Alice Smith's chest.^[1]

Samuel & Abraham, "2 of her sonnes" acted "in behalf of the rest of her children" along with kinsman Joseph Bayly. Presumably she died intestate. Unfortunately her deceased husband is not named.

While this does not prove that she was the mother of this particular Daniel, there does not appear to be another unaccounted-for Abraham Smith of this age and location. The (attached) 1660 will of Daniel listing "my brother Abraham Smith", while it might refer to a religious brother relationship, is at least some indication that Daniel Smith may have been another son of Alice.

Photographed Primary Sources

Daniel Smith died after July 14, 1660 (the date of his will) and before 24 September 1660 (date of his inventory), in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[2], leaving widow Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith.^[3]

His will is dated 14 July 1660 and recorded on 10 October 1660 in Middlesex court. His inventory was taken on 24 September 1660 in Watertown.^[4]

Research Notes

• On 23 May 1655 Grace Porter, of Watertowne, 'proferring a petition for power to make sale of a certain house and land left by her deceased husband, hath her petition granted, unless Daniel Smyth, of Watertowne, husband of the daughter of Thomas Rogers, mentioned in the petition, shall... show cause to the contrary... '^[5]

• Thomas Rogers daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Smith, was baptized at Dedham 16 Nov 1617. Daniel was baptized 21 Jun 1612, and buried at Dedham 31 Mar 1657. He was a legatee in the will of his grandmother Susan Chapman, and also of his father Daniel Sherman.^[6]

• The will of Ann (Sherman) Anger item: 'I give to the two children of the wife of Thomas Rogers, John Sherman and Richard Sherman, my kinsmen, ten shillings apiece' . 'The wife of Thomas Rogers mentioned was Grace Makin, daughter of Tobias Makin of Fingringhoe, Essex. Grace first married John Sherman, who was buried 1616 in Essex County. She then married Thomas Rogers, as Elizabeth Rogers, their daughter, was baptized at Dedham 6 Nov 1617. Elizabeth afterwards married Daniel Smith, at Watertown, Massachusetts.^[6]

• Thomas Rogers left a widow Grace, who married William Palmer, and afterwards Roger Porter, and a daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Smith.^[7]

• Grace, widow of Thomas Rogers, who died in Watertown 12 Nov 1638, married William Palmer. Grace and Martha (wife of Captain John Sherman) were mentioned in William's will. After he died Grace returned to Watertown and married thirdly Roger Porter. Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Smith, was a daughter by Grace's first husband, Thomas Rogers (Colonial Records, col iv, p 232). ^[8]

• Elizabeth Rogers of Watertown, daughter of ... Grace Porter by her former husband, Thomas Rogers, married Daniel Smith of Watertown.^[9]

Daniel Smith ... He passed away about 1650.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto26unkngoog#page/n358/mode/2up
2. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 23
3. ↑ "English Origins of New England Families, Vol. III," database with images, Ancestry (New England Families on Ancestry$ : accessed 9 February 2018), entry for Thomas Rogers, 12 Nov 1638; citing sources extracted from various records and books.
4. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1654-1673”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9D5-BWZW : 8 May 2023) or (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89D5-BT6K  : Transcription), FHL microfilm 007554513, image 129-132, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Vol 1, 1654-1661, Page 245-249.
5. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. page 88
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Sherman, Thomas Townsend. Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England (NY: T. A. Wright, 1920), 85, 119.
7. ↑ Bond, Henry and Horatio Gates Jones. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown Massachusetts (Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1855), 913.
8. ↑ Bond, p 865.
9. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut (CT: Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900 ), 570.
10. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• Early New England Families. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) Daniel Smith

• History of the town of Stonington, New London, Connecticut by Richard Anson Wheeler; p 570

• History of the town of Rindge, New Hampshire By Ezra Scollay Stearns; Page: 697

• Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, MA Vol I by Henry Bond, & Horatio Gates Jones; pages 433 & 439

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Buck Howe and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Daniel Smith , Jr. View Tree Sex Male Birth 1642 Death 1681 WATERTOWN, MASS PARENTS Father Daniel Smith Mother Elizabeth Rogers MARRIAGES (1) Spouse Mary Grant Marriage 1668 CITING THIS RECORD The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9MSC-64T : accessed 2017-09-10), entry for Daniel Smith , Jr., submitted by mpierce2706249. ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File Number 35QG-92L PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 7,983 Submission ID MM9R

Acknowledgments

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