Emerson Smith (abt. 1743 - 1828)

Born about 28 Jan 1743 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Ayer) Smith — married 4 Jan 1775 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1828 at about age 85 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Date: 28 JAN 1743/4

Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1790

SDATE 1 JUL 1790

Place: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Emerson Smith married Mary Page on Nov 16, 1768. They had: ^[1]

1. David (Sept 28, 1769)
2. Samuel (March 13, 1772).

Emerson Smith married second Abigail Ayer on Jan 4, 1775. They had: ^[1]

1. Jesse (Dec 16, 1775)
2. John (April 12, 1777)
3. Mary (Oct 15, 1779)
4. Betty (Aug 20, 1782)
5. Abigail (Dec 12, 1785)
6. Hannah (April 6, 1787)
7. Ralph (Aug 13, 1791)
8. Rebekah (Jan 28, 1795)
9. Joel (June 13, 1798)

Emerson Smith, a carpenter originally from Maine, moved from Hollis, New Hampshire, to Alstead, New Hampshire, about 1800.^[2]

Emerson Smith of Alstead, New Hampshire, made his will on 22 Apr 1828. He name his wife, Abigail Smith; his sons, Samuel Smith, Jesse Smith, Ralph E. Smith, and Joel Smith; the children of his son John Smith, deceased; the children of his daughter, Hannah Wills, deceased, Wills Taylor and Benjamin Taylor; the children of his daughter Rebeccah Evans, deceased; and the children of his son David Smith, deceased. He named his son Ralph E. Smith as the executor of the will.^[3]

The gravestone of Emerson Smith at the Slade Cemetery in Alstead, New Hampshire, says that he died on 27 Apr 1828 in the 85th year of his age.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of the town of Hollis, New Hampshire by Worcester, Samuel Thomas, Publication date 1879. (Page: 388)
2. ↑ Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H., 1736-1885 (Syracuse, N. Y., 1885), page 82
3. ↑ Will of Emerson Smith, in New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982; Probate Estate Files, 1769-1885; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Cheshire County); Probate Place: Cheshire, New Hampshire, Ancestry Record 8996 #56045, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA. Residence Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire; images1115-1116
4. ↑ Marion Charlotte Reed, "Gravestone Inscriptions from Two Cemeteries in Alstead, N. H.," in New England Historical and Genealogical Register (subscription required), volume 117 (1963), page 93
5. ↑ Unsourced Find A Grave: Memorial #70371637 with no photo for Lieut. Emerson Smith

See also:

• The Farmers' Cabinet Title: The Farmers' Cabinet New England Historic Genealogical Society www.americanancestors.org

• History of the Town of Hollis, New Hampshire, From Title: Samuel T. Worcester, History of the Town of Hollis, New Hampshire, From its First Settlement to the Year 1879 (1879, A. Williams & Co., Boston, Massachusetts) Text: 346 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. CONT CONT 1775, Jun. 3, Jonn Smith of Nottingham W. and Sarah Merrill of 1 Hollis. Repository: #R8 Page: Page 388 Data: Text: Page 388 FAMILY REGISTERS. CONT SMITH, EMERSON and MARY PAGE. CONT Married Nov. 16, 1768. CONT David. born Sept. 28, 1769. CONT Samuel, " Mar. 13, 1772. CONT SMITH, EMERSON and ABIGAIL AYRE. CONT Married Jan. 4, 1775. CONT Jesse, born Dec. 16, 1775. CONT John, " April 12, 1777. CONT Mary, " Oct. 15, 1779. CONT Betty, " Aug. 20, 1782. CONT Abigail, " Dec, 12, 1785. CONT Hannah, " April 6, 1787.A CONT Ralph, " Aug. 13, 1791. CONT Rebekah " Jan. 28, 1795. CONT Joel, " June 13, 1798.

• Source: S175 Abbreviation: Mass. Vital Records to 1850 Title: Mass. Vital Records to 1850 Repository: #R12 75

• Source: S406 Abbreviation: The Vital Records of Plaistow, New Hampshire Earliest to 1900 with Supplements Title: Moulton, Mary Ellen, compiler, The Vital Records of Plaistow, New Hampshire Earliest to 1900 with Supplements (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Company, 2007)

• Source: S5 Abbreviation: Manuscript of Rev. Joseph Smith son of Timothy Smith Title: Rev. Joseph Smith with addtions by Hattie M. Smith and Mrs. W.H. Burke, Manuscript of Rev. Joseph Smith son of Timothy Smith Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: Haverhill Public Library Address: 99 Main Street CONT Haverhill, MA 01830Gregory Laing, Curator Address 1: 99 Main Street Address 2: Haverhill, MA 01830Gregory Laing, Curator Phone Number: (978) 373-1586, x642

• Source: S531 Abbreviation: Plaistow, NH: Vital Records, 1652 - 1905 Title: Priscilla Hammond, Plaistow, NH: Vital Records, 1652 - 1905 (: , ), . Note: About Plaistow, NH: Vital Records, 1652 - 1905 CONT The town of Plaistow, New Hampshire, was originally part of Haverhill, Massachusetts, before its annexation to New Hampshire. It was chartered as a separate parish in 1749 and the town was established in 1761. These records were abstracted by Priscilla Hammond of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1937.From the manuscript: "The following records of Plaistow families were secured from a voluminous manuscript notebook in the possession of the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord. In checking over and comparing these records with those already secured from the town's original record books much additional information was found. It is believed that the information from the manuscript notebook was compiled from church records, later town records, and records from neighboring towns about Plaistow as well as private sources. In order to save repetition only such information as was not included in the original record books of the town is set down in the following pages so when a page is mentioned please refer back to that page in order to have the full information concerning a family all together." CONT Citation Information CONT Plaistow, NH: Vital Records of Plaistow. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), (Typescript abstraction of original town record books and other sources by Priscilla Hammond. "Vital records of Plaistow, New Hampshire: compiled from the town's original record books 1726-1871 and other sources. Earliest and latest dates recorded 1652-1905," 1937. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, NEHGS, Boston, MA.) Repository: #R89 31

• Repository: R89 Name: Library of Claire Smith Address:

• Source: S54 Abbreviation: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Title: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Repository: #R12 Page: page 792 Data: Text: 1743 SMITH Emerson, s. <> Samuel, jr. and Hannah (Page), Jan. 30, 1743-4. Birth Haverhill <../vital_records/?page_id=792&seq_num=100051>

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Claire Smith for creating WikiTree profile Smith-47668 through the import of smithwiki.ged on Jul 1, 2013.