Jeremiah Smith (1767 - 1845)

Born 29 May 1767 in Smithfield, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Wilkinson) Smith — married 15 Dec 1790 in Smithfield, Providence, RI

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1845 at age 78 in West Glocester, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Burial

Burial:

Place: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA^[1]

Marriage

Groom: Jeremiah Smith

Bride: Joanna Wilkinson

Marriage: 15 Dec 1790

Place: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States^[2]

Family and Property

Jeremiah had at least six children. After his death intestate in 1845, his children took part in litigation, filed as a "Bill in Equity" in the Rhode Island Supreme Court in 1850, captioned as George Law et al v. Russel Smith et al. to divide up his estate. The litigation ended in 1855. The litigation identified his surviving children as Alcy Law (wife to George Law), Sophia Eastman (wife to Rufus Eastman), Russel Smith, Stephen Smith, and Amasa Smith, and his deceased child as Mary Page (late wife to Stephen Page). The Pages had at least eight children then living -- Laura Ann Page, Seneca Page, Smith W. Page, Jeremiah Page, Mary Jane Page, Martha Page, Eunice Caroline Page, and Allen Page, the last four being under 21 in 1850. The complaint states that Jeremiah Smith married Betsy Convers in about 1831, and that Mary Page died in January 1850. The gist of the complaint is that Jeremiah Smith advanced parts of his estate to his sons but not to his daughters and that the daughters wanted their equitable shares. Betsy Convers Smith is not a party; it appears that she had a life estate in the property and that delayed the litigation.

Photographed Primary Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2020), memorial page for Jeremiah Smith (29 May 1767–6 Jul 1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #164651472, citing Jeremiah Smith Lot, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by James Hobson (contributor 48870267) .
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch [1] : 22 January 2020, Jeremiah Smith, 1790.

• The entry in "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945" at 261 reads, "I certify that on the 15th of December 1790 I married Mr. Jeremiah Smith son of Daniel Smith Esq to Joanna Wilkinson daughter of Mr. Stephen Wilkinson dec'd (?) as witness my hand Edward Mitchell Elder Rec'd for Record July 22nd, 1791 Recorded (?) Dan'l Mowry (?) Town Clk"
• Law v. Smith, 2 R.I. 244 (R.I. 1852).

Secondary Re-Sources

Descendant of John Smith, the miller of Group 40 in SmithConnections.com DNA Project

FTDNA SmithConnections Northeastern Public Page

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.