David Smith II (1744 - 1825)

Born 3 Nov 1744 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Son of David Smith I and Mary (Potter) Smith

Husband of Abigail (Lewis) Smith — married 25 Dec 1766 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1825 at age 80 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Corporal David Smith II served with 3rd Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

David Smith II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105041.

David was born November 3, 1744. He was the son of David Smith and Mary Potter. He died February 7, 1825 at the age of 81. On December 25, 1766 he married Abigail Lewis, the daughter of Gideon Lewis and Rachel Woodruff. David and Abigail had 11 children: Rhoda, Gideon, Sarah, Levi, Riley, Abigail, Thankful, David, Gould, Green, and John.^[1]

(Records of Service of Connecticut Men in the Revolution): A Cpl David Smith, entered Mar 9, left October 1777. Another entry lists Cpl. David Smith, of Capt. Judd's Company, entered Mar 1, 1777 and was discharged Jan 22, 1780.

(Ct Ch. Rcds., Southington, 1st Cong. Ch. 1728-1875, Ct. State Lib, 1960, pg. 375): Smith, David, Jr., & w.., adm.ch. June 11, 1780.

(Farmington Vital Records, 1645-1850, page 329, Smith): David, s. David, Nov 3 , 1744 Vol LR47, page 113.

(Connecticut Book of Men in the Revolution, pages 366 to 370.): Private and then Corporal, Capt Judd's Co., Col. Putnam's 3rd CT. Regiment; 1 Mar 1779-22 Jan 1780, Col Swift's Regiment at West Point 15 Apr 1782 to discharge.

DAR Patriot Index #105041.

(NSDAR application #155830, Gary, Potowatamie, IN, Mrs. Una S. [Smith] Huse [#670, great grand daughter of David Smith III, granddaughter of James Alonzo Smith, and daughter of Lambert Leroy Smith], accepted 23 June 1920): "My great great grandfather, David Smith, the second, was a 'minute man' and served throughout the Revolution (personal information of my great grandfather. My father's great grandfather was the David Smith from Farmington [Southington] who enlisted in the second [third] regiment of the third formation of the 'corner line' April 15th, 1782 (Conn. Book of 'Men of the Revolution' pages 366 to 370.) He was one of the men retained by Washington for the 'Last Arrangement of the Line.' Here he served in Col. Swift's regiment at West Point until discharged (pg 370). The historian who helped in this search thinks the Corporal David Smith of Judd's Co. recruited in Hartford, Conn., serving under Putnam along the Hudson from March 1st [1779?] to Jan 22nd '80 is the David Smith above-mentioned. Places and dates agree (pg 370.)"

(1790 Census, Southington, Hartford County, CT): Smith, David, Jr. 3 males over 16 [David, Jr., Lewis and Levi?], 5 males under 10 [John, Gould, Green and David III?], 5 females including head of household (David's wife Abigail and daughters Thankful, Abigail, Sarah and Rhoda?].

(1800 Census, Southington, Hartford County, CT): Smith, David, Jr. 3 males 10-16 [Gould, Green and John?], 2 males 16-26 [Levi, Riley or David III?] 1 male 26-45 [Gideon?], l male over 45 [David,Jr.], 1 female 16-26 [Sarah?], 1 female over 45 [wife Abigail].

(Records of Quentin Cabell Smith): The family moved to Cheshire, New Haven County, CT. 28 Aug 1803.

("History of Cheshire 1694-1840, Joseph Perkins Beach, DAR, 1912): "with wife Abigail, Recommended to church of Parson Foot 1 Jul 1804."

(Ecclesiastical and other Sketches of Southington, Conn., Rev Heman R. Timlow, Hartford, 1875, page 231, 24. David [Smith], excerpted here): "He lived north of the present town poor-house, and from thence removed to the north part of Cheshire, on the place lately owned and occupied by his grandson, the late Loyal Smith, deceased, where Abigail, his wife died, Feb. 19, 1823, aged 76 years. He died Feb 7, 1825, aged 81."

(CT. Ch. Rcds, Southington, CT, 1729-1875, CT. State Lib,1960, pg 375): Smith, David, Jr., & w., dism. Aug 28, 1803, to ch. in Cheshire.

(Excerpt of article by Dewitt C. Smith cited in notes of George Smith): "To David and Mary, a son, David Smith II, was born in 1744 at Southington, Conn. In 1766 he married Abigail Lewis, whose ancestors had settled in the Hartford Colony with Thomas Hooker. David II was a corporal in the Revolutionary War, and served under Israel Putnam along the Hudson River, from 1777 to 1780, as was one of the soldiers retained by General Washington after the regular army was discharged. He was 82 years of age at his death." [See DAR Patriot Index.]

(Parson Foot's Tombstone Records, Cheshire, CT): David Smith died 7 Feb 1825 age 81 years.

(Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 4,serial: 11912, Patricia Law Hatcher, Pioneer Heritage Press, Dallas, TX, 1987): David Smith, Cheshire St. Cem, Cheshire, CT [55?]

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Quentin Cabell Smith, FTDNA kit #28849, and his 7th cousin once removed Len Smith, FTDNA kit #216226, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Smith. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 94.73% and within the last 9 generations is 96.68%.

Descendant of yDNA group NE12 Thomas Smith (1634 - 1724) and Elizabeth Patterson. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Heman R. Timlow, “Ecclesiastical and other Sketches of Southington, Connecticut”, Hartford, 1875, page ccxxxi
2. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup R1b NE12 Thomas Smith.

DAR Ancestor #A105041

FindAGrave.com memorial #10221039 in Cheshire Street Cemetery, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. His Find A Grave memorial incorrectly says that he was born in 1774, instead of 1744.

Descendant of Group 12 Thomas Smith (c1634 ENG - 1724 CT) m Elizabeth Patterson R1b1a2a1a1b4, son Thomas branch on SmithConnections.com DNA Project