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Henry Smith (1693 - 1754)

Deacon Henry Smith
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 5 Dec 1716 (to 30 Nov 1747) in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of — married 12 Jun 1748 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 60 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Henry was born 14 Oct 1693 at Rehoboth. He was the son of Joshua and Mary (Peck) Smith. [1]

He married first Ruth Burr of Rehoboth 5 Dec 1716, intentions April 7, 1716.[2]

Henry married second Lydia (Burr) Vickery of Hingham at Hingham by Rev. Eleazer Gay on June 12, 1748. Intentions published May 14, 1748.[3][4][5] Lydia was first cousin to Ruth Burr.

Henry Smith of Rehoboth, yeoman, died 2 Feb. 1754. To his wife Lydia he left all ye Indoor movables which she brought to me. To sons: Ebenezer, Simon (deceased), Benjamin & Eleazer (under 21): daughters: Mary wife of David Turner & Ruth wife of Samuel Perry. Grandson, Simon Smith. Grandsons, Amos & Henry Smith (brothers, both under 21). Brother-in-law Ephraim Hunt to be exec. Witness: Thomas Smith, Daniel Ormsbee, Jr. & Joshua Smith.[6]

DNA

Descendant of yDNA group NE47 Henry Smith-5522 (b?-1647 MA) m poss. Judith Cooper. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.[7]

Sources

  1. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
  2. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
  3. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
  4. Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1637-1845. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.)
  5. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.101
  6. Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  7. SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Q Henry Smith-5522.

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Smith-158867 and Smith-5470 appear to represent the same person because: Sorry, this is a duplicate. Same vitals and parents. He married Ruth Burr and later Lydia Burr Vickery (sisters?). Please merge Smith-158867 into Smith-5470. Thank you!
posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith

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