Nehemiah Smith (1689 - 1757)

Born 1689 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Clapham) Smith — married before 1721 in Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

Jemiah Smith (son of Samuel Smith and Rachel Marvin) was born 1689 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 1757. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Clapham on Abt. 1721, daughter of Peter Clapham and Rebecca Ruscoe.

His will was in probate on 26 Jan 1757 in Fairfield, Connecticut.^{[2][3] [4]}

Children Named in His Will

They are presented in the order they appear in the will. ^[5]

• Peter Smith
• Matthew Smith, died in1759. His will is dated 29 May 1759 and proved on 30 November 1759.^[6]
• Daniel Smith
• Nehemiah Smith (who hath Long begone from me)
• Elizabeth (Smith) Street
• Lydia (Smith) Burr
• Rebecka (Smith) Hanford
• Rachel (Smith) Street

Slaves Mentioned in Will

• Negro Man Named Toney
• Negro Woman (not to be sold to pay debt; sell land instead)

Research Notes

1 WILLIAM SMITH bapt. Sep 1598 Whitford, Devon Co. ENGLAND
died c1668 Jamaica, Queens Co. Long Island, NY m2) c1635/36 Weymouth MA, Magdalene_____ = 4 SONS
-2 SAMUEL (c1649 MA -by 1745 Norwalk CT) m. Rachel Marvin = 2 Sons
--3 Nehemiah (c1689 - 1757) m. Elizabeth Clapham = 4 Sons
---4 Daniel (c1728 -____) m. Ruth Fitch

DNA

Descendant of yDNA group NE15 William Smith-36298 (c1598 Whitford, Devon, ENG-c1668 Jamaica, Queens, Long Island, New York m 1) Marie Fevord-1 and 2) Magdalene Hill-12913. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YL4N : 29 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 288-289, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 11, 1754-1757, Page 549-552.
3. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
4. ↑ Probate Records, 1648-1916; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Fairfield District); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
5. ↑ Probate Court (Fairfield District)
6. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBNL : 8 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 326-327, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 14, 1761-1763, Page 49-50.
7. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE15 William Smith.

• Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts; database and digital images, "Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 (Ancestry Record 9049 #282262: accessed 17 December 2018); citing Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Fairfield District); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut