Jacob
Smith
Born in East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Smith
and Eunice (Russell) Luddington
Brother of
Thomas Smith, Enos Smith, Abigail (Smith) Pardee, Eli Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Eunice (Luddington) Rowe [half] and Nathaniel Ludington [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Blanchard) Smith
— married
24 Dec 1772 in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Ruth (Smith) Davidson, Eunice Smith, Thomas Smith, Stephen Smith, Jacob Smith, Eli B. Smith, Amaziah Smith and Salmon Smith
Died
at age 88
in Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2011
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Biography
Private Jacob Smith served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.
Jacob Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105631.
Both DAR records and Find A Grave indicate that Jacob Smith, the son of Thomas Smith and Eunice Russell, was born July 7, 1742, but it appears that it is much more likely that his birthdate was July 7, 1749.
Jacobus gives his birth as 7 July 1749. According to Jacobus, on December 10, 1742 his parents had a son Thomas, making the 7 July 1742 birthdate for Jacob impossible.[1] [Additional information from Jacobus: On the 1790 census, Jacob Smith and his family were in South Hero, Vermont (1-5-2).]
The East Haven Town Meeting Book 2, page 49, says Jacob, son of Thomas, was born 7/7/1749.
And the Ricker Compilation of Vital Records, on page 11696 says "Jacob, son of Thomas, b. 7 Jul 1749".
According to his Find A Grave Memorial, Jacob Smith was one of Chateaugay, New York's first settlers having moved there in 1797. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War having enlisted in May 1775 in the Vermont Rangers and reached the rank of Major. On 24 December 1772, in Preston, Connecticut, he married Elizabeth Blanchard . The Memorial also lists his three daughters and five sons: Ruth, Eunice, Amazah, Thomas, Stephen, Jacob, Eli B., and Salmon.[2]
Pension #S43157
Occupation: Tanner. First in Franklin Co., N.Y..
Sources
- ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus. Families of Ancient New Haven Vol VII, page 1650 (Smith Family)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61370151
- Descendant of Group 12 Imm Thomas Smith 1634-1724 CT, son Thomas in SmithConnections.com DNA Project
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Steve Barcomb and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Quentin Smith
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup R-PH4988, FTDNA kit #28849 - Waugh Smith :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Z253, FTDNA kit #95454
- Hal Smith :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #176457
- Len Smith :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #216226
- Julien Smith :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, FTDNA kit #435792
-
~1.56%
Waugh Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T111189 [compare], FTDNA kit #95454
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~0.78%
Kay (Johnson) Wilson :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kayjwilson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T596586 [compare], FTDNA kit #95490
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Lynn (Johnson) Andrews :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T408316 [compare], FTDNA kit #295991
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~0.78%
Soni (Smith) Wright :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915009 [compare], FTDNA kit #380551
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~0.39%
Steven Barcomb :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Richard Dusenbury :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rhd12356
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