Born in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Smith
and Hannah (Unknown) Smith
Sister of
John Lovewell [half], Hannah (Lovewell) Baker [half], Joseph Smith [half] and Nehemiah Lovewell [half]
Wife of
Samuel Barnett
— married
about 1751 in Merrimack, New Hampshire
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Barnett) Kennedy, Samuel Barnett, Benjamin Barnett, John Barnett, Ame Sarah (Barnett) Miller, Nehemiah Barnett, Molly (Barnett) Blair, Job Barnett, Esther (Barnett) McConnell, Anne Barnett and Joseph Orville Barnett
Died
at about age 42
in Newbury, Orange, Vermont
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2011
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Biography
Ame was born about 1734, the daughter of Benjamin Smith and Hannah. Hannah was a widow (her first husband was Captain John Lovewell, 1691-1725) when she married Ame's father. Some report that Hannah's maiden name was "Moody" but this has never been proven.
Ame married Samuel Barnett about 1751 in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Note that claims by others that Samuel actually married Amy Rogers, not Ame Smith, lack proof and credibility - see discussion remarks on the following profile Amy Rogers.
Samuel and Ame are believed to have had 11 children, the first 8 or 9 of which were born in Litchfield, New Hampshire, with the first 8 of those documented in the New Hampshire Vital Records[1]:
- Hannah b. 12 Aug 1752
- Samuel (Jr.) b. 11 July 1754
- Benjamin b. 20 Oct 1756
- John b. 27 Sept. 1758; d. 16 Oct. 1781 (killed by a Tory)
- Ame b. 11 Oct 1760
- Nehemiah b. 11 Jan 1763
- Molly b. 21 Feb. 1765
- Job b. 17 May 1767
- Esther b. abt 1769 (probably Litchfield); m. Stephen McConnell 4 Feb. 1790
- Anne b. abt. 1772 (probably Newbury, Vermont), and
- Joseph b. abt Jan 1776 (probably Newbury, Vermont).
Ame and Samuel moved to Pembroke, New Hampshire around 1764. This town was granted to men and their heirs who had fought under Captain John Lovewell as mentioned above.[2]
Ame passed away in 1776 and was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Vermont. Note that many had identified Samuel's wife as "Amy Rogers", not "Ame Smith" and the following reference is in the first category. Date inconsistencies (see notes on profile of Amy Rogers) point to the correctness of Ame Smith.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Litchfield, NH, James Underwood, Town Clerk (surnames recorded as "Barnard"
- ↑ History of Samuel Barnett Jr. (Barnet), 12 November 2015, https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/20545275?signin=true&reportabuse=true
- ↑ FindAGrave, Memorial #67911431, Amy Barnett. Created by Victoria, April 4, 2011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ame by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ame:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ame by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ame:
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~0.78%
Jennifer Keach
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Keachj42
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~0.78%
David Bailey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T337298 [compare], FTDNA kit #640876
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Joe Atkins :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PE3882650 [compare]
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~0.39%
Janet Hall :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Diana Vigil :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A298424 [compare], Ancestry member DianaVigilReyes
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A298424 [compare], FTDNA kit #41947
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~0.39%
Tom Knox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A774790 [compare], Ancestry member merrimack13
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Nancy Jackson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T568762 [compare]
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~0.39%
Alan Vigil :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #41947
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Kitty (Cooper) Smith
Kitty (Cooper) Smith
Based on other names I see on this profile, I have changed her CurrentLastName to the one I expect she was using at the time of her death. I could be wrong, so please correct as necessary. This is so we can search for her by her LastNameAtBirth or her CurrentLastName and still find her. If she was married more than once, her other married names are in the OtherLastNames field and can also be searched. Ex: Abigail Amelia Betts formerly Smith aka Adams
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