Joseph Smith Jr (1657 - 1733)

Born 8 Mar 1657 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1733 at age 76 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

"JOSEPH, Hartford, eldest s. of Joseph of the same, rem. a. 1680, to Hadley, freem. 1690, m. 11 Feb. 1681^[1], Rebecca, d. of John Dickinson, first of the same, had Joseph, b. 3 Nov. 1682; John, 24 Oct. 1684, d. young; John, again, 5 June 1686, d. soon; Rebecca, 11 June 1689; Jonathan, 28 Oct. 1691; Lydia, 15 Sept. 1693; Benjamin, 22 Jan. 1696; and Elizabeth 22 Dec. 1701; and his w. d. 16 Feb. 1731; and he d. 1733." From Savage, vol. 4, p. 125

d. at Hadley, Mass., Feb. 16, 1721; moved from Hartford, Ct., to Hadley soon after the year 1679; miller and cooper, sergeant, ganger, sealer of weights and measures, etc.; died aged 73 years (If he was 73 at death, he would have died around 1730. Different dates abound. More research needed.)

Lived 76 years. Inn keeper in Hadley in 1696 and selectman served as selectman.

Cutter's MA Genealogies has this line as: immigrant Richard of Wethersfield/Joseph m Lydia Wright/then this Sergeant Joseph m Rebecca Dickinson. I believe this is in error and that the line should be: immigrant Joseph m Lydia Huit or Hewett/then this Sergeant Joseph m Rebecca Dickinson. YDNA triangulation from descendants of brothers William, Simon and Joseph supports this correction.

Occupation

Freeman; Gristmill operator at Mill River; Cooper; Sealer of weights and measures

Photographed Primary Sources

DNA

Descendant of yDNA group NE18 brother Joseph Smith-1807 (c1629 ENG-1690 CT) m Lydia Huit-1. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 pg 686
2. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE18 Christopher Smith-27264 (imm. from Stratford-Upon-Avon) via Kit #133242 and #N74787.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQB-9J75). Entry for birth of Joseph Smith, March 1657.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQM-K2D). Joseph Smith marries Rebecca Dikenson, 11 February 1680, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMD-8GMM). Entry for birth of Joseph Smith, 3 Nov 1681.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LVBT). Entry for baptism of John Smith, 24 Oct 1684, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9D-WY1). Entry for death of John Smith, 14 August 1686, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMC-RH3Z). Entry for baptism of Rebeckah Smith, 11 June 1689, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMC-RH6Z). Entry for baptism of Lidia Smith, 15 September 1693, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMN-LS3Z). Entry for baptism of Benjamin Smith, 22 Jan 1696, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMC-RC3Z). Entry for baptism of Elizbeth Smith, 22 December 1701, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

• The Foote family: or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first Settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut By Nathaniel Goodwin, (1849) page 274

• Catalogue Of The Name Of The First Puritan Settlers Of The Colony Of Connecticut; With The Time Of Their Arrival In The Colony, And Their Standing In Society, Together With Their Place Of Residence, As Far As Can Be Discovered By The Records. Collected From The State And Town Records, By R. R. HINMAN, 1846
  

• Congregational Church of Belchertown, MA by Mark Doolittle, Page: 251 Appendix A
  

• Families of Early Hartford, CT By Lucius Barnes Barbour

• American Ancestry by Thomas Patrick Hughes & Frank Munsell; Vol 5 p 58
  

• A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 Author: James Savage Publication: Originally Published Boston, 1860-1862, Vol. II; Corrected electronic version copyright Robert Kraft, July 1994 Savage (all vol.)
  
• Savage Cross Index

• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #39148134 in The Hill Cem, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

History of Hadley by Sylvester Judd, Published by H.R. Hunting & Co. Springfield, Massachusetts. 1905 Page 120 SMITH, Joseph, sergeant, b. March, 1657, eldest s. of Joseph of Hartford, Ct., rem. abt. 1680, to Hadley, was freeman 1690, and d. Oct. i, 1733, ae. 76. He m. Feb. 11, 1681, Rebecca, dau. of John Dickinson. She d. Feb. 16, i73i,ae. 73. Children — Joseph, h. Nov. 8, \6ii; John, h. Oct. 24, 1684, d. Aug. 27, 1686; John, b. Jan. 5, 1687; Rebecca, b. June 11, 1689, m. Feb. 1712, Joseph Smith; Jonathan, b. Oct. 28, 1691; Lydia, b. Sept. 15, 1693, m. Dec. 26, 1720, Joseph Chamberlain; Benjamin, b. Jan. 22, 1696,- m. Elizabeth Crafts. She was b. April 17, 1691, and d. Feb. 9, 1764, ae. 72. He d. July i, 1780, ae. 84; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 170 1, d. Feb. 15, 1728.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ellen Blackwell and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. This person was created through the import of Dickinson families b.ged on 20 January 2011.