Phebe (Ashman) Smith (abt. 1662)

Ancestors

Wife of Wait Smith — married about 1683 in Long Island, New York

Descendants

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Biography

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The will of Robert Ashman - At 10 April 1689 Wait Smith as son-in-law was one of the administrators of the along with the widow Katrina of the unrecorded will of Robert Ashman of Jamaica, NY. At 3 June 1683 the will was presented in court. Inventory showed personal estate of 50 pounds. Abstracts of Early Wills of Queens County, New York, Recorded in Libers A and C of Deeds. ^[1]

Daughter of John and Phebe (Washburn) Ashman. Second wife of Wait Smith.

Connecticut Colony and Hempstead, Long Island

• From John Maltby:

Phebe Ashman, only daughter of Phebe Washburn and John Ashman, born ca. 1662, married Waite Smith, of Jamaica, Queens Co., NY, son of William and Magdalen Smith, as his second wife, in ca. 1683.[1] He was born ca. 1645,[2] and his first wife may have been Elizabeth (___).[3] He died in ca. 1717, and Phebe (Ashman) Smith died in ca. 1732,[4] but no probate records were found for either of them in New York.

Waite Smith possibly had 6 children by Elizabeth, his first wife, and 2 more children by Phebe Ashman:[5]

345 i Nathan Smith, born ca. 1671 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY.

346 ii Daniel Smith, born ca. 1673 in Jamaica, NY.

347 iii Ebenezer Smith, born ca. 1675 in Jamaica, NY, supposedly married Clement3 Denton, son of Samuel2 and Mary2 (Smith) Denton. He died in ca. 1717 in Jamaica, NY, but no probate records were found for his estate in NewYork, and she died in ca. 1740 in Jamaica, NY.[6] They had children,[7] order uncertain:

a. Robert Smith

b. John Smith

c. Mary Smith

d. Abraham Smith

e. Ebenezer Smith (Jr.)

f. Samuel Smith

348 iv Nehemiah Smith, born ca. 1677 in Jamaica, NY, possibly married 1.) (____), and 2.) Ann (___), and lived in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. He died testate in 1750 in Jamaica, NY, his will dated 14 May 1750, and probated on 30 July 1750, mentioned his wife Ann, who was evidently his second wife, son Wait, son Thomas, daughter Phebe, daughter Rachel, the wife of Thomas Read, daughter Priscilla, the wife of William Ludlam Junr., daughter Mary, lately married to Elias Bayles, and sons Nehemiah, Noah, Nicholas, and Jonathan, and he named his sons Nehemiah, Noah, Nicholas and Jonathan as executors of his estate.[8] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.) He had children,[9] order uncertain:

a. Nehemiah Smith (Jr.), named as a co-executor in his uncle Caleb Smith’s 1731 will, and his father’s 1750 will, and mentioned in the 1765 will of his brother Wait Smith. No probate records were found for his estate in New York.

b. Noah Smith, mentioned also in the 1765 will of his brother Wait Smith, and lived in Jamaica, NY. He died testate in ca. 1785 in Jamaica, NY, his will dated 3 Aug. 1777, and proved on 31 Jan. 1785, mentioned his wife Mary, sons Othniel and Nehemiah, daughters Mary, Phebe, Theodosia, and Tabitha, deceased daughter Unice, late wife of Benjamin Everit, daughter Priscilla, wife of Nehemiah Carpenter, and deceased sons Nicholas Smith and Noah Smith, and he named his wife Mary, brother-in-law William Ludlam, and son Othniel Smith as Executors of his estate.[10] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his will.)

c. Nicholas Smith, mentioned also in the 1765 will of his brother Wait Smith, and also lived in Jamaica, NY. He died testate in 1777 in Jamaica, NY, his will dated 27 Mar. 1777, and probated on 14 Apr. 1777, mentioned his wife Phebe, his five daughters: Patience, Priscillah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Phebe, and his two sons Benjamin and Noah, and he named his wife Phebe and his friends Noah Smith and Benjamin Everitt as Executors of his estate.[11] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of his will.)

d. Jonathan Smith, mentioned also in the 1765 will of his brother Wait Smith.

e. Wait Smith, married Jane (___), but apparently had no children. He died testate in ca. 1781 in Jamaica, NY, his will dated 29 May 1765, and probated on 11 May 1781, mentioned his wife Jane, his brothers Nehemiah Smith, Noah Smith, Nicholas and Jonathan Smith, sisters Phebe Everitt, Rachel, the wife of Thomas Reade, Prissilla, the wife of William Ludlum Junr., and Mary, the wife of Elias Bayles, and “cousins” John Bayles and Nehemiah Bayles, sons of Elias and Mary Bayles, and he named his wife Jane and friend Daniel Bayles as Executors of his estate.[12] (See Appendix [D] for a full transcription of his will.)

f. Thomas Smith, possibly the youngest son, not mentioned in the 1765 will of his brother Wait Smith.

g. Phebe Smith, married (___) Everitt before the 1765 will of her bother Wait Smith. Sister Phebe Everitt was mentioned in the 1765 will of her brother Wait Smith.

h. Rachel Smith, married Thomas Read before the 1750 will of her father. Sister Rachel, wife of Thomas Reade, was mentioned in the 1765 will of her brother Wait Smith. No probate records were found for Thomas Reade in New York.

i. Priscilla Smith, married William Ludlam Jr. before the 1750 will of her father. Sister Prissilla, wife of William Ludlum Junr., was mentioned in the 1765 will of her brother Wait Smith, and William Ludlam was named as a co-executor of the estate of Noah Smith. No probate records were found for William Ludlam in New York.

j. Mary Smith, married Elias Bayles shortly before the 1750 will of her father. He was mentioned as being a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church in Goshen. Sister Mary, wife of Elias Bayles, and their two sons John Bayles and Nehemiah Bayles were mentioned in the 1765 will of her brother Wait Smith.

349 v Martha Smith, born ca. 1679 in Jamaica, NY.

350 vi Caleb Smith, born ca. 1681 in Jamaica, NY, possibly married Phebe (___), and moved to Goshen, Orange Co., NY, where he died testate in ca. 1732, his will dated 27 Dec. 1731, and probated on 22 Apr. 1732, mentioned his wife Phebe, sons Henry, Elias, and Jeremiah, who were presumably all over the age of 21, sons Timothy, Isaac, and John, who were all under the age of 21, daughters Phebe and Sarah, and an unborn child who his wife was supposed to be pregnant with, and he named Wait Smith Senr. and Isaac Ludlow, both of Goshen, NY, and Nehemiah Smith Junr., of Jamaica, NY, as executors of his estate.[13] (See Appendix [E] for a full transcription of his will.) They had children,[14] order uncertain:

a. Henry Smith

b. Elias Smith

c. Jeremiah Smith

d. Timothy Smith, under 21 years of age in 1731.

e. Isaac Smith, under 21 years of age in 1731.

f. John Smith, under 21 years of age in 1731.

g. Phebe Smith

h. Sarah Smith

i. (Another child not yet born in Dec. 1731.)

351 vii Wait Smith (Jr.), born ca. 1683 in Jamaica, NY, possibly married Charity4 Tredwell, daughter of Thomas3 and Hannah3 (Denton) Tredwell,[15] in ca. 1707,[16] and moved to Goshen, Orange Co., NY. He was probably the Wait Smith Senr. who was named as a co-executor of the 1731 will of his brother Caleb Smith, of Goshen. He died testate in 1753 in Goshen, NY, his will dated 24 Sept. 1750, and probated on 12 Oct. 1753, mentioned his wife Charity Smith, eldest son Wait Smith, son Samuel Smith, daughters Elizabeth Smith and Charity Thomson, and younger sons Oliver, James, William, Joshua, and Solomon Smith, and he named his sons Wait Smith and Samuel Smith as executors of his estate.[17] (See Appendix [F] for a full transcription of his will.) They had children,[18] order uncertain:

a. Wait Smith (3rd), called eldest son in his father’s 1750 will.

b. Samuel Smith

c. Elizabeth Smith, apparently still unmarried in 1750 when her father wrote his will.

d. Charity Smith, married (___) Thomson before her father’s 1750 will.

e. Oliver Smith

f. James Smith

g. William Smith

h. Joshua Smith

i. Solomon Smith

352 viii Phebe Smith, born ca. 1685 in Jamaica, NY.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48331/LongIslandSrcRec-001982-127?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48331%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=LongIslandSrcRec-001985-130

• The American Genealogist Vol 25 pages 70-90 (Subscription). Article entitled, "William Smith of Jamaica".

• John A. Maltby - English Origins of the Washburn Families of Plymouth Colony and Hempstead, Long Island" by John Maltby - Connecticut Colony and Hempstead, Long Island
• Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 Vol 2 page 1408

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 21:52, 23 January 2016 (EST)