Martha (Corey) Smith (1719 - aft. 1780)

Born 18 Jan 1719 in Southold, Suffolk, Province of New York

Ancestors

Wife of Lemuel Smith — married 25 Oct 1737 in Southold, Suffolk, Province of New York [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

Martha Corye/Cory/Corey was born on 18 January 1718/19 to David and Mary (Brush) Corey in Southold, Suffolk County, New York.^[1]

Martha Corey and Lemuel Smith were married on 25 October 1737, probably in Southold, as per the Salmon Records.^[2]

Lemuel Smith was listed in the 1776 census of Smithtown with one male age over 50, three males over 16, and three females over 16.^[3]

Martha and Lemuel's son Lemuel Smith of Smith Town executed his last will on 17 November 1780, witnessed by Nathan Woodhull and Samuel Satterly, nominating his mother Martha, brothers Merit (a.k.a. Merritt) and David Smith, and friend Isaac Daniel as executors, and making bequests to his brother Merit Smith, sister Mary Smith, sister Elisebeth Smith, mother Martha Smith, and brother David Smith.^[4]

Children of Lemuel and Martha (Corey) Smith (may not be exhaustive):

1. Merritt Smith
2. Mary Smith
3. Elisabeth Smith
4. David Smith
5. Lemuel Smith, b. abt. 1753^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Akerly, Lucy Dubois, contrib. "Southold, N. Y., Town Records, Vital Statistics from Libers D, and E, in the Town Clerk's Office." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1908, 39:60.
2. ↑ Salmon, William, and William A. Robbins. The Salmon Records: A Private Register of Marriages and Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y., and of Persons More or Less Closely Associated with That Place : 1696-1811. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1918, p. 85.
3. ↑ Mather, Frederic G. The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. Albany, N.Y: J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1913, p. 705.
4. ↑ Last will and testament of Lemuel Smith [Jr.], ex. 17 November 1780, pr. 7 November 1782. New York County Wills, 35:159-60. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1782-1783 vol 35 > images 176-7 of 294; county courthouses, New York.
5. ↑ Lemuel Smith, Smithtown, age 25, farmer. Kearney, Michael, contrib. "A List of Persons in Suffolk County, Long Island, Who Took the Oath of Allegiance and Peaceable Behavior before Governor Tryon, 1778." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2012, 143:65. Despite taking the oath of allegiance for Gov. Tryon, Lemuel was a patriot soldier. See Mather, p. 1006. Most of the notes on p. 575 may be mistakenly associated with Martha's husband Lemuel Smith, who was rather old to be fighting in the war.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 19:37, 27 April 2016 (EDT)