Ralph Smith (1748 - 1812)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Children of Ralph 1.2 Research Notes 2 Sources 3 See Also

Biography

Ralph Smith, son of Jonathan Smith and Ruth (Hunting) Smith, was born on 18 Oct. 1748 at Needham, Massachusetts.^[1]

He married Mary Whittemore^[2] on 12 Dec. 1771 at Roxbury.^[3] Mary, wife of Ralph, died in Roxbury 8 Oct 1777.^[3]

He married Sarah Ruggles,^[2] daughter of Joseph Ruggles and Rebecca Curtis, on 25 Nov. 1779 at West Roxbury, Massachusetts.^[4][5][3] Sarah, wife of Ralph, died in Roxbury 23 Dec 1799.^[3]

Ralph Smith served as a Private with Lt James Morton in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. He also ferried supplies out of New York as he was licensed by the New York Council of Safety. ^[6]

On 10 May 1804 he purchased, for $300.00, Pew No. 24, Lower Floor, of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was a manufacturer of soap and candles. He was a member of a company commanded by Watson Gore at Nantasket in the War of 1812, and attached to the commissary Department until his death. ^[2]

He married Mrs. Susannah Richardson Howe^[2] on 27 Nov. 1804 at Roxbury. Town records have her as "Mrs. Susanna Howe"^[3] [Widow of James Howe. See Research Notes.]

Ralph died on 12 Aug. 1812, age 65 years, at Roxbury, Massachusetts.^[2][3]

Susannah Smith, widow, died 8 Dec 1846, age 90 y. 7 m.^[3]

Children of Ralph

1. Sophia Smith, b. 1795, d. 1883 (Age 88 years)
2. Rebecca Smith
3. Elizabeth Smith, b. 1783
4. Nathaniel Smith, b. 1784
5. Martha Smith, b. 1784
6. William Smith, b. 1787
7. Charles Smith, b. 1792

Research Notes

Mrs. Susannah Richardson Howe: Her first marriage is not in the Roxbury records. However a James Howe died in Roxbury 12 Jan 1798, a 50 y, and a James Howe, s of James and Susannah, died in Roxbury 23 Jun 1801, a 24 y.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Needham Vital Records: Ralph, s. Jonathan Jr. and Ruth, Oct. 18, 1748. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/BirthsS.shtml
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Walter Eliot Thwing. History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904 Roxbury, Massachusetts. 1908. page. 279. A Google E-Book. First Church in Roxbury
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Roxbury Vital Record Transcripts.
4. ↑ Sarah Ruggles Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. ↑ William Francis Crafts. The Crafts Family: A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass. 1630-1890. Roxbury, MA. 1893. page. 85. A Google E-Book. The Crafts Family
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Oct 2021), "Record of Ralph Smith", Ancestor # A106686.Meehan-411

• His father Jonathan Smith is DAR patriot Ancestor #: A106195 Service: Massachusetts; Rank(s): Private; Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 August 2021), "Record of Jonathan Smith", Ancestor # A106195.

See Also

• Ralph Smith at Smith Official DNA & One Name Study Project.
• Thwing, Walter Eliot. History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904 (W.A. Butterfield, Boston, 1908) Page 245