Nathaniel Smith (1702 - 1776)

Born 3 Mar 1702 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy Smith — married 14 Dec 1727 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1776 at about age 73 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Nathaniel Smith, son of Ebenezer and Sarah Smith.^[1] M. Mercy on 14 Dec 1727.

Excerpt from Family Register of the Descendants of Nathaniel Smith, Jr.:^[2]

...Nathaniel Smith Sr. (Grandfather of Judge Pliny of Orwell,) was born as recorded at Suffield 3 Mar 1702. He md. Mercy Smith December 14th, 1727, and died at Suffield about 1776.

The records of the old church in Suffield show that both he and Mercy, his future wife, were admitted to membership before marriage; and it appears by comparing church records of Baptisms with the town records of Births, that not over three days were suffered to elapse between the birth and baptism of their children. He was a man of good character, moderate abilities, in comfortable circumstances, but not affluent. She was a woman of uncommon strength of mind, with an education much beyond what was customary for females of that age. She was also distinguished for the depth of her piety, and for her extreme conscientiousness.

They had seven children, viz.:

1. Nathaniel, (Jr.) b. 22 May 1729
2. Mercy, b. 25 Dec 1731
3. Rhoda, b. 1733
4. Jonah, b. 1735
5. Enoch, b. 1736
6. Polly, b. 1738
7. Sarah, b. 1740

• Mercy md. John Lord. They left an only son, who settled in Monkton, Vt., where they raised a family, all now removed west, I believe.
• Rhoda md. John Smith. They settled at New Milford, Conn., but afterwards removed to Pennsylvania, where they left children and grand-children.
• Jonah died in New Hampshire, having considerable posteriority in Vermont and New York.
• Enoch removed to Vermont and settled at Rupert, where he died about 1801, leaving two sons, Enoch and Thaddeus; Enoch went back to Suffield, where he settled and lived until he died, 20th August, 1831, leaving posteriority who still reside there. Thaddeus remains in Rupert has a numerous family.
• Polly md. Levi Trumbull 20th May, 1756. They removed to Vermont, where they left a number of descendants now mostly gone west.
• Sarah md. a Mr. Huddleston but left no child.

Research Notes

Descendant of yDNA group NE07 Rev. HENRY Smith-2065 (c1600 ENG - 1648 Wethersfield CT) m poss. 2x Dorothy Unknown-7644 . See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[3]

Is this record for the same Nathaniel?^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection) Suffield Vol page 266
2. ↑ Harvey Douglass, Family Register of the Descendants of Nathaniel Smith, Jr. to Which is Prefixed Some Notes of his Ancestors, page 9, pub Utica: D. Bennett, 1849.; at New York State Library. Cultural Education Center 222 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12230 FamilySearch - login first
3. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE07 Rev. Henry Smith.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 19, 2016), "Record of Nathaniel Smith", Ancestor # A106525.

See also:

• American Ancestry, Vol III by Joel Munsell. Page 46 has additional generations for a line from this Nathaniel.
• Ancestry.com
• AGBI

Connecticut Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920 Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934