Dr.
Hezekiah
Smith
Sr.
Born in Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Smith III
and Esther (Mitchell) Smith
Brother of
Peter Smith
Husband of
Sarah (Hull) Smith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 87
in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Biography
Dr. Hezekiah Smith Sr. performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.
Dr. Hezekiah Smith Sr. served with Civil Service, New Jersey during the American Revolution.
Hezekiah Smith Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105583.
Hezekiah Smith, D.D. was born 3 June 1714, in Long Island, New York, the son of Peter Smith and Esther Mitchell.
He and Mary Smith (assumed wife) were baptized in St. George's Episcopal Church of Hempstead December 25, 1735. Timothy was born almost a year later, 8 December 1736.
He second married Sarah Hull (25 June 1719 - 31 July 1804) about 1743. (date unproven) They had
- Esther
- Peter
- Hezekiah, Jr.
- Samuel
Hezekiah of the Jerseys (as he was known) moved to Newton Sussex as early as 1763.
Hezekiah participated in the Revolutionary War as a civil servant. He was a Baptist Chaplain. He also rendered services to the Quartermaster General. [1]
24 March 1779 he purchased 233 1/4 acres in Piscataway Township, Middlesex, New Jersey. and moved there shortly after.
He died in Piscataway 6 April 1801, and in buried alongside Sarah in Stelton Cemetery, Edison, New Jersey.
Sources
- ↑ DAR Patriot Index http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A105583
- STELLE, Samuel Smith. Some Connections of Hezekiah Smith of Newton, Hanover, and Piscataway in KIETT, Joseph R. Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland Families. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996, P.775 -1780
- •Chaplain Smith and his Times by Ruben Aldridge Guild about Chaplain Hezekiah Smith, DD. Remark: Peter, J. 4; Peter Senior, Senior 3; Peter of Hempstead,2; Peter of Jamaica 1 (putative).
- •Hezekiah followed the protocol of the day in naming his children. First daughter named after mother, first son after grandfather, 2nd son after himself, 3rd son after his grandfather.
- •Cited baptism, and children's birthdates (Source family Bible in possession of Stelle)
- •Source of locations lived
- [DAR Patriot Index http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A105583 DAR Ancestor #A105583]
- Service: New Jersey
- Rank(s): Civil Service, Patriotic Service
- Birth: 6-3-1714 Long Island New York
- Death: 10-6-1801 Piscataway Township, Middlesex, New Jersey
- Service Source: Sussex County Court of Common Appeals, Letter in Supplemental Documents with #815601
- NJ, Rev War Slips: Single Citation of the NJ DOD Materials, FHL Roll #573037
- Service Description: 1) Grand Juror, Sussex County, 1778. 2) Rendered Services to Quartermaster General.
- FindAGrave.com memorial #8063040 in Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey. Photo of double gravestone, very hard to read. Fine a grave cites 3 July, many other trees cite 3 June.
- New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Volume XXXIX, Abstracts of Wills, 1801-1805
- Hezekiah Smith, Senior of Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
- Will written 22 June 1799
- Made provisions for wife Sarah, sons Hezekiah and Peter, grandchildren Simeon Smith, Hezekiah Smith, Jonathan Smith, Peter Smith (son of Timothy), Hezekiah Price, and Jane Kilpatrick.
- Will proven 6 November, 1801
- Sarah Hull as wife
- Children - Esther, Peter, Samuel, Hezekiah
- Parents - Peter Smith and Esther Mitchell
Research Note
There are three Hezekiah Smith's living in proximity to each other, see Stelle. It appears some data might have been combined into one.
- EKA Peter Smith of Jamaica, Queens Co, Long Island, NY m Elizabeth
- Petition, 2 Feb 1795, to the Legislature from inhabitants of Little “Eggharbour” Township, Burlington County seeking approval for a lottery to raise money and build a meetinghouse in Clamtow
- Hezekiah Smith
- Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
- Residence Year: 1800
- This could be one of several Hezekiah Smiths.
- Dowling, Tim Tim Dowling 's Family Tree
- Hezekiah Smith
- Born 3 June 1714 - Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
- Deceased 6 October 1801 - Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, aged 87 years old
- Parents - Samuel Smith 1685-1748, Rebecca x ca 1688-
- Married in 1743 to Sarah Hull, born 25 June 1719 - Westerly, Washington Co., RI, deceased 31 July 1804 - Morris Co., NJ aged 85 years old (Parents : M Tristram Hull 1677-1718 & F Elizabeth Dyer ca 1677-1719) with
- Child- Peter Smith 1753-1816 Married 23 December 1776, Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, to Catherine Stout 1758-1831
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hezekiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hezekiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hezekiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hezekiah:
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Children: i Esther Smith b. 16-Jan-1746, d. 9-May-1799.
571. Mary () Smith
thanks.
Children: i Esther Smith b. 16-Jan-1746, d. 9-May-1799.
571. Mary () Smith
thanks.
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gen2/peterjamaica.html http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gen2/smithtimothy.htm Sources: NYGB Record, Vol. 85, 1954, Peter Smith of Jamaica, Long Island, and Some of His Descendants, by Samuel Stelle Smith; Genealogies of New Jersey Families, from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996.
570. Hezekiah Smith, b. 3-Jun-1714 in Hempstead, NY, d. 6-Oct-1801 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ. He married Mary () Smith, married 25-Dec-1735 in Hempstead, NY. Children: i Esther Smith b. 16-Jan-1746, d. 9-May-1799.
571. Mary () Smith.