Joseph
Smith
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Smith
and Sarah (Gray) Smith
Brother of
Phebe (Freeman) Mayo [half], Hannah (Smith) Husted, Sarah (Smith) Redfield, Rachel (Smith) Williams, Betty (Smith) Downs and Benjamin Smith Jr.
Husband of
Eunice (Williams) Smith
— married
19 Oct 1756 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
David Smith, Rachel (Smith) Price, Eliphalet Smith, Joseph Smith, Sarah (Smith) Pullen, Eunice (Smith) Jelliff, Hezekiah Smith, Huldah (Smith) Duncan, Priscilla (Smith) Duncan, Belinda (Smith) Lockwood, Gershom Burr Smith and Walter Smith
Died
at age 49
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Mar 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Guard Joseph Smith served with 4th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Joseph Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106254.
Sons: David, Eliphalet, Joseph, Hezekiah, Gershom, Burr, & Walter.
Birth
- 19 Jan 1734/5 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Baptism
- 2 Mar 1734/5 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Marriage
- 19 Oct 1756 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Death
- 4 Aug 1784 (Perry Diary)
Probate
Will dated 27 Jul 1784, proved 6 Sep 1784[1]
His inventory was completed on 24 September 1784.[2]
In 1806, the estate distribution was set out to the widow, David Smith, Sarah, wife of Abraham Pullin, the heirs of Rachel, former wife of David Price, Joseph Smith, Eliphalet Smith, Eunice, wife of John Lockwood, the heirs of Huldah, former wife of David Duncan, Hezekiah Smith, Gershom Smith, Prescilla, wife of Samuel Duncan, Belinda, wife of Peter Lockwood, and Walter Smith.[3]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y29X : 6 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 33, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 21, 1784-1847, Pages 47-48.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y238 : 6 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 10-11, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 21, 1784-1847, Pages 1-3.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YWRD : 23 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 202-203, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 391-393.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.
- Smith, Joseph,s.Benj[ami]n & Sarah,b.Jan.19,1735 Vol. 1 Page 221
- Smith, Joseph,s.Benj[ami]n,m.Eunice Williams,Oct.19,1756 by Rev.Anson T.Beach Vol. 1 Page 221
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Mar 14, 2017), "Record of Joseph Smith", Ancestor # A106254.
- Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut Vol 2 page 882-891. List at top of the page corrects Vol 1.
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1930) Vol. 2, Page 884 & Page 887-8.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Joan (Greene) Pierpont 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M390794 [compare]
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~0.78%
Paula (Cutbill) Maiore :
23andMe, GEDmatch M774927 [compare]
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~0.78%
Carl Cutbill :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Diane Denver :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nick Sherwood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A386094 [compare], Ancestry member ndsherwood421
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~0.78%
John (Karbginsky) Browning :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member adesignpro
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~0.78%
Evelyn (Barnum) Hollis :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Rick Pierpont :
23andMe, GEDmatch M114038 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Donna Pierpont :
23andMe, GEDmatch M199358 [compare]
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~0.39%
~6.25%
Kenneth Hall :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Sheri Rhodes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Ron5681
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