Manoah Smith (1711 - 1752)

Born 19 Feb 1711 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 29 Aug 1752 at age 41 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Richard & Rebecca Buswell Smith family line

He and his wife Lucy Hollister had daughters Lucy, Jemima, Dorothy, and Sarah. Lucy's father, David Hollister was the administrator with Lucy in the probate of her late husband.

Lucy married second, Daniel Pratt of East Hartford. They named their sons Manoah b. 1755, and David, b. abt 1760.

Lucy Hollister is called daughter SMITH in the will of her father, David Hollister written about 1753.

In May 1745 the Assembly in Glastonberry settled the "Glassenbury Ferry" on Manoah Smith. This means he was the lawful keeper of the ferry across the Great River between Glastonbury and Wethersfield. It was called Smith's Ferry in 1746 and 1748, when toll rates were raised. His father and grandfather ran the same ferry.^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wethersfield and her daughters: Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Newington, from 1634 to 1934 Publication date 1934 as found at [1]
2. ↑ The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time by Adams, Sherman W. (Sherman Wolcott), 1836-1898. 4n; Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909. cn Publication date 1904 as found at [2]

• The American Genealogist Vol 25 (subscription) page 131

• Early Connecticut Probate Records - Vol II Page: 575

• A digest of the early Connecticut probate records Vol III Page 110 (father Benjamin Smith's will)

• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #17317458 in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.