Joseph Smith (1669 - 1739)

Born 18 Feb 1669 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hawkins) Smith — married 4 Apr 1699 in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island

Died 8 Nov 1739 at age 70 in Glocester, Rhode Island

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Biography

Early life
Joseph Smith, son of Thomas and Ruth (Wickenden) Smith, was born in Warwick or Providence R. I., February 18, 1669. Both Warwick and Providence were a part of the original Providence Plantation land grant. He was but a year old at the time of his parents' death. In the testimony given at the inquest to determine the cause of their death, John, his oldest brother, was the principal witness. The records tell us that he went to a neighbor for help, 'having with him his brother Joseph in his arms and his brother William by him.'

Joseph Smith was brought up by his aunt, Plain Wickenden, who became the wife of Samuel Wilkinson, of Providence. On March 24, 1697, he had a deed of gift from his kinsman, Samuel Wilkinson, and his wife, Plain, and John Steere, Jr., of eighteen acres of land which had formerly belonged to his grandfather, William Wickenden, deceased.

Marriage
Joseph Smith married on April 4, 1669 to Elizabeth Hawkins, daughter of John and Sarah Hawkins, of Providence.^[1] They had the following known children:

• Joseph, Jr., b. 1700, Providence
• Sarah, b. 1701, Providence; m. ____ Hopkins
• Waite, b. 1705, Providence; d. 12 Jan 1794, Gloucester, R.I.

He followed the trade of carpenter.

On June 16, 1713, he was taxed six pence. He owned a forty foot lot and a third of a right of commonage, which he deeded to Joseph Smith, son of Edward, March 28, 1716.

On February 11, 1730, he purchased the interest of his son, Joseph, in the land deeded his mother, Elizabeth, deceased, by her father, John Hawkins. Soon afterward he removed to the town of Glocester, R. I., where on April 27, 1731, he deeded his son, Waite Smith, for love, etc., forty-five acres.

Joseph died November 8, 1739 at Providence, R.I. ^[2] On the following day administration of his estate was granted to his son, Joseph Smith, of Smithfield.

Sources

1. ↑ US New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Pg.686. Online db. Published: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Pub.Date: 2012. Online access 8 May 2019. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004
2. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44428725 Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #44428725

• Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. Volume 1. Warwick. Part 1.
• http://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&pg=PA377&lpg=PA377&dq=%22Joseph+Smith%22+%22Elizabeth+Hawkins%22&source=bl&ots=ZrhstvqnQf&sig=uwpnd3vVzQ9man2PKmCsny8ccsA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5e4EU7SNLIPmoATkgIKIBg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22Joseph%20Smith%22%20%22Elizabeth%20Hawkins%22&f=false The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations] by John Osborne Austin, George Andrews Moriarty. Page 377 Note: Unreadable Text

See Also

• http://smithconnections.com/index.cgi Descendant of Rhode Island Christopher Smith of Group 18 in SmithConnections.com DNA Project
  

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Kitty Smith contributed to this profile.