Capt
Daniel
H
Smith
Born in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Son of William Walker Smith
and Mary Polly (Tamplin) Smith
Brother of
Tamplin Smith, John Smith, Patience (Smith) Staight, Willard Smith, William Smith, Anna (Smith) Brown, Nathaniel Smith, Mary Polly (Smith) Wells and Sarah Ann (Smith) Greene
Husband of
Eunice (Gardiner) Smith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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Biography
Daniel Smith was born in Hancock, Massachusetts Bay Colony on December 9, 1769, the son of William Walker Smith and Mary Polly Tamplin. Daniel fought throughout the duration of the American Revolutionary War and is believed to have attained the rank of Captain.[1]
He married Eunice Gardner around 1795[2] and they made their home in Stephentown, in Rensselaer County, New York.[3] Their children included:
- Infant Smith (1790-1790)
- Hannah Smith (1791-1870)
- Rebecca Smith (1793-1872)
- Augustus Smith (1795-1852)[4]
- Gardner Smith (Deacon) (1797-1845)[5]
- William Henry (1799-1884)
- Hiram Gardner Smith (1801-1823)
- Amanda Malvina (1803-1845)
- Waity Dyer Smith (1805-1891)
- Sarah Maria (1807-1869)
- Eliza Cranston (1809-1841)
- Lydia Caroline (1812-1833)
- Ethima Lazuna (1814-1814)
The family prospered and grew in Stephentown, although they kept their ties with the family in Hancock.[6] Daniel passed away November 28, 1838 in his home in Stephentown,[7][8] and was buried in the family plot at Noah Ely Cemetery in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts.[9]
Research Notes
Family and extended family listed in will and probate records:
- Wife
- Eunice
- Sons
- Augustus, of Hancock
- Gardner, of Hancock
- William
- Grandsons
- Hiram & Henry J. Bentley, sons of Cyrus J. and Hannah, of Veteran, Tioga Co., NY
- Sisters
- Laura
- Levina
- Miranda
- Frances
- Agnes
- Helen Irene
- Daughters
- Weighty, wife of Lansing Sheldon
- Sally, wife of Caleb Eldridge
- Amanda, wife of Laurin Townsend
- Elizabeth, wife of Melancthon Bentley
- Rebecca, wife of Henry Cranston
Sources
- ↑ source citation needed
- ↑ The Gardiners of Narragansett : being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner, the colonist, 1638, by Caroline E. Robinson ; edited with notes and index by Daniel Goodwin, page 97.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5B-38N : accessed 13 July 2020), Daniel Smith, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing p. 108, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 26; FHL microfilm 193,714.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7V5-GXT : 6 April 2020), Daniel Smith in entry for Augustus H. Smith, 04 Jun 1852; citing Hancock, Massachusetts, P 27, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,168.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWJL-FVZ : 6 April 2020), Daniel Smith in entry for Gardner Smith, 18 Jun 1849; citing Hancock, Massachusetts, 2, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,811.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPD-ZQS : 29 July 2017), Daniel Smith, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing 289, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 105; FHL microfilm 17,165.
- ↑ Probate Records, 1803-1930; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Delaware County); Probate Place: Delaware, New York. Ancestry Record 8800 #2487812 with attached ImageAncestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Probate Records, Vol 0026-0029, 1838-1847. Page 104, image 73.
- ↑ Wills of Rensselaer County, New York, abstracts of all wills, 1794-1850; v. 03, record 1079; Title No. 209515_03, Phillips, Ralph David; Onondaga County Public Library.[1]
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKD-J2W6 : 30 May 2020), Daniel Smith, 1838; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #44501991
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Smith-48942 and Smith-116431 appear to represent the same person because: These two people are the same, same birth date, same death date, except one has no biography or other identifying information. This match was rejected before but I don't understand why. Please complete the merge.
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G. (Bartomeo) Borrero
Smith-48942 and Smith-116431 do not represent the same person because: This time last year (plus or minus three days) this merge was rejected, and it is being rejected again. Smith-116431 has a list of sisters in his will. These sisters are not listed as the sisters of Smith-48942, nor are they listed as the daughters of Smith-48942's father, William (Smith-48259). Additionally, Smith-48942's only source is Find A Grave, and it is posed as a question. Until parentage can be confirmed with some certainty for Smith-116431 I am hesitant to merge them.
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Katharine (Mounger) Jones
Smith-48942 and Smith-116431 appear to represent the same person because: Same exact dates.
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G. (Bartomeo) Borrero
Smith-116431 and Smith-48942 do not represent the same person because: Smith-116431 has a list of sisters in his will. These sisters are not listed as the sisters of Smith-48942, nor are they listed as the daughters of Smith-48942's father, William (Smith-48259). Additionally, Smith-48942's only source is Find A Grave, and it is posed as a question. Until parentage can be confirmed with some certainty for Smith-116431 I am hesitant to merge them.
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by G. (Bartomeo) Borrero
Susan DeFoe
Thanks for reviewing it. I certainly see the confusion. The profile shows up in my error feed. Thanks again!
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by Susan DeFoe
G. (Bartomeo) Borrero
Smith-116431 and Smith-48942 do not represent the same person because: Smith-116431 has a list of sisters in his will. These sisters are not listed as the sisters of Smith-48942, nor are they listed as the daughters of Smith-48942's father, William (Smith-48259). Additionally, Smith-48942's only source is Find A Grave, and it is posed as a question. Until parentage can be confirmed with some certainty for Smith-116431 I am hesitant to merge them.
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by G. (Bartomeo) Borrero
Susan DeFoe
Smith-48942 and Smith-116431 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge, unless you have proof they are not the same person.
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by Susan DeFoe
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