Peter Smith (abt. 1721 - abt. 1782)

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Benedict) Smith — married about 29 Feb 1744 in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1782 at about age 61 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Peter Smith was born Abt. 1721 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was the son of Nehemiah Smith and Elizabeth Clapham ^{[1] [2]}

He married Jemima Benedict on February 29, 1743/44 in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. the daughter of Samuel Benedict, Sr., and Jemima Canfield. ^{[3] [4]}

He died about 1782.

His inventory was completed on 4 July 1782. Nehemiah and David Smith were the administrators of his estate.^[5]

In 1788, the estate distribution was set out to the widow, the heirs of Peter Smith late of New York, Nehemiah, Matthew, Samuel, David, Phineas, Daniel, Jemima, wife of Daniel Olmstead, Tasimasin, and Mary.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
2. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Reference: Hist. Of the town of Shrewsbury, Ms. 1717 to 1829, with other matter... not before published, including and extensive family Reg. By A.H. Ward. Boston, 1847. (508p.): 430, Voll 162, p 471.
3. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
4. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YKTF : 6 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 131-133, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 22, 1782-1785, Pages 289-294.
6. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y2MN  : 10 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 419-422, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 23, 1785-1788, Pages 361-366.