Edward Smith (1667 - 1726)

Born 1667 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Mowry) Hall — married 1700 in Smithfield, Providence, RI

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1726 at about age 59 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Edward Smith was born in Rhode Island.

Edward Smith (2) was born in 1667 at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. He married Mercy Mowry about 1692. ^[1] He died 9 Nov 1726 at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

His father Edward (1st) died intestate, so he inherited all his lands. In 1703, he deeded 60 acres to Joseph and 50 to Christopher. He was a Quaker, and as such refused to train for the militia. In 1706, he was fined 11s. (taken in pewter). He served on the town council 1714-1720, as well as as a deputy 1716-7. At his death, his estate was worth £396, including a weaving loom, cooper's and carpernter's tools, a slave, and livestock.(Austin)

His children are enumerated in agreements between his son Edward and Alice, Martha, Mercy, Amy, Mary, Freelove, and Rachel for their shares in their father's estate. Some of that land was given in 1734 in trust to Abraham until he was of age. Anne and Sarah apparently did not give receipts to their shares of the land.

Edward is the 7th great grandfather of Gerald (Confident)

Children:

1. Amey Smith

1704 - 1749.

1. Mary Smith

abt 1710 - AFT 1746.

1. Freelove Smith

1716 - 1766.

1. Sarah Smith.

1) Nathaniel Mowry, born 1644: married in 1666 Johannah, daughter of Edward Inman; died March 24, 1717-18, age 73.

Children:

Marcy (m. Smith)

2) Mercy, daughter of Nathaniel, married 1st Edward Smith, brother of Joseph (Jos. husband of Patience Mowry). He died Nov. 9, 1726. Married 2nd, Nov. 26, 1741, William Hall.

3) SMITH, Edward (-1703) & Amphillis Angell, 27, April 1663; 9 May 1663 Providence, RI.

SMITH, Edward (-1726) & Mercy MOWRY - m. 2nd William Hall 1741; b. 1701 Providence.

Edward Smith ^[2]

Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950 Name: Edward Smith Gender: Male Death Date: 09 Nov 1726 Death Place: Providence, Rhode Island

Edward died intestate on 9 November 1726 in Providence, Rhode Island.^[3] His death date is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 2 December 1726.^[3] His widow Marcy Smith and their son Edward Smith were appointed administrators of his estate.

Sources

1. ↑ Edward Smith
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649769_00047). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Wills and Index, Vol 3-4, 1726-1754, image 47-48, Will, Providence, Vol 3, 1726-1741, page 38-40, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

1) The descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island. by William A. Mowry.

2) SUPPLEMENT: The Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island By WILLIAM A. MOWRY

3) New England Marriages Prior To 1700: By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley

• Edward Smith

• "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950." Database. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8FN-SMC) : 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
• Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891).
• Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. (Orig. 1887; Reprinted 1969 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing).