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geni:about_me Birth: Oct. 6, 1602
Ipswich, England
Death: Dec., 1680 •
Hadley
Hampshire County
Massachusetts, USA

He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Connecticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was '''one of the founders of Hadley'''.

Husband of Elizabeth Smith Smith. He was the son of Samuel Smith and Barbary Mumforde Smith of Whatfield and Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, England.

Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.

# Samuel Smith b. Feb 1626
# Elizabeth Smith+ b. Jan 1627, d. 1711
# Mary Smith+ b. Oct 1628, d. 16 Dec 1668
# Philip Smith, Deacon (Lt.) b. 25 Nov 1632, d. 10 Jan 1685
# Chileab Smith+ b. c 1635, d. 7 Mar 1731
# John Smith+ b. c 1638, d. 30 May 1676

Family links:
Spouse:
Elizabeth Smith Smith (1602 - 1686)*

Children:
# Mary Smith Graves (____ - 1668)*
# Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull (1626 - ____)*
# Philip Smith (1630 - 1631)*
# Philip Smith (1630 - 1631)*
# Philip Smith (1632 - 1685)*
# Chileab Smith (1636 - 1731)*
# John Smith (1637 - 1676)*

Calculated relationship*

Burial:
Old Hadley Cemetery
Hadley
Hampshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Created by: S.A. Smith IV
Record added: Jul 31, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6651026
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Samuel SMITH - b. about 1602, England; d. Jan 16, 1681, Hadley, MA. Embarked from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on board the 'Elizabeth' in Apr. 1634 at age 32 for Watertown, MA. Arriving with his wife and four children, he resided in Watertown a short time, and removed to Wethersfield, CT in 1635. He appears in the town records in a number of public roles and is called 'the Fellmonger' after his occupation as trader, and probably tanner, in furs. He built and was part owner of the 'TRYAL,' the first ship built in the colony. Removed to Hadley, MA about 1659 where he also held various town and church positions, and was referred to as Lt. Smith. Estate inventory was taken Jan. 17, 1681. Married at St Margaret's, Whatfield, Suffolk, England on Oct. 6, 1624.

The rest of the story

Samuel Smith came from England, probably near Hadleigh in Suffolk, with his wife and four of his children in the ship "Elizabeth" which sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on 30 April 1634. He and his wife Elizabeth gave their ages as 32 and named their first four children: Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary and Phillip.

We have no clear evidence on where he first settled but in he was probably in Wethersfield in 1635 or 1636. He is called "The Fellmonger" in the early Wethersfield records meaning that he was a tanner by trade and a dealer in skins and furs of animals. He served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the General Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638.

In February 1651 Samuel Smith served as a member of a particular Court in Hartford, chosen to try John Carrington and his wife for witchcraft. And indictment "thou deservest to dye" was returned but the sentences were probably not carried out.

Samuel Smith figured in a number of land transactions and seems to have been engaged in various commercial enterprises. In November 1649 the General Court authorized him and "the rest of the owners of the shipp at Wethersfield to get and make so many pipestaves as will freight out said shipp the first voyage, etc." Pipestaves were used in the West Indies to make barrels for the shipment of molasses, rum, salt beef, pork and fish. The building of this ship had been authorized by the General Court and was probably the first ship built in Connecticut.

On 28 December 1649 Samuel Smith, Sr., Nathaniel Dickinson and Mr. Trat (Treat) were chosen by the town to "seat men and women in the meeting house", an important assignment in those days when social rank as practiced in old England still influenced the settlers. Seating was done on the basis of community standing and could be done peaceably only by freeman most highly regarded both for integrity and social rank.

In May 1653 Samuel was made a member of the Committee for War in Wethersfield and sometime before 1658 was commissioned a Sergeant of the Wethersfield Trainband. The Trainband was an organization formed to defend the town and its officers were chosen by the soldiers, subject to confirmation by the particular Court which dealt with the lesser cases.

Due to a church quarrel in 1659 a meeting was held at Goodman Ward's house in Hartford. Here a compact was signed by 59 men, 20 of whom, including Samuel Smith, Sr., Samuel Smith, Jr. and Philip Smith were from Wethersfield. The signers agreed to remove themselves and families to the new settlement on the east side of the river from Northampton and to be dwelling there by the 29th day of September 1660. The Rev. John Russell, jr. of Wethersfield was their spiritual leader and became their first minister at Hadley.There were 48 original proprietors of the settlement in the Norwottuck Country, later called Hadley, including among them Samuel Smith and his sons Chileab and Philip. Samuel and Peter Tilton were chosen Town Measurers on 31 December 1660 to lay out the lands for the settlers, place stakes at the "front and rear" of every lot and keep a record of them. During the same month he was chosen one of the first Townsmen, now called Selectmen. He attended the march 1661 session of the General Court at Springfield as a juror. At the next meeting of the court on May 22, the town was named Hadley, after hadleigh in Suffolk Co., England where some of the settlers originated.

In 1661 Samuel Smith was chosen one of three commissioners who were to determine civil actions not exceeding 5 pounds and to deal with criminal actions where the penalty did "not exceed ten stripes for one offense." He was chosen to this position many times again.

In May 1663 the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the Hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because of his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where in 1676 his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield.

His home in Hadley was said to have served as a hiding place for the regicides Whalley and Goffe, for a part of the time they were in Hadley.

In 1661 he was chosen assessor. On 14 January 1667 Lieutenant Samuel Smith, together with Rev. John Russell and Aaron Cooke, was chosen at Town Meeting to serve as a trustee of a fund offered by Mr. John Davenport of New haven and Mr. William Goodwin of Hadley, acting as trustees under the will of the late Mr. Edward Hopkins, for the establishment of a grammar school in Hadley.

Samuel was given a license in 1671 to sell wines and strong liquors, a right that was sparingly given by the Selectmen and approved just as sparingly by the Court in those days. He 1677 he was empowered to solemnize marriages, a right he had had since 1661 but only to be exercised in the absence of William Westwood who was fist given that authority.

In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved fro military trust." His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death was two years later.

- compiled by Walter G. Ashworth, 7th Great Grandson
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Sources:

* Adams, Charles Collard.  Middletown Upper Houses: a history of the north society of Middletown, Ct. from 1650 to 1800, with genealogical and biographical chapters on early families. New York: Grafton Press, 1908. "THE SMITH FAMILY" [transcribed by Coralynn Brown ]. "1. Lieut. Samuel1 Smith, "the fellmonger," came from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, Eng., to Watertown, Mass., in 1634, in the Elizabeth; aged thirty-two, wife Elizabeth Chileab, aged thirty-two, and four children, nine, seven, four and one years of age. To Wethersfield in 1635; rep. to Legislature, 1637-1656, part owner, 1649 of the Tryal, the first ship built in the Colony; rem. 1659-60, to Hadley, where he held important offices in ch. and State; rep. to Boston, 1661-73; lieut. 1663-78; magistrate ; d. 1680."
* A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692. By James Savage. Originally Published Boston, 1860-1862, Reprinted with "Genealogical Notes and Errata,"excerpted from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XXVII, No. 2, April, 1873, pp. 135-139 And A Genealogical Cross Index of the Four Volumes of the Genealogical Dictionary of James Savage, by O. P. Dexter, 1884. Volume 4, page 132.

Links:
* [http://dunhamwilcox.net/bios/smith.htm Dunham Wilcox]
* [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wiard2005&id=I115 Ancestry]
* [http://pcs2051.tripod.com/smith.htm Smith Family]

Descendants of Samuel Smith　

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL1 SMITH was born Abt. 1602 in Suffolk County, England, and died Abt. 1680 in Hadley, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH CHILEAB. She was born Abt. 1602, and died Abt. 1686 in Hadley, Massachusetts.

Notes for SAMUEL SMITH:

Most of the following information about Samuel Smith and his family were obtained from the book entitled "Families of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, VOLUME 2" at pages 646-647:

Genealogists typically refer to him as "Lt. Samuel Smith the Fellmonger" because it is under this name that he usually appears in the official records of Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Samuel Smith (age 32), his wife Elizabeth (nee Chileab) (age 32) and four children, viz., Samuel (age 9), Elizabeth (age 7), Mary (age 4), and Philip (age 1) arrived in Watertown, Massachusetts on the ship ELIZABETH in 1634. The adult passengers on the ELIZABETH took the oath of Allegience and Supremacy on 12 November 1634, at the Ipswich Customs House before sailing. The master of the ELIZABETH was a certain William Andrews.

As a "Fellmonger" Samuel Smith was a dealer in hides and was probably a tanner.

He came to Wethersfield, Connecticut in late 1634 or early 1635. He was the part owner of the ship TRYAL, which was the first ship built in Connecticut Colony.

He served as deputy to the General Court at Hartford, Connecticut from about 1637-1656.

In about 1659 or 1660 he and his family relocated to Hadley, Massachusetts whre he served as representative to the Colonial Legislature 1661-1673. He also served as a Lieutenant in the militia from 1663-1678.

Samuel Smith died in 1680, aged 78. His wife, Elizabeth, died on 16 March 1685/1686, at age 84.

Children of SAMUEL SMITH and ELIZABETH CHILEAB are:

i. SAMUEL2 SMITH, b. Abt. 1625, Suffolk County, England; d. Aft. 1669, Virginia Colony.

ii. ELIZABETH SMITH, b. Abt. 1627, Suffolk County, England.

iii. MARY SMITH, b. Abt. 1630, Suffolk County, England.

2. iv. PHILIP SMITH, b. 25 Nov 1632, Suffolk, England; d. 10 Jan 1684/1685, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

v. CHILEAB SMITH, b. Abt. 1635, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

vi. JOHN SMITH, b. Abt. 1637, Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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Born Oct. 6, 1602 in Ipswich, England and died Dec. 1680 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four children Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.

He was the son of Samuel Smith and Barbary Mumforde Smith of Whatfield and Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, England.

Children:
# Mary Smith Graves, born Oct 1628; died Dec 16, 1668
# Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull born January 1627 and died 1711
# Philip Smith (1630 - 1631)
# Deacon Philip Smith (Lieut.) born Nov 25, 1632; died Jan. 10, 1685
# Chileab Smith born 1636; died March 7, 1731
# John Smith born 1638; died May 30, 1676

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6651026 Find A Grave]

He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.

Husband of Elizabeth Smith Smith. He was the son of Samuel Smith and Barbary Mumforde Smith of Whatfield and Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, England.
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Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.

# Samuel Smith b. Feb 1626
# Elizabeth Smith+ b. Jan 1627, d. 1711
# Mary Smith+ b. Oct 1628, d. 16 Dec 1668
# Philip Smith, Deacon (Lt.) b. 25 Nov 1632, d. 10 Jan 1685
# Chileab Smith+ b. c 1635, d. 7 Mar 1731
# John Smith+ b. c 1638, d. 30 May 1676

He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.

Husband of Elizabeth Smith Smith. He was the son of Samuel Smith and Barbary Mumforde Smith of Whatfield and Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, England.
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Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.

# Samuel Smith b. Feb 1626
# Elizabeth Smith+ b. Jan 1627, d. 1711
# Mary Smith+ b. Oct 1628, d. 16 Dec 1668
# Philip Smith, Deacon (Lt.) b. 25 Nov 1632, d. 10 Jan 1685
# Chileab Smith+ b. c 1635, d. 7 Mar 1731
# John Smith+ b. c 1638, d. 30 May 1676

Ancestry: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2241&GScid=91385&GRid=6651026& Find A Grave]
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Samuel Smith b c 1602 England; d. Dec. 1680 Hadley MA. Embarked from Ipswich Suffolk Eng on board the 'Elizabeth' in Apr. 1634 at age 32 for Watertown MA. Arriving with his wife and four children, he resided in Watertown a short time, and removed to Wethersfield CT in 1635. He appears in the town records in a number of public roles and is called 'the Fellmonger' after his occupation as trader, and probably tanner, in furs. He built and was part owner of the 'Tryal,' the first ship built in the colony. Removed to Hadley MA about 1659 where he also held various town and church positions, and was referred to as Lt. Smith. Estate inventory was taken 17 Jan 1681. Married Elizabeth Smith St Margaret's, Whatfield Suffolk 6 Oc1624.

Their children, two of whom are ancestors, were: 1. Samuel - b 625/6 (Probably the Lt. Samuel Smith in New London CT from Wethersfield in 1652. Prior to 1664 he removed to VA and div his wife Rebecca Smith. No children); 2. Elizabeth m 1) 1646 ancestor Nathaniel Foote 2) William Gull; 3. Mary m. 1) John Wyatt, 2) John Graves (Mary was second wife of John, killed by Indians 19 Sep 1677); 4. Philip (d 10 Jan 1684/5, Hadley being "murdered with a hideous witchcraft," in the words of Cotton Mather): 5. Chileab m Hannah Hitchcock; 6. John m Mary Partride (he slain by Indians Hatfield Meadows MA 30 May 1676; their son John m Mary Root and they were ancestors of President Rutherford B Hayes; and youngest son Benjamin m Rutch Buck -- they, too ancestors of Rutherford B Hayes)
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He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.

Husband of Elizabeth Smith Smith. He was the son of Samuel Smith and Barbary Mumforde Smith of Whatfield and Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, England.
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Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.

# Samuel Smith b. Feb 1626
# Elizabeth Smith+ b. Jan 1627, d. 1711
# Mary Smith+ b. Oct 1628, d. 16 Dec 1668
# Philip Smith, Deacon (Lt.) b. 25 Nov 1632, d. 10 Jan 1685
# Chileab Smith+ b. c 1635, d. 7 Mar 1731
# John Smith+ b. c 1638, d. 30 May 1676
For anyone looking for context for this image, please see the discussion thread at https://www.geni.com/discussions/166591

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Lt. Philip Smith, Deacon of Hadley is your 6th great grandfather.
You
→ Raymond Henry Ashworth, Sr.
your father → Susie Gertrude Ashworth (Smith)
his mother → Nathaniel E. Smith
her father → Nathaniel M. Smith
his father → Jonathan Smith
his father → Deacon Aaron Smith
his father → Jonathan Smith
his father → Lt. Philip Smith, Deacon of Hadley
his father
Lieut. Samuel "The Fellmonger" Smith is your 7th great grandfather.
You
→ Raymond Henry Ashworth, Sr.
your father → Susie Gertrude Ashworth (Smith)
his mother → Nathaniel E. Smith
her father → Nathaniel M. Smith
his father → Jonathan Smith
his father → Deacon Aaron Smith
his father → Jonathan Smith
his father → Lt. Philip Smith, Deacon of Hadley
his father → Lieut. Samuel "The Fellmonger" Smith
his father
Lt. Philip Smith, Deacon of Hadley is my 6th great grandfather.
MUST HAVE LOST A GENERATION SOMEWHERE
Lt. Samuel "The Fellmonger" Smith is myr 7th great grandfather.
Cause of death: (Witchcraft)
THIS IS WRONG. IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. TWO WEEKS LATER IT IS MESS AGAIN.

HE IS NOT, MY first cousin four times removed's husband's second great grandfather.

HE IS MY 6TH GREAT GRANDFATHER.
Deacon/Lieut. Philip Smith is myr 6th great grandfather
The surname of SMITH was derived from the occupation 'the blacksmith' a worker on the lathe. The name was taken to Scotland by settlers from England where for more than 400 years a family of Smith, firstly as tenants and afterwards as lairds, were settled in the parish of Strathblane at Craigend. Early records of the name mention Robert the Smith, who witnessed a charter in 1199. William the Smith was juror on an inquest made at Traquar. Thomas Smyth, a Scotsman was granted a safe conduct into England in 1398. In the same year Patrick Smyth of Scotland was to be kept in custody in the Tower of London. Most of the European surnames in countries such as England, Scotland and France were formed in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The process had started somewhat earlier and had continued in some places into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the tenth and eleventh centuries people did not have surnames, whereas by the fifteenth century most of the population had acquired a second name. A notable member of the name was John Smith (1825-1910). He was the Scottish dentist and founder of Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School, the son of an Edinburgh dentist, whose practice he inherited. He was also a theatre enthusiast, and wrote the scripts of several Edinburgh Lyceum pantomimes and successfully adapted Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley' for the stage. Alexander Smith (1830-67) was the Scottish poet and essayist, born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. In 1854 he was appointed secretary to Edinburgh University, and produced sonnets, verses and poems, his best known 'A Summer in Skye' was published in 1865. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, ploughshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons and armour. The name is most common in the Aberdeenshire area, and also throughout the Midlands and in East Anglia. The associated coat of arms is recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. Added by Walter G. Ashworth
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
1634, Watertown In his will of 23 June 1680 Samuel Smith of Hadley included a bequest to daughter Elizabeth Gull.
Name Suffix: Lieutenant
Ancestral File Number: PVW6-04
!Sailed from Ipswich 4/10/1634 aboard the Elizabeth of Ipswich

Moved from Watertown, Mass. to Wethersfield, Conn. with Thomas Hooker.

!Moved to Hadley in 1659 from Wethersfield, Conn.

Recorded in History of Hadley by Sylvester Judd
- Measurer of the land
- 9/1663-1678 Commissioner for Hadley
- 1671 Lieutenant, retailer in Hadley p. 78
- fur trader p. 80
- 11-7-1678 invested in West Indies sugar plantation p.204
- 1681 paid tax to build Fort River Bridge 17s. 10d. p. 211
!Was in Wethersfield Conn. moved soon after 1638 and settled in Salem, MA!
Embarked from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on board the 'Elizabeth' in Apr. 1634 at age 32 for Watertown, MA. Arriving with his wife and four children, he resided in Watertown a short time, and removed to Wethersfield, CT in 1635. He appears in the town records in a number of public roles and is called 'the Fellmonger' after his occupation as trader, and probably tanner, in furs. He built and was part owner of the 'TRYAL,' the first ship built in the colony. Removed to Hadley, MA about 1659 where he also held various town and church positions, and was referred to as Lt. Smith. Estate inventory was taken Jan. 17, 1681. Married at St Margaret's, Whatfield, Suffolk, England on Oct. 6, 1624.
Embarked from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on board the 'Elizabeth' inApr. 1634 at age 32 for Watertown, MA. Arriving with his wife and fourchildren, he resided in Watertown a short time, and removed toWethersfield, CT in 1635. He appears in the town records in a numberof public roles and is called 'the Fellmonger' after his occupation astrader, and probably tanner, in furs. He built and was part owner ofthe 'TRYAL,' the first ship built in the colony. Removed to Hadley, MAabout 1659 where he also held various town and church positions, andwas referred to as Lt. Smith. Estate inventory was taken Jan. 17,1681.
RFN: 36812
Seems doubtful Samuel was born, married & died...all on 6 October. ???
Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus:

From England in the "elizabeth" with his wife and four children toWate rtown, Ma 1634
Freeman 1634
A founder of Wethersfield, Ct., where her was "antient sargeant"; dep. gen. Ct 1640=1661; founder of Hadley, 1659; dep Mass Bay Colony,1661-1 673; It. Hadley Troup, 1661-1678; commr. to the Mohawks, 1667;magistra te; m Elizabeth (1602-1685)
23-Aug-2008 - from "The Pioneers of Massachusetts" - page 423:

Samuel, ae. 32, with wife Elizabeth, ae. 32, and children Samuel, ae. 9, Elizabeth, ae. 7, Mary, ae. 4, and Philip, ae. 1, came in the Elizabeth of Ispwich April 30, 1634. Settled at Salem; frm. Sept. 3, 1634; propr. 1638. Rem. to Enon. (Wenham.)
Will dated 5 Oct., prob 27 (10) 1642. Wife Sarah; refers to promise made to her at marriage; son William Browne with his sons William and John; son Thomas Smith, dau. Mary.
(Research):>Death note: Death Surety:2
From the "Caney/Peckham Genealogy" by Susan P. Canney at www.Ancestry.com World Tree - Database: 'Canney':

Samuel Smith came from England, probably near Hadleigh in Suffolk, with his wife and four of his children in the ship "Elizabeth" which sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on 30 April 1634. He and his wife Elizabeth gave their ages as 32 and named their first four children.
We have no clear evidence on where he first settled but in he was probably in Wethersfield in 1635 or 1636. He is called "The Fellmonger" in the early Wethersfield records meaning that he was a tanner by trade and a dealer in skins and furs of animals.
He served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the General Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638.
In February 1651 Samuel Smith served as a member of a particular Court in Hartford, chosen to try John Carrington and his wife for witchcraft. And indictment "thou deservest to dye" was returned but the sentences were probably not carried out.
Samuel Smith figured in a number of land transactions and seems to have been engaged in various commercial enterprises. In November 1649 the General Court authorized him and "the rest of the owners of the shipp at Wethersfield to get and make so many pipestaves as will freight out said shipp the first voyage, etc." Pipestaves were used in the West Indies to make barrels for the shipment of molasses, rum, salt beef, pork and fish. The building of this ship had been authorized by the General Court and was probably the first ship built in Connecticut.
On 28 December 1649 Samuel Smith, Sr., Nathaniel Dickinson and Mr. Trat (Treat) were chosen by the town to "seat men and women in the meeting house", an important assignment in those days when social rank as practiced in old England still influenced the settlers. Seating was done on the badsis of community standing and could be done peaceably only by freeman most highly regarded both for integrity and social rank.
In May 1653 Samuel was made a member of the Committee for War in Wetherfield and sometime before 1658 was commissioned a Sergeant of the Wethersfield Trainband. The Trainband was an organization formed to defend the town and its officers were chosen by the soldiers, subject to confirmation by the particular Court which dealt with the lesser cases.
Due to a church quarrel in 1659 a meeting was held at Goodman Ward's house in Hartford. Here a compact was signed by 59 men, 20 of whom, including Samuel Smith, Sr., Samuel Smith, Jr. and Philip Smith were from Wethersfield. The signers agreed to remove themselves and families to the new settlement on the east side of the river from Northampton and to be dwelling there by the 29th day of September 1660. The Rev. John Russell, jr. of Wethersfield was their spiritual leader and became their first minister at Hadley.
There were 48 original proprietors of the settlement in the Norwottuck Country, later called Hadley, including among them Samuel Smith and his sons Chileab and Philip. Samuel and peter Tilton were chosen Town Measurers on 31 December 1660 to lay out the lands for the settlers, place stakes at the "front and rear" of every lot and keep a record of them. During the same month he was chosen one of the first Townsmen, now called Selectmen. He attended the march 1661 session of the General Court at Springfield as a juror. At the next meeting of the court on May 22, the town was named Hadley, after hadleigh in Suffolk Co., England where some of the settlers originated.
In 1661 Samuel Smith was chosen one of three commissioners who were to determine civil actions not exceeding 5 pounds and to deal with criminal actions where the penalty did "not exceed ten stripes for one offense." He was chosen to this position many times again.
In May 1663 the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because of his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where in 1676 his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield.
His home in Hadley was said to have served as a hiding place for the regicides Whalley and Goffe, for a part of the time they were in Hadley. In 1661 he was chosen assessor. On 14 January 1667 Lieutenant Samuel Smith, together with Rev. John Russell and Aaron Cooke, was chosen at Town Meeting to serve as a trustee of a fund offered by Mr. John Davenport of New haven and Mr. William Goodwin of Hadley, acting as trustees under the will of the late Mr. Edward Hopkins, for the establishment of a grammar school in Hadley.
Samuel was given a license in 1671 to sell wines and strong liquors, a right that was sparingly given by the Selectmen and approved just as sparingly by the Court in those days. He 1677 he was empowered to solomize marriages, a right he had had since 1661 but only to be exercised in the absense of William Westwood who was fist given that authority.
In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved fro military trust." His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death was two years later.
[Lieut. Samuel Smith compiled by James William Hook]


Sources for information on Samuel Smith:
1) Author: Hook, James William; Title: Lieut. Samuel Smith, His Children and One Line of Descendants and Related Families; Publication: 1953; p. 1

2) Publication: The American Genealogist; Vol. 32
3) Author: Stiles, Henry R.; Title: The History of Ancient Wethersfield; Publication: New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth, NH 1975
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Samuel Smith
Year: 1634
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1602
Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Source Publication Code: 263
Primary Immigrant: Smith, Samuel
Annotation: Part 1, pp. 1-43, is a study of emigration to New England in colonial times; part 2, pp. 45-207, lists passengers and the ships they arrived on (3,600 passengers on 213 ships). From the Custom House records of English ports. Much of the information is con
Source Bibliography: BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD. The Planters of the Commonwealth; a Study of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial Times: To Which Are Added Lists of Passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the Ships which Brought Them; Their English Homes, and the Places of Their Settlement in Massachusetts, 1620-1640. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. 231p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1961. Repr. 1984.
Page: 120

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Samuel Smith
Year: 1634
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1602
Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Source Publication Code: 6111.9
Primary Immigrant: Smith, Samuel
Annotation: Date and place of arrival. Place of origin, ship name, intended destination, and other genealogical data are provided for some.
Source Bibliography: "NEW ENGLAND SHIP AND PASSENGER LISTS." In Boulder Genealogical Society Quarterly (Boulder Co., CO). Vol. 5:1 (Feb. 1973), pp. 25-29 (1634).
Page: 28

Lieutenant Samuel Smith , immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family in New England , was born in England about 1602 . He sailed on April 30, 1634 , for New England in the ship "Elizabeth " of Ipswich , with his wife Elizabeth , and children: Samuel , aged nine, Elizabeth , aged seven, Mary , aged four, and Philip , aged one. He and his wife were then called thirty-two years of age. He settled first at Salem and was admitted a freeman, September 3, 1634 . He was a proprietor there in 1638 . He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut , where he was a leading citizen; was chosen representative more than any other man, serving almost the entire session from 1641 to 1653 . He was one of the committee to make settlement for the purchase of Saybrook and its dependencies. He also took a very active part in the church as well as the state. It may be of interest here to give a short account of the "Hartford Controversy," showing the strong feeling of the time in matters of conscience as well as the reason why Samuel Smith 15 with others removed to Hadley in 1659 . The church at Hartford was one of the largest and most eminent in New England , and the two ministers, Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone , though unlike in some respects, were both great and good men, whose praise was in all the churches. Mr. Hooker was firm and decided, yet prudent and conciliatory, and there was no serious trouble while he lived. A few years after his death a contention arose with a majority of the church on one side and a strong minority on the other. On each side were men of distinction in the town and colony. The first disturbance was occasioned by the call of a person to supply the place of Mr. Hooker , who had died. Then arose the question about the enlarging of baptism. The minority were attached to the order professed and practiced under Mr. Hooker . They preferred to adhere to the Cambridge platform, and were opposed to any changes. Mr. Stone endeavored to introduce some new practices into the church; these innovations were displeasing to the minority. The changes related to three subjects: qualifications for baptism, churchmanship, and the rights of brotherhood. Only the members of the church in full communion had their children baptized. The synod held in Boston in 1657 decided that children could be baptized if their parents were not scandalous, though not members of the church in full communion. Mr. Stone advocated it. This met with so much opposition that the minority formally withdrew from the church and formed a union with the church in Wethersfield under Mr. John Russell . The matter was brought before the court of Massachusetts , who forbid their withdrawal. They then applied to the court of Massachusetts for a grant of land in Hadley , which was given them on condition that they should submit to an orderly hearing of the differences between themselves and their brethren. In appointing the annual Thanksgiving in November one reason given for thanks was the settling of the differences in Hartford . The general court of Massachusetts , so careful to have the members separate from the church in an orderly manner, never suggested that there was any irregularity in the conduct of the Wethersfield members who settled in Hadley in 1659 . The Saybrook platform, in 1708 , was the result of this compromise between the parties. Mr. Smith was one of the leading men in Hadley , where he also held important offices in both church and state. He was representative from 1661 to 1673 , a commoner and magistrate of the town in 1661 , lieutenant of militia from 1663 to 1667 . He was a thrifty and substantial farmer. He died about 1680 , aged seventy-eight. The inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1681 ; amount a little more than seven hundred pounds. Children: Samuel , born about 1625 ; Elizabeth , born about 1627 ; Mary , born about 1630 ; Philip , mentioned below; Chileab , born about 1635 ; John .

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, (New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911).

Lieutenant Samuel Smith , born at Hadleigh, England , about 1602 , came with his wife Elizabeth and four oldest children to this country in 1634 , and is supposed to have located at Watertown, Massachusetts , 1635 ; removed to what is now Wethersfield, Connecticut , where he remained until 1649 ; removed then to Hadley, Massachusetts , where he lived until his death, one of the original settlers of the latter place.

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Samuel Smith was ancestor to President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Seth Smith , was a descendant in the sixth generation of Lieutenant Samuel Smith , born at Hadleigh, England , about 1602 , came with his wife Elizabeth and four oldest children to this country in 1634 , and is supposed to have located at Watertown, Massachusetts , 1635 ; removed to what is now Wethersfield, Connecticut , where he remained until 1649 ; removed then to Hadley, Massachusetts , where he lived until his death, one of the original settlers of the latter place. Seth Smith was a colonel of militia in the revolution. When the news first reached the town (Granby ) of the invasion of the British he was in church, but instantly left, mounted a horse, and rode all over the town to raise volunteers. The next morning with his new recruits he marched about thirty miles, and arrived in time to participate in the battle of Bennington . He had a brother Israel , whose daughter Chloe married a man named Hayes , of Brattleboro, Vermont . Their fifth child was Rutherford Hayes , father of Rutherford B. Hayes , afterwards president of the United States.

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Compendiums, SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF N.E.
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SAMUEL, Wethersfield, came in the Elizabeth 1634, from Ipswich, then by the custom-ho. rec. aged 32, with w. Eliz. 32, and ch. Samuel, 9; Eliz. 7; Mary, 4; and Philip, 1 ; was adm. freem. 3 Sept. 1634 ; was first, per- haps, at Watertown, where most of the passen. of that sh. plant. but in few yrs. rem. with many of them to the banks of the CT was rep. 1641-53 almost all the sess. more than any other man, was in 1608>exempt. from train. Next yr. he rem. with many of Rev. Henry Smith's opponents (wh. support. his success. Rev. John Russell's side of the Hartford controv.), to Hadley, where he wag in very high repute, rep. oft. from 1661 to 73, lieut. in com. of the milit. from 1663 to 78, then hon. disch. and his s. Philip made lieut. and a capt. was appoint. for the first time; made a magistr. for the town, and d. in Dec. 1680, or next mo. Of the four ch. he bro't three are nam. in his will, tho. he gave the eldest only 5s. no doubt for suffic. reason, yet not express. Mary, not nam. had prob. d. young. Chiliab, and John, his s. are ment. in that docum. the former, b. a. 1636, and the other some yrs. aft. His wid. d. 16 Mar. 1685; and his d. Eliz. m. 1646, Nathaniel Foote, and next, William Gull, wh. d. 1701, and she outliv. him.

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Samuel Smith, a “man of note” was an “engager” and was foremost among the promoters of the embryo settlement of Hadley. Samuel was among the settlers who established themselves on the east side of the river, i.e., in present day Hadley. Other settlers on the east side included William Westwood, Nathaniel Dickinson, Thomas Standley, John White, Richard Goodman, and Nathaniel Ward.

Samuel was a Lieutent with the Hadley militia and was active in the defense of Hadley during the "King Philips War".


























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Seems doubtful Samuel was born, married & died...all on 6 October. ???

Birth	6 Oct 1602
Residence	1624	St Nicholas, I, England
Residence	1624	St Nicholas, I, England
Marriage	6 Oct 1624	St. Margaret's Church - Elizabeth Smith
Baptism	9 Oct 1628
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Christen	9 Oct 1628	Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Immigration	1634	Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut
Immigration	1634	Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut
Emigration	30 Apr 1634	Came in the Elizabeth of Ipswich
Immigration	30 Apr 1634	Boston, MA
Immigration	Jun 1634	Boston, Massachusetts
Will	5 Oct 1642	Prob. 27 (10) 1642
Occupation	1653	unknown
Occupation	1653	unknown
Death	17 Jan 1681
Burial		Meadow Cemetery
Residence		Wethersfield, Connecticut
Title (Nobility)		Lieutenant

Spouse	Elizabeth Smith (1602 - 1686)
Child	Samuel Smith IV (1626 - 1688)

Father	Samuel Smith II (1575 - 1618)
Mother	Barbary Smith (1579 - 1624)