Individual Details
John Smith
( - 20 Apr 1737)
This 3rd John Smith was the last to carry the title "Miller" - his son John Smith preceded him in death and was known as John Smith, Fuller. The 4th John Smith's wife's name was Deborah. Her brother was James Angell. Deborah received administration of 4th John Smith's estate 4 Oct 1719.
The Whipple family home page gives this John Smith's wife as Hannah ??? with his date of death as 20 Apr 1737. FamilySearch trees have her as Hannah Howland, daughter of Arthur Howland. Hannah survived her husband some 20 years.
RI Vital Records at Genealogy.com had the following will abstract from the RI Genealogical Register, Vol 13, Abstracts of Providence Wills, p.107:
John Smith of Providence, Miller. Will dated 10 Feb 1724, codicil dated 2 Aug 1734 and proved 21 May 1737. He died 20 Apr 1737, p.301-306. Wife Hannah. Sons: Phillip under 21, William, and Prince who is a small child. Dau: Mercy Burlinggame, Sarah Field and Hannah who is under 18. Granddaughter Martha Smith, under 18. Brother William Smith. Friend John Warren of Warwick. Codicil states that son Phillip is now dead. Wit. to will: Thomas Olney, Daniel Smith, Richard Waterman Jr. Wit. codicil: John Whipple, Jacob Rogers, Neil Danielson.
Events
Families
Father | John Smith [Miller] (1638 - 1682) |
Mother | Sarah Whipple ( - 1712) |
Sibling | Sarah Smith (1663 - 1725) |
Sibling | Alice Smith (1665 - 1736) |
Sibling | Mary Smith (1667 - 1737) |
Sibling | Joseph [Weaver] Smith (1670 - 1750) |
Sibling | Benjamin Smith (1672 - 1751) |
Sibling | Israel Smith ( - 1683) |
Sibling | Daniel Smith ( - 1683) |
Sibling | Elisha Smith (1680 - 1766) |
Sibling | William Smith (1682 - 1753) |
Endnotes
1. Abby Isabel Brown Bulkley, The Chad Browne Memorial: Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs of a Portion of the Descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne with an Appendix Containing Sketches of Other Early Rhode Island Settlers 1638-1888 (300 Copies Printed for the Family; Brookln NY 1888. Reprinted by Heritage Books, Inc. 2001.), p.155; Appendix..