Alice Smith

From Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts:

SMITH, Alice widow, d. apparently in Boston; admin. of her estate was gr. 14 (8) 1663, to her kinsman Joseph Bayley and two of her sons, Samuel and Abraham Smith. Daniel of Watertown, calls Abraham Bro. (The Pioneers of Massachusetts p. 418) link

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family

Parents are not known, first name of the father of her Smith children is not known.

Children

• Daniel Smith. Married Elizabeth Rogers. Names his brother Abraham Smith. Died 1660 in Watertown.
• Samuel Smith. Named in the estate of widow Alice Smith, 1663.
• Abraham Smith. Named in the estate of widow Alice Smith, 1663. Alice widow, d. apparently in Boston; admin. of her estate was gr. 14 (8) 1663, to her kinsman Joseph Bayley and two of her sons, Samuel and Abraham Smith. Daniel of Watertown, calls Abraham Bro. (The Pioneers of Massachusetts p. 418)
• John Smith b: 1622. Traveled with Alice Smith on the Planter, 1635. They were listed with the Hasfell / Haffield family, who had a certificate from Sudbury in Suffolk (Alice's certificate was from Sidbury in Devon). John is not mentioned widow Alice's estate of 1663, but there is not proof that he is deceased before then, either.

estate

Perhaps there were other children:

"Power of Administration to the Estate of the late widow Alice Smith was Granted to Joseph Bayley, her Kinsman, and to Samuel & Abraham Smith, two of her sonnes, in behalfe of the Rest of the children, of sd Alice Smith.____16 : 8 : 1663. Joseph Bayley deposed. (Suffolk County Wills p. 232)"

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Suffolk County Massachusetts Index to Probate: Alice Smith 1663 Administration No. 349 (MFHC Microfiche 0581922)

Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk Massachusetts:

(published on page 345 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 12)

• Alice Smith. Isack Culmore, Alex. Adams, Edward Budd and Sarah Martin were desired by Joseph Baylee to take a view of such things as were in the chest of Alis Smith, late deceased. The above individuals made an appraisement 14th Oct. 1663. Amt. L 29 19s 3d. John Baulton, scribb. 9th Octr. 1663.
• 14th Oct. 1663. Joseph Bayley desired the persons before mentioned with Martha Beamsle, to prise other goods amounting to L 8.4.4.; afterwar, a few more items were added.
• Power of Administration to the Estate of the late widow Alice Smith was Granted to Joseph Bayley, her Kinsman, and to Samuel & Abraham Smith, two of her sonnes, in behalfe of the Rest of the children, of sd Alice Smith.____16 : 8 : 1663. Joseph Bayley deposed. (Suffolk County Wills p. 232)

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SMITH, Abraham, Cambridge, resident in 1646; bought land at Charlestown, next to Camb. in 1651. Alice, ae. 40, with John ae. 13 came in the Planter, April 10 1635 cert. from Sidbury, England.

[http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/planter.htm Passengers of the Planter in 1635}

Theis under written names are to be transported in the Planter p'rd. Nico.Trarice Mr bound for New England p'r Cert. of the Minister of Sudberie in Sulfolk and from the Maier of the Towne of his conformitie to the orders and discipline of the Church of England and that he is no Subsedy man; he hath taken the oath of Alleg: & Suprem:

• Haffield, Richard 54, currier (Hasfell?)
• Haffield, Martha 42
• Haffield, Mary 18
• Haffield, Sarah 14
• Haffield, Martha 8
• Haffield, Rachael 6
• Haffield, Ruth 3
• Smith, Alice 40
• Cooper, Elizabeth 24
• Smith, John 13
• Hawkins, Job 15

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Warning!

Please see Robert Charles Anderson FASG, "John Smith of Watertown, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist (1985) Vol 61 p 18 Daniel Smith is not the son of John Bland Smith.

• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Dec 24 2016, 23:20:09 UTC

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The father of John Smith was JOHN SMITH and his mother was ALICE BARNES MARRYON (widow). He was baptized at Saint Mary's Parish Church in Hadleigh, Suffolk County, England which was Church of England

Conformity certificate to allow Alice Smith and son John Smith to leave England:

The port record showed JOHN SMITH age 13 and ALICE SMITH age 40 traveled with a family by the name of Haffield. In this family there was the father, mother and 5 daughters. In the group were also an Elizabeth Cooper age 24 and Job Hawkins age 17. These were both common names in the Suffolk area. The record showed they were headed for Ipswich in New England. They traveled on the ship "Planter" Nicholas Trerice, Master which departed London on 10 April 1635 and arrived in Boston on 7 June 1635.

You may ask what happened to ALICE SMITH age 40 and widowed twice. She would in all probability quickly marry, especially in view of the shortage of women. So after her marriage her name would not appear anywhere as SMITH. women did not receive a land grant so there is nothing in the Ipswich records. Unfortunately I have not found anything further about ALICE SMITH.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2018, 6:12:46 UTC
• Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Surname Saturday ~ SMITH of Ipswich, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 1, 2016, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/10/surname-saturday-smit...: accessed [12 November 2020])