John Smith II---"orphan John"

Ancestor of Rutherford Hayes

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John Smith, the orphan

b.15 May 1665 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

d.20 Jan 1724 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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F. John Smith Est 1638 - 1676 M. Mary Partridge Abt 1646 - 1683 m. 12 Nov 1663 John Smith, the orphan 1665 - 1724 Benjamin Smith 1673 - 1755 Spouse and Children (edit) H. John Smith, the orphan 1665 - 1724 W. Mary Root 1667 - 1724 m. 23 Feb 1685/86 Son Smith 1688 - 1688 Mary Smith 1689 - Abigail Smith 1691 - Mercy Smith 1694 - 1784 John Smith 1696/97 - Bef 1784 Rachel Smith 1699 - Hezekiah Smith 1702 - Noah Smith 1704 - Add another spouse & children ▼Facts and Events Name[1] John Smith, the orphan Gender Male Birth[1] 15 May 1665 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Marriage 23 Feb 1685/86 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States to Mary Root Death[1] 20 Jan 1724 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States ▼References ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009) p. 59. Ancestor of Rutherford Hayes. 40. John Smith, Jr., 15 Jan 1665-Hadley, Mass. 20 Jan. 1724, m. c. 1687 Mary Root.

In 1687 he and his cousin Samuel Smith, son of Philip, were living on the Lieutenant Samuel Smith lot in Hadley. In 1699 when Spruce Swamp was laid out for 22 persons, four people, one of which was Orphan John Smith, owned nearly all of it. He is also listed in 1703 as the owner of one of the larger wood lots, probably about 75 acres, lying between Brookfield Road and Mill River. The record also shows Orphan John taking up land south of Mt. Holyoke (South Hadley) when that part of Hadley was divided and allotted in 1720.

These records suggest that Orphan John Smith was a substantial person. In 1702 he is recorded as being a Townsman (Selectman) in Hadley. He held this post again four more years.

The Wethersfield records tell of John Smith of Hadley and his brother Benjamin owning land in Wethersfield and of John disposing of his land there to Thomas Dickinson in 1710.

Will of John Smith:

"In the name of God Amen I John Smith the second of Hadley in ye county of hampshire in ye Province of ye massachusetts Bay in Newengland Being Sick and Aprihencive yt ye day of my Death is at hand But Being of Sound mind & memmory Praised be god therfor Do make & ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner & form following that is to say First and Principally I commend my Soul in to ye hand of God hopeing through ye merrit Death and Passion of my Lord and Saviour jesus Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life: & my Body I Commit to ye Earth to Be Decently Buried at ye Discretion of my executors hereafter Named and Dispose of my Estate as followeth:

Ffirst I will yt all my Just Debts or funeral Charges Be paid and Discharged

Item I give & Beaueath to my dear & Loveing wife Mary Smith one third part of my Real Estate Dureing ye term of her Natural Life & fifty pounds of my personal estate for ever

Item I give & Bequeath to my three Sons John Smith Hezekiah Smith & Noah Smith all my Lands in hadly or elsewhere to be equally Divided amongst them according to ye value of sd land

Item I give & Bequeath to my four Daughters Mary Sheldin Abigail Montague Mercy Eastman & Rachel Smith so much as Shall make up what they have Already Received of me Seventy pounds apeice & further I will & ordain yt such of my houshold stuff as Shall Remain after my wife hath had her fifty pounds shall be equally divided to my four daughters aforesd as part of ye above sd seventy pouns apiece to them Bequeathed and they shall receive it when my wife hath no further occasion for it in this family:

Item I give & Bequeath to my Beloved Son John Smith fifty pounds of my personal estate over and above what is before mentioned to be Bequeathe to him

Item I will and ordain yt what ___ or over ___ Shall Remain of my Estate after ye above sd Legacies shall be paid and Discharged. It shall be equally Divided among three my Sons John Smith Hezekiah Smith and Noah Smith aforesd

And further I do hereby make Constitute & ordain my Loveing wife Mary Smith & my Beloved Son John Smith Joynt Executors of this my Last will and Testament & I do hereby Revoke Disannul & make voide all former wills & Testaments by me hereto fore made: In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Sixteenth day of January anno Domini 1723

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Signed & Sealed John Smith

In Presence of us

Peter Montague

John Smith

Jno ___"

[Hampshire County Will]

WALTER G, ASHWORTH, 1ST COUSIN 7X REMOVED

John Smith was only eleven years old and the eldest of five children when his father was killed by the Indians at Hatfield on 30 May 1676 during King Philip's War. He was known as "Orphan John" to distinguish him among his many relatives of the same name.

In 1687 he and his cousin Samuel Smith, son of Philip, were living on the Lieutenant Samuel Smith lot in Hadley. In 1699 when Spruce Swamp was laid out for 22 persons, four people, one of which was Orphan John Smith, owned nearly all of it. He is also listed in 1703 as the owner of one of the larger wood lots, probably about 75 acres, lying between Brookfield Road and Mill River. The record also shows Orphan John taking up land south of Mt. Holyoke (South Hadley) when that part of Hadley was divided and allotted in 1720.

These records suggest that Orphan John Smith was a substantial person. In 1702 he is recorded as being a Townsman (Selectman) in Hadley. He held this post again four more years.

The Wethersfield records tell of John Smith of Hadley and his brother Benjamin owning land in Wethersfield and of John disposing of his land there to Thomas Dickinson in 1710.

Will of John Smith:

"In the name of God Amen I John Smith the second of Hadley in ye county of hampshire in ye Province of ye massachusetts Bay in Newengland Being Sick and Aprihencive yt ye day of my Death is at hand But Being of Sound mind & memmory Praised be god therfor Do make & ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner & form following that is to say First and Principally I commend my Soul in to ye hand of God hopeing through ye merrit Death and Passion of my Lord and Saviour jesus Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life: & my Body I Commit to ye Earth to Be Decently Buried at ye Discretion of my executors hereafter Named and Dispose of my Estate as followeth:

Ffirst I will yt all my Just Debts or funeral Charges Be paid and Discharged

Item I give & Beaueath to my dear & Loveing wife Mary Smith one third part of my Real Estate Dureing ye term of her Natural Life & fifty pounds of my personal estate for ever

Item I give & Bequeath to my three Sons John Smith Hezekiah Smith & Noah Smith all my Lands in hadly or elsewhere to be equally Divided amongst them according to ye value of sd land

Item I give & Bequeath to my four Daughters Mary Sheldin Abigail Montague Mercy Eastman & Rachel Smith so much as Shall make up what they have Already Received of me Seventy pounds apeice & further I will & ordain yt such of my houshold stuff as Shall Remain after my wife hath had her fifty pounds shall be equally divided to my four daughters aforesd as part of ye above sd seventy pouns apiece to them Bequeathed and they shall receive it when my wife hath no further occasion for it in this family:

Item I give & Bequeath to my Beloved Son John Smith fifty pounds of my personal estate over and above what is before mentioned to be Bequeathe to him

Item I will and ordain yt what ___ or over ___ Shall Remain of my Estate after ye above sd Legacies shall be paid and Discharged. It shall be equally Divided among three my Sons John Smith Hezekiah Smith and Noah Smith aforesd

And further I do hereby make Constitute & ordain my Loveing wife Mary Smith & my Beloved Son John Smith Joynt Executors of this my Last will and Testament & I do hereby Revoke Disannul & make voide all former wills & Testaments by me hereto fore made: In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Sixteenth day of January anno Domini 1723

24

Signed & Sealed John Smith

In Presence of us

Peter Montague

John Smith

Jno ___"

[Hampshire County Will]

WALTER G, ASHWORTH, 1ST COUSIN 7X REMOVED

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