Susannah Hinckley was baptized on 06 November 1625 in Tenterton, Kent, England [1] and died in 1675 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. She may be buried in Old Town Cemetery in Sandwich, Massachusetts near her husband, but the site is currently unknown.

Parents: Samuel Hinckley. He was born before 25 May 1589 in Harrietsham, Kent, England and died Oct., 1662 in Barnstable, Massachusetts; and Sarah Soule. She was born 1600 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England and died Aug. 18, 1656 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Married:

1. on 13 June 1633 in Barnstable, Massachusetts to Rev. John Smith. He was born 11 March 1614 in Powerstock, Dorset Co., England [1] and died Oct. 2, 1710 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

8 children include:

1. Samuel Smith b: APR 1644 in Barnstable, MA
2. Sarah Smith b: ABT 1645
3. Ebenezer Smith b: 22 NOV 1646
4. Mary Smith b: 21 NOV 1647
5. Dorcas Smith b: 18 AUG 1650 in NJ
6. John Smith b: 22 FEB 1652 in Barnstable, MA
7. Shubael Smith b: 13 MAR 1653 in Barnstable, MA
8. John Smith b: SEP 1656

Notes

• IMMIGRANT - Immigrated to Massachusetts from England aboard the "Hercules" in 1635. Sister of Gov. Thomas Hinckley of Plymouth Colony. (McKay)
• "... her last child was born 6 Dec 1667. She might very well have died in New Jersey." (Hubbard)
• She was sister to the first Governor of the Colony Thomas Hinckley. She joined the Church June 13, 1652. ["American Descendants of Rev. John Smith"; Martha's Vineyard Historical Society]
• SUSANNA HINCKLEY, bp. Tenterden, Kent, 6 November 1625 [NEHGR 65:315]; m. by 1644 John Smith (on an unknown date, "John Smith & Susannah Hinckley contracted at our sister Hinckleye's house [in Barnstable]" [NEHGR 10:39]; eldest known child b. Barnstable [blank] April 1644 [MD 12:154]).
• "The American Descendants of Rev. John Smith" states that they were married June 13, 1643.

Links

1. Findagrave: Susanna Hinckley Smith (1625-1675)
2. Ancestors of Osborn Keith WHEELER: Rev. John SMITH page n.b. by EH, curator: very nice "family" site with interesting work on several Mayflower lines: (Cushman, Allerton, Tilley); "Sloopers" (Norwegian immigrants); Early settlers to the Sacramento Valley region of northern California
3. WorldConnect at ancestry.com Page: Dilts Families

Sources

# http://www.newenglandancestors.org: New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at Page: 65:318 Geneal Gleaning

1. Preston, Mary Isabella, Bassett-Preston ancestors : a history of the ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler, ...New Haven, Conn.: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1930, 351 pgs. Heritage Quest on-line [errors in early years, and gross internal inconsisencies, poorly documented] Page: 142f and 259f
2. Text: Obama, Barack ancestry http://www.wargs.com/political/obama.html 2/2008; some date errors found; few sources

of interest perhaps

• Cape Cod Cemeteries: Part 1 of 3 - Upper Cape