William Smith

The submitted vital information was found on Ancestry.com and mentions William Smith near the end of the document. What doesn't make sense is that the William Smith, Jr., mentioned above was born circa 1635 in Norwich, England, but his reported father, William Smith, of Maryland, was born in 1651. It's not possible that the son, William Smith, Jr., was born 16 years before his father, William Smith, Sr.! He has been moved here in the interim, but further research is warranted.

Date of birth might be 1635.

Date and place of death have also been erroneously reported to be 1654 at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.

From Jon K. Holcombe's "Dr. Charles B. Holcombe" page: "<this> William poss 7th child named John who emigrated"

Smith Family Origins

The known history of our Smith family begins with a William Smith born in 1527 in Owlcotes, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. William's son, Andrew, was born in 1556 and died in 1603 in Owlcotes. Andrew married Susan Waterhouse, daughter of Lawrence Waterhouse (1524-1585), on January 7, 1570 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Susan was born in 1555 in Halifax, West Riding, and died in 1620 in Owlcotes.

Andrew's son, John, was born in 1579 in Owlcotes and died in June 1640 in Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was buried June 6, 1640 in the Calverley Church Graveyard. John married Margaret Burnley, daughter of William Burnley (1550-1603), on November 17, 1600 at Calverley Church. Margaret was born in 1575 and died in 1620 in Farsley.

John's will, dated May 23, 1640, names his wife and sons as heirs. The original will is on file at the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, St. Anthony Hall, York, England.

John's son, William, was born April 15, 1603 and died June 26, 1653 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. John married Elizabeth Hainsworth, daughter of William Hainsworth (b:1581), on January 13, 1637 in Leeds. Elizabeth was born in 1616 and died in 1642 in Leeds.

William's son, William II, was born in 1640 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England and died in 1680 in Yorkshire. William II married Jane Isabel Wilberfoss, daughter of Edward Wilberfoss (1625-1678), on November 1, 1660 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Jane was born in 1640 and died in November 1680 in Yorkshire.

William II's son, William III, was born January 22, 1669 in Wighton, Hull, Yorkshire, England and died April 20, 1743 in Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. William III married Mary Croasdale, daughter of Thomas Croasdale (1644-1683), on September 20, 1690 at the Middletown Meeting House, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Mary was born August 30, 1669 in Newah, Waddington, Yorkshire, England and died October 16, 1716 in Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

Our Smith ancestors were members of a Quaker congregation active in Yorkshire. William III, immigrant ancestor, joined many Quakers who followed William Penn to Pennsylvania in 1684.

sources

1. information originally submitted 21 Aug 2008 by wallworkg to the Wilcock Family Tree

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GEDCOM Source

Age: About 44-45

GEDCOM Source

MH:S3 Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=110860350&pi...

GEDCOM Note

Biography

William Smith was born in 1635 in England. He married Jane Wilberforceon 01 Nov 1660 in Yorkshire County, England, daughter of EDWARD W. FOSS. He passed away in 1680.

Child of WILLIAM SMITH and JANE WILBERFOSS is:2. i. WILLIAM2 SMITH, b. 22 Jan 1668/69, Weighton, Hull Parish, Yorkshire, England; d. 30 Oct 1743, Wrightstown, Bucks County, PA.

Sources

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• Ancestry Family Trees : http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7318691&pid=...
• Ancestry Family Trees : http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58292382&pid=44
• West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 : Ancestry.com
• Ancestry Family Trees : http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58292382&pid=52

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Smith-22448 created through the import of Watson Family Tree Large.ged on Oct 21, 2011 by Jonathan Watson.
• Thank you to Richard Smith for creating WikiTree profile Smith-48884 through the import of RAS rev1 Family Tree.ged on Jul 27, 2013.