William Smith

DNA evidence suggests William Smith was a son of Christopher Smith & Alice Gibbes. Married Elizabeth; perhaps her surname was Standley or Stanley.

1 William Smith married Elizabeth (_) in Hartford in 1644, consistent with the Willian1 Smith of Stratfordupon-Avon baptized March 23, 1617.'

William Smith (1650) / Elizabeth (Stanley) Smith

Name: William Smith

Birth: March 23, 1617 (Christening), Stratford on Avon, Warwick, England (Colonial Conn. Records, Vol. 1)

Emigration: In Wethersfield by 1644(SAV); in Middletown before November 1652(FFS); to Farmington after November 1656.(FFS)

Death: January 1669, Farmington, Conn.(SAV)

Occupation & Public Service: On November 8, 1652, William Smith was elected one of the Townsmen "for the south sid the rever." He was also Deputy to the General Court, and served as the first Recorder or Town Clerk, an office he held until about November 1656.(FFS)

Marriage: m. Elizabeth Stanley, August 16, 1644, Hartford, Conn. (b. about 1621, Kent, England; d. 1674, Farmington, Conn.) (Hartford Vital Records, Vol. D, pg. 21)

Children: 9 children between 1646-1664.(MVR, BCVR, Descendants of Joseph Loomis/Loomis, 1875/1908, and Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin/Starr, 1915) (See in-depth profile in Member Area for details.)

Family

DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SMITH and ELIZABETH STANLEY < link >

1. WILLIAM1 SMITH, born say 1620, died 1669/70.1 He married in Aug 1644 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, ELIZABETH STANLEY, died 1678 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT2

Children of WILLIAM SMITH and ELIZABETH STANLEY3

• 2 i JONATHAN2 SMITH, born 20 Jan 1646 in Middletown, CT.
• 3 ii JOBANNA2 SMITH, born 20 Jan 1648 in Middletown, CT; died 30 May 1676 in Hatfield, MA.
• 4 iii SUSANNA2 SMITH, born 20 Mar 1650 in Middletown, CT.
• 5 iv ELIZABETH2 SMITH, born 20 May 1653 in Middletown, CT.
• 6 v MEHITABLE2 SMITH, born 20 May 1653 in Middletown, CT.
• 7 vi JOSEPH2 SMITH, born 25 Aug 1655 in Middletown, CT.
• + 8 vii BENJAMIN Sr2 SMITH, born Apr 1656/58 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. He married (1) RUTH LOOMIS. He married (2) MARY BULTOLYTH. He married (3) HANNAH PHELPS.
• 9 viii WILLIAM2 SMITH, born Apr 1661 in Farmington, CT; died abt. 1738 in West Springfield, MA.
• 10 ix SAMUEL2 SMITH, born May 1664 in Farmington, CT; died 6 Jan 1725 in Farmington, CT.

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Sources

• Society of Middletown, First Settlers (old Information)
• http://www.ourgenerationsancestors.org/getperson.php?personID=I4234...
• https://catnip13.tripod.com/Smith.html
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Smith_%28926%29
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-2055
• American Ancestors Magazine. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Genetics & Genealogy: William Shakespeare and the Christopher Smith Family by Kathleen "Kitty" Cooper Smith with Christopher Child. Volume Name 17.1 (2016) Page 50. < AmericanAncestors >

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 9 2017, 23:20:08 UTC