Benjamin Smith

He was son of Benjamin Smith Sr. and Jedidah Mayhew, and husband of Mary Bassett. His inscription reads:

Here lyes Buried ye Body of BENJAMIN SMITH Esqr. Who Departed this Life, Decembr 18th, Anno Domni 1737 in ye 46th Year of His Age

He was Representative to the General Court in 1726, 1726, and 1728. (From the" History of Martha's Vineyard", by Charles Edward Banks.)

His will was proved Jan. 23, 1737/38.

Benjamin and Mary had one daughter, Jedidah Smith, who m. Judge John Sumner.

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