Capt. Edmund Smith

Born before 29 Aug 1688, died probably in December, 1734. Richard Smith, on 29 Aug 1688, deeded 100 acres of upland and 10 acres of creek thatch to his son, Adam Smith, for the benefit of the latter's son, Edmund Smith. The will of "Edmund Smith, Gent., Smithtown," dated 2 Jly 1734, proved 15 Jan 1735 (N.S.), mentions his wife Mary and her two children, Thomas and Anne, and his daughter, Margaret. The division of property among his sons is shown by the following abstract: I leave to my son Edmund my house barn and grist mill, and the house that Benjamin Ackerly now dwells in, and some small pieces of land and meadow adjoining the mill creek, one small lot of land and meadow adjoining the mill creek, one small lot of land formerly belonging to Timothy Biggs in Brookhaven. Likewise a certain tract bounded from a certain well called Jacob's well, so running from thence southward by the water side to Timothy Mills two acre lot, then east to my small lot then east to my small lot adjoining to Timothy Mills, then by the fence down to the road, and from the said Jacob's well up a certain Hollow till it comes to the head of it, thence to the northwest corner of the fence, then as the fence goes to the hollow where Richard Smith lives, and so extending as the fence goes till it comes to the lot adjoining Timothy Mills. Also 70 acres lying between the 50 acres lots and Timothy Mills' homestead and lot. Also a lot lying at Rascepeage, and a piece of salt meadow adjoining to my said son's land. And a piece of salt meadow and creek thatch adjoining to the Long Beach. I also leave him 7 negro slaves. I likewise order my son to have a tender regard for his grandmother, and to provide for her maintenance as long as she lives, and likewise to have a tender regard for his brother Floyd till he comes of age. I leave to my son Floyd Smith a certain tract running from Jacob's well as the shore goes, to a white oak tree standing by Richard Smith's orchard, thence by Richard Smith's land up a certain hollow till it comes to the land of Edmund Smith, thence as the fence goes to the north west corner of Edmund Smith's 10 acre lot, and so to the said Jacob's well. Likewise my eastermost 50 acre lot No.1, extending south to the country road. Also a piece of meadow lying by Richard Smith's orchard and a piece of meadow in the cove near 'Jacob's well. I leave to my son Thomas Smith a tract of land bounded on the east end of Timothy Mills' two acre lot, and so along as the road goes to Timothy Mills' bound rock, and so extending along Smithtown road to Joseph Smith's fence and so by his fence down to the harbor, and northward by the water side to Timothy Mills' 2 acre lot. I also leave him two 50 acre lots No.3 and 4, one bought of Richard Smith, the other of Obadiah Smith. Also a piece of salt meadow lying near Joseph Smith's door. The land which we laid out at my westermost lot of land at the south end of it and from there to the country road, and all the rest of my undivided lands I leave to my 3 sons, Edmund, Floyd and Thomas. I leave to my son Edmund 15 acres of creek thatch and all the rest to my 3 sons.