Col. Oliver Smith

DAR# A106582

• SPOUSE
• Number Name
• 1) MARY DENISON
• 2) MARY NOYES EGGLESTON - No children were born of this marriage. After Oliver Smith's death she married Mr. Andross of Long Island., per North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

Children

• Edward 1760
• Mary 1761
• Elizabeth 1763
• Nathan 1764
• Oliver 1766
• John F. 1768
• Denison 1769
• Nathaniel 1771
• Coddington 1773
• George W. 1776-d.1796
• Nancy Ann 1777
• Sarah 1779
• Fanny 1781
• Jesse 1783
• Ebenezer -d.1785
• Son - d.infant North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

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Children listed in the DAR record are:

• Denison 1769 son of Mary Denison
• Nancy 1777 dau. Mary Denison
• Sarah 1779 dau. Mary Denison
• Elizabeth (m. Fanning) is listed as a child, but I can't find her record

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A merchant in the West Indies trade known for his role in the Revolutionary War. Oliver was promoted from captain to colonel August 30, 1775 while stationed at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut during the Revolutionary War.

According to family tradition, soon after the couple moved to Long Point in 1761, they built a house just south of Wall Street, probably on land Mary Denison had inherited from her brother. The house must have been moved to its present site north of Wall Street after March 15, 1812, when Nathaniel Miner Pendleton (1777-1848) sold the lot to David C. Smith (1782- 1883), a grandson of Oliver.

On October 27, 1770, Elihu Chesebrough III (1743- 1781) sold approximately seven acres between Grand and High Streets west of Main Street to the harbor to Colonel Oliver Smith.

Smith owned a slave, Venture Smith, but he paid him a wage and allowed him to buy his freedom.

Military Service: Revolutionary War Patriot, colonel stationed at Stonington, New London County, CT, USA . Oliver was promoted from captain to colonel August 30, 1775 while stat ioned at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut during the Revolutiona ry War.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 20 2018, 15:33:20 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

category = American RevolutionDAR Ancestor #A106582

Biography ==*Ancestor of noted actor Ted Danson (III)<ref name="roots">"Puritans and Pioneers." <i>Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.</i> (Season 4, Episode 3). PBS. 17 Oct 2017.</ref> through his son, Denison Oliver Smith.*1760 built a house in Stonington, Connecticut - that is still standing today.<ref name="roots"/>*1775 led the opposing forces when the British started raiding seasidetowns, specifically Stonington. *c1760 purchased a man known as Venture, allowing his to work for wages. He was able to earn enough t eventually pruchase his own freedom. He published his own story in 1798 - <i>A Narrative of the Live and Adventures of VENTURE, A Native of Africa, but Resident above 60 years inthe United States of America.</i>. He later purchased his wife and his children's freedom. He went by the name of Venture Smith.

Sources

<references/>* Smith, Henry Allen. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith of New London County, Conn. (J. Munsell's Sons, Albany, NY, 1889) Page 85-9

• Descendant of Group 37 poss. Rev Nehemiah Smith (c1605 ENG-1686 CT) m Sarah Anne Bourne? I2b1 on SmithConnections.com DNA Project
  
• FTDNA SmithConnections NE Public Page
  
• FindAGrave.com memorial #76642619 in Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, CT

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Ancestor # A106582

alt. birth: GROTON NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT
alt. death: STONINGTON NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT

Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, P 434
Service Description: 1) 8TH REGT, NEW LONDON CO MILITIA

DAR records state that Oliver had 2 wives:

1) Mary Denison married 5 - Apr - 1759

2) Mary Noyes Eggleston