Daniel Smith, of Watertown

Source: Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England ... By Thomas Townsend Sherman

Daniel Smith and Elizabeth Rogers were married about 1642 in Watertown, Mass.

SMITH, Abraham, Cambridge, resident in 1646; bought land at Charlestown, next to Camb. in 1651. Alice, ae. 40, with John ae. 13 came in the Planter, April 10 1635 cert. from Sidbury, England.

Alice widow, d. apparently in Boston; admin. of her estate was gr. 14 (8) 1663, to her kinsman Joseph Bayley and two of her sons, Samuel and Abraham Smith. Daniel of Watertown, calls Abraham Bro. (The Pioneers of Massachusetts p. 418)

Warning!

Please see Robert Charles Anderson FASG, "John Smith of Watertown, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist (1985) Vol 61 p 18 He is not the son of John Bland Smith.

Alternate birthplaces: Unknown

Alternate birthdate 1610.

Came To Watertown, Massachusetts, About 1630 Fact 2

Nehgs "Register, " Vol 101, Pg. 254 Fact 2

• BIRTH: 1610, England NEHGS "Register," Vol 101, pg. 254
• Watertown, MA vital records & "Sherman Ancestry," NEHGS "Register," Vol 51, pg. 311
• WILL: 14 JUL 1660 with wife Elizabeth executrix and grands on Daniel Smith and brother Abraham mentioned and they are made overseers with Rev. John Sherman

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From page 419 of The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918 Published 1900

SMITH, Alice, widow, d., apparently in Boston; admin, of her est. was gr. 14 (8) 1663, to her kinsman Joseph Bayley and two of her sons, Samuel and Abraham Smith. Daniel of Watertown, calls Abraham bro.

SMITH, Daniel, planter, Watertown, son of Alice, above. Wife Elizabeth, dau. of Roger Porter; ch. Daniel b. 27 (7) 1642. Bought land 23 (8) 1645. He d. July 14, 1660. Will dated July 14, prob. Oct. I660, beq. to wife Elizabeth, son Daniel; to Abigail Sherman; mentions bro. Abraham Smith.

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sas20&id=...

Daniel was in Watertown, Mass in 1642 and bought land there August 23 1645.
His will is dated July 14, 1660, the day he died. Mentions wife Elizabeth, son Daniel, a brother Abraham. To Abigail Sherman, he gave one lamb. (Abigial was sister to Elizabeth Porter and married to Capt John Sherman.