Elizabeth Smith

Seen as daughter of John Stanley, of Ashford

Elizabeth (Stanley?) was born about 1623 in Kent, England and died between 15 Nov 1678 (will written) and 4 Dec 1678 (inventory of estate) in Farmington, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut.

Family

Parents unproven She may have been a sister of John Standley.

Married

1. 16 Aug 1644 Hartford,Hartford,CT to William Smith (1619 - 1670), his parents unknown

Their children

1. Jonathan b. 20 Jun 1646, Middletown,Middlesex CT d. 25 Apr 1721, Farmington,Hartford,CT
2. Jobana b. 20 Jan 1648, Middletown,Middlesex,CT d. (inv) 1 Sep 1676, Farmington,Hartford,CT
3. Susannah b. 20 Mar 1650, Middletown,Middlesex,CT
4. Elizabeth b. 20 May 1653, Middletown,Middlesex,CT
5. Mehitable b. 20 May 1653, Middletown,Middlesex,CT
6. Joseph b. 25 Aug 1655, Middletown,Middlesex CT  d. (inv) 18 Sep 1718, Farmington,Hartford CT
7. Benjamin b. Apr 1658, Farmington,Hartford CT d. (wp) 9 May 1738, Springfield,Hampden,MA
8. William b. Apr 1661, Farmington,Hartford,CT d. Bef 5 Dec 1678, Farmington,Hartford,CT[?]
9. Samuel b. May 1664, Farmington,Hartford,CT d. 6 Jan 1724/1725, Farmington,Hartford,CT

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Sources

• BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
• MAR: "Early Hartford Vital Records," COLLECTIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 14(Hartford, 1912):606 (FHL #897073). Original entry was apparently too faded to read wife's maiden Surname. The name "Stanley" was added later in a different hand. William Smith's will names "brother John Standly" overseer (Hartford Probate, 3:68-69 [FHL #004572]).
• DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Elizabeth Smith of Farmington, 15 Nov 1678, proved 5 Dec 1678, inv 4 Dec 1678, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:361-62 (FHL #974.6 P2m). ~LDS ORDINANCES BES: IGI
• http://www.ourgenerationsancestors.org/getperson.php?personID=I4235...
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/Smith.html
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/SmithInDepth.pdf
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194688167/elizabeth-smith
• https://catnip13.tripod.com/Smith.html
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Standley-109

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