Jedediah Smedley, Sr

Biography:

Notes: Sill need to Comb National Archives.

Basic Bio Started 11/30/2016

Born: 1734 in Williamstown, Mass.

Died: March 14, 1823 in town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, N.Y.

Married: May 25, 1763 at Williamstown, Mass., Ruth Grover

Military History:

French & Indian Wars:

Given Name: Jedidiah Surname: Smedley Page #: 194 Regiment: Lyman's Regt.Command: Lyman, Phineas Col. Company: Thirteenth Co.Command: Preston, Ephraim Capt. Comments: Muster Roll 1757; Litchfield Regiment.

American Revolutionary War:

Service: Jedediah Smedley enlisted for three months Dec. 1, 1776 in Capt. William Douglass' Co., of Col. Benj. Simmon's regiment of the Mass. Line. Served until Mar. 1777 and was discharged. Again enlisted in Capt. Isaac Warren's Co., Col. Seth J. Bailey's regiment of 2nd Mass. Line of 4th Brigade. Served until December 20, 1780 when he was taken ill. Was never able to reenlist and was a cripple all his life.Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.Burial:Talcott Stand

Cemetery WatertownJefferson CountyNew York, USA

Sources:

Service: Listing at D.A.R. Revolutionary War

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2016, 17:23:18 UTC

From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;

Remarks: Jedediah Smedley's wife Ruth is buried in the Talcott Stand Cemetery in the town of Watertown, N.Y. Jedediah is probably buried there too, but the cemetery has for many years been in a state of dense underbrush.

From the Vital records of Williamstown, Mass. the names of the children are found:

Sabrina, b. January 11, 1765

Jedediah, b. July 22, 1767

Ruth, b. April 7, 1769

Benjamin, b. December 14, 1771

Rebekah, b. September 21, 1776

Joseph b. January 23, 1780

Moses F., b. December 2, 1783

Naomi, b. February 11, 1787

Martha, b. March 30, 1789.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2016, 20:22:24 UTC