Judith Smead

Judeth Denman and William Smeed married January 25, 1634 in Cranbrook, County Kent, England. (England Marriages, 1538-1973)

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WIDDOW SMEAD. — Mr. Israell Stoughton, Administrator to Mrs. Judith Smeed, widdow, as by Inventory taken ye 18: 3rd: 1639. Sum is £103: 19: 5. Payd to Batcheller, of Sallem, which wee apprehended is repayd Jno. Denman by him, £13. 06. 08.; payd to John Pope, of Dorchester, with William Smeed,* which is repayd into ye Deacon's hands, £32.; to Mary Denman, wife to Clement Maxfield, £13. 10s. 10d.; &c. &c. Roger Clap, Christopher Gibson, Hopestill Foster were appointed to examine Mrs. Stoughton's booke & Inventory concerning Mrs. Judith Smeed's Estate, who find the balance of the whole Estate to be £85. 07. 11½.; to be divided among 3 Children. Jno. Denman's pte comes to £32. 00s. 06d.; Mary Denman, now Clement Maxfield's wife, £21. 07s.; Wm. Smeed's pt is £35. 06. The apprisers make a return the 11th of 1st mo. 1657-8. Mentions "sister Visillah, Jno. Scudder, Bro: Knight, Oliver Purchase; a tub to sister Clarke; my Brother Clarke; goodman Tomkins; Brother Kinsly; 5 dornix Curtins to Sumner; goodman Jewett & wife; a vylett [violet] coat to goodman Oldreges," &c. &c.

• William Smead, married Elizabeth, daughter of widdow Laurence. 31:10:58 [October 31, 1658] -- "Dorchester Records"

Abstracts of Early Wills

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After Judith became a widow the second time, she made plans to join two of her brothers in America, one of whom had traveled back to England on several occasions. This proved to be no easy task. By now the British government had become alarmed at the wholesale exodus to the New World and was stopping further migrations. To circumvent these restrictions Judith and her three children sailed from Gravesend, England 3 September 1635, with John Flower as captain, in the ship "Dorset" headed for Barbadoes. By sailing to the Barbados first, they could then continue their journey to New England. After arriving in Boston they settled in Salem Colony and, like her brothers, Judith was one of the signers of the Dorchester Church Covenant in 1636.

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Judith (Stoughton) Smead traveled aboard either the "Winthrop's Fleet" in 1630 or "Dorset" in 1635 w/ her three children (John Denman, Mary Denman, and William Smead, Jr.) to Dorchester, Massachusetts. She is accepted as a Winthrop Society Ancestor (immigration) 1630 or before. (It is in fact very likely that she was a passenger on both occasions, and perhaps on other occasions as well. Her brother, Israel Stoughton, was a wealthy merchant, so it would have been simple enough for her to travel by ship, like her brothers and other family members.)

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Sailed From Gravesend, England On The "Dorset" settling In Salem, MA

Notes

From The Great Migration Begins

Two sisters of Thomas and Israel also came to New England. Judith, who married first Henry Denman and second _____ Smead became a resident of Dorchester [TAG 29:198, 41:30-35]. Kiepura did not believe that Judith was a sister of Thomas and Israel, but Jacobus did. Neither of these researchers was aware of the baptism at Burstead Magna, Essex, on 3 July 1599 of "Judith Throughtone ... the daughter of Thomas preacher of the word of God"; in other diocesan records we find that the minister at Burstead Magna was assisted from 1594 until 1600 by "Thomas Stawghton," these being the "lost" years between his ministry at Naughton, Suffolk, and at Great Coggeshall, Essex. Thus, Israel and Thomas did have a sister Judith, and so the doubts expressed by Kiepura are relieved

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1. The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine, Devoted to Genealogy, History ..., Volume 2 By Eben Putnam. Page 99. William Smead was the son of the widow Judith Smead, of Dorchester, who was formerly wife of John Denman, and sister of Col. Israel Stoughton, one of the most prominent men in the colony. William Smead was in the Falls Fight under Turner (Mass. Arch., pp 114, 594). His son William was killed at Bloody Brook.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84435332

Birth: 1599 Great Burstead Basildon District Essex, England Death: 1639 Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and in 1638 had a grant of twenty acres there just below the First Burying Ground. An inventory of her estate after her decease was taken on May 18, 1639. She was the mother of John Denman, Mary Denman (wife of Clement Maxfield), and William Smead.

Step-mother of Humphrey Denman, an Elder of the English Reformed Church at Amsterdam, North Holland.

Family links:

Parents:

 Thomas Stoughton (1557 - 1622)

 Katherine Stoughton (____ - 1603)

Spouses:

 William Smead (1600 - 1637)

 John Denman*

Children:

 Mary Denman Maxfield (1621 - 1707)*

 John Denman (1621 - ____)*

 William Smead (1635 - 1703)*

Siblings:

 Anne Stoughton (1591 - 1591)*

 Elizabeth Stoughton Chamberlayne (1591 - 1647)*

 Thomas Stoughton (1592 - 1661)*

 John Stoughton (1593 - 1639)* Judith Stoughton Smead (1599 - 1639)

 Israel Stoughton (1602 - 1644)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

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Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and in 1638 had a grant of twenty acres there just below the First Burying Ground. An inventory of her estate after her decease was taken on May 18, 1639. She was the mother of John Denman, Mary Denman (wife of Clement Maxfield), and William Smead.

Step-mother of Humphrey Denman, an Elder of the English Reformed Church at Amsterdam, North Holland.

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 7 2016, 2:43:36 UTC

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• http://syngeneia.org/g2/p2522.htm#c2522.15
  • [S749] Wm. B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9 (1855): IX:344; Widdow Smead.--Mr. Israel Stoughtn, Administrator to Mrs Judith Smeed, widdow, deceased, as by Inventory taken ye 18: 3d : 1639. Mentions payment to Batcheller of Salem; Dea. John Pope of Dorchester; dau. Mary Denman, wife to Clement Maxfield; Roger Clap, Christopher Gibson, Hopestill Foster as examiners; division of the estate among children John Denman, Mary Denman (now Maxfield) and Wm Smeed. Also mentions "sister Visallah" [Ursula Knight], John Scudder, "Bro. Knight", Oliver Purchase, sister Clarke, brother Clarke, Tomkins, Bro. Kinsly, Sumner, Jewett, Oldreges [poss. Aldredge]. Hereinafter cited as Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 6:25:12 UTC

Judith Stoughton was born on July 3, 1599 at Burstead Magna, Essex, England to Rev. Thomas and Katherine Stoughton. She married John Denman about 1620" and they had two children: John and Mary. After John Denman died Judith married William Smead and they had one son, William. 1630 -- Judith, with children Mary Denman and William Smead, sailed on the "Mary and John" (son John Denman emigrated separately to Bermuda in 1635) , as part of the Winthrop fleet. Judith's two brothers (Israel and Thomas) sailed in another ship in the Winthrop fleet.

The following family members are listed as sailing with Winthrop's Fleet:

• Smead, ____ From Coggeshall, Essex. No further record. Probably died soon.
• Smead, Judith Wife of ____Smead. Sister of Israel Stoughton (Savage).
• Smead, William Son of Mrs. Judith Smead (Savage).
• Stoughton, Israel (Dorchester) From Coggeshall, Essex. Was opposed to the rule of Winthrop and disfranchised for writing a heretical book. Returned to England and fought under Cromwell in the Civil War, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Rainsborough's regiment. (Savage). He died in 1644 at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
• Stoughton, Elizabeth Wife of Israel.Stoughton,
• Thomas (Dorchester) From Coggeshall, Essex. Brother of Israel. Constable 28 Sept 1630. Applied freeman 19 Oct 1630 (M.C.R., I, 80); Freeman 18 May 1631 (ibid., 366). Married to Mrs. Margaret Huntington, widow of Simon Huntington, in 1635. He removed to Windsor, Conn. where he died in 1642.
• Stoughton, _____ Wife of Thomas (Savage).

The "Mary and John" landed at Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Judith and her two children settled at Dorchester, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Widow Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1638, Dorchester gave Judith 20 acres which was located just below the First Burying Ground.

Widow Judith Stoughton Denman Smead died in 1639 and an inventory of her estate was taken on May 18, 1639.

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GEDCOM Note

Biography ==Judith Stoughton was born on July 3, 1599 at Burstead Magna, Essex, England <ref> New, England, The Great Migration Begins, page 1776 </ref>to Rev. Thomas and Katherine Stoughton.

She married John Denman about 1620"<ref> History of Deerfield, genealogy section, page 301 </ref> and they had two children: John and Mary.After John Denman died Judith married William Smead and they had oneson, William.
1630 -- Judith, with children Mary Denman and William Smead, sailed onthe "Mary and John" (son John Denman emigrated separately to Bermuda in 1635) <ref> The Complete Book of Emigrants, page ?? </ref>, as partof the Winthrop fleet. <ref> Winthrop Society, http://winthropsociety.com/settlers/s-data.htm </ref> Judith's two brothers (Israel and Thomas) sailed in another ship in the Winthrop fleet. <ref> The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 </ref> The following family members <ref> Winthrop Fleet of 1630, pages 92 & 93 </ref> are listed as sailing with Winthrop's Fleet:*Smead, ____ From Coggeshall, Essex. No further record. Probably died soon.

• Smead, Judith Wife of ____Smead. Sister of Israel Stoughton (Savage).
• Smead, William Son of Mrs. Judith Smead (Savage)."*Stoughton, Israel (Dorchester) From Coggeshall, Essex. Was opposed to the rule of Winthrop and disfranchised for writing a heretical book. Returned to England and fought under Cromwell in the Civil War, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Rainsborough's regiment. (Savage).He died in 1644 at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
• Stoughton, Elizabeth Wife of Israel.*Stoughton, Thomas (Dorchester) From Coggeshall, Essex. Brother of Israel. Constable 28 Sept 1630. Applied freeman 19 Oct 1630 (M.C.R., I, 80); Freeman 18 May 1631 (ibid., 366). Married to Mrs. Margaret Huntington, widow of Simon Huntington, in 1635. He removed to Windsor, Conn. where he died in 1642.
• Stoughton, _____ Wife of Thomas (Savage). The "Mary and John" landed at Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Judith and her two children settled at Dorchester, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Widow Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Suffolk county, MassachusettsBay Colony. In 1638, Dorchester gave Judith 20 acres which was located just below the First Burying Ground. Widow Judith Stoughton Denman Smead died in 1639 and an inventory of her estate was taken on May 18, 1639. <ref> Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84435332&ref=... </ref>

Excerpt from The Great Migration Begins =="Two sisters of Thomas and Israel [Stoughton] also came to New England. Judith, who married first Henry {sic} Denman and second _____ Smeadbecame a resident of Dorchester [TAG 29:198, 41:30-35]. Kiepura did not believe that Judith was a sister of Thomas and Israel, but Jacobusdid. Neither of these researchers was aware of the baptism at Burstead Magna, Essex, on 3 July 1599 of "Judith Throughtone ... the daughterof Thomas preacher of the word of God"; in other diocesan records we find that the minister at Burstead Magna was assisted from 1594 until 1600 by "Thomas Stawghton," these being the "lost" years between his ministry at Naughton, Suffolk, and at Great Coggeshall, Essex. Thus, Israel and Thomas did have a sister Judith, and so the doubts expressedby Kiepura are relieved. <ref> The Great Migration begins, page 1776</ref>

Excerpt from History of Deerfield ==:"1. SMEAD, Widow Judith, of Dorchester, 1636; she was a sister of Israel Stoughton. She had m[arried] in England, John Denman, prob[ably] ab[ou]t 1620, and _____ Smead, prob[ably] ab[ou]t 1634. Nothing is found about either husband; she d[ied in] 1639.

:Ch[ildren]: :Mary Denman, ab[ou]t 1632 m[arried] Clement Maxfield; she d[ied on] May 30, 1707. :John Denman, ____; alive 1656.:William, ab[ou]t 1635." <ref> History of Deerfield, genealogy section, p. 301</ref>

Will =="Widow Smead -- Mr. Israel Stoughton, Administrator, to Mr. (Mrs.) Judith Smeed, Widow, deceased, as by inventory taken ye 18: 34: 1639." Will divides estate between children John Denman, Mary Denman, "wife toClement Maxfield" & William Smeed. Roger Clap, Christopher Gibson, and Hopestill Foster appraised the estate.<ref> Suffolk County Wills </ref>

Children

Husband #1 - John Denman 1591–1625

• John Denman 1621–1691
• Mary Denman 1621–1707

Husband #2 - William Smead 1590–1636

• William Smead Jr 1630–1703

Sources

• Denman Family History, pages 7 - 10.
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620 - 1633, Volumes 1 - 3; The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634 - 1635, Volumes 1 - 6, by Robert Charles Anderson, Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996 - 2011. Database online, Ancestry.com.
• A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Times when the People by Whom it was Settled, Unsettled and Resettled, Volume 1, With Genealogies. George Sheldon. Press of E.A. Hall & Company, 1895. Original from Harvard University, Digitized March 4, 2008. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_History_of_Deerfield_Massach...
• The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Peter Wilson Coldham. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607 - 1660. 1988. 600 pages. Page 167.
• Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
• Charles Edward Banks. The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: an Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and Their English Homes, from Original Authorities. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. 119 pages. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1961. Reprinted 1983 & 2003. Pages 92 - 93. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/mastate/winthropfleet.txt
• Winthrop Society, http://winthropsociety.com/settlers/s-data.htm
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