Nathan Smith

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Nathan Smith (abt. 1693 - 1755)

Nathan Smith

Born about 1693 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Son of Daniel Smith and Hannah (Knapp) Smith

Brother of Joshua Smith, Daniel Smith, Joseph Smith Sr., Jabez Smith, Sarah (Smith) June, Caleb Smith, Benjamin Smith, Ruth (Smith) June, Hannah (Smith) Bishop, Mary (Smith) Lockwood, Moses Smith and Ezra Smith Sr.

Husband of Hester (Green) Smith — married about 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

Father of Nathan Smith Jr., Reuben Smith, Isaac Smith, James Smith, Sarah (Smith) Beman and Rachel (Smith) Thompson

Died 16 May 1755 in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York

Smith-36861 created 29 Jan 2013 | Last modified 28 Dec 2018

Biography

Nathan Smith was born about 1693 on a farm in Stamford ,Fairfield, CT.

He married Hester Green about 1713 in Stamford. Their eldest of seven children was Nathan.

On March 16, 1721, Nathan was deeded land by his father, Daniel Smith.

About 1747, Nathan and his family moved sixty miles to Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York. Nathan was chosen assessor in April 1753, 1754, 1755 and in 1756. He was chosen as Overseer of the poor April 1756.

The province of New York had established Dutchess County in 1683. Prior to the Anglo-Dutch arrival, the area was the home of the Wappinger people who had their council-fire at what is now present-day Fishkill Hook and also held gatherings along the Danskammer. Believing that they had been swindled, the native inhabitants periodically attacked the settlers.

In an engagement with Indians, Nathan had his leg broken. Resting against a tree, he reportedly killed three Indians before being massacred. He died on 16 May 1755 in Nine Partners. He was about 62.

Sources

Records of Crum Elbow Precinct edited by FDR
Title: Dutchess County, NY Tax Rolls, Town of Amenia Publication: 1743, 1744, 1745, 1747, 1748, 1753, 1754, 1755 Crum Elbow
Title: Calender of Wills 1626-1836 Author: B. Farnow NY Hist. Soc. Col. Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800 with 2 Vols. of Corrections Page: #1546
Title: Descendants of Thomas Smith Author: Knapp, Fritz, Publication: U.S. Genweb Project, Fairfield County, CT
Title: Eighteenth Century Documents of the Nine Partners Patent, Dutchess Co., NY Compiled by Clifford Buck and William McDermott
MacIntire & Witherell. A Genealogical Register of the Early Families of Shoreham, Vermont. (contributed by Jean Marston), 200.
From the Family Files of Jean Marston, 1/06/2003.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11490840&pid... NOTE: Dead link as of Nov 28, 2018
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Katharine E for starting this profile.

Thank you to Donna Stephens for creating WikiTree profile Smith-43189 through the import of Stephens Family Tree.ged on Apr 29, 2013.