Rev. William Smith

William Smith

Birth: Sept 8, 1692, Salem, Essex, Mass

Death: Aug. 9, 1770, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

"SMITH, W[illia]m, s. W[illia]m and Mary, [born] Sept. 8, 1692. CT.R.", Birth documented by Court Rec's Salem, Mass.

"SMITH, William, [died] Aug. 9, 1770, in 78th year. G.S." - Vital Records of Rutland, Mass.

Father: William Smith, b. circa 1660; d. June 1, 1701, South Kingstown, R.I.

Mother: Mary Ruck, b. 06 Aug 1665 in Salem, Essex, Mass; d. Massachusetts

Marriage: 31 Dec 1714, Concord, Mass

Spouse: Mary Hobbs (1686 - 1760), daughter of Josiah and Tabatha Hobbs

Children of William Smith and Mary Hobbs are:

1. Elizabeth Smith, b. 25 Mar 1712, Lexington, Middlesex, Mass..
2. Braddyl Smith, b. 20 Dec 1715, Weston, Middlesex, Mass.
3. Mary Smith, b. 18 Jun 1717, Weston, Middlesex, Mass.; d. 14 Apr 1756, Lexington, Middlesex, Mass.
4. William Smith, b. 23 May 1721, Weston, Middlesex, Mass; d. 15 Sep 1772, Rutland, Wocester, Mass.
5. Josiah Smith, b. 25 Feb 1722, Weston, Middlesex, Mass; d. 27 Jul 1782, Weston, Middlesex, Mass.
6. James Smith, b. 21 Dec 1724, Weston, Middlesex, Mass; d. 23 Apr 1787.
7. Sarah Smith, b. 31 Aug 1726, Weston, Middlesex, Mass; d., Weston, Middlesex, Mass..
8. Abigail Smith, b. 12 Dec 1730, Weston, Middlesex, Mass.

Burial: Old Burial Ground, at Congreational Church, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Sources:

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Smith_%28105%29

"Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849" (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905), p. 248.

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records to the End of the year 1849. Vol. 2, p. 306.

Essex Antiquarian (Essex Antiquarian), Vol. 4, p. 21, describes property transactions involving John Ruck and his daughter Mary and her husband William Smith in Salem from 1687, into the 1700s.

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/n/i/Brian-J-Knight/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54661404

• Residence: Massachusetts, United States - 1692
• Residence: Rhode Island, British Colonial America - about 1692
• Residence: Concord and then Lexington - 1701- 1714
• Residence: Weston, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - 1714- 1730
• Residence: Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - after 1730 -1770

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• Residence: Massachusetts, United States - 1692
• Residence: Rhode Island, British Colonial America - about 1692
• Residence: Concord and then Lexington - 1701- 1714
• Residence: Weston, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - 1714- 1730
• Residence: Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - after 1730 -1770