Richard Smith

Family

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61333147

Richard was the son of Richard and Martha Smith from Shropham, Norfolk, England.

He married Hannah Cheney, Nov. 16, 1659 in Newbury, Essex Co., Mass.

He was a voter in town affairs in 1679. Had horses on the Common in 1697. Had the Title of Mr. and the second seat in the meeting house assigned to him in 1700. He subscribed six schillings toward the "bell" in 1699.

Children:

1. Richard Smith 1660-1700
2. Hannah Smith 1666-1726
3. Martha Smith 1670-1740
4. Daniel Smith 1673-1755
5. Nathaniel Smith 1675-
6. John Smith 1677-1713
7. Elizabeth Smith 1679-1747
8. Dorothy Smith 1682-
9. Joseph Smith 1685-

Biography

From Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, Issues 16-20 “Jeffrey’s Neck and the way thereto.” Page 39. GoogleBooks

The Richard Smith Farm. No. 6.

This farm, which is largely identical with what was known later as the Heard farm, and is partly owned now by Mr. Seymour I. Hudgens, was owned at a very early date by Richard Smith, who conveyed it to his son-in-law, Edward Gillman, the younger. Young Gillman seems to have been a man of hasty temperament. He was so eager to claim Elizabeth Smith as his bride, that he forgot or neglected to secure three publishments on lecture days, and for this omission, the young couple suffered the mortification of being presented in the Ipswich Court of Quarter Sessions, on the 28th of September, 1647. He was so deficient in funds, that he was obliged to mortgage, “my farm with dwelling, barn., stable, etc., as it was in the use of my father-in-law Richard Smith of whom I bought said farm,” to Thomas Savage of Boston, Dec. 20, 1647, (Ips. Deeds, 1:39). Savage released to Gillman, with 8 milch cows and 2 mares, Dec. 16, 1648 (Ips. Deeds. 1:44). Gillman then mortgaged to his father, Edward Gillman, “the house and farme wherein I do now dwell, granted unto me by my father-in-law Richard Smith, as by his deed dated 9th of October, 1647, also 6 acres of meadow formerly of Wade with saw mill in Exeter, etc.” 25-10-1648 (Ips. Deeds 1:45) Gillman, Senior, conveyed to “my brother, Richard Smith of Shropham, England, my farm granted unto me by my son, Edward Gillman of Exeter, as by his deed of mortgage dated the 25-10-1648, appeareth, etc., Oct. 2, 1651 (Ips. Deeds 1:89).

Richard Smith of Shropham, Norfolk Co., in Old England, yeoman, sold to his loving (Pages 40, 41) son, Richard Smith of Ipswich, singleman, the house and farm “wherein he now dwells,” also 6 acres of meadow exchanged formerly with Jonathan Wade for other 6 acres of meadow as by writing of 18-3- 1647, and 6 acres of meadow and upland bought by him of Thomas Bishop, on condition that he pay to his brother-in-law, Philip Call of Shropham, sadler, £120 English money, etc., at said Richard's house. If Richard and Philip cannot agree, a third man is to be chosen, and if Richard does not pay, Philip shall enter upon said house and farm. “the nynth day of April acording to English account, 1658,” Ipswich Deeds, 3:146.

Richard Smith, “the single man,” married Hannah Cheny, 1660.

Their children, so far as known, were:

1. DANIEL, m. Elizabeth Paine 1
2. JoHN,
3. JosFPH, born July 16, 1685.
4. NATHANIEL,
5. ELIZABETH,
6. HANNAH, m. Chadwell.
7. MARTHA, m. Boarman.
8. DOROTHY, m. Robert Rogers.
9. RICHARD, died July 22, 1700

He bought of Andrew Hodges, # acre of marsh, near the highway, bounded northwest by his own land, running down to the creek, and south east by Hodges, March 20, 1662 (Ips. Deeds 5:369), and of Andrew Burley, 14 acres, near the dwelling, originally part of Hodges’s land, Mar. 24, 1680 (Ips. Deeds 5:370). In his old age, Richard Smith divided his farm by deed to his heirs. To his son, John, for £170, he conveyed half his farm, “in sundry parcels,” the 18 acre pasture, bounded in part by the river, partly by Andrew Burley's land; half the north piece of marsh, so called, containing 17 acres, bounded north by the river, east and south by a creek; half the great field, so-called, 9 acres, near the dwelling; # of an acre of arable land, bounded north by “the way yt leads to ye old house,” south by the meadow, east by pasture; and 17 acres of marsh, bounded west by river, south by Foster's creek, north to another stake about 3 rods below the arable land, east to a stake by the great field, north to corner of the pasture, and as the fence runs to the river, “with the new house and half the barn, standing at the south east end of ye great field,” and half the common right of sd Richard's farm; “also free use of all ye ways & passages for footing, riding, carting & driving,” “reserving all ye wood of ye sq North Island standing in John’s marsh and five marked trees in John'ssd pasture.” Jan. 29, 1702-3 (15:151). It would seem by this deed that the new house, to which he alludes, was located near the junction of the road to Smith's Island with the way to Jeffrey’s Neck, and that the old was farther back to the northwest, on the way to Smith's Island. A depression, which may have been the cellar of this house, remains on the slope on the west side of the road to the Island. On July 21, 1708, Richard conveyed the other half of the farm to his son Joseph, in consideration of his support of his parents and his sister, Elizabeth, (19:208). He conveyed to his son, Nathaniel, two pieces of saltmarsh, “9 acres, one end bounded by Mr. Wade's marsh, the other end by the Pines, one laid out to me in my own right, the other by purchase,” Feb. 28, 1708 (54:246).

1 See Page 19,

Some years after, the brothers John and Joseph agreed to a division of the farm,“their father and they now dwellon, adjoyning to Andrew Burley's land.” A dividing line was established, beginning at the spring about the west end of the great hill, running in a general easterly direction to the wall that parted Goodman Burley's field from the farm. Joseph quit-claimed all north of this line; John quit-claimed to Joseph 16 acres of marsh, five acres of upland in the field near Joseph's dwelling, 3 acre upland in pasture, etc. all south of this line, “also a point of land on the north side of the line, from the great spring, running north on a line to a stake by the river side, otherwise bounded by the river and fence by the marsh, about an acre and a quarter, which is chiefly for a landing place, & all the drift stuff the tides shall bring on John's land from ye place commonly called ye Dock, till it comes to a stake by the river, ye north Corner of ye point of land by ye spring,” “also a privilege to cart said drift to his land to go west round the hill,” “and also a cartway from ye point of land said Joseph his landing place, 22 feet wide, where most convenient to go to his land, except the privilege of the highway from my land to ye lane that goes to Town.’’ July 31, 1712 (29:29).

References

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-75N : 9 February 2018), Richard Smith and Hanah Cheny, Nov 1660; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468
• Book on 5 Smith families, which includes Richard Smith of Shropham Co. England, and son Richard also of Shropham Co. England. http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/343960-genea...
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aMarriagesS.shtml "(Smith) Richard, and Hannah Cheny, Nov. 16, 1659."
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Ipswich/aDeathsS.shtml "(Smith) Richard, Sept. 24, 1714, a. 85 y. GR1"