Richard Smith

The old birth record reads-"Richard Smith son of Richard Smith was borne ye 16 Day of April about ten o'clock att night in the yeare of our Lord 1696." By his father's will he was left Moriches Neck, on the south shore, where he was living at the date of the will (1718), with a part of Moriches Island, and also lands in Smithtown. He sold the Moriches land to his brother Nathaniel and probably took his father's homestead and Smithtown lands in exchange, as he afterward made his home in Smithtown. The homestead was that belonging, in recent years, to the Misses Harries. The following is an extract from the Smithtown records in relation to the apportionment of undivided lands in 1736: "Whereas the severall freeholders propryators and deviders of the land of Smithtown have by certain articles of agreement made by and between them bearing date the thirteenth day of March 1735, therein nominated and appointed us Richard Woodhull John Hallock and George Townsend, to devide layout and equalize all the said freeholders propriaters and deviders in all the undivided ~ands and thatch beds in Smithtown according to their just rights, Reference thereunto being had may more fully and at large appear. In pursuance of said articles we have layd out to Leftenant Richard Smith the several tracts and parcels of land hereafter mentioned." He was later known as Captain Richard. His will, dated 20 Sep 1764, proved 1 Oct 1766, mentions his son Isaac, daughters Phebe and ~on ana, not married, and daughters Anna, Sarah, Charity, and Martha. A codocil was dated 11 Jly 1765. The homestead was left to his son, Isaac.