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Descendants of John Smith, Sr.

John Smith, Sr.
b. 1619, probably at Derbeyshire, England
married Grace Hawley, b. 1627, d. 1690, New Haven, CT
John d.21-Jun-1684, Milford/New Haven, CT
He was a member of the Company of Founders of New Haven, CT. His name is cut in the stone of the Memorial Bridge, Milford, CT. He may have been one of the Smiths of Hadden Hall.
1. John Smith, Jr.
John Smith, Jr. b. 27-Aug-1646, Milford, CT
married Phebe Canfield, b. 8-May-1656, Milford, CT., daughter of Thomas Canfield and Phebe Crane. She d. 3-May-1730
John d. 8-Jan-1732 and was buried at Old Milford Cem., Milford, CT.
1. Thomas Smith, b. 7-Mar-1677
Thomas Smith, b. 7-Mar-1677, Milford, CT
married 2-Dec-1699, Hannah Camp, b. 31-Jan-1677, Milford, CT., daughter of Samuel Camp and Hannah Betts. She d. 17--
Thomas d. 7-Sep-1743, Ridgefield, CT. Buried at Old Ridgefield Cem., Ridgefield, CT. Thomass' grave is marked by a slate stone at the back of the cemetery.
1. Gideon Smith, Sr., b. 13-Jun-1709
2. Thomas Smith, b. 31-Oct-1711
Gideon Smith, Sr., b. 13-Jun-1709, Ridgefield, CT.
married 9-Dec-1731, Sarah Benedict, b. 23-May-1709, d. 5-Oct-1791. Gideon d. 7-Feb-1799, Ridgefield, CT.
1. Sarah Smith, b. 29-Jan-1732
2. Hannah Smith, b. 9-Sep-1734
3. Elijah Smith, b. 29-Dec-1735
4. Gideon Smith, b. 27-Jul-1739
5. Ephraim Smith, b. 20-Apr-1742, Ridgefield, CT
6. James Smith, b. 6-Mar-1745/6, Ridgefield, CT
7. Ezekiel Smith, b. 11-Jun-1749, Ridgefield, CT
8. Enos Smith, b.6-Mar-1753, Ridgefield, CT
Gideon Smith, Jr., b. 27-Jul-1739, Ridgefield, CT
married ca. 1760, Allen "Allyn" Northrup, b. 13-May-1739, Ridgefield, CT., daughter of Joseph Northrup, IV and Allyn Hayes. She d. 20-Mar-1805, Stockbridge/Lenox, Berkshire Co., MA, buried at Stockbridge, MA
Gideon d. 7-Mar-1838, Stockbridge, MA.
Gideon was a tavern keeper at Stockbridge. His tavern sign is kept at the public library at Stockbridge. During the Revolutionary War, Gideon was observed carrying a plate of food into the woods and was charged by the authorities with aiding the "enemy", a hungry British soldier. He was taken to court and after swearing to support the revolution, he was released.
1. Susanna Smith, b. 10-Jul-1760, d. 17-May-1784
2. Gideon Smith, Jr., b. 10-May-1762
3. Ezekiel Smith, b. ca. 1766
4. Enos Smith, b. 2-Apr-1772
5. Ephraim Smith
6. Allan Northrup Smith, b. 13-Mar-1776
7. Lucy Smith
  Married a Cowdry, had two children; Allan and Enos. The family moved to Lisle, NY. Both children married and raised children.
Ezekiel Smith, Sr., b. ca. 1766, d. ca. 1792.
Little is known about Ezekiel Smith, Sr. We do not know who he married, so we are looking for that information. We know from his father Gideon's will that Ezekiel Smith Sr. had only one child, Ezekiel Smith, Jr.
1. Ezekiel F. Smith, b. ca. 1791
Ezekiel F. Smith, b. ca. 1791,
married 1st. ca. 1814, Sally "Sarah" B.(her surname is unknown), b. ca. 1792, d. 5-May-1823, age 31 years, Stockbridge, MA. Buried at the Gideon Smith Cem., Stockbridge, MA
1. Spencer C. Smith, b. ca. 1815
  , married Caroline Malinda (surname unknown).
2. James H. Smith, b. ca. 1821
  married Phebe (surname unknown).
  James d. 11-Mar-1885, Wood Co., WV.
Married 2nd. 18-Nov-1824, at Sandisfield, Berkshire, MA, Diadama Adams, b. 20-May-1791, Sandisfield, Berkshire, MA, d. 28-Apr-1835, Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA. She was the daughter of John Adams and Diadama Crittenden
Ezekiel d. ca. 1848, Wood Co., VA (now WV).
John Leander Smith, b. ca. 1826,
married Emily (surname unknown).
Burt Adams Smith, b. 11-Jun-1830
Burt Adams Smith, b. 11-Jun-1830, Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA,
married 3-Jul-1851, Jones Co., IA, Irena Andrew Reed, b. 26-Mar-1834, Ravenna, Portage, OH, d. 24-Dec-1906, Hale, Jones, IA. Irena was the daughter of James Andrew Reed, II and Catherine (surname unknown).
He removed from Stockbridge, MA to Erie Co., PA, with his father in 1839, remaining there until 1844, when they went to Wood Co., VA. After his father died, Burt went to Ohio and then in April of 1851 he removed to Rome township, Jones Co., IA and then in 1853 to Hale township where he made his home on the north side of the Wapsipinicon River, west of the town of Hale, where he made his home until the 28th of March, 1889, when he moved to Olin, IA.
Burt enlisted 12-Aug-1862, at Wyoming, IA, Company G, 31st Iowa Infanry and served during the Civil War. He was a member of the G.A.R. #130, Wyoming, IA.
Burt d. 18-Apr-1889, Hale, Jones, IA.
1. Commodore Americus Smith, b. 10-Aug-1852
2. Catherine Andrew Smith, b. 17-Dec-1854,
  married Christopher Coppess, b. 1853, d. 1927.
  Catherine d. 1930
3. Mary Virginia Smith, b. 10-Jan-1857,
  married William F. Giddings, b. 1844, d. 1914.
  Mary d. 16-Jan-1923
4. Manville "Manny" Phaloit Smith, b. 19-Nov-1860,
  married 1-Jan-1885, Emma Clay.
  Mannville d. May 1930, buried Olin, Jones, IA.
5. Irena Matilda "Tillie" Smith, b. 20-Feb-1863,
  married 15-Feb-1883, Jones Co., IA, William Henry Walston, b. 1-Nov-1859, Jones Co., IA, son of William Norton Walston and Sarah Elizabeth Waite, William d. 15-Oct-1945, Dickinson Co., IA.
  Irena d. 27-Mar-1932.
6. Frank Wheeler Smith, b. 13-Oct-1866, Hale, Jones, IA.,
  married Lillian Bottomstone
  Frank d. 26-Jan-1927, McAllen, TX. At the time of his death, caused by cancer, he was survived by six children, four sisters and two brothers. His funeral was held Sunday, March 30, 1927 at the M.E. Church, Wyoming, IA., as reported in the Tues. Feb. 1st, 1927 Cedar Rapids Gazette.
7. Ina Belle Smith>, b. 17-Jan-1869
8. Ila V. Smith, b. 11-Sep-1872
Commodore Americus "C.A." Smith, b. 10-Aug-1852, Hale twp., Jones, IA.,
married 24-Dec-1879, Hale twp., Jones, IA, Elizabeth Waite Walston, b. 12-Jan-1854, Oxford Mills, Jones, IA, daughter of William Norton Walston and Sarah Elizabeth Waite.
Elizabeth d. 5-Aug-1927, Bronaugh, MO, buried Olin, Jones, IA. Elizabeth was born on a farm two miles west of Oxford Mills, IA. She grew to adult age on a farm 3 miles east of Hale, Jones, IA.
Commodore d. 17-Feb-1930, Bronaugh, MO, buried at Olin, Jones, IA. Commodore was a farmer.
1. Milo Garfield Smith, b. 4-Nov-1889, Olin, Jones, IA.
  married 26-Aug-1903, Winterset, Madison, IA, Maude Ola Beem, b. 29-Aug-1883, d. 4-Oct-1951.
  Milo d. 8-Jan-1959
2. Chester A. Smith, b. 5-Mar-1882, Olin, Jones, IA, d. 24-Sep-1884, aged 2y.6m.19d, Olin, Jones, IA, buried Olin, Jones, IA. His epitath reads: "Short Pain Short Grief Dear Babe Were Thine Now Joys Eternal And Divine". Named after president, Chester Alan Arthur.
3. Irvin Christopher Smith, 26-Feb-1884
4. Commodore Smith, Jr., b. 2-Jun-1885
5. William Norton Smith, b. 22-Mar-1887
6. Daisy Delia Smith, b. 11 Dec-1888
7. Burt Adam Smith, b. 21-Mar-1891
8. Ray Sylvanis Smith, b. 30-Nov-1892, Wyoming twp., Jones, IA, d. 12-May-1901, Winterset, Madison, IA
9. Walter McKinley Smith, b. 10-May-1896.
William Norton Smith, b. 22-Mar-1887, Olin, Jones, IA,
married 1st. 24-Dec-1906, Rhoda Lillian Henderson, b. 22-Jul-1884, Clearfield, Taylor, IA, d. 3-Nov-1970, Indianola, Warren, IA,
1. Kenneth Eugene Smith, b. 20-Oct-1907
  William married 2nd, 3-Jul-1913, Wick, Warren, IA, Thora Agnes Sayre, b. 18-Sep-1889, Audubon Co., IA, the daughter of William Columbus Sayre and Sarah Luella Sayre. Thora d. 25-Jan-1970 in a nurseing home at Iowa City, Johnson, IA, buried I.O.O.F. Cem., Indianola, Warren, IA.
  William d. 18-Aug-1939, Des Moines, Polk, IA, after surgery on a head injury caused by a farm accident in White Oak twp., Warren, IA. He was a farmer-stockman and businessman. He was known as a person who "held his ground in an argument". William and Thora attended at Indianola, a Chautauga Association event featuring the Rev. "Billy" Sunday, famed evangelist/preacher, on their first date.
  1. LaVaughn Luella Smith, b. 12-Mar-1917
  2. Bernard Sayre Smith, b. 14-Dec-1920.
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