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Jacobus, Donald Lines, "William Smith of Jamaica," TAG, vol. 25 (1949), pp. 70-90.
[p. 70]
- William1 Smith bought land from Henry Whitney, before 1670, and then sold it to his son Joseph2 Smith.
[p. 81]
- 49. Samuel3 Smith [son of Samuel2 and Rachel (Marvin) Smith (William1)], born (say 1686), died at Ridgefield, Conn., 25 Jan. 1764; married first, 13 June 1717, Sarah Whitney, who died 22 Dec. 1720; married second, 21 June 1722, Elizabeth (Hicock) Benedict. His will, 20 Jan. 1760, proved 14 Feb. 1764, calls him 'formerly of Norwalk now of Ridgefield,' and in Ridgefield records he was often called 'Norwalk Samuel' to distinguish him from his contemporary 'Milford Samuel.'
- Children by first wife:
100. i. A child4, stillborn 7 June 1718. 101. ii. Samuel, b. 9 July 1719; d. at Ridgefield, 20 Jan. 1782; will 6 Jan. 1782, proved 12 Mar. 1782, says he is 'infected with dangerous disease'; m. 18 May 1743, Mary Northrup, who d. 26 Dec. 1781. Children: - 1. Samuel5, b. 21 Dec. 1743; d.s.p. 12 Dec. 1831.
- 2. Daniel, b. 17 June 1745; d. 7 Mar. 1795; m.(1) Mary Smith; m.(2) Elizabeth (Andrews) Northrup.
- 3. Sarah, b. 3 June 1784; m. Daniel Scrbner.
- 4. Mary, b. 24 Aug 1750; d. between 1782 and 1786; m.
- 5. Rachel, b. 23 Oct. 1752; m. 17 Feb. 1779, Jeremiah Mead.
- Children by second wife:
102. iii. Rachel, .... 103. iv. Sarah, .... 104. v. Patience, ....
Jacobus, Donald Lines, "Sergt. John Smith of Milford, Conn.," TAG, vol. 25 (1949), pp. 102-116.
[pp. 112-113]
- 54. Daniel4 Smith [son of Lt. Ebenezer3 and Sarah (Collins) Whitney (John2, John1)], born at Ridgefield, 6 Oct. 1719, died there 22 Aug. 1799, aged 80; married at Ridgefield, 25 Jan. 1741/2, Betty Whitney, born 7 Nov. 1718, died 13 Oct. 1798, aged 79-11-6, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Hoyt) Whitney.
- Children, born at Ridgefield:
173 i. Abigail5, b. 17 Feb. 1742/3; d. 1 Mar. 1813; m.(1) Daniel Worden; m.(2) 5 Nov. 1777, Ebenezer Rockwell. 174 ii. Betty, b. 15 Aug. 1745; m. ----- Dikeman of Dutchess Co., N.Y. 175 iii. Molly, b. 23 Oct. (1746?); possibly d. 4 Aug. 1832 ae. 83. 176 iv. Daniel, b. 9 Sept. 1748; d. 31 Oct. 1823 in 76th yr. (g. s.); m.(1) 8 Dec. 1774, Rachel Perlee, who d. 20 Dec. 1793 ae. 39; m (2) 11 Jan. 1798, Esther Crane. 177 v. Benajah, b. 9 Oct. 1749; res. Herkimer Co., N.Y.; m. 13 Dec. 1770, Mary Betts. 178 vi. Anne, b. 16 Mar. 1752; m. ----- Burton of Dutchess Co. 179 vii. Job, b. 3 Nov. 1754; d. 6 June 1832 ae. 78 (g.s.); Major; m. 12 Jan. 1780, Esther Benedict, b. 25 Feb. 1757, d. 19 Feb. 1843 ae. 86 (g.s.). 180 viii. Nehemiah, b. 3 Jan. 1757; d. on prison ship, Rev. Ward. 181 ix. Sarah, b. 4 Sept. 1759; d. at Pompey, N.Y., Apr. 1847; m. 8 Jan 1784, Ephraim Clark."
Jacobus, Donald Lines, "Some Other Lyme Smiths," TAG, vol. 25 (1949), p. 143.
[p. 143]
- 6. Deborah [Smith, daughter of Joseph amd Margaret (Brockway) Smith], b. 7 Apr. 1731, m. at Branford, 17 Jan. 1750/1, John Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1719/20, d. at Branford, 29 Mar. 1805; . . . .
Whelan, Mrs. Hoyt E., "Lee Records and Problems," TAG, vol. 25 (1949), pp. 252-262.
[p. 255]
- . . . Thomas Ingersol was made Lieutenant in 1796 in Tioga County in Major Commandant William Whitney's Batalion [Council of Appointment, New York, 1:355]. The Whitneys were prominent early settlers of Chenango [Binghamton], then in Tioga, later in Broome, County.
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