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1. Christopher Smith was born around 1615 at Plymouth in the county of
Devon in England. He came to New England and settled at Dedham, Massachusetts,
where he was a proprietor in 1640, was admitted to the church in October 1642,
and became a freeman on May 10, 1643. He died on November 7, 1676, at Dedham
[VR].

Christopher Smith married Mary (or Martha) Fairbanks on August 2, 1654, at
Dedham. She was born in 1622 in Yorkshire, England, and was a daughter of
Jonathan and Grace (Smith) Fairbank. She had come to New England with her
parents. She married first Michael Metcalf on April 2, 1644, at Dedham [VR] and
he died on March 25, 1654, at Dedham [VR]. She died on June 4, 1684, at Dedham
[VR]. Her will of May 30, 1684, was proved on July 3, 1684, and named her
children John Smith, Michael Metcalf, Hannah Metcalf, Melatia Metcalf and Eleazer
Metcalf, Sarah and Robert Ware [Sarah Metcalf married Robert Ware on June 4,
1677, at Dedham], and brother John Fairbank.

Christopher and Mary (Fairbanks) Smith had one son:
Second Generation

2. John Smith was born on November 19, 1655, at Dedham, Massachusetts [VR],
and was the only son of 1. Christopher and Martha (Fairbanks) Smith. He lived
initially at Dedham, where he was a constable in 1694, a fence viewer in 1695,
1697-1701 and 1705, a field driver in 1696, a tithingman in 1697-1700, a surveyor
of highways in 1699 and 1702, and selectman in 1707 and 1708. In 1701 he was
living at what is now Needham, Massachusetts, presumably on the eastern side of
the present High Rock Street, between Chestnut and South Streets [History of
Needham]. On May 2, 1709, he was appointed to a committee of three to build a
new bridge over the Charles River, and on April 9, 1711, he was designated as one
of two men to perambulate the line between Dedham and Watertown. He died in
1722, probably at Needham.

John Smith married Abigail Day on December 21, 1677, at Dedham [VR]. She
was born on April 22, 1661, at Dedham [VR] and was a daughter of Ralph and
Abigail (Craft) Day. She died in 1725, probably at Needham. Their children
were:

i. Abigail Smith was born on October 27, 1678, at Dedham [VR] and probably
died in infancy.

3. ii. John Smith was born on February 16, 1679/80, at Dedham [VR].

4. iii. Christopher Smith was born on November 29, 1681, at Dedham [VR].

iv. Abigail Smith was born on March 2, 1683, at Dedham [IGI]. She married
James Brewer on March 12, 1719, at Sudbury, Massachusetts [IGI].

5. v. Jonathan Smith was born on February 11, 1686, at Dedham [VR].

6. vi. Aaron Smith was born around 1699 at Dedham.

7. vii. Joshua Smith was born on April 6, 1691, at Dedham [VR].

8. viii. Caleb Smith was born on March 15, 1693, at Dedham [IGI].

9. ix. Moses Smith was born on August 5, 1695, at Dedham [VR].

10. x. Samuel Smith was born about 1697 at Needham.

Third Generation

3. John Smith was born on February 16, 1679, at Dedham, Massachusetts [VR],
and was a son of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He was a teacher and a
selectman. He died on December 15, 1752, at Ashford, Connecticut [VB].

John Smith was a field driver at Dedham in 1708 and a surveyor of highways
in 1710. John Smith lived most of his life at Dedham and moved to Ashford late
in his life. "John Smith seems to have settled in Ashford only a short time
before his death. His will dated March 1, 1752, and proved on April 5, 1757,
mentions his wife Mary and children." [TAG Vol 25 (1949)]

John Smith married Mary Acorrs on March 18, 1702/3, at Dedham [VR]. She
was born on May 26, 1682, at Dunstable, Massachusetts [VR], and was baptized on
May 20, 1683, at Roxbury, Massachusetts. She was a daughter of John and
Desiretruth (Thorne) Acorrs. She may have been the Mary Smith who died on
October 30, 1757, and was buried in the Old East Thompson Cemetery at Thompson,
Connecticut [VH]. Their children were:

11. i. John Smith was born on November 13, 1704, at Needham [IGI].

ii. Mary Smith was born on March 25, 1706, at Needham [IGI]. She married
Josiah Kingsbury, a son of Josiah Kingsbury, on January 5, 1730, at Oxford,
Massachusetts. He was born on November 15, 1705, at Dedham and died on April 15,
1774, at Oxford. She died on December 22, 1776, at Oxford.

12. iii. Nehemiah Smith was born on April 25, 1709, at Needham [IGI].

13. iv. Ezra Smith was born on October 6, 1711, at Needham [IGI].

v. Hannah Smith was born on August 1, 1715, at Needham [IGI]. She married
Ephraim Amidon, a son of Philip Amidon, on February 24, 1742/3, at Oxford,
Massachusetts. He was born in 1710. She died on September 14, 1807, at age 93
at Oxford.

vi. Jeruse Smith, perhaps, was born on April 15, 1717. She died on
September 18, 1721, and was buried at Needham.

14. vii. William Smith.

viii. Abigail Smith was born on January 8, 1718, at Needham and died in
infancy [IGI].

ix. Hepsibah Smith married John Learned, a son of Isaac Learned, on
September 13, 1737, at Oxford, Massachusetts. He was born in 1714 and died in
April 1796 at Oxford. She died on July 18, 1747, at Oxford. He married second
Miriam Smith who died on February 12, 1803.

15. x. Isaiah Smith was born on May 7, 1721, at Needham [IGI].

xi. Barsheba/Bathsheeba Smith was born on March 22, 1723, at Needham [IGI].
She married Gideon Abbe, a son of Ebenezer Abbe, in March, 1747, at Mansfield,
Connecticut. He was born on February 13, 1715/6, at Mansfield and died there in
1784.

16. xi. Asaph Smith was born on January 12, 1725, at Needham [IGI].

17. xii. Abijah Smith was born on December 11, 1727, at Needham [IGI].

4. Christopher Smith was born on November 29, 1681, at Dedham [VR], and was
a son of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He married Rebecca ----. The
inventory of his estate was taken in 1724 and amounted to œ227 11s 6d. Rebecca
died on September 17, 1761, at age 80. Their children were:

i. Abigail Smith was born on February 7, 1709, at Dedham [IGI].

5. Jonathan Smith was born on February 11, 1686, at Dedham [VR], and was
a son of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He married Martha ----. Their
children were:

i. Esther Smith was born on February 13, 1716. She died on April 17, 1716,
and was buried at Needham.

i. Esther Smith was born on September 25, 1719. She died on March 28,
1724, at age 4 and was buried at Needham.

i. Ralph Smith was born on September 22, 1722. He died on May 9, 1746, in
his 24th year and was buried at Needham.

i. Aaron Smith was born on March 28, 1730, at Needham [IGI]. He married
Beulah Woodward. Aaron Smith of Needham; Captain Aaron Smith of the West Parish;
born March 28, 1730, at Needham and son of Jonathan Smith; died December 4, 1795,
at Needham; commanded the West Company on April 19, 1775; married Beulah Woodward
and their son Aaron is noted next; both buried in the now neglected Wellesley
Cemetery of the West Parish.

Aaron Smith of Needham; Aaron Smith Junr of the West Parish; born October 5,
1756, at Needham and son of Captain Aaron and Beulah; in his father's company at
Lexington and is probably the Aaron Smith 3rd in the town records; also called
Aaron Smith Esq.; married Susannah ----; both buried in the now neglected
Wellesley Cemetery of the West Parish

i. Abigail Smith was born on August 10, 1734, at Needham [IGI].

6. Aaron Smith was born around 1699 at Dedham and was a son of 2. John and
Abigail (Day) Smith. He died on April 15, 1776, at age 77 and was buried at
Needham.

Ensign Aaron Smith; selectman in 1737, 1740, 1742, 1744 and 1747-51 (9
years); b 1699 d April 15, 1776, age 77; gravestone inscribed with title of
Lieutenant; perhaps a shoemaker as well as a farmer; lived on or near what is now
South Street not far from its junction with High Rock Street; married Martha Ware
on June 29, 1725; left a widow Martha but no children; devised part of his estate
to his "well beloved Cousin Aaron Smith of Killingly", Connecticut;

7. Joshua Smith was born on April 6, 1691, at Dedham [VR], and was a son
of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith.

Joshua Smith married Elizabeth Wadkins on August 23, 1709, at Dedham [IGI].
He died before 1730, when his widow conveyed to her son Edward four acres of
upland and swamp. She married second ---- Mather. Their children were:

i. daughter, married ---- Hawes.

i. Ithamar Smith was born on March 9, 1718, at Needham [IGI].

i. Elizabeth Smith

i. Abigail Smith was born on July 13, 1725, at Needham [IGI].

i. Joshua Smith

i. Edward Smith made his will February 4, 1743, giving his intended wife,
Elizabeth Cheney, a mourning suit, a cow and œ30.

8. Caleb Smith was born on March 15, 1693, at Dedham [IGI], and was a son
of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He married Rachel Fisher on July 4, 1717,
at Medway, Massachusetts. Their children, born at Needham, were:

+ i. Caleb Smith was born on May 13, 1718 [IGI].

i. Hannah Smith was born on May 12, 1732 [IGI].

9. Moses Smith was born on August 5, 1695, at Dedham [VR], and was a son
of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He married Mary ----. Their children were:

i. Moses Smith was born on June 17, 1724, at Needham [IGI].

10. Samuel Smith was born about 1697 at Needham, Massachusetts, and was a
son of 2. John and Abigail (Day) Smith. He died on March 1, 1753, at Ashford
[VB] and was buried in the old Ashford Cemetery. He married Zipporah (or
Zephara) Morse. She was born in 1702, and died in 1780. Their children were:

i. Isaac Smith was born on October 6, 1727, at Needham [IGI].

ii. Jacob Smith was born on October 6, 1727, at Needham and died in infancy
[IGI].

iii. Elizabeth Smith was born on April 19, 1733, at Needham [IGI].

iv. Ebenezer Smith was born on August 12, 1741, at Ashford [VB].

v. Joshua Smith was born on April 9, 1743, at Ashford [VB]. He died on
December 24, 1764, at age 21 and was buried in the Old Ashford Cemetery.

vi. Lois Smith was born on August 25, 1749, at Ashford [VB], and died on
June 20, 1750, at Ashford [VB].

Fourth Generation

11. John Smith was born on November 13, 1704, at Needham [IGI] and was a
son of John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He married Sarah Yeomans on March 1, 1738,
at Ashford [VB]. Their children were:

i. Jemima Smith was born on March 30, 1739, at Ashford [VB] and died on
October 19, 1740, at Ashford [VB].

ii. Mary Smith was born on July 25, 1740, at Ashford [VB].

ii. John Smith was born on October 26, 1743, at Ashford [VB].

iii. Elenor Smith was born on August 2, 1745, at Ashford [VB].

iv. Hannah Smith was born on February 28, 1747/8, at Ashford [VB].

v. Hepzibah Smith was born on March 1, 1748, at Ashford [VB].

vi. Solomon Smith was born on August 21, 1749, at Ashford [VB].

vii. Hubbart/Hubbard Smith was born on November 24, 1750, at Ashford [VB].

12. Nehemiah Smith was born on April 25, 1709, at Needham, Massachusetts
[IGI], and was a son of 3. John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He married Ann Tiffany
on Dec 25 1745 at Ashford by Rev. Bass [VB]. He died December 10, 1800, at
Ashford [VB]. She died September 9, 1801, at Ashford [VB]. Their children were:

i. Hannah Smith was born on April 19, 1747, at Ashford [VB].

i. Thomas Smith was born on May 30, 1748, died on June 29, 1749, at Ashford
[VB], and was buried in the Old Ashford Cemetery [VH].

ii. Bethyah Smith was born on October 19, 1749, at Ashford [VB].

iii. Abigail Smith was born on August 14, 1751, at Ashford [VB].

iv. Thomas Smith was born on May 17, 1753, at Ashford [VB].

v. Simeon Smith was born on July 4, 1755, at Ashford [VB].

vi. Ann Smith was born on August 21, 1758, at Ashford [VB].

13. Ezra Smith was born on October 6, 1711, at Needham, Massachusetts
[IGI], and was a son of 3. John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He was a member on
February 11, 1768, of the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford [CH]. He
married Judith/Judath Bosworth on May 23, 1745, at Ashford [VB]. She died July
12, 1754, at Ashford [VB]. Their children were:

i. Zerviah Smith was born on March 30, 1746, at Ashford [VB] and died on
June 12, 1748, at Ashford [VB].

ii. Hannah Smith was born on February 28, 1747/8, at Ashford [VB].

ii. Benjamin Smith was born on October 29, 1749, at Ashford [VB] and died
August 30, 1754, at Ashford [VB].

iii. Elizabeth Smith was born on April 6, 1753, at Ashford [VB] and died
on September 16, 1754, at Ashford [VB].

iv. Daniel Smith was born on September 21, 1754, at Ashford [VB] and died
on September 21, 1754, at Ashford [VB].

Ezra Smith married Catharine Spring on November 13, 1755, at Ashford [VB].
Their children were:

v. Elizabeth Smith was born on August 10, 1756, at Ashford [VB].

vi. Ezra Smith died on November 19, 1758, at Ashford [VB].

14. William Smith was born at Needham, Massachusetts, and was a son of 3.
John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith.

15. Isaiah Smith was born on May 7, 1721, at Needham, Massachusetts [IGI],
and was a son of 3. John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He married Susannah ----.
Their children were:

i. Lodeme Smith was born on January 10, 1755, at Ashford [VB] and died on
January 28, 1755, at Ashford [VB].

ii. Alvergins Smith was born on January 29, 1756, at Ashford [VB] and died
on March 16, 1756, at Ashford [VB].

iii. Isaiah Smith was born on July 7, 1758, at Ashford [VB].

iv. Ephraim Smith was born on March 4, 1763, at Ashford [VB].

16. Asaph Smith was born on January 12, 1725, at Needham, Massachusetts
[IGI], and was a son of 3. John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He moved to Ashford,
Connecticut, before 1749 and was a farmer there.

Asaph Smith married Sarah Place on December 19, 1749, at Ashford [VB]. The
marriage was performed by James Bicknell, Esq. She was born around 1725 and was
a daughter of 66. Nathan and 67. Sarah Place. Their children, born at Ashford,
were:

i. Ebenezer Smith was born on March 13, 1750 [VB].

ii. Asaph Smith was born about 1752.

17. Abijah Smith was born on December 11, 1727, at Needham, Massachusetts
[IGI], and was a son of 3. John and Mary (Acorrs) Smith. He married Mary ----.
She was admitted on September 9, 1770, to the Westford Congregational Church at
Ashford [CH].

i. John Smith, child of Mary, was baptized on September 14, 1780, in the
Westford Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Samuel Smith, child of Mary, was baptized on September 14, 1780, in the
Westford Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Stephen Smith was born on October 9, 1752, and died on December 25,
1753, at Ashford [VB].

i. Abijah Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Daniel Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Jedediah Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. William Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Lemuel Smith was born on May 9, 1751, at Ashford [VB] and was baptized
on November 6, 1770,in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Mehitabel Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

i. Mary Smith was baptized on November 6, 1770,in the Westford
Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

Ebenezer Smith was born on August 12, 1741, at Ashford and was a son of 10.
Samuel and Zipporah (Morse) Smith. He died in 1791. He married Martha Eldridge.
She was born in 1747. Their children, born at Ashford, were:

i. Martha Smith was born on August 16, 1767 [VB].

ii. Abigail Smith was born on April 28, 1770 [VB].

iii. Ebenezer Smith was born on August 16, 1772 [VB].

iv. Chloe Smith was born on April 19, 1774 [VB].

v. Anna Smith was born on October 11, 1776 [VB].

vi. Jonathan Trumbull Smith was born on November 29, 1781 [VB], and died
on March 9, 1862, at Constableville, Lewis County, New York. He married Betsey
E. Lyman on December 31, 1807. She was born on November 10, 1791, and was a
daughter of Ezekiel Lyman. She died on December 4, 1857.

vii. George Washington Smith was born on November 29, 1781 [VB].

viii. Nathaniel Green Smith was born on November 29, 1781 [VB].

ix. Mary Smith was born on October 17, 1784 [VB].

x. Jerusha Smith was born on March 22, 1787 [VB].

xi. Asenath Smith was born on September 19, 1789 [VB].

xii. Elisha Smith was born on July 24, 1791 [VB].

Caleb Smith was born on May 13, 1718, at Needham, Massachusetts [IGI], and
was a son of Caleb and Rachel (Fisher) Smith. In 1778 he and his family moved
to Danby, Vermont, where they settled on a farm. He was a Quaker. He died in
1800.

Caleb Smith married Deborah Chickering in 1748 at Mendon, Massachusetts.
She was a daughter of Nathaniel Chickering (March 28, 1677 - January 16, 1746/7)
and Deborah Wight (August 25, 1684 - January 16, 1749) of Dedham. Their children
were:

+ i. Ebenezer Smith was born on September 3, 1749, at Mendon.

+ ii. Asa Smith was born on February 3, 1750, at Mendon.

+ iii. Barek/Bareck Smith was born on February 11, 1755, at Holliston,
Massachusetts.

iv. Deborah Smith was born on February 11, 1755, at Holliston. She married
a Mr. Keith and they lived at Stillwater, New York. She died in 1848.

+ v. Nathan Smith was born on May 8, 1753, at Medway, Massachusetts.

vi. Lydia Smith was baptized on April 30, 1758. She married Joseph Walker
and they lived at Bemis Heights, New York. She died in 1837.

vii. Rhoda Smith was baptized on May 30, 1762, at Medway. She died in
1850.

Fifth Generation

Asaph Smith Jr. was born around 1752 at Ashford, Connecticut, and was a son
of 16. Asaph and Sarah (Place) Smith. He lived at Ashford where he was recorded
in the 1820 census.

Asaph Smith Jr. married Rachel Palmer on June 7, 1783, at Ashford [VB].
She was born on March 19, 1765, at Ashford and was a daughter of 34. Benjamin
Palmer [228] and 35. Esther Hayward [229]. She died on December 26, 1795, at
Ashford [VB]. Their children, born at Ashford, were:

i. Hannah Smith was born on October 30, 1785 [VB].

ii. James Palmer Smith was born on May 9, 1789 [VB, Ashford VR, IGI].

iii. Polly Smith was born on June 18, 1793 [VB].

iv. Alva Smith was born on February 26, 1795 [VB]. An Alva Smith died on
September 17, 1800, at age 2 years 8 months 6 days (thus born on January 11,
1798), and was buried in the Westford Hill Cemetery at Ashford [VH]. Another
Alva Smith died on October 6, 1869, at age 74 years 18 months (thus born on April
6, 1794), and was buried in the Newtown, Connecticut, Cemetery #3 [VH].

Asaph Smith Jr. married Nanna Robinson on January 3, 1797, at Ashford [VB].

John Smith was born on October 26, 1743, at Ashford, Connecticut, and was
a son of John and Sarah (Yeomans) Smith. He died on October 18, 1821, at
Leicester, Vermont.

John Smith was at Rutland, Vermont, as early as 1774 and he lived in the
East Parish. He is often confused with Captain John Smith of the West Parish.
In 1782 he was given approval to operate a tavern. Several early Rutlanders said
his house stood on the north side of West Street a little west of the Main Street
intersection. He was the first town clerk of Rutland. He moved to Leicester in
1783. ["Early Families of Rutland, Vermont" by M. G. and D. P. Swan]

John Smith married first Merriam Dennison on June 29, 1769, at Ashford.
A Meriam Smith, wife of John, died on October 23, 1778, at Ashford [VB]. Their
children were:

i. Aavis Heiress Smith was born on December 16, 1769, at Ashford [VB]. She
died on October 29, 1796.

ii. Otis Smith was born on October 31, 1771, at Ashford [VB].

ii. Aavis Smith was born on December 29, 1773, at Ashford [VB]. She
married Calvin Eaton. She died on June 27, 1796.

iv. Silas Smith was born on January 14, 1775, at Ashford [VB]. He died on
August 31, 1807.

John Smith married second Sarah ----. She was the mother of the following
children born at Rutland.

iii. Freeman Smith was born on May 7, 1775.

iv. Lucinda Smith was born on November 16, 1776.

v. Benjamin Smith was born on July 16, 1778.

vi. Richard Smith was born on March 18, 1780.

vii. William Henry Smith was born on December 25, 1782.

Solomon Smith was born on August 21, 1749, at Ashford, Connecticut [VB],
and was a son of John and Sarah (Yeomans) Smith. He died on September 22, 1830,
at Rutland.

Solomon Smith first bought land at Rutland in October 1780 while still
living at Ashford. He was a clothier and operated a shop and fulling mill near
Cold River on Cold River Road West. His home farm was located on Stratton Road.

Solomon Smith married Rebecca Crain/Crane on October 28, 1773, at Ashford
[VB] and she was admitted to the Westford Church at Ashford on August 13, 1780.
She was dismissed and recommended to the Church at Rutland on January 5, 1800.
She was born on September 14, 1755, at Mansfield, Connecticut. She died on
December 31, 1848, at Rutland. Both are buried in the North Main Street
Cemetery. Their children, born at Ashford, were:

i. Stephen Smith was born on September 9, 1774, at Ashford [VB] and was
baptized on August 20, 1780, in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford
[CH]. An account of his near drowning in the "Missique" (probably Missisquoi)
River was printed in the September 25, 1797, issue of the "Rutland Herald."

ii. Elias Smith was born on December 6, 1775, at Ashford [VB] and was
baptized on August 20, 1780, in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford
[CH]. He married Mahala Whittaker on May 16, 1802, at Rutland. She was born on
June 24, 1784, at Providence, Rhode Island. She died on August 17, 1852, at
Stockbridge, Michigan, and he died on January 24, 1861, at Eaton Rapids,
Michigan.

iii. Hannah Smith was born on September 12, 1777, at Ashford [VB] and was
baptized on August 20, 1780, in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford
[CH]. She married Abner Moon on July 27, 1806, at Rutland. She died on January
11, 1862.

iv. Horatio Smith was born on May 16, 1779, at Ashford [VB] and was
baptized on August 20, 1780, in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford
[CH]. He died on November 5, 1810, at Rutland.

v. John Smith was born on April 21, 1781, at Ashford [VB] and was baptized
on June 3, 1781, in the Westford Congregational Church at Ashford [CH].

vi. Erastus Smith was born on October 8, 1783, at Ashford [VB] and died in
infancy.

vii. Elizabeth Smith was born about 1786 and died on June 8, 1814, at age
28 at Rutland.

viii. James Smith was born about 1787. He was a physician and he lived in
Kent County, Maryland. He died on May 17, 1822, at age 35 at Rutland and left
a wife and two children.

ix. Mary Smith was born about 1791. She married first Sheldon Arnold who
died at Brandon. She married second Samuel Taft of Rochester, New York, on
August 24, 1843, at Rutland. He died on July 10, 1862, at age 72. She died on
May 25, 1867, at age 76 at Rutland and was buried in the North Main Street
Cemetery.

x. Ebenezer Smith married Fanny McCarter on May 18, 1819, at Leicester.

xi. Erastus Smith (probably).

Jonathan Trumbull Smith was born on November 29, 1781, and was a son of
Ebenezer and Martha Smith. He lived in Lewis County, New York, and died there
at Constableville, New York, on March 9, 1862.

Jonathan Trumbull Smith married Betsey E. Lyman, a daughter of Ezekial and
Mabel (Mitchell) Lyman, on December 31, 1807. She was born on November 10, 1791,
and died on December 4, 1857. Their children were:

i. Lyman Smith was born on August 4, 1809. He died on January 26, 1892.

ii. Francis Smith was born on December 6, 1811, and died on December 14,
1891.

iii. Harrison Smith was born on June 22, 1813, and died in February 1892.

iv. Eldredge Smith was born on April 5, 1816, and died on February 23,
1904. He married Susan Tukins.

v. Isaac Smith was born in May 1818 and died on August 21, 1851.

vi. Betsey Smith was born on April 9, 1820, and died on August 14, 1886.
She married a Mr. Samuth.

vii. Royal A. Smith was born on March 15, 1822, and died on April 16, 1900.

viii. Sally Ann Smith was born on April 28, 1824, and died at age two.

ix. Julia A. Smith was born on June 4, 1827. She married a Mr. Hathaway.

x. Sally M. Smith was born on September 7, 1830, and died at age four.

xi. Caroline Amelia Smith was born on May 24, 1832, and died on December
3, 1906. She married Liberty Luman Fairchild (1827-1916).

xii. Emmeline Smith was born on April 16, 1834. She married a Mr. Hubbard.

Ebenezer Smith was born on September 3, 1749, at Mendon, Massachusetts, and
was a son of Caleb and Deborah (Chickering) Smith. He moved to Danby, Vermont,
with his father. He married Phebe Lapham. He died in 1826 at age 76, she died
in 1819 at age 61. Their children were:

i. Asa Smith

ii. Hannah Smith married John Rice.

iii. Lydia Smith married William Hitt.

iv. Deborah Smith married Ezra Southwick.

v. Mary Smith married first Phillip Potter of Granville, New York, and
second Joseph Bartlett.

Asa Smith was born on February 3, 1750, at Mendon, Massachusetts, and was
a son of Caleb and Deborah (Chickering) Smith. He moved to Danby, Vermont, with
his father. He married first Catherine Steer and second Lydia Wilbur. His only
child was Mary Smith who married William Hitt.

Barek/Bareck Smith was born on February 11, 1755, at Holliston,
Massachusetts, and was a son of Caleb and Deborah (Chickering) Smith. He died
in 1828 at Danby, Vermont.

Nathan Smith was born on May 8, 1753, at Medway, Massachusetts, and was a
son of Caleb and Deborah (Chickering) Smith. He died in 1824 at Danby, Vermont.

Nathan Smith married Elizabeth Rogers, a daughter of Wing Rogers. She died
in 1817 at age 50. Their children were born at Danby, Vermont:

+ i. Barak/Bareck Smith was born on April 28, 1787. He married Mary Palmer
in 1808 and they lived first at Collins, Erie County, New York. He later moved
to Iowa where he died in 1868 at age 80.

ii. Mercy Smith was born on October 13, 1789. She married a Morrison and
they lived at Starksboro, Vermont.

+ iii. Augustus Smith was born on April 4, 1792. He married Elizabeth White,
a daughter of Reuben White, on October 29, 1812, and they lived at Collins, New
York, where he died on June 5, 1886.

+ iv. Daniel Smith was born on September 15, 1794. He married first Anna
Boyce on November 2, 1815, at Danby. He married second Hannah Potter.

+ v. Friend R. Smith was born on December 1, 1796. He married Sylvia
Southwick on February 22, 1821, at Danby.

vi. Ruth Smith was born on January 13, 1799. She married Joseph
Dillingham.

vii. Catherine/Katherine Smith was born on October 5, 1802. She married
Benjamin Boyce and they lived at Collins, New York.

viii. Lydia Smith was born on December 13, 1805. She married Augustus
Sweet.

Sixth Generation

James Palmer Smith was born on May 9, 1789, at Ashford, Connecticut [VB],
and was a son of Asaph and Rachel (Palmer) Smith.

In the Stafford Village Cemetery, Stafford, Connecticut, are the graves of
James Smith, who died on December 20, 1854, at age 84 [hence born in 1770],
Sophia, his first wife, who died on July 5, 1822, at age 52 [hence born in 1770],
and Hepsibah, his second wife, who died on December 3, 1861, at age 83 [hence
born in 1778].

Hepsibah Gage married James Smith of Stafford, Connecticut, on February 2,
1823, and was his second wife. She was born on February 6, 1779, and was a
daughter of Joel Gage (son of Philip Gage) and Lydia Ledoyt (daughter of James
Ledoyt of Woodstock and Margaret Titus of Rehoboth).

James Palmer Smith's child was:

4. i. Abner Palmer Smith was born on September 21, 1817.

John Smith was born on April 21, 1781, and was a son of Solomon and Rebecca
(Crane) Smith. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church. He died on January 25,
1860, at Rutland and he and his wives were buried in the West Street Cemetery.

John Smith married first Polly Pitcher on November 16, 1805. She committed
suicide on May 30, 1826, at Rutland in her 41st year. Their children, born at
Rutland, were:

i. Laura Smith was born on August 6, 1806.

ii. Almira Smith was born on June 19, 1808.

iii. Augusta Smith was born on November 28, 1809.

iv. Polly Smith was born on December 22, 1811.

v. Fanny Smith was born on March 14, 1813.

vi. Betsey Smith was born on November 19, 1814. She married Denman Bragg
on September 26, 1833, at Rutland.

vii. John Smith was born on May 24, 1817.

viii. James Smith was born on October 6, 1819.

ix. Ebenezer Smith was born on March 13, 1822.

x. Harriet Smith was born on March 3, 1825.

John Smith married second Nancy Whitney Jenner, who was probably the widow
of Nathan Jenner. She died on October 6, 1870, at Brockport, Monroe County, New
York. Their children, born at Rutland, were:

xi. Charles Smith was born on July 24, 1827. He married Asenath Edson, a
daughter of Alfred Edson, on November 26, 1848, at Rutland. She died on October
26, 1862, at age 33 at Oswego, Illinois.

xii. Nancy Smith was born on February 3, 1829.

xiii. Solomon Smith was born on July 3, 1830, and died on August 21, 1830.

xiv. Marion Smith was born on July 2, 1831, and died on August 25, 1831.

xv. Adoniram Judson Smith was born on August 21, 1832, and died on November
19, 1832.

xvi. Judson Smith was born about 1835. He was 15 in the 1850 census. He
probably died on January 8, 1858, at age 23 at San Francisco, California.

Asa Smith was born around 1780 at Danby, Vermont, and was a son of Ebenezer
and Phebe (Lapham) Smith. He married Rhoda Baker of Easton, New York. He died
in 1845 at age 65 at Danby and she died in 1866 at age 76. Their children were:

i. Reuben Smith married Elizabeth Wells. They later moved to Illinois.

ii. Phebe Smith married C. M. Bruce.

iii. Martha Smith married Moulton Fish.

iv. Ebenezer A. Smith married first Anna Wells. She died in 1867. He
married second Emily Green, a daughter of Orange Green.

Barak/Bareck Smith was born on April 28, 1787, at Danby, Vermont, and was
a son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith. He married Mary Palmer in 1808 and
they lived first at Collins, Erie County, New York. He later moved to Iowa where
he died in 1868 at age 80.

Augustus Smith was born on April 4, 1792, at Danby, Vermont, and was a son
of Nathan and Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith. He married Elizabeth White, a daughter
of Reuben White, on October 29, 1812, and they moved to at Collins, Erie County,
New York, around 1815-8 where he died on June 5, 1886. Their children were:

i. Rhoda Smith was born on October 9, 1813, at Danby. She married Caleb
Tarbox.

ii. Rachel Smith was born on October 20, 1814, at Danby. She married Isiah
Morrison.

iii. Maria Smith was born on May 13, 1819, at Collins. She married Abram
Southwick.

+ iv. Reuben Smith was born on September 11, 1821, at Collins. He married
Mary White.

v. Lydia Smith was born on August 7, 1823, at Collins.

vi. Amy W. Smith was born on June 10, 1825, at Collins. She married
William Tyrer.

vii. Hannah Smith was born on September 26, 1827, at Collins. She married
John Woods.

+ viii. Stephen White Smith was born on September 6, 1829, at Collins. He
married first Mahala Douglas, second Mary Knight, and third Lucinda Knight.

ix. Phoebe L. Smith was born on March 8, 1832, at Collins. She married
Richard Bartlett.

Daniel Smith was born on September 15, 1794, at Danby, Vermont, and was a
son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith. He died in 1830 at age 36 at Danby.
He married first Anna Boyce on November 2, 1815, at Danby. She died in 1822 at
age 27 at Danby. He married second Hannah Potter of Granville, New York. She
died in 1859 at age 61. Their children were:

i. Elizabeth Smith married Jesse Hill.

+ ii. Augustus D. Smith

iii. Anna Smith

iv. Mary H. Smith died in 1840 at age 22.

Friend R. Smith was born on December 1, 1796, at Danby, Vermont, and was
a son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Rogers) Smith. He married Sylvia Southwick, a
daughter of Isaac Southwick, on February 22, 1821, at Danby. They moved to Erie
County, New York. Their children were:

i. Edna Smith was born in 1822.

ii. Truman Smith was born in 1825. He married first Lydia Comstock and
second Mary Bachus. He lived at St. Paul, Minnesota. Their only child was Mary
Smith.

iii. Arthur Smith was born in 1829.

iv. Isaac N. Smith was born in 1834.

Otis S. Smith was born on October 31, 1771, at Ashford, Connecticut [VB],
and was a son of John and Merriam (Dennison) Smith. He died on November
13, 1833, at Columbia, Herkimer County, New York.

Otis S. Smith married first Hannah Paine (of the Brewster/Payn Mayflower
line) on December 13, 1794, in Windham County, Connecticut, and their children
were:

i. Nancy Smith was born at German Flats, Herkimer County, New York.

ii. Mariah Smith was born on June 17, 1797, and died on December 29, 1814,
in New York.

iii. Avis Smith was born on July 24, 1799, at Paines Hollow, Herkimer
County, New York.

iv. Thomas Paine Smith was born on March 14, 1801, at German Flats,
Herkimer, New York. He died on September 28, 1865, at Clinton, Lenawee County,
Michigan. He married Mary "Polly" Fabrique, a daughter of Lewis and Catherine
(Diefendorf) Fabrique, on October 25, 1825, in New York, and their children were:
1) Mary Catherine Smith, born August 10, 1826, in Wyoming County, New York, died
1852 at Oramel, New York, married 1848 to James B. Spaulding; 2) Louis Otis
Smith, born October 4, 1828, in Wyoming County, New York, died February 14, 1907,
at Los Angeles, married first Harriet
M. McKeyes and second in 1858 Mary Jane Worden (born 1840 in Michigan); and 3)
Silas Milton Smith, born June 13, 1831, at Covington, Wyoming County, New York,
died September 5, 1855, at Waterloo, New York.

v. Hannah Smith was born about 1802 at German Flats.

vi. Edwin Adam Smith was born on October 1, 1803, at Paines Hollow. He
died on February 2, 1871, at Clinton, Michigan. He married Eunice Russ in 1825.

vii. John Smith was born on September 10, 1805, at Paines Hollow.

Otis S. Smith married second Mary Golden on May 3, 1807, in Herkimer
County, New York.

Seventh Generation

Abner Palmer Smith was born on September 21, 1817, at Ashford, Connecticut,
and is believed to be a son of James Palmer Smith. He died on May 17, 1902, at
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, and was buried there in the Oakwood Cemetery.

Abner Palmer Smith married Alma Lilley on March 2, 1842, at Ashford [VB]
by the Rev. Francis Williams of Eastford. She was born on June 8, 1816, at
Union, Connecticut, and it is believed that she was a daughter of Jonathan and
Elizabeth Lilley. She died April 8, 1880, at Pomfret, Connecticut.

Alma Lilley's parents were not recorded. A note in the Smith Family Bible
in Gladys (Smith) Barlow's handwriting says that Alma Lilley's parents were John
and Betty Lilley. An analysis of the census data for 1820 through 1840 for the
region in Connecticut and Massachusetts around Union, Connecticut, shows that
there was only one Lilley family with a daughter of Alma's age. Jonathan Lilley
was recorded at Union in the 1810, 1820 and 1840 censuses. It is on this
evidence that Alma Lilley's parents are given.

The children of Abner and Alma Smith were:

i. Samuel Henry Smith, born October 15, 1843, at Charlton, Massachusetts.

ii. Abner Palmer Smith, Jr., was born in 1845 at Ashford, Connecticut. He
never married. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. He enlisted on
July 17, 1862, in Company G of the 18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. He was
captured on June 15, 1863, at Winchester, Virginia, and was confined briefly at
Richmond, Virginia. He was paroled on July 14, 1863, and returned to service.
He was promoted to Corporal on May 28, 1865, and was discharged at Harpers Ferry,
Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 27, 1865. He died on June 2, 1899, at age
54, probably at the State Soldiers Home at Chelsea, Massachusetts, and was buried
in the New Abington Cemetery at Pomfret, Connecticut.

iii. Prudence E. Smith was born in September, 1848, probably at Ashford,
Connecticut. She married first ---- Hall, probably shortly after June 1, 1870,
and probably at Worcester, Massachusetts. In the 1880 census she was listed as
either widowed or divorced, and living with her father and her children at
Mansfield, Connecticut. She married second Merrit Terrill in 1893, probably in
Connecticut. He was born in December, 1858, in Ohio [C1900]. He was a box
manufacturer [C1900]. He had been previously married and had at least a daughter
Minnie S. Terrill, who was born in September, 1872, in Connecticut, and who
married Frank S. Sweet in 1892. Frank S. Sweet was born in January, 1870, in
Nebraska and was a railroad conductor [C1900].

iv. Caroline M. Smith was born on April 11, 1849, at Ashford [VB]. She
died on July 13, 1850, at Ashford [VB] and was buried there in the South
Cemetery.

v. Frank A. Smith was born in 1857 in Connecticut [C1860].

vi. Alma A. Smith was born on July 4, 1860, at Eastford, Connecticut. She
died on December 15, 1911, at Hartford, Connecticut. She married Albert Nelson
Graves on February 10, 1888, at which time she was living at Windsor Locks,
Connecticut. Their child was Howard Dwight Graves who was born on September 8,
1891. Albert Nelson Graves was born on May 21, 1856, at Middlefield,
Massachusetts, and was a son of Dwight E. Graves and Mariette (Root). He had
married first Ida P. Vrome on May 27, 1879.

vii. child, perhaps died young.

viii. child, perhaps died young.

ix. child, perhaps died young.

Abner Palmer Smith was a farmer and a shoemaker. In the 1850 census he was
listed as a shoemaker living at Ashford. In the 1860 census he was listed as a
farmer living at Eastford, Connecticut. In 1862 and 1863 he lived opposite Zenas
Marcy at Woodstock, Connecticut.

Abner Palmer Smith served in the Army during the Civil War, but he did not
leave Connecticut and he spent much of his service time in the hospital. He
enlisted on December 21, 1863, at New London, Connecticut, for three years into
Company G of the 18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, Captain Horatio Blanchard,
company commander. This was the same unit that his son, Abner Jr., had enlisted
into the previous year and it is presumed that he had hoped to join his son. He
was enlisted by Lieutenant Talcott and his enlistment records describe Abner
Palmer Smith as 34 years old, born at Ashford, 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, light
complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, and a mechanic. He was listed on the
November-December, 1863, muster roll of the Detachment of Recruits at Fort
Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, and it was noted that he had been paid a $60
bounty.

About March 1, 1864, Abner Palmer Smith contracted rheumatism at Fort
Trumbull, according to his pension records. He was disabled for about four weeks
and was in the Post Hospital until about April 15, 1864. In his pension
application he claimed that this caused his subsequent heart disease.

He was listed as a Private in Company G of the 18th Connecticut Infantry
Regiment on the March-April 1864 muster roll. He was on the regimental return
dated April 11, 1864, and was on the May-June 1864 muster roll.

Abner Palmer Smith was listed on the muster roll at Fort Trumbull on May
10, 1864, and it was noted that he had been paid $60 of bounty and that $240 of
this bounty was still due.

Abner Palmer Smith was subsequently transferred to New Haven, Connecticut,
where he served on Guard Duty at the U.S. Draft Rendezvous. In July, 1864, he
came down with smallpox and spent four weeks and three days in the smallpox ward
of the Post Hospital. Around the end of August or the beginning of September he
was ordered back to duty. However, he soon "contracted some disease of the
bladder or kidneys accompanied by gravel", according to his pension application,
and he spent September and October, 1864, in the hospital at New Haven.

Abner Palmer Smith was discharged from the Army on November 17, 1864, at
the Knight General Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, and he returned home.

Abner Palmer Smith lived at Woodstock, Connecticut, from June 1865 to April
1868. From 1868 to 1869 he lived at Pomfret, Connecticut. From June 1869 to
November 1870 he worked at the Bay State Shoe Company, Worcester, Massachusetts,
and was listed in the 1869 City Directory as a boarder at 4 Burnside Court,
Worcester. In the 1870 Worcester Directory he was listed as living in a house
at 37 Orange Street. On June 1, 1870, he was recorded living at Worcester,
Massachusetts, in the 1870 census.

Abner Palmer Smith moved to South Windsor, Connecticut, and lived there
from November 1870 to April 1874. From April 1874 to April 1880 he lived at
Pomfret. When his wife Alma died in 1880, he went to live with his daughter
Prudence at Mansfield, Connecticut. Sometime between June 1885 and November 8,
1888, Prudence and her father Abner moved to Nelsonville in Athens County, Ohio.
He was recorded again at Nelsonville on February 19, 1892.

On April 17, 1896, he was recorded living with his daughter Prudence at
2417 South C Street, Tacoma, Washington. He was unable to perform any manual
labor and was a constant sufferer from disease of the heart, kidneys and urinary
organs, according to his pension application records. On June 1, 1900, he was
recorded by the census living at 2512 South C Street, Tacoma, Washington, with
his daughter Prudence.

Abner Palmer Smith died on May 17, 1902, at Tacoma, Washington. His
obituary, which appeared in the Tacoma Daily Ledger on May 19, 1902, said: "At
2:30 p.m. at Roberts' undertaking parlors, a large concourse of people, including
members of the Grand Army of the Republic, representatives of the Woman's relief
Corps and many other citizens, met to pay their loving respects to a widely known
and highly esteemed G.A.R. veteran, aged 85 years, Abner P. Smith, formerly a
member of company G, Eighteenth Connecticut volunteers. Mr. Smith was widely
known and esteemed, having been one of the local G.A.R. chaplains in this city.
The impressive services were conducted by Chaplain Stubbs, assisted by Rev.
Eshelman, who offered an affecting prayer at the opening, and Rev. Whittaker,
formerly a chaplain in the federal army. He spoke in terms of highest esteem of
the deceased. Very helpful and acceptable service was rendered by Mrs. Loda F.
Hayes, who presided at the organ and gave a beautifully rendered solo, 'Some
Sweet Day By and By.' The interment at the cemetery was deeply affecting, Revs.
Whittaker and Stubbs officiating."

Reuben Smith was born on September 11, 1821, at Collins, Erie County, New
York, and was a son of Augustus and Elizabeth (White) Smith. He married Mary
White.

Stephen White Smith was born on September 6, 1829, at Collins, Erie County,
New York, and was a son of Augustus and Elizabeth (White) Smith. He married
first Mahala Douglas and their child was:

i. Frederick D. Smith was born in 1858. He married Ellen Hildebrand. He
died in 1894.

Stephen White Smith married second Mary Knight and their children were:

ii. Edwin Knight Smith was born on April 24, 1862, at Collins. He married
Rebecca Minne Sayer on November 4, 1914. He died on June 7, 1924.

iii. George Lavett Smith was born in 1865. He married Mary Magdalena Foote
on April 20, 1893. He died in 1901.

iv. Reuben Augustus Smith was born in 1873. He died in 1932.

Stephen White Smith married third Lucinda Knight and their child was:

v. Clarence Orville Smith was born in 1878. He died in 1944.

Augustus D. Smith was born around 1825 at Danby, Vermont, and was a son of
Daniel Smith and probably Hannah Potter. He married Charity Herrick, a daughter
of William Herrick, on January 28, 1845, at Danby. Their children were born at
Danby:

i. Daniel C. Smith. He married Lois Wilbur, a daughter of Henry Wilbur,
and their child was Alvin Smith.

ii. Augustus N. Smith

iii. Charity Smith.

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