Saturday, December 19, 2009

Surname Saturday - SMITH of Medfield and Dedham MA

It's Surname Saturday - and I'm going in Ahnentafel order for my ancestral surnames.

This week's surname is SMITH - a line that comes from the towns of Dedham and Medfield in what is now Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Here is the Ahnentafel list from me to the immigrant SMITH ancestor, Henry Smith:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick W. Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank W. Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie L. Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith, born before 06 September 1828 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA; died 24 March 1884 in Leominster, Worcester, MA. She married 09 September 1851 in Walpole, Norfolk County, MA.

34. Alpheus B. Smith, born 19 May 1802 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA; died 13 January 1840 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. He married30 November 1826 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MA.
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill, born 19 May 1794 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died 28 November 1869 in Leominster, Worcester County, MA. She was the daughter of Thomas Dill and Mary Horton. Children of Alpheus Smith and Elizabeth Dill are:
.... 17 ... i. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884); married 1851 Isaac Seaver.
............. ii. James Alpheus Smith, born 06 June 1833 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.

68. Aaron Smith, born 29 May 1765 in Walpole, Norfolk County, MA; died 04 December 1841 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. He married 06 October 1795 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
69. Mercy Plimpton, born 09 September 1772 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA; died 13 April 1850 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. She was the daughter of Amos Plimpton and Mary Guild. Children of Aaron Smith and Mercy Plimpton are:
............. i. Susanna Smith (1795-1813).
............. ii. Patience Smith (1799-????), married 1823 Royal Blake (1800-1868).
............. iii. Mary Plimpton Smith, born 10 September 1800 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
.... 34 .. iv. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840); married 1826 Elizabeth Horton Dill.
............. v. Lucy Smith (1804-1884); married (1) John Wardwell; married (2) 1825 James Wood.
............. vi. Elizabeth Smith (1806-????), married Jonathan Petts.
............. vii. Nancy Smith (1806-1879); married 1831 Stearns Tarbox.
............. viii. Aaron Smith (1815-1851), married 1839 Martha M. Page.

136. Moses Smith, born 02 April 1732 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. He married 23 September 1762 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
137. Patience Hamant, born 06 April 1735 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. She was the daughter of Timothy Hamant and Hepzibah Clark. Children of Moses Smith and Patience Hamant are:
.... 68 ... i. Aaron Smith (1765-1841);
married 1795 Mercy Plimpton.
............. ii. Luther Smith (1766-????)
............. iii. Calvin Smith (1768-????)
............. iv. Timothy Smith (1773-????).

272. Henry Smith, born 16 December 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA; died 14 April 1743 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. He married 01 September 1730 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
273. Ruth Barber, born 05 March 1695/96 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. She was the daughter of Zechariah Barber and Abiel Ellis. Children of Henry Smith and Ruth Barber are:
............. i. Ruth Smith (1730-1813); married 1752 Samuel Turner (1724-1784)
.... 136 ..ii. Moses Smith (1732-????), married (1) 1756 Sarah Clark; married (2) 1762 Patience Hamant.
............. iii. Asa Smith (1740-1795)

544. Samuel Smith, born 13 August 1641 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MA; died 25 October 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA He married 22 February 1676/77 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
545. Sarah Clark, born 20 February 1650/51 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MA; died 20 May 1704 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. She was the daughter of Joseph Clarke and Alice Fenn. Children of Samuel Smith and Sarah Clark are:
............. i. Sarah Smith (1679-1769); married (1) 1701 Mathias Evans (1670-1725); married (2) 1726 Henry Harding (1673-1764)
... 272 .. ii. Henry Smith (1680-1743); married (1) 1703 Deborah Pratt ; married (2) 1708 Mary Adams; married (3) 1730 Ruth Barber
............. iii. Daniel Smith (1682-1704).
............. iv. Nathaniel Smith (1684-1762); married (1) 1705 Mary Clark (1688-1717); married (2) 1717 Lydia Partridge (1687-1773)
............. v. Abigail Smith (1686-1725); married 1705 John Fisher (1677-1727).
............. vi. Mary Smith (1688-1774); married (1) 1706 Henry Plimpton (1684-1731); married (2) 1732 Jabez Pond; married (3) 1750 Joseph Wight (1679-????).
............. vii. Prudence Smith (1691-????); married (1) 1711 Joseph White; (2) 1739 Benoni Benson.

1088. Henry Smith, born About 1607 in Buckingham, Norfolk, ENGLAND; died 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. He married Elizabeth before 1635 in ENGLAND.
1089. Elizabeth, born About 1603 in ENGLAND; died 12 June 1670 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA. Children of Henry Smith and Elizabeth are:
............. i. Seth Smith (1635-1682); married 1660 Mary Thurston (1642-1696)
............. ii. John Smith (1637-1691)
............. iii. Daniel Smith (1639-1641)
... 544 ..iv. Samuel Smith (1641-1691); married (1) 1669 Elizabeth Turner; married (2) 1677 Sarah Clark.
............. v. Joseph Smith (1643-1661).

Does any reader connect to this particular SMITH line?

I don't have a lot of family history information for this SMITH line. I still have town, church, deeds and probate records in Suffolk County (before 1793) and Norfolk County (after 1793) to search. One more major task on my "forever" to-do lists!

1 comment:

ESD said...

I too am descended from Henry and Elizabeth Smith… by three different lineage paths! That’s fairly common among my Medfield folk: when my great-great grandmother, Harriet Mason, was born there in 1824, her ancestors had been in Medfield (or nearby in Dedham, etc.) for eight and nine generations. Much of the information I have about them has been derived from Tilden’s history of Medfield, but I’d be happy to compare notes with you.

Here are the three lineage paths from Henry Smith to Harriet Mason:

Henry Smith
Elizabeth _____

Samuel Smith 1641-1691
Elizabeth Turner 1647-1675/76

Samuel Smith 1674-1742
Elizabeth Adams 1672-1753

Samuel Smith 1698/99-1763
Silence _____ died 1778

Seth Smith 1736-1786
Drusilla Lyon 1741-1816

Isaiah Smith 1769-1823
Sarah Clark 1769-1823

Sarah Smith 1795-1877
Johnson Mason 1796-1882

Harriet Mason 1824-1897


Henry Smith
Elizabeth _____

Samuel Smith 1641-1691
Elizabeth Turner 1647-1675/76

Samuel Smith 1674-1742
Elizabeth Adams 1672-1753

Samuel Smith 1698/99-1763
Silence _____ died 1778

Elizabeth Smith 1730-1782
Moses Hartshorn 1727/28-1776

Catherine Hartshorn 1768-1852
Johnson Mason 1767-1856

Johnson Mason 1796-1882
Sarah Smith 1795-1877

Harriet Mason 1824-1897


Henry Smith
Elizabeth _____

Samuel Smith 1641-1691
Sarah Clark 1650/51-1704

Henry Smith 1680-1743
Mary Adams 1681-1725

Mary Smith 1709-1770
David Clark 1704/05-1771

Jacob Clark 1732-1801
Milletiah Hamant 1732-1820

Sarah Clark 1769-1846
Isaiah Smith 1769-1823

Sarah Smith 1795-1877
Johnson Mason 1796-1882

Harriet Mason 1824-1897


I live in Worcester County, and have been down to Medfield on several occasions. I have a hi-res photograph of the tombstone of Henry Smith (1680-1743), but the inscription is almost entirely melted away. I'd be happy to send it to you if you're interested.

Ellen