NOTE: The above "birth date" is his baptism date.
New Research in 2020.... NEHGR 174:40ff.... his parents were John Smith (c1572-1618) and Mary (Gardner) Smith (c1575-1626). Both John and Mary were buried in Burstall, Co.Suffolk.
He married Elizabeth Smith/Smythe on Oct 6,1624 at Whatfield, Co.Suffolk.
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" out of Ipswich with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Connecticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.
◦Samuel Smith bp. 6 Oct 1625 Whatfield, Co.Suffolk
◦Elizabeth Smith bp. 28 Jan 1626/7 Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, d. 1711
◦Mary Smith bp. 19 Oct 1628 Hadleigh, d. 16 Dec 1668
◦Philip Smith bp.1 Aug 1630 Hadleigh, bur. there 16 Oct 1631
◦Philip Smith, bp. 25 Nov 1632 Hadleigh, d. 10 Jan 1685
◦Chileab Smith b. c 1635 Wethersfield,CT, d. 7 Mar 1731
◦John Smith+ b. c 1638 Wethersfield, d. 30 May 1676.
Enlisted in the Royal Army in 1620 at age 18 under King James VI of Scotland / King James I of England and Ireland and served Charles I when he succeeded him in 1625 until 1634 and emigrating to America he remained in the service of the crown. Served in the Pequot War: 1634-1638 under Captain John Endecott, Captain John Mason, and Captain Israel Stoughton. Was made Lieutenant during Kieft's War 1643 to 1645 under Captain John Underhill. "At its session of May 1663, the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the Hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because or his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where, in 1676, his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield and where, a year later, his son-in-law, John Graves met the same fate. These tragic deaths were a portent of what was to come twenty years later when on September 16, 1696 Elizabeth Foote Belden a granddaughter of Lieut. Samuel Smith was killed by Indians at Deerfield, Mass. and 6 of her 14 children were either killed, wounded or captured by them. In 1704, also, a great grandchild, Samuel Foote was ambushed and killed by Indians. "In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved from military trust". His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately, and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death two years later, (the inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1781), indicates, perhaps, that he was justified in seeking some repose after so extended and active a career in the military in the wilderness of a new world
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
"Samuel Smith served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the general Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638. (See Conn. Colonial records )The General Court sat first at Hartford (April 26,836) by authority of a commission from Governor Winthrop - Massachusetts to "govern the people of Connecticut for the space of one year". Rev. Henry Smith was one of the governor's original appointees and was living in Watertown Massachusetts at the time. Later the General Court of Connecticut which included the elected deputies called itself the "General Assembly". In May of 1678 it was known as the "Governor and Council". In May of 1698 it was divided into two sections known as "The Upper House" which consisted of the Governor or his deputy and his assistants and the "Lower House" made up of the deputies of the several towns.
New Research in 2020.... NEHGR 174:40ff.... his parents were John Smith (c1572-1618) and Mary (Gardner) Smith (c1575-1626). Both John and Mary were buried in Burstall, Co.Suffolk.
He married Elizabeth Smith/Smythe on Oct 6,1624 at Whatfield, Co.Suffolk.
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" out of Ipswich with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Connecticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.
◦Samuel Smith bp. 6 Oct 1625 Whatfield, Co.Suffolk
◦Elizabeth Smith bp. 28 Jan 1626/7 Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, d. 1711
◦Mary Smith bp. 19 Oct 1628 Hadleigh, d. 16 Dec 1668
◦Philip Smith bp.1 Aug 1630 Hadleigh, bur. there 16 Oct 1631
◦Philip Smith, bp. 25 Nov 1632 Hadleigh, d. 10 Jan 1685
◦Chileab Smith b. c 1635 Wethersfield,CT, d. 7 Mar 1731
◦John Smith+ b. c 1638 Wethersfield, d. 30 May 1676.
Enlisted in the Royal Army in 1620 at age 18 under King James VI of Scotland / King James I of England and Ireland and served Charles I when he succeeded him in 1625 until 1634 and emigrating to America he remained in the service of the crown. Served in the Pequot War: 1634-1638 under Captain John Endecott, Captain John Mason, and Captain Israel Stoughton. Was made Lieutenant during Kieft's War 1643 to 1645 under Captain John Underhill. "At its session of May 1663, the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the Hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because or his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where, in 1676, his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield and where, a year later, his son-in-law, John Graves met the same fate. These tragic deaths were a portent of what was to come twenty years later when on September 16, 1696 Elizabeth Foote Belden a granddaughter of Lieut. Samuel Smith was killed by Indians at Deerfield, Mass. and 6 of her 14 children were either killed, wounded or captured by them. In 1704, also, a great grandchild, Samuel Foote was ambushed and killed by Indians. "In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved from military trust". His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately, and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death two years later, (the inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1781), indicates, perhaps, that he was justified in seeking some repose after so extended and active a career in the military in the wilderness of a new world
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
"Samuel Smith served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the general Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638. (See Conn. Colonial records )The General Court sat first at Hartford (April 26,836) by authority of a commission from Governor Winthrop - Massachusetts to "govern the people of Connecticut for the space of one year". Rev. Henry Smith was one of the governor's original appointees and was living in Watertown Massachusetts at the time. Later the General Court of Connecticut which included the elected deputies called itself the "General Assembly". In May of 1678 it was known as the "Governor and Council". In May of 1698 it was divided into two sections known as "The Upper House" which consisted of the Governor or his deputy and his assistants and the "Lower House" made up of the deputies of the several towns.
NOTE: The above "birth date" is his baptism date.
New Research in 2020.... NEHGR 174:40ff.... his parents were John Smith (c1572-1618) and Mary (Gardner) Smith (c1575-1626). Both John and Mary were buried in Burstall, Co.Suffolk.
He married Elizabeth Smith/Smythe on Oct 6,1624 at Whatfield, Co.Suffolk.
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" out of Ipswich with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Connecticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.
◦Samuel Smith bp. 6 Oct 1625 Whatfield, Co.Suffolk
◦Elizabeth Smith bp. 28 Jan 1626/7 Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, d. 1711
◦Mary Smith bp. 19 Oct 1628 Hadleigh, d. 16 Dec 1668
◦Philip Smith bp.1 Aug 1630 Hadleigh, bur. there 16 Oct 1631
◦Philip Smith, bp. 25 Nov 1632 Hadleigh, d. 10 Jan 1685
◦Chileab Smith b. c 1635 Wethersfield,CT, d. 7 Mar 1731
◦John Smith+ b. c 1638 Wethersfield, d. 30 May 1676.
Enlisted in the Royal Army in 1620 at age 18 under King James VI of Scotland / King James I of England and Ireland and served Charles I when he succeeded him in 1625 until 1634 and emigrating to America he remained in the service of the crown. Served in the Pequot War: 1634-1638 under Captain John Endecott, Captain John Mason, and Captain Israel Stoughton. Was made Lieutenant during Kieft's War 1643 to 1645 under Captain John Underhill. "At its session of May 1663, the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the Hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because or his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where, in 1676, his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield and where, a year later, his son-in-law, John Graves met the same fate. These tragic deaths were a portent of what was to come twenty years later when on September 16, 1696 Elizabeth Foote Belden a granddaughter of Lieut. Samuel Smith was killed by Indians at Deerfield, Mass. and 6 of her 14 children were either killed, wounded or captured by them. In 1704, also, a great grandchild, Samuel Foote was ambushed and killed by Indians. "In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved from military trust". His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately, and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death two years later, (the inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1781), indicates, perhaps, that he was justified in seeking some repose after so extended and active a career in the military in the wilderness of a new world
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
"Samuel Smith served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the general Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638. (See Conn. Colonial records )The General Court sat first at Hartford (April 26,836) by authority of a commission from Governor Winthrop - Massachusetts to "govern the people of Connecticut for the space of one year". Rev. Henry Smith was one of the governor's original appointees and was living in Watertown Massachusetts at the time. Later the General Court of Connecticut which included the elected deputies called itself the "General Assembly". In May of 1678 it was known as the "Governor and Council". In May of 1698 it was divided into two sections known as "The Upper House" which consisted of the Governor or his deputy and his assistants and the "Lower House" made up of the deputies of the several towns.
New Research in 2020.... NEHGR 174:40ff.... his parents were John Smith (c1572-1618) and Mary (Gardner) Smith (c1575-1626). Both John and Mary were buried in Burstall, Co.Suffolk.
He married Elizabeth Smith/Smythe on Oct 6,1624 at Whatfield, Co.Suffolk.
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" out of Ipswich with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel,Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Connecticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
Children: Samuel Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith Foote Gull, Mary Smith Graves, Philip Smith, Philip Smith, Chileab Smith, and John Smith.
◦Samuel Smith bp. 6 Oct 1625 Whatfield, Co.Suffolk
◦Elizabeth Smith bp. 28 Jan 1626/7 Hadleigh, Co.Suffolk, d. 1711
◦Mary Smith bp. 19 Oct 1628 Hadleigh, d. 16 Dec 1668
◦Philip Smith bp.1 Aug 1630 Hadleigh, bur. there 16 Oct 1631
◦Philip Smith, bp. 25 Nov 1632 Hadleigh, d. 10 Jan 1685
◦Chileab Smith b. c 1635 Wethersfield,CT, d. 7 Mar 1731
◦John Smith+ b. c 1638 Wethersfield, d. 30 May 1676.
Enlisted in the Royal Army in 1620 at age 18 under King James VI of Scotland / King James I of England and Ireland and served Charles I when he succeeded him in 1625 until 1634 and emigrating to America he remained in the service of the crown. Served in the Pequot War: 1634-1638 under Captain John Endecott, Captain John Mason, and Captain Israel Stoughton. Was made Lieutenant during Kieft's War 1643 to 1645 under Captain John Underhill. "At its session of May 1663, the Court approved Samuel Smith as Lieutenant of the Hadley Trainband to serve under Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield a position he held until 1678 when he resigned because or his advanced age. He served inactively in King Philip's War where, in 1676, his son John was killed by Indians at Hatfield and where, a year later, his son-in-law, John Graves met the same fate. These tragic deaths were a portent of what was to come twenty years later when on September 16, 1696 Elizabeth Foote Belden a granddaughter of Lieut. Samuel Smith was killed by Indians at Deerfield, Mass. and 6 of her 14 children were either killed, wounded or captured by them. In 1704, also, a great grandchild, Samuel Foote was ambushed and killed by Indians. "In 1678 Lieutenant Smith requested, since he was "nearing 80 years of age" to be "relieved from military trust". His request was granted and his son Philip made Ensign immediately, and later in the same year raised to Lieutenant. Samuel's death two years later, (the inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1781), indicates, perhaps, that he was justified in seeking some repose after so extended and active a career in the military in the wilderness of a new world
He sailed from England on the ship "Elizabeth" with his wife Elizabeth, and landed in Boston with their four Children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, and Philip in 1634. In 1636, they moved to Conneticut, and he was one of the Founders of Wethersfield,CT. In 1659, they moved to Massachusetts and he was one of the founders of Hadley.
"Samuel Smith served Wethersfield as a Deputy to the general Court almost continuously from November 1637 to May 1656. He also served as Assistant to the Connecticut Colony in March and April of 1638. (See Conn. Colonial records )The General Court sat first at Hartford (April 26,836) by authority of a commission from Governor Winthrop - Massachusetts to "govern the people of Connecticut for the space of one year". Rev. Henry Smith was one of the governor's original appointees and was living in Watertown Massachusetts at the time. Later the General Court of Connecticut which included the elected deputies called itself the "General Assembly". In May of 1678 it was known as the "Governor and Council". In May of 1698 it was divided into two sections known as "The Upper House" which consisted of the Governor or his deputy and his assistants and the "Lower House" made up of the deputies of the several towns.
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