Medfield births: SMITH, John, s. Eleazar and Sara, July 28, 1730.
He was a soldier of the American Revolution -
All Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. results for John Smith
Volume 14, page 447
Smith, John, Medfield. Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia; return of alarm list with equipments, dated June 10, 1776; age, 46 yrs.; also, list of men credited with turns of service "Dune in the Last Wars in the Days of Capt. Morse the first And Captain Collidge," made up from the records and attested by Capt. Peter Collidge in Nov., 1776; said Smith credited with 1 turn and as having paid £75; list attested by Capt. Sabin Mann and Philip Blake, Clerk, Nov. 17, 1776; also, list of men belonging to Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia drafted to complete the quota for the Continental Army, in accordance with a warrant issued by Lieut. John Baxter May 8, 1777, but who paid money in lieu of service; said Smith reported as having paid £10.
Medfield deaths: SMITH, John, h. Jemima, Aug. 26, 1802.
William S. Tilden, History of the Town Of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886, (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 486, "#58. John was heir to his grandfather, John Turner, and lived upon his homestead, now owned by Stephen F. Turner. He married Jemima Fales of Walpole, who died in 1822, aged eighty-eight. He served as a selectman in 1764 and 1765. He died in 1802."
Walpole, MA - Marriage Records, 173. Smith, John (int. of Medfield) and Jemima (int. Jemine) Fales, Feb. 7, 1754.
He is buried in -
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 3. Grave #074, Smith, John, age at death - 72 yrs.; date of death - Aug. 26, 1802.
Inscription:
IN memory of
MR. JOHN SMITH,
who died 26 Aug. 1802,
aged 72.
Thy word commands our flesh to dust,
Return ye sons of men;
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
Note: Verse is from "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns.
Bio information provided by Bill Boyington (46800933)
He was a soldier of the American Revolution -
All Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. results for John Smith
Volume 14, page 447
Smith, John, Medfield. Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia; return of alarm list with equipments, dated June 10, 1776; age, 46 yrs.; also, list of men credited with turns of service "Dune in the Last Wars in the Days of Capt. Morse the first And Captain Collidge," made up from the records and attested by Capt. Peter Collidge in Nov., 1776; said Smith credited with 1 turn and as having paid £75; list attested by Capt. Sabin Mann and Philip Blake, Clerk, Nov. 17, 1776; also, list of men belonging to Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia drafted to complete the quota for the Continental Army, in accordance with a warrant issued by Lieut. John Baxter May 8, 1777, but who paid money in lieu of service; said Smith reported as having paid £10.
Medfield deaths: SMITH, John, h. Jemima, Aug. 26, 1802.
William S. Tilden, History of the Town Of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886, (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 486, "#58. John was heir to his grandfather, John Turner, and lived upon his homestead, now owned by Stephen F. Turner. He married Jemima Fales of Walpole, who died in 1822, aged eighty-eight. He served as a selectman in 1764 and 1765. He died in 1802."
Walpole, MA - Marriage Records, 173. Smith, John (int. of Medfield) and Jemima (int. Jemine) Fales, Feb. 7, 1754.
He is buried in -
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 3. Grave #074, Smith, John, age at death - 72 yrs.; date of death - Aug. 26, 1802.
Inscription:
IN memory of
MR. JOHN SMITH,
who died 26 Aug. 1802,
aged 72.
Thy word commands our flesh to dust,
Return ye sons of men;
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
Note: Verse is from "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns.
Bio information provided by Bill Boyington (46800933)
Medfield births: SMITH, John, s. Eleazar and Sara, July 28, 1730.
He was a soldier of the American Revolution -
All Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. results for John Smith
Volume 14, page 447
Smith, John, Medfield. Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia; return of alarm list with equipments, dated June 10, 1776; age, 46 yrs.; also, list of men credited with turns of service "Dune in the Last Wars in the Days of Capt. Morse the first And Captain Collidge," made up from the records and attested by Capt. Peter Collidge in Nov., 1776; said Smith credited with 1 turn and as having paid £75; list attested by Capt. Sabin Mann and Philip Blake, Clerk, Nov. 17, 1776; also, list of men belonging to Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia drafted to complete the quota for the Continental Army, in accordance with a warrant issued by Lieut. John Baxter May 8, 1777, but who paid money in lieu of service; said Smith reported as having paid £10.
Medfield deaths: SMITH, John, h. Jemima, Aug. 26, 1802.
William S. Tilden, History of the Town Of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886, (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 486, "#58. John was heir to his grandfather, John Turner, and lived upon his homestead, now owned by Stephen F. Turner. He married Jemima Fales of Walpole, who died in 1822, aged eighty-eight. He served as a selectman in 1764 and 1765. He died in 1802."
Walpole, MA - Marriage Records, 173. Smith, John (int. of Medfield) and Jemima (int. Jemine) Fales, Feb. 7, 1754.
He is buried in -
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 3. Grave #074, Smith, John, age at death - 72 yrs.; date of death - Aug. 26, 1802.
Inscription:
IN memory of
MR. JOHN SMITH,
who died 26 Aug. 1802,
aged 72.
Thy word commands our flesh to dust,
Return ye sons of men;
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
Note: Verse is from "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns.
Bio information provided by Bill Boyington (46800933)
He was a soldier of the American Revolution -
All Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. results for John Smith
Volume 14, page 447
Smith, John, Medfield. Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia; return of alarm list with equipments, dated June 10, 1776; age, 46 yrs.; also, list of men credited with turns of service "Dune in the Last Wars in the Days of Capt. Morse the first And Captain Collidge," made up from the records and attested by Capt. Peter Collidge in Nov., 1776; said Smith credited with 1 turn and as having paid £75; list attested by Capt. Sabin Mann and Philip Blake, Clerk, Nov. 17, 1776; also, list of men belonging to Capt. Sabin Mann's co. of Medfield militia drafted to complete the quota for the Continental Army, in accordance with a warrant issued by Lieut. John Baxter May 8, 1777, but who paid money in lieu of service; said Smith reported as having paid £10.
Medfield deaths: SMITH, John, h. Jemima, Aug. 26, 1802.
William S. Tilden, History of the Town Of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886, (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 486, "#58. John was heir to his grandfather, John Turner, and lived upon his homestead, now owned by Stephen F. Turner. He married Jemima Fales of Walpole, who died in 1822, aged eighty-eight. He served as a selectman in 1764 and 1765. He died in 1802."
Walpole, MA - Marriage Records, 173. Smith, John (int. of Medfield) and Jemima (int. Jemine) Fales, Feb. 7, 1754.
He is buried in -
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 3. Grave #074, Smith, John, age at death - 72 yrs.; date of death - Aug. 26, 1802.
Inscription:
IN memory of
MR. JOHN SMITH,
who died 26 Aug. 1802,
aged 72.
Thy word commands our flesh to dust,
Return ye sons of men;
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
Note: Verse is from "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns.
Bio information provided by Bill Boyington (46800933)
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