Jacob Smith

1675 -

• Name	Jacob Smith
  Birth	29 Jan 1674/5	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5]
  Other Will	7 Aug 1693 (18 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He is mentioned in his father's will of 7 August 1693.
  Occupation	say 1705 (29 years)  [2, 3]
  He was a carpenter.
  Offices Held	1714 (38 years)	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was elected a Selectman in 1714. He also served in 1728, 1729, 1731, and 1735.
  Will	8 Dec 1748 (73 years)	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  He made his will on 8 December 1748 in Boxford, Massachusetts. He left £65 to his son Joseph; £110 to his son Moses; and his lands and buildings to his son Nathaniel; and his gun to his son Jacob.
  	Will of Jacob Smith
  Probate/Proved	4 Mar 1751 (76 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  His will was proved on 4 March 1751.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Thomas Smith,   b. Abt 1657, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Feb 1725/26, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) + 2. Mary Smith,   b. 28 Oct 1658, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Deacon John Town,  m. 2 Feb 1680   3. Phebe Smith,   b. 26 Aug 1661, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Jan 1740, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) > 4. Ephraim Smith,   b. 29 Oct 1663, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Mary Ramsdell,  m. 6 Sep 1694   5. Samuel Smith,   b. 26 Jan 1666, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Jul 1748, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)   6. Amye Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1668, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 1756, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)   7. Sarah Smith,   b. 25 Jun 1670, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1670, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   8. Nathaniel Smith,   b. 7 Sep 1672, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1717  (Age 44 years) > 9. Jacob Smith,   b. 29 Jan 1674/5, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Rebecca Symonds,  m. About 1707   10. Mariah Smith,   b. 18 Dec 1677, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jan 1739, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 61 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Smythe,   c. 30 Sep 1571, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England   (Great Grandfather)  Frances Lechmore,   b. Abt 1588, England   (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20669
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: He was born in the part of Topsfield that became Rowley.

  
  

Father	Robert Smith,   c. 30 Apr 1626, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England d. 30 Aug 1693, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 67 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Mary French,   b. 22 Mar 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1719, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Rebecca Symonds,   b. 31 May 1679, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Marriage	About 1707  [2, 3, 4]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 11 months - She : ~ 27 years and 7 months.
Children	From 1708 to 1724  [1, 2, 3]
1. Rebecca Smith (1708-1794) 2. Jacob Smith (1709-1751) 3. Joseph Smith (1713-1790) 4. Kezia Smith (1716-1762) 5. Moses Smith (1718-____) 6. Nathaniel Smith (1721-1802) 7. Sarah Ruth Smith (1721-1749) 8. Nathaniel Smith (1724-1802)
Family ID	F8938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Nov 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jacob Smith(29 Jan 1674/5 – ) 2Robert Smith(1626 – 1693) 4Robert Smith(1595 – ) 8Edward Smythe(1571 – ) 16 17 9unknown wife 18 19 5Margaret(Abt 1593 – ) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary French(1634 – Abt 1719) 6Ensign Thomas French(1608 – 1680) 12Thomas French(1584 – 1639) 24Jacob French(1555 – 1615) 25Susan Warren(Abt 1555 – ) 13Susan Riddlesdale(1584 – 1658) 26John Riddlesdale(1557 – 1629) 27Dorcus( – 1624) 7Mary Scudamore(Abt 1612 – 1681) 14William Scudamore(Abt 1586 – ) 28John Scudamore 29unknown wife 15Frances Lechmore(Abt 1588 – ) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Jan 1674/5 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Other Will - 7 Aug 1693 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1714 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 8 Dec 1748 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 4 Mar 1751 - Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1889] Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. "Robert Smith of Boxford", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LV, 1901). [S653] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume III, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996). [S1890] Perley, Sidney. The History of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, (Boxford, Massachusestts: Sidney Perley, 1880). [S1895] Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903).