Samuel Smith, of Hartford

Samuel may well have had successive wives named Mary. First wife Mary Church seems to have a death date of 1700 and 2nd and younger wife Mary Harrison b 1679 and died 1707 so Samuel's eldest children would be hers. The Harrison surname is posited by an Ancestry subscriber but no support immediately visible (Don Blish 2018)

The death of Mary Smith, nee Church, is verified in "The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut," Vol 2: by Adams, Sherman W. 1836-1898 and Stiles, Henry Reed 1832-1909 pg 220. (link - https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/114148125)

Will

• Name: Samuel Smith
• Location: Hartford
• Date of Will: 10 Sep 1707
• Page: 177-8
• Full Text: Page 177-8 Died 28 August, 1707. Invt. œ567-04-10. Taken 10 September, 1707, by Joseph Olmsted and Roger Pitkin. Court Record, Page 98--6 October, 1707: Mary Smith, the widow, with George Stilman, are appointed Administrators. Page 115--2 August, 1707-8: This Court direct Mary Smith, widow, and George Stilman, Adms., to sell so much of the lands as shall produce the sum of œ80, towards the payment of debts. Page 16 (Vol. VIII) 3 July, 1710: Mary Smith, widow, and George Stilman exhibit now an account of their Adms. on the sd. estate until this time, with the effects of 3 parcels of land sold, and what they have paid out of the sd. estate: œ s d In debts and charges and spent for the use of the family, 295-01-02 Inventory, with some debts received, 341-07-01 There remains of the moveable part of the estate, 46-05-11 Account allowed and ordered to be kept on file. Page 127--6 April, 1713: Mary Smith and George Stilman, Adms., having formerly rendered an account of their Adms., this Court order the estate to be dist. as followeth: œ s d To the widow, her part of the housing and lands during life, 15-09-00 To Samuel Smith, eldest son, 64-05-10 And to Benoni Smith, 32-02-11 To Timothy, 32-02-11 To Mary Smith, daughter, 32-02-11 To Rebeckah Smith, 32-02-11 To Mehetabell Smith, 32-02-11 To Marcy Smith, 32-02-11 And appoint Jonathan Hill, Hezekiah Porter and Timothy Cowles distributors. Page 167--4 January, 1713-14: Report of the dist. to be recorded and kept on file. Page 6 (Vol. X) 7 February, 1715-16: Samuel Smith, a minor son of Samuel Smith, late of Hartford, decd., chose Philip Smith to be his guardian.

Source: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1700 to 1710.

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