Nehemiah SMITH

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He was Deputy for New London, 1690,, 1691, 1694, 1698-1703, 1705, and for Groton, 1706, 1707, 1718, 1721-1724, and was a member of the Governor's Council, 1703-1705, 1711-1715, and 1724. He was commissioned Ensign of the trainband at New London on the east side of the river, 1697, and was Justice of the Peace from 1698 to 1724.

Nehemiah married Lydia WINCHESTER on 24 Oct 1669 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Lydia was born in 1647 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1723 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret SMITH was christened on 20 May 1683; died on 04 Jun 1727 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
2. Nehemiah SMITH was born on 14 Nov 1673 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Nov 1724 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.

Nehemiah married Elizabeth STARK on 07 Sep 1724. Elizabeth (daughter of Aaron STARK and Sarah ?) was born about 1662 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 31 Dec 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nehemiah Smith came to Plymouth about 1638; married at marshfield, 1640; removed to Stratford, Conn., by 1644; in 1645 was living in the Oyster River section west of New Haven; in 1652 he was living on Long island, and then bought property in New London, whither he removed, but in 1655 as in marshfield again. He lived in New London until after the settlement of Norwich, but had removed to that town by 1663.

He was brother of JohnSmith, born about 1609, died 4 oct. 1679, who settled in Boston in 1639 and removed to New London in 1653. Edward Smith (born about 1637, died 14 July 1689) of New London was eldest son of their eldest brother in England. In the interesting testimony given after the death of John Smith when his nephew Edward was trying to break his will, John was quoted as saying that he was "stripped to his shirt" in the Civil War, indicating that the family, a Puritan one, had suffered severe losses before coming to New England to rebuild their fortunes.

Nehemiah married Ann BOURNE on 21 Jan 1639/40 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Ann (daughter of Thomas BOURNE and Elizabeth ?) was born about 1620; died after 1684. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]