Jacob Smith

1675 -

• Name	Jacob Smith
  Born	29 Jan 1674/5	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 5]
  He was born in the part of Topsfield that became Rowley.
  Parent's Will	7 Aug 1693	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He is mentioned in his father's will.
  Occupation	say 1705  [2, 3]
  He was a carpenter.
  Offices Held	1714	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was elected a Selectman. He also served in 1728, 1729, 1731, and 1735.
  Will	8 Dec 1748	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  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	Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Thomas Smith ,   b. Abt 1657, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Feb 1725/26, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 69 years) + 2. Mary Smith ,   b. 28 Oct 1658, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ▻ Deacon John Town ,  m. 2 Feb 1680   3. Phebe Smith ,   b. 26 Aug 1661, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Jan 1740, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)   4. Ephraim Smith ,   b. 29 Oct 1663, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts ▻ Mary Ramsdell ,  m. 6 Sep 1694   5. Samuel Smith ,   b. 26 Jan 1666, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Jul 1748, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)   6. Amye Smith ,   b. 16 Aug 1668, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Feb 1756, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years)   7. Sarah Smith ,   b. 25 Jun 1670, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Jun 1670, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   8. Nathaniel Smith ,   b. 7 Sep 1672, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1717  (Age 44 years)   9. Jacob Smith ,   b. 29 Jan 1674/5, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts ▻ Rebecca Symonds ,  m. Abt 1707   10. Mariah Smith ,   b. 18 Dec 1677, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jan 1739, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)
  Person ID	I20669
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Smith,   c. 30 Apr 1626, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 30 Aug 1693, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Mary French,   b. 22 Mar 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1719, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Before 26 Mar 1656	Massachusetts
  Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Symonds,   b. 31 May 1679, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Married	Abt 1707  [3]
  Issue: 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) [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 31 years - She was 27 years
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F8938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Jan 1674/5 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Parent's Will - He is mentioned in his father's will. - 7 Aug 1693 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - He was elected a Selectman. He also served in 1728, 1729, 1731, and 1735. - 1714 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 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. - 8 Dec 1748 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 4 Mar 1751 - Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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