Jacob Smith

1675 -

• Name	Jacob Smith
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	29 Jan 1674/5	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 5]
  Other Will	7 Aug 1693 (18 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts   [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   [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   [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   [2, 3]
  His will was proved on 4 March 1751.
  Last Full Review	15 Feb 2021
  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. About 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	6 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Smith,   c. 30 Apr 1626, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England d. 30 Aug 1693, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts (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 (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Before 26 Mar 1656	Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 11 months - She : 22 years.
  Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Symonds,   b. 31 May 1679, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
  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

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Jan 1674/5 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Other Will - 7 Aug 1693 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1714 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 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, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Use with Caution. [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).