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Daniel Smith

Male Abt 1648 - 1740  (~ 92 years)


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  • Name Daniel Smith 
    Born Abt 1648  of Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3/03 Mar 1739/40  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I400  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Hannah Knapp,   b. 26 Mar 1660, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1721, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Abt 1678  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathan Smith,   b. Abt 1693, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 1739 to 20 Mar 1743/1744, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Per book "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial," comp. William Richard Cutter, Reprinted for Clearfield Co by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1994, p. 1936: "Daniel, son of Henry and Elizabeth Smith, was born in 1648. He removed to Greenwich, CT, and died there, 3 Mar 1740. He married Hannah, dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Close) Knapp, b. 26 Mar 1660, died 29 Mar 1721. They had twelve children..."

      2. Per the book "The Story of the Early Settlers of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641 - 1700" by Jeanne
      Majdalany (including genealogies comp. with Edith M. Wicks), p191: "Daniel Smith - b1648, d1740, m1677 Hannah Knap (b1660, d1721, d/o Joshua). Greenwich." Daniel is brother of Hannah Smith who married John Caleb Knapp, uncle of Hannah Knapp. He was the son to Henry Smith who was with first group of settlers to Wethersfield in 1641.

      3. "Abstracts of Stamford Probate Records - Book One," compiled by Spencer P. Mead: "Smith, Daniel, late of Stamford, inventory taken June 4, 1740, by Samuel Hait and John Holly, and filed with the account, Oct. 8, 1740, by Daniel Smith and Joseph Smith, administrators, and the estate ordered distributed to his children, viz: Daniel, Joseph, Jabez, Caleb, Nathan, Benjamin, Moses, Ezra, Hannah, Sarah, Ruth, and Mary, page 326. Smith, Daniel, late of Stamford, Oct. 8, 1740, part of his distribution bill to his children Benjamin, Ezra, Moses, Joseph, Daniel, Caleb, Nathan, Ruth, wife of James June, and to the children of Jabez, a deceased son. Smith, Daniel, late of Stamford,. Oct. 8, 1740, part of his distribution bill to the children born of Hannah, a daughter of deceased, to Daniel Lockwood, Jr., the part belonging to his wife, a daughter of deceased, and to the children of Sarah, a daughter of deceased."

      4. "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy," compiled by Alfred Averill Knapp, M.D. "This Genealogy of the Descendants of Nicholas Knapp, first found mentioned at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630, is the result of the work and research of many individuals. The four principal collectors of data were Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Ezra Fred Knapp and the author, Alfred Averill Knapp, but they were assisted through correspondence by a large number of individuals who furnished much valuable family and local information...":
      "Hanna, b. 3-26-1660, Stamford, Conn. d. 3-29-1721, Greenwich, Conn. m Daniel Smith in 1679. He b. 1648. d. 3-3-1740, Greenwich, son of Henry Smith, bro. of Hannah, wife of Caleb Knapp. They had a son Ezra, b. 11-24-1705. m. 1st Mary Weed. 2nd Mary Bellamy. Hannah was 25 at the death of her father. Possibly she had 13 children."

      5. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 45, no. 1 (Aug. 2002), "The Smith Families of Stamford, Connecticut," by Robert Louer, E-mail: vwrjl@att.net , pp. 7-8:
      "Daniel2 Smith (Henry1), b. about 1648 probably at Stamford,[39] d. 3 Mar 1739/40 at Greenwich, aged 92 years.[40] He m. say 1679 Hannah Knapp,[41] daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Close) Knapp; b. 26 Mar 1660 at Stamford,[42] d. 29 Mar 1721 at Greenwich.[43] Daniel was residing in Greenwich by 19 Jan 1681.[44] His estate distributed 8 Oct 1740.[45]
      Children of Daniel and Hannah (Knapp) Smith:
      -[probably] Joshua3 Smith, b. say 1679[46]
      -Daniel Smith, b. say 1680
      -Sarah Smith, b. say 1683 probably at Greenwich, d. 12 Mar 1736/7 at Stamford.[47] She m1) 15 Dec 1705 at Stamford,[48] Jonas Hait, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Weed) Hait; b. say 1680, d. 3 Dec 1711 at Stamford.[49] She m2) 17 Feb 1714 at Stamford,[50] Thomas June, son of Peter and Sarah (___) June; b. 23 Jul 1690 at Stamford,[51] d. before 1 Dec 1767.[52] Thomas m2) say 1714 Tamar ___,[53] and had Tamar, William, and Rachel. Administration of Thomas' estate granted to his son Thomas on 1 Dec 1767.[54] Issue: Her first marriage Daniel, Sarah, Jemima, and Jonas. Her second marriage Hannah, Mary, Jemima, Thomas, Ezra, Abner, and Jacob.
      -Joseph Smith, b. say 1686
      -Jabez Smith, b. say 1689
      -Caleb Smith, b. say 1691
      -Nathan Smith, b. say 1693
      -Benjamin Smith, b. say 1695
      -Mary Smith, b. say 1697, d. 28 May 1741 at Stamford.[55] She m1) 23 May 1723 at Stamford,[56] Charles Webb, son of Samuel and Hannah (Jagger) Webb; b. 12 Mar 1696/7 at Stamford,[57] d. 19 Apr 1730 at Stamford.[58] She m2) 5 Apr 1734 at Stamford,[59] Daniel Lockwood Jr., son of Daniel and Charity (Clemence) Lockwood; b. 13 Dec 1703 at Stamford,[60] d. before 1 Oct 1776. Daniel m2) say 1775 probably at Stamford,[61] Sarah (Palmer) (Stockdill) Steward, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Hubbard) Palmer, widow of Robert Stockdill, and later James Steward; b. 3 Jul 1734.[62] Daniel's will dated 17 Aug 1775 was probated 1 Oct 1776.[63] Issue: Her first marriage Charles, Hannah, Mary, and Samuel. Her second marriage Daniel, Deborah, Sarah, and Isaac.
      -Hannah Smith, b. say 1700 probably at Stamford, d. before 8 Oct 1740. Called deceased 8 Oct 1740 in distribution of her father's estate.[64] Her share distributed to her unnamed children.[65] She might be the Hannah who m. 1 Mar 1730/1 at Stamford,[66] Enos Bishop, son of John and Mary (Talmage) Bishop, b. 21 Apr 1707 at Stamford.[67]
      -(Deacon) Moses Smith, b. 12 Jan 1702/3
      -(Lt.) Ezra Smith, b. 24 Nov 1705
      -Ruth Smith, b. say 1708, d. after Feb 1761 at Stamford.[68] She m. 22 May 1729,[69] James June, son of Peter and Sarah (___) June; b. 29 Jun 1687 at Stamford,[70] d. about Feb 1761 at Stamford.[71] He had by a previous marriage Ruth, Deborah, Mercy, James, and Zabud. His will dated 16 Feb 1761 was probated 3 Mar 1761.[72] Issue: Joshua, and Hannah.
      -[possibly] Reuben Smith, b.[73]
      39. Stamford LR, A:101.
      40. Stamford VR, 1:41.
      41. Marriage calculated from Hannah's birth date.
      42. Stamford VR, 1:98.
      43. Stamford VR, 1:138.
      44. Stamford LR, A:101. As an original proprietor he may have been there as early as 1672.
      45. Stamford Probate Record Miscellaneous Papers, 1:338, as cited in Spencer P. Mead, "Abstracts of Probate Records for the District of Stamford, Fairfield Co., State of CT, 1919-1924," hereafter Stamford PR Misc.
      46. Stamford TM, 176. Many secondary sources give him a son Joshua who died 19 Dec 1706. While there is a record in Stamford recording a Joshua Smith dying in "Horseneck" on 19 Dec [ ], no year is given. It appears the year is assumed because the entry is found among the 1706 records. No evidence was found connecting him to this family, placement is assumed because it was the only Smith family in Greenwich at this time.
      47. Stamford VR, 1:33.
      48. Stamford VIZ, 1:128.
      49. Stamford VR, 1:131.
      50. Stamford VR, 1:106.
      51. Stamford VR, 1:107.
      52. Stamford Probate Record, 3:282, as cited in Spencer P. Mead, "Abstracts of Probate Records for the District of Stamford, Fairfield Co., State of CT, 1919-1924," hereafter Stamford PR.
      53. Stamford PR, 3:299.
      54. Stamford PR, 3:282.
      55. Stamford VR, 1:47.
      56. Stamford VR, 1:0.
      57. Stamford VR, 1:13.
      58. Stamford VR, 1:15; Stamford PR, 1:4.
      59. Stamford VR, 1:25. (Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, "Colonial and Revolutionary History of The Lockwood Family in America From A. D. 1630," (Philadelphia: 1889), 83, hereafter Lockwood Genealogy. Erroneously states that Daniel married Mary Webb, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hait) Webb).
      60. Stamford VR, 1:127.
      61. Stamford PR, 5:429; Edith M. Wicks and Virginia H. Olson, "Stamford's Soldiers - Genealogical Biographies of Revolutionary War Patriots from Stamford Connecticut" (Stamford, 1976), 274, hereafter Stamford's Soldiers.
      62. Stamford's Soldiers, 274.
      63. Stamford PR, 5:429.
      64. Stamford PR Misc., 1:338.
      65. A number of secondary sources erroneously claim she married Isaac Weed (See #124). If in fact she did marry a Weed perhaps she was the unknown first wife of Samuel Weed, of Norwalk. His will dated 31 Oct 1748 was probated 9 Feb 1756 mentions a first wife.
      66. Stamford VR, 1:18.
      67. Stamford VR, 1:144.
      68. Ruth is mentioned in her husband's will.
      69. Stamford PR Misc, 1:338. She is called wife of James June in distribution of her father's estate. No marriage record found, date is taken from Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of the Town of Greenwich County of Fairfield and state of Connecticut" (Cambden, ME: Picton Press, 1992), 657, hereafter Ye Historie.
      70. Stamford VR, 1:107.
      71. Stamford PR, 5:112.
      72. Stamford PR, 5:114. An inventory was taken on 28 Apr 1761 by her brother Caleb Smith and James Nichols.
      73. Isaac Hunting, "History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County" (Amenia, NY: Charles Walsh & Company, 1897), 380, hereafter Pine Plains. Claims without evidence that Daniel had a son Reuben. This account of the family contains a number of errors."

      6. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 45, no. 1 (Aug. 2002), "The Smith Families of Stamford, Connecticut," by Robert Louer, E-mail: vwrjl@att.net , pp. 3-6
      "Part 1
      Since the founding of Stamford, Connecticut, the Smith name has long been associated with its history. This history begins in 1641 when a small company of settlers set out from the new settlement at Wethersfield, in the Connecticut Colony, for the region known as Rippowam, located in the southwest corner of the New Haven Colony. Rippowam took its name from a small river that flowed through the area. In the previous year twenty-eight individuals who were tired of the division that plagued their little community purchased the right to settle at Rippowam from Nathaniel Turner, agent for the New Haven Colony.[1] Among them was a young man by the name of Henry Smith.[2] He received and settled on three acres of land located east of the river.[3] The following year the new settlement was given the name of Stamford, named after the English town in Lincolnshire. Soon it was apparent that the settlement would be a success as new families began to move into the area in ever increasing numbers.
      Over the years numerous accounts have been published on the various Smith families of Stamford. These accounts have generally had three things in common, they are undocumented, they are full of errors, and they have been surprisingly incomplete. The hope of this five-part series is to try to resolve some of these problems and to give those researching these families a starting place for further research. Because the Henry Smith family has had the longest and largest presence in the area, the first four parts of this article will deal with this particular family. The fifth part will cover some of the other early Smith families. Not covered are those families that merely moved through the area, or individuals who purchased land but never resided in Stamford.
      Note: All locations mentioned in this article are in Connecticut unless otherwise indicated.
      Henry Smith Family
      Over the years researchers have made unsubstantiated claims as to Henry's origins, and to his possible ancestry. Further complicating the situation has been the confusion of information regarding Henry Smith, of Stamford, and that of the Reverend Henry Smith, of Wethersfield. Early accounts of Henry have suggested that he was a son of Lt. Samuel and Elizabeth (Smith) Smith, of Wethersfield.[4] Recent research has now ruled out any possibility of this being the case. It is now known that Samuel and Elizabeth did not marry until 6 Oct 1624, five years after Henry's supposed birth date.[5] More recent accounts have suggested he is the son of Thomas Smith, of St. Mary Aldermanbury, London, England.[6] Unfortunately no evidence is given to support these claims. Presumably the basis for them is the mention in Thomas Smith's will of a son Henry:
      "Thomas Smith the elder of Aldermanbury, London, Esq. 24 February 1665, proved 13 June 1666. My two younger sons, Henry and Thomas Smith. My eldest son John Smith, with my consent, did many Mary, one of the daughters of Sir Edmond Wright, knight, late Alderman of the City of London deceased. My daughter Jane was married unto William Gore Esq.; My daughter Martha was married unto Archdale Palmer Esq.; Elizabeth, Margaret and Anne Smyth, three of the daughters of my said son John Smith, not yet married. My grandchild Jane Bennett and her father, Sir Humphrey Bennett, knight. My brother in Law John Robinson Esq., and my brother William Robinson. The poor of St. Margaret Moyses parish in Friday Street, where I was born and christened. To Mr. Edmond Callamy, late minister of Aldermanbury Church, and to Dr. Walker, now minister &c. My three sons to be executors."[7]
      By the year 1665 when Thomas wrote his will, Henry (of Stamford) had a number of minor children, yet Thomas makes no mention of them, as he had with his son John. In addition Henry had been residing outside of England for over twenty-five years, but no mention of this fact was made either. For the same reason it would seem doubtful that Thomas would have named Henry (of Stamford) to be executor of his estate. These facts would seem to rule out the possibility of Thomas as Henry's father, however, further research is required before such a conclusion can be definitively drawn. A great-grandson of Thomas did arrive in the colonies in the late 1600's. Thomas Palmer, a grandson of the Archdale and Martha Palmer mentioned in the will, he married Abigail Hutchinson and resided in Boston, Massachusetts.[8]
      It has also been suggested that Henry (of Stamford) was the twenty-two year old Henry Smith listed among the passengers who sailed from London to Virginia on the Primrose on 27 Jul 1635. Once again, no facts are provided to support this conclusion, so one must assume it was due to his age, and the timing of the ships arrival being approximately correct. The presence on board the Primrose of eighteen year old Thomas Smith, and twenty-one year old Margaret Clark may also have contributed to this conclusion. It is claimed that they settled at Watertown, Massachusetts.[9] Since there is no record of a Henry Smith in Watertown, perhaps this led some to the conclusion that he removed to the new settlement of Wethersfield, which was being established at this time. Then, with the appearance of Henry Smith (of Stamford) at about the same time the outcome was obvious -- the two men were assumed to be identical.
      So it would appear that the assumption of Henry Smith, of Stamford, as the passenger on the Primrose, is based on the claim that Thomas Smith and Margaret Clark had also settled at Watertown, Massachusetts. Thomas and Margaret's appearance places the Primrose at the right place at the right time. So did the Thomas Smith and Margaret Clark listed on the passenger manifest settle at Watertown? There is plenty of evidence to indicate that they did not.
      As previously mentioned the age of the Thomas Smith who sailed from London on the Primrose in 1635 was recorded on the passenger list as eighteen years old, this would make his birth date about 1617. However, the Thomas Smith who resided at Watertown, Massachusetts, died at the age of ninety-two, on the tenth of March 1692 [1692/3], which would mean he was born around 1601.[10] With a discrepancy of seventeen years in their ages there is little possibility that the two men are the same individuals.
      Regarding Margaret Clark, it is alleged that she was the wife of twenty-seven year old William Clark, who had sailed from England on 15 May 1635 on the Plain Joan.[11] In fact there were two William Clarks who resided in Watertown, Massachusetts. The first arrived around 1630, but soon after removed to Ipswich, Massachusetts. He would sail back to England around 1635.[12] The second William is first mentioned around 1639, and it is this William who was married to a woman named Margaret.[13] They removed to Woburn, Massachusetts, where he died on 1 Mar 1682, and she died on 11 Oct 1694.[14] It is now known that Margaret, the wife of William Clark, was in fact the widow of John Tomson.[15] John Tomson, of Watertown, died on 28 Dec 1638, at the age of thirty.[16] Thus, Margaret must have married William Clark around 1639, and therefore could not have been the Margaret Clark listed on the 1635 passenger manifest.
      A cursory review of some of the other passengers on the Primrose could find no indication that any of them had resided in Watertown, or for that matter in Massachusetts. Therefore, there is no evidence that the Primrose disembarked its passengers at Watertown. Perhaps a more thorough investigation of the dozens of other passengers listed may yet confirm that the Primrose did in fact disembark its passengers in New England, but until that fact is established, there is no reason to assume that Henry (of Stamford) was on board the ship.
      So when all is said and done, nothing is known of Henry prior to his arrival in Stamford. There is the possibility he may have been in Wethersfield as early as 1635, when he fought in the Pequot War. Perhaps he traveled there with the original party, however, to date no evidence has been found. For his service in the war the General Assembly of Connecticut granted him eighty acres of land on 11 May 1671.[17]
      First Generation
      Henry1 Smith, b. say 1619 in England, d. probably 5 Jul 1687 at Stamford.[18] He m1) ___,[19] b. say 1621 probably in England, d. before 21 Jan 1664 probably at Stamford. He m2) about 1664,[20] Ann (___) Andrews, widow of Francis Andrews, of Fairfield, d. 2nd week Jun 1685 at Stamford.[21] Henry's will dated 4 Jul 1687 was probated 6 Nov 1687.[22] An inventory of his estate was taken 5 Jul 1687 and was filed 6 Nov 1687.[23] Ann Andrews had ten children by her first marriage, Hannah, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Mary, Esther, Rebecca, Jeremiah, Abraham, and Ruth.[24]
      Children of Henry Smith and his Unknown first wife:
      -Hannah2 Smith, b. say 1640 possibly at Stamford,[25] d. possibly before 1691 at Stamford.[26] She married say 1660 probably at Stamford, Caleb Knapp, son of Nicholas and Elinor (___) Knapp; b. 20 Jan 1637 at Watertown, MA,[27] d. before 9 Mar 1674/5 at Stamford. Caleb's will dated 11 Oct 1674 was probated 9 Mar 1674/5.[28] She m2) before 4 Jul 1687,[29] Thomas Lawrence, son of Thomas and Martha (___) Lawrence; bp. 3 Dec 1648 at Milford,[30] d. 16 Aug 1691 at Stamford.[31] Thomas' will dated 26 Jul 1691 was probated 3 Nov 1691.[32] Issue: Her first marriage Caleb, John, Moses, Samuel, Sarah, and Hannah.
      -Samuel Smith, b. say 1646 probably at Stamford, d. 16 Aug 1658 at Stamford.[33]
      -Daniel Smith, b. about 1648
      -Rebecca Smith, b. say 1650 probably at Stamford,[34] d. probably at Milford. She m. 2 Jul 1672 at Milford,[35] Edward Wilkinson, of Milford, b. say 1648. Issue: Elizabeth, Rebecca, Edward, Ruth, Hannah, Abigail, Samuel, John, and Thankful.
      -John Smith Sr., b. say 1652
      -Abigail Smith, b. after 1656 probably at Stamford.[36]
      -Mary Smith, b. 3 Oct 1658 at Stamford.[37]
      -"Daughter" Smith, b. 9 Aug 1661 at Stamford.[38]
      Footnotes:
      1. Sherman W. Adams and Henry R. Stiles, "The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut...," 2 Vols., (New York: The Grafton Press, 1904), 142, hereafter Ancient Wethersfield.
      2. Stamford Town Meetings 1640-1806, Book 1, Transcribed, 4-5, (Connecticut Ancestry microfilm copy used, hereafter Stamford TM).
      3. Stamford TM, 7. Today this area is located south of Tresser Boulevard, near Washington Boulevard and Guernsey Street.
      4. Ancient Wethersfield, 144.
      5. "The American Genealogist," 32:202, hereafter TAG.
      6. Edith M. Wicks and Jeanne Majdalany, "The Early Settlement of Stamford Connecticut 1641-1700" (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991), 191, hereafter Early Settlement.
      7. Henry F. Waters, "Genealogical Gleanings in England," 2 Vols. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press, 1901), 305-307, hereafter Genealogical Gleanings.
      8. Genealogical Gleanings, 306.
      9. "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 5:248, hereafter Register.
      10. Watertown Historical Society, "Watertown Record...," 4 Vols. (Watertown, MA: Press of Fred G. Barker, 1894), 66, (Volume one is broken into three sections. Reference found in third section titled The First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriages), here after Watertown Record.
      11. Register, 5:248.
      12. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins...," 3 Vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 1:381-382, hereafter Great Migration.
      13. Great Migration, 1:382.
      14. Charles Henry Pope, "The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive List, Drawn from the Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches, and other Contemporaneous Documents" (Boston: J. J. Aralcelyan, 1900), 104, hereafter Pioneers.
      15. Great Migration, 1:382.
      16. Pioneers, 451.
      17. Hammond Trumbull, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut From 1665 to 1777... , (Hartford: 1852), 149. Although the Henry Smith mentioned in the grant was not specifically identified, the author believes he was Henry, of Stamford. The only other candidate would appear to be the Rev. Henry Smith, of Wethersfield, but he did not come to the Colonies until after the war, around 1636-1637, and he died around 1648.
      18. Fairfield Probate Record, 3:239, hereafter Fairfield PR.
      19. The name of his first wife is unknown. It is sometimes given in secondary sources as Hannah (see Early Settlement, 191), but no evidence has been found to confirm this fact. "Hannah" is most likely speculation based on the name of his first daughter.
      20. Stamford TM, 101. Henry and Ann signed a prenuptial agreement 21 Jan 1664.
      21. Stamford Vital Record, 1:108, as cited in Barbour Collection of Vital Records, Connecticut State Library, hereafter Stamford VR.
      22. Fairfield PR, 3:239,
      23. Fairfield PR, 3:239.
      24. Fairfield PR, 1:79.
      25. Based on birth dates of her husband and children.
      26. She is not mentioned in her husband's estate.
      27. Watertown Record, 4. Date recorded as 20d 11m 1636.
      28. Fairfield PR, 3:36.
      29. Fairfield PR, 3:239. She was called Hannah Lawrence in her father's will.
      30. Milford First Congregational Church Record, as cited in Barbour Church Records.
      31. Fairfield PR, 4:48.
      32. Fairfield PR, 4:48.
      33. Stamford VR, 1:20.
      34. Stamford Land Record A:79, hereafter Stamford LR.
      35. Milford Vital Record, 1:13, as cited in Barbour Collection of Vital Records, Conn. State Library.
      36. Fairfield PR, 3:36. Mentioned in Caleb Knapp's will of 1674 as "my minor sister-in-law." She may be the unnamed daughter recorded born on 9 Aug 1661.
      37. Stamford VR, 1:74. (Donald L. Jacobus, "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield," 3 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991), 1:575, hereafter Old Fairfield. William A.D. Eardeley, Manuscript, Notes on Connecticut and Long Island Families (Long Island Historical Society), Microfilm copy, hereafter Eardeley MSS. Jacobus claims she died 3 Dec 1658. Eardeley erroneously suggests she married Joseph Brown. The first name of Joseph's wife is known to have been Mary. Presumably the basis for Eardeley's claim is that Thomas Lawrence in his will called him his brother-in-law. Because Thomas also states in his will that his sister Mary had married a Slawson, Eardeley apparently assumed the relationship mentioned must have been through Thomas' marriage to Hannah Smith. However, the reason Thomas called him his brother-in-law was that Joseph was his stepbrother. Thomas' mother Martha had married Francis Brown, father of Joseph Brown.)
      38. Stamford VR, 1:98."

      BIRTH:
      1. Not found in the book "Stamford Town Records, Vol. 1, 1641-1723," transcribed and annotated by Paul R. Finch, NEHGS (Boston, 2011). Stamford was started in 1641 and there were not many vital records kept in it first years. The death of his wife is found in this record and shows her as the wife to Daniel Smith Sr. (see her notes).