Ancestry of
Mercy Sheldon

(1758–1831)

John Smith

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Mercy Sheldon — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 20 
  • Father:
  • Samuel Smith 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Smith   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1638 
  • Birth Location:
  • prob. Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut 
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 May 1676 
  • Death Location:
  • Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Partridge
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Nov 1663 
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  • Children:
  
  

  John Smith Jr. (Ahnentafel No:10 )

  Benjamin Smith

  • Notes: 

  • John Smith was killed by Indians shortly after participating in the Turner's Falls Fight.

• Sources for John Smith

  • ¹ Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Vol. VI, R-S, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 401.
  • ² Hook, James William, Lieut. Samuel Smith, His Children and One Line of Descendants and Related Families, New Haven, Connecticut: Unknown (1953), 28-33.
  • ³ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 456.