Christopher SMITH

29 Nov 1681 - ABT Oct 1724

• BIRTH: 29 Nov 1681, Dedham, Suffolk, MA [1488]
• DEATH: ABT Oct 1724, of Needham,Suffolk,Mass. [1489]

• MARRIAGE: ABT 1706, Dedham, Suffolk, MA [5735] [5737]

                                     _____________________
                _Christopher SMITH _|
               |                    |_____________________
 _John SMITH __|
|              |                     _Jonathan FAIRBANKS _+
|              |_Mary FAIRBANKS ____|
|                                   |_Grace SMITH ________
|
|--Christopher SMITH 
|
|                                    _____________________
|               _Ralph DAY _________|
|              |                    |_____________________
|_Abigail DAY _|
               |                     _Griffin CRAFTS _____
               |_Abigail CRAFTS ____|
                                    |_Alice ______________

[1491] Ancestry of Zipporah Smith from a GEDCOM at RootsWeb by Helen S. Ullmann [hsullman@comcast.net].

"The Correct Ancestry of Ebenezer Smith"
Judith Miner Hine Luedemann
Connecticut Nutmegger, v23, pp68-76 (1990)
"Christopher, b 29 9m 1681; d bef. the Inventory of his estate was taken in 1724; the
widow was administratrix; mar. bef Aug. 1720 (bap. of first known child) Rebecca (___), b
May 1681; d 17 Sept. 1761, "the aged widow Rebecca Smith Relict of Christopher Smith in
her 81st y."

"More on the Smiths of Ashford, Connecticut"
Helen Schatvet Ullman
Connecticut Nutmegger, v36, pp559-564 (Mar 2004)
"Christopher Smith married about 1706 or early 1707, not 1720, Rebecca Gay. Their first
known child, Rebecca, was born at Dedham on 27 October 17O7.[2] Rebecca Gay was born at
Dedham 13 May 1681, daughter of John and Rebecca (Bacon) Gay.[3) The will of John Gay,
Sr., of Dedham, dated 19 June 1729 and proved on 29 November 1731, names his daughter
Rebeckah Smith, widow of Christopher Smith late of Needham, Massachusetts. The will of
Rebeckah Gay of Dedham, dated 20 Jan. 1731/2, proved 3 April 1732, also names daughter
Rebeckah, widow of Christopher Smith."

[1488] [S105] The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage inthe Town of Dedham

• PAGE: 18
  

[1489] [S101] Suffolk Co., Mass., Probate Records

• PAGE: 12 New Series:265; 23:406; 36:340
  
• NOTE:

  [1490] Docket #4989. Inventory on Christopher Smith's estate dated 9 Nov. 1724,widow Rebecca made oath and posted bond the same day with Stephen andHezekiah Gay of Dedham, husbandmen. An agreement of heirs dated 7 June1743 refers to widow Rebecca as still living.

[5735] [S100] "Correct Ancestry of Ebenezer Smith"

• PAGE: 71
  
• NOTE:

  [5736] This refers to baptism of first child, Rebecca, Aug. 1720, but must be inerror on the date. This source does not give Rebecca's maiden name.

[5737] [S105] The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage inthe Town of Dedham

• PAGE: 1:34
  
• NOTE:

  [5738] First child, Rebecca, born 27 Oct. 1707.