The Smith Family

Family of Lieut. Michael Smith and Francina Berry

[1] Lt. Michael Smith, b. England, came to NJ in 1670s along with Capt. John Berry, Major William Sanford and the Kings;lands from Barbadoes W.I. Michael Smith a merchant and planter, owned much land in North Bergen. In 1683 became first High Sheriff of Bergen County; died 1685. Francina Berry is the daughter of Captain John Berry and his wife, Francina. Francina Berry, daughter of Maj. John Berry. In 1677 John Berry and Michael Smith acquired, by an Indian deed, land on Hackensack, Saddle and Tantaqua rivers, and two years later, in another Indian deed, acquired another tract of land, "called Aschatking" on Tantaqua Creek. John Berry one of the largest landowners in Bergen, who bought massive tract of land in 1668, and for a time acted as "governor, member of the Colonial Assembly, a Justice for Bergen County, a Captain and Major in the militia, and Commander of the "Bergen Rangers" or train bands." Michael Smith was, at one time a merchant, and afterward a planter with an extensive estate in Bergen County, near Overpeck's Creek, adjoining a plantation belonging to his father-in-law. On 22 June 1677, he was appointed a Lieutenant in the Bergen Foot Company, in which John Berry was Captain. In 1683, Michael Smith became the first High Sheriff of Bergen County under the Twenty-four Proprietors. He died sometime prior to 2 August 1685 when his widow married Thomas Lawrence. On 9 June 1686 his widow, wife of Captain Thomas Lawrence, was granted administration of Michael Smith's estate. 

[2] John Edsall is the son of Samuel Edsall by his first wife, Jannetje Wessels. Sarah Smith b. England, came to NJ in 1670s. Source: Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties (New York, 1900), 100

[2] Major William Sandford is the son of Captain William Sandford by his second marriage to Sarah Whartman.

[4] Samuel Moore is the son of Samuel and Naomi Moore and stepson of Samuel Edsall.

Family of John Smith and Deborah Lawrence

[1] Deborah Laurens, was a native of New Town, Long Island. She was a daughter of Major Thomas Laurens.

[2] The records of the Dutch Church, or at least a published transcript of those records, show the marriage of Michgel Smit, y.m., born Hackensack, and Malli Smit, y.d., born Long Island, living at Zykakis (Secaucus), married 12 November 1741. The 26 September 1741 may have been the date intention to marry was published or a license applied for. Various writers ascribe "Malli" or Maria Smith as a possible descendant of Abel Smith of Secaucus but have presented no proof of that assertion.

Family of John Smith and "Malli" Smith

[1] "Malli" or Maria Spencer was b. 10 November 1720 in Shrewsbury Parrish, Kent County, Maryland to Jervis Spencer and Ann Comeqis. Given the early Dutch propensity for mangling English names, nearly beyond recognition at times, it is difficult to ascertain whether "Malli" Smit's name was Molly, Mary, Maria, even Nellie, or perhaps something entirely different - a diminutive for Amelia or Cornelia, for instance.

Family of Jacob Smith and Martha Birdsall

[1] Martha Birdsall, born 1759 in Queens County, Long Island, New York, is the daughter of Benjamin and Martha Birdsall. She died 4 April 1850, both buried in the Anglican Cemetery at Lower Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick Province, Canada.

[2] John S. Cox was probably the John S. Cox who had previously married 8 January 1842 Lydia Connell of Northampton.

Family of Richard Smith and Judith Jenkins

[1] Judith was b. abt. 1787 in New York and died 7 Dec 1857, aged 68 years at Woodstock, and was buried on the 9th, at Lower Woodstock Anglican Cemetery. (Age on burial records give 70 yrs, stone give 68.) Daughter of John Hatch Jenkins and his wife, Sarah Turner and lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. John Hatch Jenkins was b. 26 JUL 1762, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland and m. Sarah Turner 21 May 1792, Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Sarah was b. 4 Dec 1771, Glassary, Argyll, Scotland to Robert Turner and Sarah Fletcher. She was initially named "More" but went by Sarah, after her mother.