William SMITH

1697 - 1777  (79 years)

• Name	William SMITH
  Born	2 Nov 1697	Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
  Gender	Male
  Will	13 Mar 1770	Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
  Died	29 Sep 1777	Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
  Probate	15 Apr 1782	Bucks Co, PA
  _UID	C2AF2513C46043128441CAF4A3440A39CFFA
  Person ID	I625333875	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	William SMITH,   b. 1660, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Apr 1743, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary CROASDALE,   b. 31 Oct 1669, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 16 Oct 1716, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1690	John Chapman's House, Bucks Co, PA (Middletown Mm)
  Family ID	F549247744	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rebecca WILSON,   b. 20 Aug 1701, Hunterdon Co, NJ ,   d. 20 Nov 1771, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1723	Friend's Meetinghouse, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
  Children	1. Sarah SMITH,   b. 12 May 1724, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 25 Jan 1804, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 79 years)   2. William SMITH,   b. 12 Jul 1726, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 6 Feb 1749, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 22 years)   3. Thomas SMITH,   b. 30 Oct 1728, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 1797  (Age 68 years)   4. Mary SMITH,   b. 16 Mar 1730, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1771  (Age 41 years)   5. Stephen SMITH,   b. Abt 1736, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. Abt 1799, PA  (Age ~ 63 years)   6. Rachel SMITH,   b. 3 May 1737, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 18 May 1824, Bucks Co, PA  (Age 87 years)   7. Rebecca SMITH,   b. Abt 1742, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1779, Bucks Co, PA  (Age ~ 38 years)   8. Isaac SMITH,   b. 12 Oct 1744, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 4 Jan 1830, Fallowfield Twp, Chester Co, PA  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F549247743	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Name Suffix: Junior uncertain about birth date since father's will says William Jr was oldest He was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1753 to 1765 Owned land in Wrightstown and Upper Makefield 1733 tax list, Upper Makefield, $10.2.6 1742 tax list, Upper Makefield, $10.2.6 one sourcehas dates 2 Jan 1698 - 29 Sep 1777 - source? will mentions sons Stephen an Isaac Exrs. oldest son Thomas. daus. Sarah Betts, Mary, Rebecca, and Rachel from Davis history of Bucks: His son William, who married Rebecca Wilson, in1722, purchased nearly all the original tract of his brothers, and considerable in Upper Makefield, and died wealthy in 1780. The land remained in the family down to 1812. The original tract embraces several of the finest farms in that section. also... William Smith, son of William Smith who settled in Wrightstown in 1684, purchased 201 acres in Upper Makefield in 1708. The surveyor was instructed to lay out the land "at a place called Windy bush in Penn's manor of Highlands, near Wrightstown." The deed was executed April 28, 1709, and the purchase money, £50 Pennsylvania currency, paid. His son Thomas lived several years in a cave in the woods, and when he moved into a new log house the Indians occupied the cave.