Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician)

Samuel Smith (c.1646c.1735) was an early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the May 1691 session.

Samuel Smith
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
In office
May 1691  October 1691
Serving with Andrew Messenger
Preceded byChristopher Comstock, Thomas Seamer
Succeeded byJohn Belding, James Olmsted
Personal details
Bornc.1646
Diedc.1735
New Canaan, Connecticut Colony
Resting placeEast Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s)Rachael Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin Sr. (m. 1670)[2]
ChildrenRachel Smith Benedict, Sarah Smith, Lydia Smith Lockwood (m. James Lockwood), Hannah Smith, Nehemiah Smith, Ruth Smith, Samuel Smith, Jr.[2]
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony

Due to the commonality of the name, and conflicting records, it is difficult to determine the exact origins of Samuel Smith. He was, perhaps, the son of Captain William Smith, a magistrate in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He moved to Norwalk as a young man, and he listed among its earliest settlers.[3] His father-in-law, Matthew Marvin Sr. gave Smith half of his home lot and orchard.[3]

In 1672, he owned "a parcel of land in Indian Field," not far from the Norwalk-Westport boundary.

He was named a freeman in 1674. In 1679, he served as town treasurer. He was on a committee, along with Matthew Marvin Sr., and John Bowton to obtain a minister for the settlement, which appointed Reverend Thomas Hanford. He served as a deputy of the Connecticut General Court in 1691. He was a townsman in 1698, 1702, 1706, and 1712. In 1702, he was selectman.

In 1680 or 1681 he owned a home-lot of four acres adjacent to Strawberry Hill.

References

  1. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. Norwalk v.1
  3. Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut: Historical Records, 1847.
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