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Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician)

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Religion
  
Puritan

Name
  
Samuel Smith


Role
  
Connecticut politician

Resigned
  
October 1691

Preceded by
  
Christopher Comstock, Thomas Seamer

Succeeded by
  
John Belding, James Olmsted

Resting place
  
East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut

Spouse(s)
  
Rachael Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, Sr. (m. 1670)

Children
  
Rachel Smith Benedict, Sarah Smith, Lydia Smith Lockwood (m. James Lockwood), Hannah Smith, Nehemiah Smith, Ruth Smith, Samuel Smith, Jr.

Died
  
1735, New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

Residence
  
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut Colony

Samuel Smith (ca. 1646 – ca. 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.

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. His father-in-law, Matthew Marvin, Sr. gave Smith half of his home lot and orchard.

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

Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician) Wikipedia