William Smith: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. William Smith was born about 1833 in Massachusetts (son of Col. Oliver Smith and Thankful Childs); and died.

Generation: 2

Col. Oliver Smith was born on 26 Feb 1803 in Franklin County, Massachusetts (son of Bezaleel Smith and Lovinia Munson); died on 9 Feb 1861 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

He died on 9 Feb 1861 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 114 of Whately, Mass., 1829
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MAFRANKL/2003-02/1045926730

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Massachussets, Franklin County, The Town of Whately
Stamped 72
135-150
Oliver Smith 47 M Laborer 10 Mass
Thankful S. Smith 43 F Mass
Lyman Smith 19 M Mass
William Smith 17 M Mass
Sophia Smith 15 F Mass
Mary Smith 14 F Mass
Reuben Smith 9 M Mass
Henry Smith 6 M Mass
Mariah Smith 3 F Mass

1860 Census
Massachussets, Franklin County, Whately, PO Whately
Enumerated 20 July 1860
Page 136
1096-1138
Oliver Smith 59 M Farmer 1800 700 Mass
Mary D Smith 24 F Mass
Henry D Smith 16 M Mass
Maria E Smith 13 F Mass

Oliver married Thankful Childs on 26 Mar 1829 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Thankful was born on 13 Jul 1807 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1860 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thankful Childs was born on 13 Jul 1807 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1860 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Said to be a daughter of Reuben CHILDS and Thankful SCOTT, and born in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MAFRANKL/2003-02/1045926730

Notes:

Married:
Marriage intention was recorded on 10 Nov 1828 in
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts to
the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Boston, Mass. 1943. p. 185.

Children:

Lyman Smith was born about 1831 in Massachusetts; and died.
1. William Smith was born about 1833 in Massachusetts; and died.
Sophia Smith was born about 1835 in Massachusetts; and died.
Mary D. Smith was born about 1836 in Massachusetts; and died.
Reuben Smith was born about 1841 in Massachusetts; and died.
Henry D. Smith was born about 1844 in Massachusetts; and died.
Mariah E. Smith was born about 1847 in Massachusetts; and died.

Generation: 3

Bezaleel Smith was born on 10 Feb 1762 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts (son of Philip Smith and Elizabeth Graves); died on 3 Mar 1848 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

His name, Bezaleel, is biblical. Bezaleel means "Is the Shadow of God," and he was the son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah, and one of the architects of the tabernacle. His charge was chiefly in all works of metal, wood and stone.

Said to have been married first to Lydia ALLIS.

Bezaleel married Lovinia Munson on 13 Aug 1787 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Lovinia (daughter of Moses Munson and Abigail Munson) was born in Mar 1769 in Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1837 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovinia Munson was born in Mar 1769 in Connecticut (daughter of Moses Munson and Abigail Munson); died on 9 Mar 1837 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Children:

Phineas Smith was born on 17 Oct 1788 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1864 in Bergen, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, Monroe County, New York.
Osee Smith was born on 3 Oct 1790 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Lydia Smith was born on 25 Jan 1793 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Adah Smith was born on 3 Jun 1795 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Spencer Smith was born on 24 Nov 1796 in Whatley, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jun 1864 in Riga, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, Monroe County, New York.
Lyman Smith was born on 16 Dec 1798 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Sarah Munson Smith was born on 3 Feb 1801 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jul 1829 in Riga, Monroe County, New York.
2. Col. Oliver Smith was born on 26 Feb 1803 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Feb 1861 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Lydia Smith was born on 29 Feb 1804 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1836 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Patterson Smith was born on 24 Dec 1806 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Lathrop Smith was born on 24 Mar 1809 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.

Generation: 4

Philip Smith was born on 22 Jul 1730 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (son of Elisha Smith and Sarah Smith); died on 30 Aug 1806 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

From Whately or Hatfield, taxed 1789 in Deerfield.

Philip Smith, (1730-1806), served as a private in Capt. Salmon White's company, 1777. He was born and died in Whately, Mass. Also No. 16053.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcstayfamily/smith.htm

Philip married Elizabeth Graves on 18 Apr 1758. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Graves, Jr. and Grace Hitchcock) was born on 1 Jul 1734 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Mar 1813 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Graves was born on 1 Jul 1734 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel Graves, Jr. and Grace Hitchcock); died on 11 Mar 1813 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Children:

Lucinda Smith was born on 10 Apr 1759 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Aug 1835 in Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Phineas Smith was born on 30 Aug 1760 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1777.
4. Bezaleel Smith was born on 10 Feb 1762 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1848 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Zilpah Smith was born on 4 Jan 1764 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Philip Smith, Jr. was born on 3 May 1766 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1821.
Elizabeth Smith was born on 28 Apr 1768 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Asa Smith was born on 8 Jun 1770 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Dec 1835.
Amasa Smith was born on 30 Mar 1772 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Mary Smith was born on 24 Mar 1774 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.
Martha Smith was born on 24 Mar 1774 in Franklin County, Massachusetts; and died.

10.

Moses Munson was born on 24 Sep 1744 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut (son of Reuben Munson and Mary Crittenden); died on 13 Jul 1817 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

According to Gary Silverstein's chart on World Connect, he was also married to Lucy NORTON (22 Jan 1767) and Mary TRUESDALE (1797).

Moses married Abigail Munson. Abigail (daughter of Deacon Abel Munson and Sarah Peck) was born on 2 Sep 1744; died on 11 Sep 1796 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Abigail Munson was born on 2 Sep 1744 (daughter of Deacon Abel Munson and Sarah Peck); died on 11 Sep 1796 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Children:

5. Lovinia Munson was born in Mar 1769 in Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1837 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts.