John Smith

1637 - 1676  (39 years)

• Name	John Smith
  Birth	Abt. 1637	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1676	Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Death	30 May 1676	Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I312684223985	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Partridge,   b. Bef. 15 Oct 1647, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 20 May 1683, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1663	Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F1763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  (Hadley Vital Records - Wid Mary Smith ( (Hadley Vital Records - Wid Mary Smith (of John) mar Peter Montague abt 1679) Birth - Anc F Death - Hadley Vital 0186157 pg 240: slaom May 30 1676, Anc F bapt - Anc F-31 Jul 1888 end - Anc F-27 Feb 1889 sld/p -Anc F-23 Sep 1961 LOGAN !Family records of Velma Daley in Marion !Family records of Velma Daley in Marion Daley's possession. SOURCE: "The History Of Hadley, Massachu SOURCE: "The History Of Hadley, Massachusetts", Republished, 1976 by New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth. With "Family Genealogies", by Lucius M. Boltwood, 1905. Pg. 108. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. John was slain by Indians. !John was sla John was slain by Indians. !John was slain by Indians. Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0 Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0 John married Mary Partridge 12 Nov 1663. John married Mary Partridge 12 Nov 1663. !Married: Mary Partridge, 12 Nov 1663 !Married: Mary Partridge, 12 Nov 1663 Slain by Ind. in Hatfield Meadows, Slain by Ind. in Hatfield Meadows, !References on Archive Record: (Conn. W4 !References on Archive Record: (Conn. W4 p. 298); Ancienct Wethersfield (Mass. H 1b p. 124); History of Hadley ! !DEATH: Utah Historical & Genealogica ! !DEATH: Utah Historical & Genealogical Mag July 1916 pg 122 !MARRIAGE: Utah Historical & Genealogical Mag July 1916 pg 122 !RELATIONSHIP: Patron is not related Robert, Gary Boyd:ANCESTORS OF AMERICAN Robert, Gary Boyd:ANCESTORS OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, 1989. My PAF notes 10/2003- All data and all dates are from the IGI record. ! (ct w4 p 298) Ancient Wethersfield (ma ! (ct w4 p 298) Ancient Wethersfield (ma H1b p 124, History of Hadley John Smith appears to have lived alterna John Smith appears to have lived alternately and had businesses in both Wethersfield and Hadl ey. He and his brother Philip bought their father's Wethersfieldhome in 1668, probably becau se one or both of them had a business in Wethersfield. Judd's "Hadley", pp. 93-4, says tha t as early as 1667 Samuel Porter and John Smith had a boat on the Connecticut River and carri ed grain downstream. Heowned a bolting mill in Hadley and in 1672 a tanning shop in Wethersf ield. Heand his brother Philip were authorized "wolf killers" in Hadley, and were paid40 sh . a head bounty. John Smith was in King Philip's War and in the "Falls Fight" on 1 May 1676, when the Indian s were badly beaten. They rallied, however, and attacked Hatfield on 30 May, at which time J ohn was killed. Cotton Mather, writing of the Battle said: "...yet the English lost not on e man, till within about an hundred rods of the town, when five of ours were slain; among who mwas a precious young man whose name was Smith, that place having lost many in losing that on e man." Soon afterward, in a campaign in which Connecticut militia joined, King Philip's Wa r was brought to an end. Other notations in family group sheet gi Other notations in family group sheet give this marriage as occurring in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was killed by Indians in Hatfield Mea He was killed by Indians in Hatfield Meadow on 30 May 1676. He married 12 Nov 1673 Mary, daughter of William Partridge. SOURCE: Genealogies of Hadley Families p.126... https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofhad00bolt/page/126/mode/1up John Smith married Mary Partridge, 12 No John Smith married Mary Partridge, 12 Nov 1663 In 1672, The Hadley court ordered John S In 1672, The Hadley court ordered John Smith to fell a tree and construct a foot bridge across Swift River. In December 1668, John Smith and his brother Philip Smith bought their father's homestead in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. Judds History of Hadley, pages 93-94, "For some years Northampton and Hadley carted their grain to Windsor, through Westfield, but as early as 1667 and 1668 Samuel Porter and John Smith of Hadley had a boat on the river and boated some for (John) Pynchon...grain was carted from Hadley to the landing place at four pence per bushel...the freight of grain from Hadley to Hartford was usually one shilling per bushel but sometimes one or two pence less...in Hadley much flour was packed in barrels and sent down the river and the meal was all brought from the mill to the village and bolted. Several persons had what was called a bolting mill, as John Smith, William Partrigg (Partridge), Philip Smith, Richard Montague, Mr John Russell Jr and Timothy Nash. On the 19th of February 1669, John, Philip, and Chileab Smith signed a petition against imposts and customs and again in October 1672, requesting the General Court to permit an enlargement of their township. On the 19th of May 1676, John Smith was in King Philip's War. He was involved in Falls fight under Captain William Turner where the Indains were caught asleep and suffered great loss. On the 30th of May 1676, the Indains rebelled and caught the settlers of Hatfield and two dozen men of Hadley rushed to their aid, resulting in the death of John Smith. MARRIAGE: Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Marriage (1661-1694), John Smith and Mary Partrigg were married Nov: 12th 1663 !Phillip may have lived in Upper Kittery !Phillip may have lived in Upper Kittery, [So., Berwick], at the time of his marriage. His second wife , widow of Thomas Stevens was of Somersworth, NH. In 1717 he built a home on the Tibbetts lot. In 1733 his father deeded him the north part of the farm. He died at age 101. Slain by the Indians in Hatfield Meadow Slain by the Indians in Hatfield Meadow, May 30, 1676. Find A Grave Memorial# 39991822 Find A Grave Memorial# 39991822 "Genealogies of Hadley [Hampshire, MA] F "Genealogies of Hadley [Hampshire, MA] Families," 1862: John SMITH, son of Samuel, was slain by the Indians in Hatfield meadow, May 30, 1676. He married Nov 12, 1673, Mary, daughter of William Partridge. She married (2) Sep 1679, Peter Montague, and died May 20, 1683. !MARRIAGE-DEATH: HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF !MARRIAGE-DEATH: HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SUNDERLAND,MASSACHUSETTS, 1673-1899,WHICH ORIGINALLY EMBRACED WITHIN ITS LIMITS THE PRESENT TOWNS OF MONTAGUE AND LEVERETT: John Montague Smith, with genealogies by Henry W.Taft and Abbie T. Montague; approximately 1620-1899; E.A. Hall Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899; pp 450,532; FHL film 0886461; NOTE: one birth date says 30 may 1776;slain by indians !BAPTISM: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ordinance Index (TM); ; 25 Jan 2000 Edition; ; , Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !ENDOWMENT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ordinance Index (TM); ; 25 Jan 2000 Edition; ; , Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA GIVN John SURN Smith AFN 3G3S-RM DATE 29 GIVN John SURN Smith AFN 3G3S-RM DATE 29 JUN 2000 TIME 11:28:04 He was killed by Indians in the Hatfield meadow massacre. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0