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Note: Name: Elisha Smith Birth: 26 Jan 1679 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Death: 1 May 1714 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States Lieut. Elisha Smith, s. of Seth Smith & Mary Thurston, was b. of record at Medfield, Mass. on Jan. 26, 1679/80 and d. at Windham, Conn. on May 1, 1714, Æ 35.On Jan. 15, 1699/700 at Medfield, Mass., Elisha m. Elizabeth Wheelock, dau. of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock & Elizabeth Fuller, b. at Medfield, Mass. on Jan. 2, 1678/9. She d. of record at Windham, Conn. on Jan. 20, 1703/4, Æ 26. Elisha & Elizabeth Wheelock had the following two children:• i. Seth Smith, b. at Medfield, Mass. on Oct. 25, 1701; d. unmarried at Windham, Conn. on June 24, 1724, Æ 23.• ii. Esther Smith, b. at Windham, Conn. on Nov. 24, 1702, d. at Windham on Oct. 10, 1737, Æ 35; m. at Windham on Oct. 20, 1719 as his first wife, Dea. Ebenezer Wales, Esq., s. of Dea. Nathaniel Wales & Susanna Blake.Sometime prior to 1713, Lieut. Elisha Smith m. a second wife named Elizabeth, whose identity has not been determined. They had the following two children of record at Windham:• iii. Martha Smith, b. Apr. 26, 1713; is included in the May 1716 distribution of her father's estate, but no further certain record of her can be found.• iii. Mary Smith, b. May 23, 1714; is included in the May 1716 distribution of her father's estate, but no further certain record of her can be found.In Manwaring's digest of the Hartford Probate District, Vol. II, p. 297, citing Probate Vol. VIII, is:...Elisha Smith, Windham. Invt. £207-09-09. Taken 22 July 1714, by Samuel Webb and William Allen. [Invt. in Probate Vol. IX, page 56.]...Court Record, Page 209--2 August 1714: Adms. granted to Elizabeth Smith, widow of sd. dec(ease)d....Page 210--2 August 1714: This Court appoint Jonathan Bingham of Windham to be guardian of Esther Smith, about 12 years of age, daughter of Elisha Smith, decd. Recog. £70....Page 211--2 August 1714: This Court appoint Ralph Wellock of Windham to be guardian to Seth Smith, 12 [sic] years of age, son of Elisha Smith, decd. Recog. £70....Page 14 (Vol. IX) 1st May 1716: Elizabeth Smith, Adms., by her attorney, Samuel Webb, exhibits account of her Adms. Allowed. Order to dist. the estate:To Elizabeth Smith, widow, land, with...........................£03-06-04To Seth Smith, only son,.........58-12-08To Esther, Martha and MarySmith, to each,.....................29-06-04And appoint Capt. John Fitch, Jonathan Crane and Joseph Cary, of Windham, distributors.What happened to the widow Elizabeth Smith and her two daughters is currently unknown to the memorialist.
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