William Smiley (1747-1804)

William Smiley (1747-1804)

Vital Statistics

• Son of John Smiley (1720-1774) and Mary Cannon
• 1747-Aug-19 : Birth at Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts Colony
• 1772 : Marriage to Hannah Nelson (d. 1840-Jan-3)
• 1775-1777 : Service in Revolutionary War
• 1804-Nov-25 : Died in Haverhill, MA

Biography

Born in Haverhill, MA in 1747, about 7 years after parents migration from Ireland.

Saddler by trade and a taxpayer in Haverhill. A deacon at Haverhill church.

Revolutionary War Service

1775 : Soldier in Captain Moses McFarland's Company, Colonel John Nixon's Regiment.

1775 : Soldier in Captain John Ford's company at the Battle of Ticonderoga.

1776-77 : In Captain Nathaniel Lindsey's company in Rhode Island.

In later years he was a pensioner and afterwards his widow received a pension for his service. Per certificate in probate records in Salem.

Children of William Smiley and Hannah Nelson

All children born in Haverhill, MA. The only children surviving their mother were William and Betsey of Haverhill and David in Brunswick as shown in the estate probate records in Salem.

1. Jonathan Smiley - b Feb 8, 1773
2. John Smiley - b Feb 12, 1774
3. William Smiley (1776-1849) - b Mar 10, 1776
4. James Smiley - b Mar 7, 1778
5. Asa Smiley - b Nov 28, 1779 - disappeared in 1820 and never heard from again.
6. Francis Smiley - b Dec 8, 1781
7. David Smiley - b Apr 11, 1784 - settled in Brunswick, ME
8. Hezekiah Smiley - b May 17, 1786
9. Elizabeth Smiley - (Betsey) b Oct 8, 1788 - never married
10. Amos Smiley (1791-1833) - b May 19, 1791 - died 1833 - widow Nancy
11. Hannah Smiley - b Nov 26, 1793

References

• Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston & Eastern Massachuseets - Vol II - Pg 564 - John Cutler Publ 1908.
• RootsWeb - Smiley Family
• RootsWeb - Smiley Family
• Vital Records of Haverhill, Essex Co, MA