Henry Sherrill

6th great-grandparent – 1 of 256 254 in this generation

(1710-1760)

Henry was born in 1710 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, to Recompence Sherrill, 38, and Sarah Parsons, 34.

When Henry was just 2 years old, his mother died on 25 November 1712, in East Hampton at the age of 36. The following year, his father married Margaret Cady when Henry was 3.

At the age of 26, on 1 November 1726, Henry married Jane Conkling at the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton. This marriage produced eight children:

1. John, b. about 1736 in East Hampton, NY
2. Lucy, b. about 1739
3. Sarah, b. about 1741
4. Mary, b. about 1747
5. Samuel, b. about 1748
6. Keziah, b. about 1750
7. Henry, b.29 Sep 1753
8. Jane, born in January 1759 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

Just a year after his youngest child was born, Henry died in East Hampton, New York, at the age of 50.

Henry Smith, Sr.

7th great-grandparent – 1 of 512 in this generation

(1728/29-1802)

As of this posting, Henry’s ancestry has changed (at least for me!). For decades, we (my great-uncle, Kenneth Smith; my great-grandmother, Marion (Hawkins) Smith; and I) have had the wrong pedigree for Henry.

We had William Henry Smith and Margaret Lloyd as parents. It makes sense that they would not be his parents because their marriage took place on 19 December 1732 and Henry was born in 1728.

A record on longislandgenealogy.com cites several reliable sources for Henry’s [new] parents: Zachariah Smith and Huldah Hand.

Henry was born on 3 Feb 1728/29 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York. On 23 Feb 1752, he married 22-year-old Mary Chichester in Huntington. Their children included Henry Smith, Jr.

Henry built a house at 900 Park Avenue, Huntington which still stands and owned by the Huntington Historical Society.

 

 

Ruth Rogers

6th great-grandparent – 1 of 256 254 in this generation

(1758-1824)

Ruth was born on 1 August 1758 in Huntington, New York, the daughter of Deacon Josiah Rogers and Rachel Arthur.

At the age of 24, she became the wife of Henry Smith, Jr. and they had at least four children, including Mary Rachel Smith.

Ruth died in Islip, NY on 11 August 1824, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Bay Shore, NY. View her findagrave.com profile here.

 

Henry Smith, Jr.

6th great-grandparent – 1 of 256 254 in this generation

(1762-1846)

Henry Smith was born on 15 February 1762 in Huntington, New York, to Mary Chichester, age 32, and Henry Smith, Sr., age 33.

Henry’s mother passed away on 25 September 1772 when Henry was just 10 years old.

At the age of 20, on October 2, 1782, he married Ruth Rogers at the Smithtown Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, New York. Just over a year later, their daughter, Mary Rachel Smith, was born in Islip, NY. They had at least three more children: Esther “Hetty”; Eliphalet, b.1794; and Medad, b.1798.

First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown

When Henry was 62, Ruth, his wife of 41 years, died in Islip, New York. Henry lived another 22 years. He died in Islip on 8 Dec 1846 at the age of 84 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. View his record here on findagrave.com.