Philip Smith and Ann Grymwade

Philip Smith was baptized 1 April 1565 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, son of Philip Smith and Joan --.

Philip married Ann Grymwade 1 June 1590 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England. Ann was baptized 30 November 1570 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, daughter of Edmond Grymwade and Rose Lumpkin.

Philip and Ann were living in Harkstead, Suffolk, England in 1614/5, when they were mentioned in the will of Ann's cousin, Robert Grimwade, and later moved to Whatfield, Suffolk, England.

Philip was buried 27 March 1631 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England. His nuncupative will was made in March of 1630/1 (between 15 and 17 March) and proved 21 July 1631. He was a yeoman. Ann died 24 March 1639 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England and was buried 26 March 1639 in Whatfield. Her nuncupative will was made 5 April 1639 and proved 24 July 1639.

Philip and Ann’s children are:

  1. Anna Smith, baptized 25 Apr 1591 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, buried 29 Jul 1630 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.
  2. William Smith, baptized 30 Nov 1592 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, named in the 1619 will of his uncle James Smith.
  3. Hester Smith, baptized 7 Apr 1594 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England.
  4. Jane Smith, baptized 22 May 1597 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, likely married Robert Clarke 21 Jul 1619 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.
  5. Elizabeth Smith, baptized 22 Jul 1599 in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, married Samuel Smith (bp. 6 Sep 1601 in Burstall, Suffolk, England to John and Mary (Gardiner) Smith, admitted freeman 3 Sep 1634, a glover and later a fellmonger, then an innkeeper, served in public offices (a deputy to both the Connecticut General Court and Massachusetts Bay General Court, constable, sergeant and then lieutenant of train bands, commissioner to end small causes, magistrate, juror, and member of commmittees), "empowered to solemnize marriage & take depositions in the town of Hadly" 1 Jun 1677, will dated 23 Jun 1680 and proved 29 Mar 1681, inventory on his estate 17 Jan 1680/1) 6 Oct 1624 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England, enrolled with Samuel and four children as passengers on the Elizabeth at Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1634, settled at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, moved to Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut in 1635, moved to Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts in 1661.
  6. Joane Smith, married Adam Tomson 26 Sep 1626 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.
  7. Thomas Smith, married Alice Colman 20 Aug 1632 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.
  8. Dorothy Smith, married Matthew Andrews (bur. 30 May 1644 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England) 15 Jul 1633 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.
  9. probably James Smith, married Anne Hammond 18 Oct 1639 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England, probably buried 14 Apr 1642 in Whatfield, Suffolk, England.


Sources: 

  1. Olorenshaw, J. R., Notes on the History of the Church and Parish of Rattlesden, in the County of Suffolk: Together with a Copy of the Parish Registers from 1558 to 1758, and Index of the Marriages, 1900, available on FHL microfilm 7528822 and online at Familysearch (last accessed 31 May 2020.
  2. Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
  3. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vols. II and IV, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860, p. 269.
  4. Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Vol. 2, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910, p. 813.
  5. Whittemore, Henry, The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants, Heroes of the Revolution Publishing Company, 1897, p. 122.

 

Records related to the Philip and Ann (Grymwade) Smith family but not copied below due to copyright considerations:

  1. Hyde, Myrtle Stevens, "The English Ancestry of Elizabeth Smith, Whose Husband Was Samuel Smith of Hadley, Massachusetts," New England Historic Genealogical Register, vol. 174, Spring 2020, pgs. 141-154.
  2. Hyde, Myrtle Stevens, "The English Ancestry of Elizabeth Smith, Whose Husband Was Samuel Smith of Hadley, Massachusetts," New England Historic Genealogical Register, vol. 174, Summer 2020, pgs. 247-257.
  3. Entry for Samuel Smith, Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
  4. Prindle, Paul W., "The Wife of Lt. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield," The American Genealogist, vol. 32, 1955, p. 202-3.
  5. Hyde, Myrtle Stevens, "Edmund Grimwade, 1544" (research notes), Familysearch, 2017, last accessed 3 Jun 2020.


Church Records
1570
30 November          Anne the dawghter of Edmunde Grimwoode was baptised

Source: Olorenshaw, J. R., Notes on the History of the Church and Parish of Rattlesden, in the County of Suffolk: Together with a Copy of the Parish Registers from 1558 to 1758, and Index of the Marriages, 1900, available on FHL microfilm 7528822 and online at Familysearch (last accessed 31 May 2020.

Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

SMITH, Samuel (1602-1680) & Elizabeth SMITH (not CHILIAD) (1602-1686); in Eng, b 1625, 6 Oct 1624; Wethersfield, CT/Hadley/Hatfield/Deerfield

 Source: Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

Savage's Genealogical Dictionary

Vol. 4:
SMITH,
SAMUEL, Wethersfield, came in the Elizabeth 1634, from Ipswich, then by the custom-ho. rec. aged 32, with w. Elizabeth 32, and ch. Samuel, 9; Elizabeth 7; Mary, 4; and Philip, 1 ; was adm. freem. 3 Sept. 1634 ; was first, perhaps, at Watertown, where most of the passen. of that sh. plant. but in few yrs. rem. with many of them to the banks of the Conn. was rep. 1641-53 almost all the sess. more than any other man, was in 1658 exempt. from train. Next yr. he rem. with many of Rev. Henry Smith's opponents (wh. support. his success. Rev. John Russell's side of the Hartford controv.), to Hadley, where he was in very high repute, rep. oft. from 1661 to 73, lieut. in com. of the milit. from 1663 to 78, then hon. disch. and his s. Philip made lieut. and a capt. was appoint. for the first time; made a magistr. for the town, and d. in Dec. 1680, or next [[vol. 4, p. 132]] mo. Of the four ch. he bro't three are nam. in his will, tho. he gave the eldest only 5s. no doubt for suffic. reason, yet not express. Mary, not nam. had prob. d. young. Chiliab, and John, his s. are ment. in that docum. the former, b. a. 1636, and the other some yrs. aft. His wid. d. 16 Mar. 1685; and his d. Elizabeth m. 1646, Nathaniel Foote, and next, William Gull, wh. d. 1701, and she outliv. him.

Source: Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860.

Cutter's Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

Lieutenant Samuel Smith, immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family in New England, was born in England, about 1602. With his wife Elizabeth and children: Samuel, aged nine; Elizabeth, aged seven ; Mary, aged four, and Philip, aged one, he sailed April 3, 1634, in the ship "Elizabeth," of Ipswich, for New England. He and his wife were then called thirty-two years of age. He settled first in Salem, Massachusetts, and was admitted a freeman September 3, 1634. He was a proprietor there in 1638, and removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he was a leading citizen. He removed thence to Hadley, Massachusetts, where he held important offices in both church and state. He died about 1680, aged seventy-eight. The inventory of his estate was taken January 17, 1681. His widow died March 16, 1686, aged eighty- four years. Children: i. Samuel, born about 1625. 2. Elizabeth, born about 1627; married (first) Nathaniel Foote; (second) William Gull. 3. Mary, born about 1630; married John Graves. 4. Philip, born about 1633; died January 10, 1685; married Rebecca Foote. 5. Chileab, see forward. 6. John.

Source: Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Vol. 2, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910, p. 813.

Whittemore's Heroes of the American Revolution

SMITH—PARTRIDGE—TREAT—WOODRUFF—LOWRY.

The Smith family of Wethersfield, Conn., and Hadley, Mass., together with the allied families, bore an important part as founders and builders of their various places of settlement, also in the colonial wars and in the War of the Revolution.

Samuel Smith, the first representative of this branch of the Smith family, came from England in 1640 and settled in Wethersfield, Conn., and was one of the founders of that town. He represented the town at the General Court oftener than any other man, having served almost continuously during the two semi-annual sessions from 1641 to 1653. In 1659 he removed to Hadley, Mass., where he was held in high repute, and represented that town at the General Court of Massachusetts from 1661 to 1673. He was lieutenant in command of the militia from 1663 to 1667, and was succeeded by his son Philip, who was commissioned captain, being the first to receive that rank. Samuel was also a magistrate. He died in 1680. His wife, Elizabeth, died March 16, 16S5, aged 90, They had among other children, a son, John.

Source: Whittemore, Henry, The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants, Heroes of the Revolution Publishing Company, 1897, p. 122.

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