I don't blame you for having trouble with the Smith line from Providence.
There is the Christopher Smith family and then the John Smith the Miller
family who settled in Smithfield. I spent a long time finding my right
line. Probably somebody in RI has it better than I do because searching
from GA isn't fun, not many New England resources. I found from Higginson
Books, a reprint of "Representative Men and Old Families of RI--Smith
Family," for about $12.00 to $15.00. This has a listing for Christopher
Smith of Providence, taxed 1650, freeman 1655. He died June 1676 . Your can
find in John Austin's, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island,"
several generations from Christopher #1.
1. Christopher m. Alice
2. Susanna
2. Thomas
2. Benjamin
2. Edward d. 1663 m. Amphillis Angell d. 1694(Thomas and Alice ?)
3. Alice b.1664, d.20 Jul 1739,m. 20 May 1684 Joseph Whipple b. 1662,
d.28 April 1746. Austin has listed 12 children. My line come from
Christopher and Edward, also, but goes to Edward's fifth child Christopher
and Christopher's son Christopher and then his daughter Mary who married 1st
Jeremiah Wilbur and then second his brother Daniel.
If you email your address I'll send you copies of what I have from both
books. Representative men has a little background on everyone in the line
that is interesting but not the dates. Austin gives the dates.
From: AlRose509(a)aol.com
Reply-To: RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [RIGENWEB] Whipple / Smith / Gibbs
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 20:39:58 EDT
OK friends, I am on a roll this week. Let's see if someone can help me out
with a SMITH line.
Looking for the parentage of Alice (Smith) WHIPPLE. Here is her generation:
Descendants of Colonel Joseph Whipple (looking for parentage of his
wife):
1 Joseph WHIPPLE Born: 1662 Providence, RI Died: 28 Apr 1746
Providence, RI Burial: North Burial Ground in Providence
.. +Alice SMITH Born: 1664 Providence, RI Married: 20 May
1684
Providence, Providence, RI, USA Died: 20 Jul 1739 Providence, RI
Burial: North Burial Ground in Providence
. 2 [1] Amey WHIPPLE Born: 16 Jun 1699 Providence, RI
Died:
23 Dec 1757 Providence, RI Burial: North Burial Ground in Providence
..... +John CRAWFORD Born: 15 Aug 1693 Providence, RI
Married:
20 Dec 1715 Providence, Providence, RI, USA Died: 18 Mar 1718/19
Providence,
RI Burial: North Burial Ground in Providence
. *2nd Husband of [1] Amey WHIPPLE:
..... +Robert GIBBS of Boston Born: Abt. 1697 Married: 26 Jun
1723 Providence, Providence, RI, USA Died: 29 Jun 1769 Providence, RI
Burial: North Burial Ground in Providence
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