Person:Edward Small (2)

Edward Small
d.
m. Abt 1613
m. 1624
  1. Francis Small1625 - 1714
  2. Francis Small1625 - Abt 1713
  3. Elizabeth Small1627 - Bef 1632
  4. Mary Small1629 - 1630
  5. Edmond Small1629/30 - 1631
  6. Elizabeth Small1632 - 1635
  7. William Small1633/34 - 1635
Facts and Events
Name Edward Small
Alt Name Edward Smalley
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1589 Bideford, Devon, England
Alt Birth? 1599 Bideford County Devon England
Alt Birth? 1600 Bideford, Devon, England
Marriage Abt 1613 to Unknown Spouse
Marriage 1624 Bideford, Devon, Englandto Elizabeth Shurt
Death? Y
Alt Death[1] 10 Feb 1643/44 Bideford, Devon, England

Information on Edward Small (Smale, Smalley)

DESC OF EDWARD SMALL & ALLIED FAMILIES OF UNDERHILL, P. 117, 118, 111-121 VOL 1 929.273 Sml8u New Engl Hist & Gen Reg Vol XCVll p. 285 974B2ne History of Durham NH. by Stackpole& Thompson Vol 2

According to WFT CD#10 Tree #839, and "family tradition", Edward Small was a son of Sir Walter Raleigh II, but there is no concrete evidence to prove this, based upon research by several recognized genealogists.

There is also much speculation that Edward Small was a brother to John Small, who migrated to New England in the early 1600's, but recent DNA testing seems to have ruled this out. Several DNA tests for descendants for both Edward and John Small have not shown common genetic markers.


WFT-Vol. 1, Nos. 5875, 0630 WFT-Vol. 2,No. 5226 Edward Small came to Maine in 1632. He founded Piscataqua which is now the area of Berrick, S. Berrick, Eliot, and Kittery. He was magistrate in 1645. He sold some land in 1647 and went to Dover, NH, possibly to the Isle of Shoals. He returned to England after tiring of a rough life. He was brothers with John, the founder of Eastham.



FROM OUR SMALLEY LINEAGE by Viola Smalley Miller written 1961. Soft cover, over 145 pages, Indexed, from Mrs. Virginia Jensen, 1990 Durham, Palatine, Ill. 60067:

The story begins with John Smalley and Edward Smale, immigrants from England to Mass. and Maine. John, a tailor was the first to arrive. He came to Plymouth Colony, Mass. June 5, 1632. He married Ann Walden, Nov. 29, 1638. The family moved to Nausett (Eastham) on Cape Cod and lived there 23 years. The next move was to Saconnet, R.I. and a little later Piscataway, Middlesex County NJ. John died July 30, 1692 and Ann died Jan 29, 1694. They are buried in Piscataway. Edward Smale was born about 1600 [1589 by other sources] and lived in Bideford, Devon, England. He was a clothier, manufacturer, and merchant of woolen goods. He married Eizabeth and was the father of six children. He and Francis the oldest son, sailed for America about 1635. He stopped at Plymouth to see John Smalley and then settled in Maine by 1640. He worked at various occupations in and around Kittery, Maine. He is presumed to have returned to England as his wife and three younger children never came to America. She died in 1665 and is buried in the old church yard in Bideford. Edward was still living. His death date and burial place is not known."


From "The Small Family in America", by Lauriston Ward Small, pg. 2-3:

Edward Small, the presumtive father of Francis, came to Maine under the auspices of his kinsman, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, about 1632, or possibly a few years later. He and Champernowne, together with several others, founded Piscataqua, which has since been divided into the towns of Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick and Berwick. He was in Piscataqua in 1640 and seems to have been there some years. He was a magistrate in 1645. He sold a part of his land in 1647 and perhaps went to Dover, New Hampshire; plssibly he went to the Isles of Shoals. All in all it is most probable that he tired of a rough life in the wilderness and returned to England. Tradition says that he and John, the founder of Eastham, were brothers, and many facts strengthen that tradition. The name of this wife, I have not yet learned.

In addition to Francis, I am confident that he had an older son, named Edward, who once lived in Dover, New Hampshire. http://members.shaw.ca/kashuba4/family/fam/fam00275.html

Ellison / Hagan / Marks/ Smalley/ Watton Family History Centre



Husband: EDWARD Smalley (S540)
Born: 1589 at: Bideford, Devon, England

Married: abt 1624 at: Bideford, Devon, England

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       Other Spouses: unknown   

Wife: ELIZABETH SHIRTS (S632)
Born: 8 OCTOBER 1596 at: Macclesfield, Cheshire, Engla
  Died: 10 FEBRUARY 1664/65at: Bideford, Devon, England  
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CHILDREN
Name: Francis Smalley
  Born: 6 OCTOBER 1625   at: Plymouth, MA  

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  Died: 1714             at: Truro, Barnstable, MA  

Spouses: Elizabeth Leighton


Name: Elizabeth Smalley
  Born: 6 JULY 1627      at:   

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  Died: 1628             at:   

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Name: MARY Smalley
  Born: 5 MAY 1629       at:   

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Name: Edmond Smalley
  Born: MARCH 1630       at:   

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Name: Elizabeth Smalley
  Born: 10 OCTOBER 1632  at:   

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Name: William Smalley
  Born: 4 FEBRUARY 1634  at:   

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 World Family Tree, Cd.