SMITH, William
Born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1655. In 1675 he was appointed Governor of Tangier and married, in the same year, Martha Tunstal of Putney, Surrey. On the abandonment of Tangier, he returned to England, and in 1686 removed to New York, where he established himself as a merchant. He made large purchases of land on Long Island and in 1693 erected the Manor of St. George, which became his permanent residence. He held several important political offices and died in 1705 at the age of fifty-one. His estate was inventoried at ~2,589; among the stock on his plantation were fifteen slaves. He left six children; his daughters married Caleb Heathcote, John Johnston, and Chief Justice Delancey.
