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Questionable information identified by WeRelate automation
References
- ↑ Warwick (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Vital records, 1739-1900
Vol. 1, p. 106.
Marrage is Intended Between Abner Smith of Warwick in the county of Hampshire and Marcy Goddard of Athol in the county of Worcester Octob'r the 25 : 1776.
- ↑ There is great difficulty identifying the husband and wife. As is explained below, there are three marriage records, but two of the wives, including Marcy/Mercy/Marey Goddard, have not been identified.
Possibly this is Abner's second marriage out of three? There are many Abner Smiths, and it seems like this one is the Abner Smith of Athol, Warwick and Orange, but could they be multiple men? There appears to be an additional Abner Smith of New Haven-Northampton-Murrayfield (later Chester) with wife Ruth and his son Abner of Southampton with wife Abigail; and there is an Abner Smith of Shutesberry who had a wife Rebecca whose son may be the Abner of New Salem; possibly an Abner Smith of Springfield, and his son who possibly is the one who moved to Derby, CT; and there is an Abner Smith of Ashfield, plus some labelled of other towns, who may or may not be the same as those listed above. Thus there is great difficulty separating the deeds recorded in Hampden County until 1787 and then Franklin County after that (none found in Worcester where Athol is).
In Athol, an Abner Smith m. 1771 Jerusha Hutchins, d/o Edward Hutchins and Lydia Pierce (Genealogy of Thomas Hutchins p. 95, also p. 106). It is also said that Abner Smith's wife "Molly" d. 3 Mar 1815 in Orange age 62 (born about 1753, e.g., see Find A Grave). Molly is not in any way typically connected with the name Jerusha, and rather than a nickname of Jerusha as seems to be the favorite guess of secondary sources, the name discrepancy may indicate a remarriage. If the daughter Mary was actually born 1774 [see the discussion of this controversy on her page ], Abner needs an earlier marriage than Marcy Goddard to allow such a birth, and the marriage to Jerusha may be it.
Marcy and Marey can be almost indistinguishable in colonial handwriting, so it is possible that this Molly may be the same person named in the intentions read as Marcy Goddard, and assumed by Allred to mean Mercy, but possibly Marey, which could have a nickname of Molly. One DAR lineage identifies her as Molly Hutchens, but this could be some more conflation of Molly with Jerusha Hutchins.
It is believed that Abner married third Lydia Harvey (int. in Warwick 1 Sep 1815, Vol. 1, p. 202). Abner Smith of Warwick in 1817 executed two deeds with a wife named Lydia. Unfortunately none of the earlier deeds identify the wife, and no probate has been found to list his children (it is not known where or when he died, although one DAR lineage claims he died in "Holland Purchase, NY").
The following Franklin County deeds are presumed to all belong to one man, Abner Smith of Athol-Warwick-Orange, since matching of properties comes pretty close to accounting for purchases and sales of each piece of property. What happened to Abner Smith after he apparently sold his remaining real estate in Franklin county, in 1817, is unknown, as are his origins and parents.
Vol. 4, p. 518 6 Jul 1772: Benjamin Morton of Athol Husbandman [also signed by Mary Morton] for £80 conveys to Abner Smith of Warwick Husbandman 40 acres in Warwick part of Lot #8 in third division being all of said lot except 25 acres sold to Capt Joseph Mayo and 10 acres sold to Joseph Woodward.
Vol. 8, p. 623 10 Mar 1788: Abner Smith of Orange Yeoman for £300 conveys to Nathan Goddard Jun'r of Orange yeoman a tract of land in Orange lot #8 in third division of Land formerly of Warwick excepting 25 acres sold to Joseph Mayo and 10 acres sold to Joseph Woodward, plus another parcel in Orange of 5 acres with a reserve for roads now laid out, and a reserve of 1/2 acres sold to Benj'a Mayo.
Vol. 4, p. 517 18 Nov 1791: Charles Wilder of Petersham Yeoman for £35 conveys to Abner Smith of Warwick Yeoman a tract in the west part of Orange containing 38 acres being the east end of lot #24.
Vol. 37, p. 150 11 Mar 1793: Samuel Leonard of Warwick yeoman for £1 conveys to Abner Smith of Warwick a tract in Warwick containing 2 acres, lot number "fifth one" in 5th division also known as the blank lot #26.
Vol. 11, p. 169 6 May 1793: Benjamin Mayo of Orange Gentleman [and Dolly his Wife] for £400 conveys to Abner Smith of Warwick Yeoman a parcel part in Warwick and part in Orange containing 65 acres being part of lot #25 in second division and lot #58 in fifth division and part of lot #61 and part of lot #27 in second Division in Orange with a reserve for roads laid out.
Vol. 36, p. 533 15 May 1808: Asa Conant of Warwick Yeoman [also signed by Martha Conant] for $75.75 conveys to Abner Smith of Warwick Yeoman a tract in Warwick containing 4+ acres.
Vol. 37, p. 152 10 Feb 1817: Abner Smith of Warwick yeoman [and Lydia Smith wife of the s'd Abner] for $700 conveys to Samuel Moor of Warwick yeoman a parcel part in Warwick and part in Orange containing sixty-five acres being part of lot #24 in 3rd division of land formerly in Warwick, also a piece of meadow in Warwick containing 4+ acres.
Vol. 37, p. 153 10 Feb 1817: Abner Smith of Warwick yeoman [and Lydia Smith wife of the said Abner] for $1300 conveys to Samuel Moor of Warwick yeoman a parcel of land part in Warwick and Part in Orange contaiing 65 acres being part of lot #25 in second division, lot #58 in fifth division, part of lot #61 in fifth division and part of lot #27 in second division or Orange, with a reserve for roads laid out; also a lot #51 in fifth division known by name of Blank lot.
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