Hi Maggie and All, I found birth records on children of Daniel and Ruhama Smith at NH vital records. I had a child, Ruhama listed from the Cutter Family book referenced below as well as Susanna that no record was found on. I assumed that Ruhama was Amy, but given the two spaces in the births I am wondering if there may have been two children, Amy and Ruhama. The date of birth given below was from a birth certificate for Amy Smith with no given middle name. We have a list of Smith VR's at the State record office that was done by a volunteer which made it easier to cruise through and identify children of Daniel and Ruhama. I will check the record drawer again for Ruhama and Susanna Smith's births. Sherry Descendants of Daniel Smith Generation No. 1 1. DANIEL4 SMITH (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 12 24 1745 in Haverhill, MA1, and died 11 30 1836 in VT?2. He married RUHAMA CUTTER 5 11 1769 in Hudson, NH3, daughter of RICHARD CUTTER and KEZIA PEIRCE. More About DANIEL SMITH: Military: Abt. 1776, PVT Revolution, NH4 Children of DANIEL SMITH and RUHAMA CUTTER are: i. SUSANNA5 SMITH. Notes for SUSANNA SMITH: M. Wright and Marshall; r. Milford "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. ii. DANIEL SMITH, b. 3 14 1770, Milford/Hillsborough, NH5. Notes for DANIEL SMITH: M. and living in Hillsboro, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. iii. HANNAH SMITH, b. 3 22 1772, Milford/Hillsborough, NH5. Notes for HANNAH SMITH: m. Hadley; r. Lyndeboro', NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. iv. EZEKIEL SMITH, b. 6 19 1774, Milford/Hillsborough, NH5. Notes for EZEKIEL SMITH: m. and r. in Hollis, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. v. AMY RUHAMAH SMITH, b. 2 02 1776, Milford/Hillsborough, NH5; d. 1868, Lyndeborough, NH; m. JOTHAM BLANCHARD, 8 17 1796, Amherst, NH6. Notes for AMY RUHAMAH SMITH: m. Blanchard; dead.____ "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. vi. JOHN SMITH, b. 6 01 1779, Milford/Hillsborough, NH7. vii. KEZIA SMITH, b. 2 15 1781, Milford/Hillsborough, NH7. Notes for KEZIA SMITH: M. Humphrey Peabody; both d. in Milford, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. viii. SAMUEL SMITH, b. 9 22 1783, Milford/Hillsborough, NH7; d. 2 22 1879, Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH8; m. BETSY CONN, 9 21 1807, Harvard, MA9. Notes for SAMUEL SMITH: m. and living in Washington, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. More About SAMUEL SMITH: Burial: Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH, Upper Village10 More About BETSY CONN: Baptism: 3 25 1781, Harvard, MA.11 Burial: Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH, Upper Village12 Marriage Notes for SAMUEL SMITH and BETSY CONN: The "Descendants of John Conn of Groton, MA" article in the Jan, 1927 Vol. 81, pg. 32, states that this is the Intention filing date. ix. NANCY SMITH, b. 3 04 1787, Milford/Hillsborough, NH13. Notes for NANCY SMITH: m. Dea Timothy Gray of Wilton, NH, April, 1812; d. Wilton, 3 April 1865. He d. 7 Aug 1867. Their son, D S Gray, is a provision dealer, in Lowell, MA. "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. x. MARY SMITH, b. 8 22 1789, Milford/Hillsborough, NH14. Notes for MARY SMITH: m. and d. in MT Vernon, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. Endnotes 1. Haverhill VR, Births. 2. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, 1966, pg. 624History of Hillsborough NH, 1735 - 1921, G. Waldo Browne, pg. 529. 3. NEHGR, Vol. 91, July 1937, pg. 265. 4. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, 1966, pg. 624 5. NH State Vital Records, Birth Certificate. 6. e-mail message, From: MARGARET GUSTAFSON, M.D.[SMTP:mgus@t-one.net]Reply To: mgus@t-one.netSent: Thursday, August 27, 1998 9:13 PMTo: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.comSubject: Sherry's geneology project. 7. NH State Vital Records, Birth Certificate. 8. History of Hillsborough, George Waldo Browne; Manchester; 1922:, pg. 529. 9. NEHGR, Vol. 81, pg. 32. 10. Gravestone. 11. NEGHR, Vol. 81, pg. 32. 12. Gravestone. 13. "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. 14. NH State Vital Records, Birth Certificate. ---------- From: MARGARET GUSTAFSON, M.D.[SMTP:mgus@t-one.net] Reply To: mgus@t-one.net Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:42 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Amy [Ruhama] Smith Hi Sherry and everyone! Sherry kindly sent me more information about Amy [Ruhama] Smith, as one of her ancestors was Amy's brother Samuel, whose daughter Martha Jane married Silas Blanchard. This is a good illustration of the value of looking at the extended family--you just never know where you will find helpful connections. It is amazing to me how closely intertwined families were as we go up the family tree. When you think about it, with people being less mobile than today, they probably tended to marry within a fairly small circle. The Blanchard and Crosby families, for instance, have many marriages between then even back to England. In addition, Blanchards and Crosbys often witnessed each other's wills. On that subject, I noticed that in 1624, a Martha Blanchard married in England John Bent, brother of Agnes Bent who married Thomas Blanchard. Were Martha and Thomas siblings? I was just curious. To get back to Amy [Ruhama] Smith, wife of Jotham Blanchard, Jr, What information I have about her is from my cousin, Mike Cambre, who got me started on this geneology hobby in the first place. Mike's information is from the Blanchard bible which is in the possession of family members living in the Baton Rouge area. I am interested in checking the data further. Jotham and Amy had the following children: Daniel, b. 15 July 1798; Lucinda, b. 15 Sep 1800; Charles, b. 13 Mar 1803; Frederick, b. 8 Oct. 1805; Cyrus, b. 3 Nov 1808; Jotham, b. 19 Apr 1811; and Asa, b. 12 Jun 1813. Probably all these were born in New Hampshire, in Hillesborough Co, although this remains to be proven. Does anyone have any information on these siblings? Frederick is my ancestor, and he moved later to the Baton Rouge, LA area before the Civil War. According to the census, he was a gunsmith and a merchant. I'll send the gedcom later as I am now at the office and the complete file is at home. So thanks, Sherry, and have a great trip! Warmest regards, Maggie