FIRST GENERATION 1. Moses SMITH. SECOND GENERATION 2. Peletiah SMITH was born on 14 Feb 1724 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 3 Jun 1809 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 131. Removed after 1773, from Amherst to Charlemont, Mass. Sesquicentennial Anniversary of The Town of Heath, Mass., 1785 - 1935, Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society, 1935. p. 73. Came from Amherst. Bought the place now owned by Peter Royer. This is a large tract and later he sold off some of the acres to other settlers. He was married to Rhoda MORTON on 24 Apr 1755. 3. Rhoda MORTON was born on 8 Aug 1735 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was born about 1736. She died on 24 Feb 1817 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in South Cemetery, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. Peletiah SMITH and Rhoda MORTON had the following children: i. Reuben SMITH was born about 1756 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Baptized on 14 Mar 1756. ii. Rhoda SMITH was born on 3 Aug 1760 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iii. Sarah SMITH was born about 1762 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 19 Sep 1762. iv. Samuel SMITH was born on 13 Jan 1765 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 23 Mar 1805 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in South Cemetery, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Mary SMITH was born on 25 Oct 1765 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. Aaron SMITH was born on 30 Nov 1770 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Baptized on 2 Dec 1770. He died on 7 Jul 1843 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Phinehas SMITH was born about 1773 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Baptized on 26 Dec 1773. 1 viii. Moses SMITH. THIRD GENERATION 4. Peletiah SMITH was born on 8 Mar 1694 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 539. of Amherst, Mass. He was married to Abigail WAIT. 5. Abigail WAIT. Peletiah SMITH and Abigail WAIT had the following children: i. Elizabeth SMITH was born on 19 May 1722 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 2 ii. Peletiah SMITH. iii. Abigail SMITH was born on 14 Sep 1726 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Dec 1820 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iv. Lucy SMITH was born on 7 Nov 1728 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 8 May 1737 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 6. John MORTON was born about 1710 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 429. of Amherst, Mass. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 67. of Amherst, Mass. He was married to Lydia HAWLEY on 4 Aug 1730. 7. Lydia HAWLEY was born on 3 Apr 1710. She died about 1793. John MORTON and Lydia HAWLEY had the following children: i. Ruth MORTON was born on 2 Mar 1732 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 3 ii. Rhoda MORTON. iii. Thomas MORTON was born on 18 Oct 1739 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. of Amherst, Mass. iv. Lydia MORTON was born on 19 May 1742 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. John MORTON was born on 13 May 1745 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 11 May 1834. vi. Joseph MORTON was born on 13 Mar 1750 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts.