FIRST GENERATION 1. Alfed Pomeroy SMITH was born on 4 Nov 1834. He died on 25 Oct 1875. 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. 550. He resided for a time in the village. SECOND GENERATION 2. Zebina SMITH was born on 5 Nov 1801. 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. 549. Removed from Hadley to Sunderland. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 540 of Sunderland, Mass. He was married to Julia BELDEN on 13 Mar 1828. 3. Julia BELDEN was born on 9 Sep 1809 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. Zebina SMITH and Julia BELDEN had the following children: i. Rufus SMITH was born on 16 Dec 1828. He died on 22 Feb 1831. ii. Rufus SMITH was born on 12 Jul 1831 in Sunderland, Franklin, 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. 550. Lives in the meadow; house built by Horace Lyman and more recently owned by Thaddeus Parmenter. iii. Julia Elvira SMITH was born on 25 Jan 1833. She died on 23 Dec 1875. 1 iv. Alfed Pomeroy SMITH. v. Hannah Louisa SMITH was born on 16 Nov 1836 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. William SMITH was born on 13 Jun 1840. He died on 12 Aug 1840. vii. Sarah SMITH was born on 1 Jun 1841. She died on 14 Jun 1841. THIRD GENERATION 4. Erastus SMITH. He was married to Lydia HIBBARD on 17 Aug 1791. 5. Lydia HIBBARD. Erastus SMITH and Lydia HIBBARD had the following children: i. Clarissa SMITH. ii. Sophia SMITH. iii. Lydia SMITH. iv. Erastus SMITH. v. Sarah SMITH. 2 vi. Zebina SMITH. vii. Thaddeus SMITH. 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.123. Representative 1860. viii. Elizabeth SMITH was born about 1806 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 6 Apr 1806. ix. Catharine Amelia SMITH was born about 1807 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 20 Sep 1807. x. Child SMITH was born about 1793 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He (or she) died in Apr 1793 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He (or she) Baptized on 24 Apr 1793. 6. Reuben BELDEN was born on 3 Jan 1778 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Jun 1854 in Whately, Franklin, 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. 549. of Whately, Mass. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 394. A very active man, full of business, and occasionally some of his irons would burn a little. He had an immense amount of land, employing from six to twelve men through the summer season and in the winter a large number of men making brooms. He raised large crops of broom corn, and in fact, of corn, wheat, rye and oats, and cut probably over two hundred tons of hay; had large herds of cattle and cows, fattening many head of cattle as well as hogs. He was a great worker, a very temperate man, conscientious and upright in his business relations, a strict observer of all religious rites, a power for good. When he started on any project he seemed to use every effort to make it a success, as when he signed the first temperance pledge in 1828 he at once cut down his large orchard. He evidently meant buisiness. He was married to Hannah HIBBARD on 2 Apr 1807. 7. Hannah HIBBARD was born on 29 Mar 1790. She died on 1 Apr 1845 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. Reuben BELDEN and Hannah HIBBARD had the following children: i. Infant BELDEN died about 1808 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 394. Died soon He was born on 6 Feb 1808 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3 ii. Julia BELDEN. iii. Sally Locke BELDEN was born on 13 Oct 1812 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Lucy BELDEN was born on 3 Mar 1814 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Hannah BELDEN was born on 26 May 1816 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Electa BELDEN was born on 3 Apr 1818 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Reuben Hibbard BELDEN was born on 25 Jan 1820 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Jan 1897 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 396. Removed to North Hatfield and resided on the large farm left him by his father. A prominent man, a deacon and in town office. viii. Diana BELDEN was born on 19 Feb 1822 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. ix. Elihu BELDEN was born on 4 Feb 1824 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Nov 1882 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 396. Resided on the old homestead in Whately where his grandfather settled in 1765. He recieved the usual common school education then attended the Amherst academy from which he graduated with honor. Was a farmer, surveyor, justice of the peace, held all offices of the town at different periods, many years deacon of the Congregational church; a man of large affairs, pioneer tobacco grower and buyer in the Connecticut Valley; in politics a staunch Republican and faithful in the interest of that party. Reverses in fortune, with its consequent vexations and troubles, broke down an otherwise strong constitution, hastening his death which occurred at the age of 58 years, just at the time when his intellect, matured by an active life, was at its best. Surrounded by a wealth of friends, which his pleasant and genial nature attracted, his sudden demise caused general mourning and sorrow.