This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smarttom Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1686.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The John Smart you are asking about appears to be pretty well documented in this tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14085415/family?cfpid=54151741. Have you investigated it? The one link I see there that seems speculative is the father of Francis, b. 1685. I do not think it was John, son of Robert as shown with a birth date of 1650. Other sources show Robert's son John as born in Exeter, NH c1646, marrying first Eliza in NH, divorcing in 1697, and marrying second Elizabeth ________ and going to live in New York city where he died in 1705 with no known children. It doesn't seem that Francis could have been born in Kittery ME from this second marriage. The Smart genealogy entitled "John Smart of Exeter, NH & Seven Generations" by H.B. Leslie indicates that Robert's brother John Jr. moved from Exeter to Kittery ME, and it would seem more likely that Francis is one of his descendants. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.