This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SandyCarneiro74 Surnames: SMART, HILTON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/941.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Loraine, yes its been a while since we have been researching. 1997 - amazing isn't it and I still haven't come up with much. time line 16 Aug 1769 #0016245 Newmarket lists Edward Hilton selling to John Smart of Newmarket & his wife Betty land in Newmarket 12 acres for 15 pounds. ------------------------------- John Smart's estate was read 28Dec1774 ------------------------------------------ 1776 Newmarket Edward Hilton's Will shows daug. Betty Smart, widow of John. ------------------------------------------- film #0016245 3 Sept 1779 Elisabet. Hilton widow is telling the law that Betty Smart widow of the late John Smart of Newmarket is assigned 10 acres to her dutiful daughter Betty Smart, widow of the late John Smart. ------------------------------------------ 19 Mar 1795 (#0016257) David Watson sold to John Smart jr of Newmarket 75 acres of land in Exeter ------------------------------------------ 3 Jun 1797 John Smart leased one half of his land to his widowed mother Betty Smart for $300 -------------------------------------------- 6 Nov 1807 (#0016270) Land deed of Rockingham Vol 179 page 262 states: John Smart of Exeter sold 75 acres of land. This land was bought in 1795 by John Smart. Half of this land which was bought in 1795 was leased in 1797 to John's mother Betty Smart, widow of the late John Smart. On the 10th of Nov 1807 Betty/Betsy/Elisabeth Smart, widow of John hired an attorney. ** This land was sold by John Smart and Susanna - or that is how it looks to me and if you write sloppy Susanna could be confused with Loemma. Found the Tax Lists for 1806/7/8 which showed he sold his land in 1808. He didn't tell his mother that he sold the land right under her. She hired an attorney but have not found what the results were. 8 Oct 1808 #0012148 Register of Deeds for Somerset, ME John Weeks sold land for the sum of three hundred dollars to John Smart of Exeter in the County of Rockingham, NH. This was for 150 acres and the date is 8 Oct 1808 -------------------------------------- 1810 Warren's Four Towns lists SMART, John & Loemma ---------------------------------------- 1810 Fairhaven census: John Smart 20010 10100 ---------------------------------------- 29 Apr 1811 Land deeds of Somerset, ME bought land from John Weeks. (20 acres) -------------------------------------- 1812 Town records of St Albans, Somerset, ME shows the births of the earlier children of John & Loemma but it does not specify that they were born there other than Daniel, Samuel, Sophia, Susan. It does show the death of Hilton & Samuel Smart both Dec 1811 in St Albans. -------------------------------------- Need to have some other proof, besides land deeds. Hope your research is going better then mine. But did find my other grandparents line came from Ireland and some came over in the 1630's from England. Merry Christmas, Sandy south of Dover, DE 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.