Re: SMITH Captain John; Willoughby, LIN,ENG; 1579-1631 Diana, My family stories say that there is a connection to Capt. John Smith. However, we have to realize there were other Capt. John Smiths, than the "famous" one. Anyway, for your information I will send the info. I have. Hope we connect, or someone out there knows more about the Smiths. See below: Bev On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Diana M Austring wrote: > > SMITH Captain John; Willoughby, LIN,ENG; 1579-1631 > > John Smith (farmer) m Alice Smith c 1575, Willoughby, Lincolnshire; > their chn John (b1579, d 1631, London), Alice and an unnamed brother. > > Family stories have it that my great-grandmother Ella/Ellen N Smith, > born ca 1855, died 1935) is a relation of Captain John Smith. He was an > early American colonist, wrote many works on the New World, was reputed > to have been saved from death at Powhatan's hands by Pocahontas, and > governed the Virginia colony from 1608-1609. He returned to England, > then had many ventures afterwards. He is not known to have married or > had children, so perhaps it is the unnamed brother that is the key?? > > I would LOVE to get in contact with anyone knowing more about this > family. > > Diana M Austring > > [email protected] > ====== Grandma Angeline says that there was a Capt. John Smith in this family. She says that the Smiths are descended from Capt. John Smith. My Grandma Dicy Ragle Glenn SMITH wrote that in a letter to her dau. Jessie Smith Shaler and she sent me a copy. I am still trying to pin down the early family. I found that there were many BROTHERS in the early Essex County, Massachusetts. Also there were BABCOCKS which was the first marriage of my GGGrandfather Samuel S. Smith. Also there were SMITHS in the county also. Eventually some of the Babcocks and Smiths went to New York. It is said that George DePew was born in New York. However when he joined the 147th NY Infantry he was a resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The states were so close together it is hard to trace their tracks. Angeline M. BROTHERS (alive in 1899) m. Samuel S. Smith from Boyleton, NY. Son of above: George DePew Smith b. 9 July 1841 West Troy, NY m. Martha Jane Babcock, (A Mayflower connection) Martha Jane's children: --------- Alva Jessee SMITH b. 6 Sept 1868 Ella Mae SMITH b. 22 May 1871 Percy Samuel SMITH b. 19 Nov 1872] Edith Mary SMITH b. 5 Feb 1875 Anna Lenora SMITH b. 13 Jan 1877 Dora Eva SMITH b. 7 May 1879] Frank Garfield SMITH b. 17 Mar 1881 Fred DePew SMITH b. 15 Mar 1884 ========== George m. 2nd Eliza Jane Dicy RAGLE GLENN, a widow on 12 Feb 1888 He d. 18 Feb 1895 Dicy's children: ----------- Lena Pearl SMITH b. 12 Jan 1889 (My Grandmother) m. Frank Elmer BARR SR. Jessie D. SMITH b. 10 Feb 1891 m. Paul Morris SHALER Irwin Elwood SMITH b. 14 Feb 1893 m. Beulah Helen JEVOA ================== DESCENDENCY FROM MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS TO Martha Jane BABCOCK is as follows: Gen 1. John HOWLAND, b 1592 came on Mayflower in 1620, m. Elizabeth TILLY about 1626, a girl of eighteen. Her parents were victims of the sickness during the first winter. Elizabeth lived with the William BREWSTER family until her marriage with John HOWLAND. He d. 23 Feb 1672 and she d. 21 Dec 1687. Gen 2. child: Desire HOWLAND, b 22 May 1627, Plymouth, m. Captain John GORHAM in 1643, he d. 5 Feb 1675 at Swansea and she d. 13 Oct 1683 at Barnstable. Gen 3. child Mercy GORHAM m. George DENNISON about 1677 Westerly RI Gen 4. child Sarah DENNISON, Saybrook CT m. William BABCOCK 11 Aug 1730 He was brother of Stephen BABCOCK and son of James BABCOCK. William was b. 15 April 1708 in Westerly, RI. Gen 5. child Christopher BABCOCK m. Mehetable CHALKER, his step-sister. Mehetable's mother was Mehetable CHAPMAN, b. 17 Nov 1705 Gen 6. child Jeremiah BABCOCK b. 23 Nov 1766 m. Amy ANGELL 5 Jan 1792 he d. 17 Feb 1835 Gen 7. child Elias BABCOCK, b. 20 Aug 1794, m. Sarah ANGELL 27 April 1817, he d. 11 Mar 1859; Sarah b. 27 Feb 1799 Children: Eunice BABCOCK, b. 23 Sept 1825 Hiram BABCOCK b. 13 Sept. 1818 Horatio BABCOCK (See signature on George D. Smith's Pension papers) Horatio m. Mary (?). Gen 8. Eunice BABCOCK m. Joseph Marzenia GARDNER, Jan 1844 Children: Emma Amelia GARDNER and Sarah GARDNER Emma m. Henry NIEBERGALL had one dau Mary E.; Mary m. Hiram M WILBER and had one dau Elizabeth Amelia, Elizabeth m. Dr. George BRANDEAU 28 Jan 1903 Gen 8. Hiram BABCOCK b. 13 Sept 1818, d. 15 Mar 1855; m. Ann Janette PENFIELD 21 Jan 1841, she b. 21 May 1819, and d. 7 Nov 1854 Children: Mary Elizabeth BABCOCK, b. 21 Apr 1843; d. 22 July 1865 Martha Jane BABCOCK b. 11 Aug 1845 Jesse Penfield BABCOCK b. 24 Nov 1847 Hiram A. BABCOCK b. 14 Sept 1851 MARTHA JANE BABCOCK m. MY GREAT GRANDFATHER GEORGE DEPEW SMITH IN NOV 1867. THIS IS SOME OF THE FAMILY FROM THAT MARRIAGE. SHE DIED AND HE m. MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER, ELIZA JANE DICY RAGLE GLENN (widow). Gen 9. Martha Jane BABCOCK b. 11 Aug 1845, d. 23 Apr.. 1887; m. George DePew SMITH Nov. 1867. George was b. 7 Sept 1841 Cohoes, Albany Co. New York, d. 18 Feb 1895 near Labette, Kansas Gen 10 Alva Jesse SMITH m. Amanda FOSTER Jan 1894 Children: Ruth SMITH b. 22 Aug 1896 George SMITH b. 26 July 1898 Deceased Pearl SMITH Deceased Jessie SMITH b. 19 Apr. 1901 Gen 10 Ella Mae SMITH m. Lewis Sherman STACY 3 Jan 1892 near Labette, Kansas. He b. 14 Dec 1863. He d. 22 Jan 1948 and she d. 30 July 1954 Children: Gen 11. Luella la Inez STACY b. 4 Feb 1893; m. Jesse SELANDERS 6 Oct 1909, he b. 18 Jul 1883. They had 13 Children, Lilla Luella, Nellie Altha, Charles Chester, Stella Goldie, Bessie May, Carl Melvin, James Lewis, Wilbur Raymond, Harold Eugene, Nora Irene, Willard Earl, Leslie Martin, Marion Leon. NOTE: I have BDs for these and more. Jennie May STACY b. 2 Nov 1894 d. 28 Dec 1918 Estella Pearl STACY b. 17 Jul 1897 Cora Hazel STACY b. 11 Feb 1902 Blanche Irene STACY b. 13 Nov 1904, d. 28 Nov 1904 Bertie Nelson STACY b. 13 Nov 1904, d. 29 Dec 1904 Clinton Ralph STACY b. 3 Aug 1906, d. 18 Dec 1916 Leo Martin STACY b. 7 Jul 1909 d, 15 Jul 1909 I quit here: I have a whole book of the descendants for all these people. I am looking for someone connected to the line of Martha Jane BABCOCK in order to find out more about my Great Grandfather, George DePew Smith. His father was Samuel S. Smith and his mother Angeline M. (Brothers) Smith. I have both of their signatures on his Civil War papers. Also have Angeline M. Smith sig. After George DePew died in Kansas. There has to be a DePew connection and a Brothers connection, that I have been unable to find. Appreciate any help on those two connections. Other related names: PIATT, SELANDERS, RAMEY, BIANDO, LITTLEFIELD, BOGGESS, POFAHL, BRYANT and WILLSON. Thank you. Beverly in Springfield, OR Beverly Bates <[email protected]>