SMITH, Captain Samuel T. Jr.^[1]

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• Name	SMITH, Samuel T.
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	26 Jan 1714	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Christened	Apr 1724	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Nov 1785	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Buried	16 Nov 1785	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  WAC	27 Jun 1879	SGEOR   [2, 3]
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
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  Person ID	I30401	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	SMITH, Samuel Sr. ,   b. 26 Jan 1666, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 12 Jul 1748, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	CURTIS, Rebecca ,   b. 20 Jan 1687, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America ,   d. 2 Mar 1753, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1707	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 25 Jan 1707 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 11 Aug 1897
  Family ID	F32346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	GOULD, Priscilla ,   b. 4 Aug 1707, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 25 Sep 1744, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 37 years)
  Married	27 May 1734	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 31 Oct 1959
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F32344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	GOULD, Priscilla ,   b. 4 Aug 1707, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 25 Sep 1744, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 37 years)
  Married	27 May 1734	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 31 Oct 1959
  Children	1. SMITH, Priscilla ,   b. 26 Dec 1735, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America ,   d. 7 Dec 1792, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America  (Age 56 years)   2. SMITH, Samuel III ,   b. 28 Oct 1737, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America ,   d. 14 Nov 1785, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America  (Age 48 years)   3. SMITH, Vashti ,   b. 5 Oct 1739, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 15 Sep 1763, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States  (Age 23 years)   4. SMITH, Susannah ,   b. 24 Jan 1741, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 13 May 1766, Waltham, Addison, Vermont, United States  (Age 25 years) + 5. SMITH, Asael ,   b. 7 Mar 1744, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 31 Oct 1830, Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F8788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	GOULD, Priscilla ,   b. 6 Apr 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 27 May 1799, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1745	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F32345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	GOULD, Priscilla ,   b. 6 Apr 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 27 May 1799, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1745	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F9885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		SamuelSmith Headstone.jpg
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• Notes

  Published: BIOGRAPHY: Capt. Samuel T. Smith was the ring-leader of the Boston Tea Party Revolutionary War Positions held - Committee of Safety, 1775-1785 Representative to the General Court, 1764-1770, 1772, 1777, 1778, 1781 Provincial Congress, Oct. 1774 at Concord Second Provincial Congress, Feb. 1775, Cambridge, His service extended through Lexington and Bunker Hill Battles. Chairman of Tea Committee, 1773-1774 Topsfield Committee for Correspondence, 1773 Served under General Washington; died insolvent due to worthless Continental dollar, 1785. Good acquaintances of Samuel Smith - Paul Revere, Sam Adams, John Adams. Picture - House of Samuel and Asael Smith, Topsfield, MA. Picture - Batle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill. (William Duty, Major McCley, Major Knowlton) Samuel Smith lived in Topsfield, MA, and served in the French and Indian War (1757), later he was elected as a Select Man (City Council) records of meetings are in the Topsfield Library. During the Revolutionary War the Selectmen were required to conscript men for the War and to collect taxes for the war effort. The Selectmen levied fines against those who would not comply. Samuel married twice and had children by the first Priscilla Gould who died in 1744 a few months after giving birth of son Asael, Samuel then married his wife's cousin who was also named Priscilla Gould. In the Topsfield cemetery close to road is an skinny obelisk monument erected by the George A Smith (gGrandson) Family with Samuel listed on front and first wife of one sides and the 2nd Priscilla on the other side. Having two wives by the same name has confused numerous family historians. During Samuel's tenure as Selectman he was party to appointing where members of the church congregation would sit in church. He had military rank as Lt. and Capt. Samual Smith II served 20 years in the Massachusetts colonial militia, 27 years in town leadership positions and was the chairman of the "Boston Tea Party" at the time America got its independence. Samuel Smith, Jr. was the first son of Samuel and Rebecca born in 1714. He was a distinguished community leader and a promoter of the American War of Independence. He was elected to the First Provincial Congress in Massachusetts in 1774. He was remembered as a sincere friend to the liberties of his country and a strong advocate of Christian beliefs. Samuel married Priscilla Gould, who descended from one of Topsfield’s founders. Priscilla died after having 5 children, and Samuel married her cousin, also named Priscilla. His second wife didn’t have any children but she raised the children from his first wife. Samuel Smith (b. Jan. 26, 1714; d. Nov. 14, 1785), the grandfather of Joseph Smith Sr., was remembered as a man of integrity. His obituary read: "DIED-At Topsfield [Mass.] on Monday the 14th instant, Samuel Smith, Esq., aged 72. So amiable and worthy a character as he evidently appeared, both in publick and private, will render the memory of him ever precious. For a number of years he represented the town in the General Court, where he was esteemed a man of integrity and uprightness. His usefulness among those with whom he was more immediately conversant, was eminent. He was a sincere friend to the liberties of his country, and a strenuous advocate for the doctrines of Christianity. 'The memory of the just is blessed.'(Salem, Mass., Gazette, Nov. 22, 1785, Cited in Richard L. Anderson, Joseph Smith's New England Heritage. Salt Lake City, Utah.; Deseret Book Co., 1971, pp. 90-91.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S992] International Genealogical Index (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of April 22, 2004). [S989] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, citing microfilm 458210, downloaded 16 Sep 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S989] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, citing microfilm 1395859 for batch F848442, sheet 017, downloaded 16 Sep 2009 (Reliability: 3).