Henry Smith

Abt 1607 - Aft 1687  (> 80 years)

• Name	Henry Smith  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1607  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 3 Mar 1687	Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I41155	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1603   d. 12 Jun 1670, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1631	New Buckenham, Norfolk, England   [7]
  Children	+ 1. John Smith,   b. of Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. Between 5 Jun 1690 and 12 Jan 1691, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts + 2. Samuel Smith,   b. 13 Oct 1641, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 25 Oct 1691, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F24077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  The record of his and his wife's license to emigrate, 12 Apr 1637, calls him "of New-bucknam" [i.e. New Buckenham, Norfolk] and describes him as a "husbandman." He and his wife emigrated in 1637 and settled at Dedham.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7687] The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, 1600-1700 by John Camden Hotten. New York: J. W. Bouten, 1874. [S7686] Samuel G. Drake, "The Founders of New England." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 14:297, Oct 1860. [S7688] The Smith Genealogy by Marjorie Little Napoli. 1974. [S7688] The Smith Genealogy by Marjorie Little Napoli. 1974., year only. [S5404] Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, on americanancestors.org. [S9227] Mrs. John E. Barclay, "Lydia, Wife of Nathaniel2 Packard of Bridgewater, Mass." The American Genealogist 34:18, 1958., place only. [S7685] Leslie Mahler, "The Marriage of Henry1 Smith of Dedham, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist 85:216, 2011.