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Robert Smith died 30 AUG 1693.
Robert Smith's wife was Mary. They were married. They had 8 known children named Ephraim Smith (1603-?), Thomas Smith (c1657-?), Mary Smith (1658-?), Phoebe Smith (1601-?), Samuel Smith (1666-?), Amye Smith (1668-?), Sarah Smith (1670-1673), and Nathaniel Smith (1672-<1719).
ROBERT SMITH OF BOXFORD
By ETHEL STAXWOOD BOLTON., A.B. of Shirley
FRAGMENTS of the material of this genealogy are to be found in theHistories of Boxford, Shrewsbury, and Shirley, and in the leafletsconcerning the Ipswich Smiths lately published by Rev. AugustineCaldwell. Certain deeds and wills at Salem and East Cambridge havefurnished proof by which these scattered facts could be connected
1 Robert SMITH as early as 1661 was living in that part of Rowley whichafterward became Boxford. It has not been proved whence he came buthe probably was the Robert Smith of Ipswich whose daughter Mary wasborn in that town on October 26, 1658. His name appears infrequentlyon the local records. In 1673 he and five others signed a petition to theGeneral Court praying that the efforts of certain persons who wereendeavoring to free us from Topsfield and lay us to Rowley be frustrated.He took the oath of allegiance in 1678 and in 1680 his name appears onthe records of Rowley as the head of a family. In 1684 Robert's wife,whose name is not given, was a member of the church in Topsfield in fullcommunion. Robert Smith died intestate on August 30, 1693 (Essex WillsVol. 306 p. 114) and his son Samuel was made administrator (Essex WillsVol. 306 p. 74). He left an estate worth L189:7:8
Robert Smith and Mary had:
i. THOMAS, b. about 1657.
ii. MARY, b. at Ipswich, Oct 28, 1658.
iii PHOEBE, b. at Rowley, Aug 26, 1601.
iv. EPHRAIM, b. at Rowley, October 29, 1603
v. SAMUEL, b. at Rowley, January 26, l666.
vi. AMYE, b. at Rowley, August 16, 1668
vii. SARAH, b. at Rowley, June 25, 1670; d. Aug 28, 1673
viii. NATHANIEL, b. at Rowley, September 7, 1672; d. probably before
1719