Smith family.

Hide Profile

Residents of Burlington County, New Jersey, and of Philadelphia, including Richard Smith (1699-1751), a merchant of Burlington and a member of the New Jersey assembly; his eldest son Samuel Smith (1720-1776), historian, New Jersey assembly member and state treasurer, also of Burlington; Richard's second son, John Smith (1722-1771), a merchant of Philadelphia and Burlington who married Hannah Logan (daughter of James Logan); Samuel Smith's eldest son Joseph Smith (b. 1742), New Jersey assembly member and state treasurer who lived at Burlington; the latter's son Samuel Joseph Smith (1771-1835), a poet and resident of Burlington; Samuel Smith's younger son Richard S. Smith (1752-1796), a farmer, merchant and New Jersey assembly member, of Moorestown; and the latter's son-in-law Richard Hill Morris of Philadelphia. All or most family members were Quakers.

From the description of Papers, 1733-1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122300036

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Smith family. Papers, 1733-1831. Rutgers University
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Burling, Jane L., d. 1777? person
associatedWith Council of Proprietors of the Western Division of New Jersey. Treasurer. corporateBody
correspondedWith Franklin, William, 1731-1813 person
correspondedWith Livingston, William, 1723-1790 person
associatedWith Morris, Richard Hill. person
correspondedWith Morris, Robert Hunter, ca. 1700-1764 person
correspondedWith Nevill, Samuel, 1697?-1764 person
associatedWith Smith, Elizabeth, d. 1772 person
associatedWith Smith, John, 1722-1771. person
associatedWith Smith, Joseph, b. 1742. person
associatedWith Smith, Richard, 1699-1751 person
associatedWith Smith, Richard S., 1752-1796. person
associatedWith Smith, Samuel, 1720-1776. person
associatedWith Smith, Samuel Joseph, 1771-1835. person
correspondedWith Stevens, John, 1716-1792 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Jersey--Burlington County
Moorestown (N.J.)
Burlington County (N.J.)
Burlington (N.J.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
New Jersey
Subject
Decedents' estates
Private libraries
Occupation
Legislators
Merchants
Activity

Family

Active 1733

Active 1831

Related Descriptions
Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w658067r

Ark ID: w658067r

SNAC ID: 73379463