Elihu Dwight Smith

Notes:

"A merchant in Matamoros, Mexico (1840-1844), engaged in cotton ginning at Reynosa Viejo (1844-1850), and a merchant again at Edinburgh, Hidalgo County, Texas (1850-1854) and at Brownsville (1854-1868), where he died." (Dwight, pp 183-184).

Elihu married Mary Strong on 30 Jun 1835 in Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Demas Strong and Mary Swift) was born on 22 Jun 1804 in Connecticut; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
This is the family at the time of the 1850 census:

1850 Federal Census
Texas, Counties of Cameron, Starr, Webb, Rio Grande Valley
16 Nov 1850
#910-1031
Elihu D. SMITH 54 M Merchant $10,000 Conn
Mary SMITH 40 F Conn
Wm. H. SMITH 14 M Conn
Adelina SMITH 12 F Conn
Louisa SMITH 7 F Tex
Francis TAGLER 24 M Clerk Mexico

In 1860, Elihu was away from home, apparently tending to business in Edinburg, while his family remained in Brownsville:

1860 Federal Census
Texas, Hidalgo, Edinburg
#1846-1338
E.D. SMITH 64 M Merchant $2000 $2000 Conn
F. TAGLER 30 M Clerk Mexico
Peter NICKELS 40 M Dr. Col. Ins. ??? 2200 1000 S.C.

1860 Federal Census
Texas, Cameron, Brownsville Ward 3
#569-488
W.H. SMITH 24 M Clerk Conn
A.N. SMITH 21 F Conn
M.L. SMITH 16 F Mexico
J.? SMITH 14 F Mexico
Mary SMITH 53 F Conn

At the time of the 1870 census, Mary and her daughters were still in Brownsville, living next door to each other. Adeline had married "Rip" Ford and was living with him and their three children. Next door to them, the widowed Mary was living with her younger daughter, Louisa, and granddaughter.

1870 Federal Census
Texas, Cameron, Brownsville
410-410
SMITH, Mary 66 F W Keeping House Conn
MICHAELKOWSKY, Louise 27 F W At house Mexico
MICHAELKOWSKY, Clara 2 F W At house Texas
JONES, Lane 28 F B Domestic Servant Dou. Canada

I was not able to locate the family at the time of the 1880 Federal census.

1. William Hurd Smith was born on 28 Jun 1836 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 11 Jan 1864.
2. Adeline Norton Smith was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; and died.
3. Mary Louise Smith was born on 28 Mar 1843 in Matamoros, Mexico; and died.

Notes:

An engraver and carver of marble in East Glastonbury, Ct. He died of consumption at age 39. (Dwight, p 184).

Charles married Mary Strong. Mary (daughter of Josiah Strong, III and Mary Harris) was born on 26 Dec 1768 in Connecticut; died on 5 Jul 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Charles SMITH of Glastenbury, Ct. (Dwight, p 174).

Notes:

Josiah STRONG jr., son of Josiah and Hannah (FULLER) STRONG, of Colchester, where he was born, January 28, 1740, married January 13, 1761, Mary, daughter of Deacon Benjamin HARRIS, and settled in Middle Haddam, where he died September 8, 1814. She died January 1, 1822, aged 82 years.

Their children were: John Harris, born January 19, 1762, married Elizabeth CAREY, and in 1811 removed to Euclid, Ohio, where he was a land agent, and judge of the Court of Common Please from 1817 until his death, April 28, 1823; Esther, born October 3, 1763, married Asaph DOANE; Hannah, born October 3, 1765, Davis, born August 21, 1767, married February 24, 1788, Mary, daughter of Elisha SWIFT, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and was a farmer in Middle Haddam, where he died July 10, 1848 (their children were Sophronia, Davis Swift, Morris M., Susan, Roderic, Braddock, Titus, Mary and Adeline); Mary, born December 26, 1768; Martha, born December 30, 1771; Graced, born June 20, 1774; Josiah, born January 12, 1777; and Hope, baptized March 19, 1780.

From The History of Middlesex County 1635-1885
J. H. Beers & Co, 36 Versey Street, New York
1884
Pages 198-217
Chatham,
The Early Settlers and Their Descendants, Part 2
(transcribed by Janece Streig)
http://dunhamwilcox.net/bios/chatham_bios2.htm

Josiah married Mary Harris on 13 Jan 1761 in Connecticut. Mary was born about 1740 in Connecticut; died on 1 Jan 1822 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Esther HARRIS of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. (Dwight, p 174).

Notes:

Married:
Josiah STRONG jr., son of Josiah and Hannah (FULLER) STRONG, of Colchester, where he was born, January 28th 1740, married, January 13th 1761, Mary, daughter of Deacon Benjamin HARRIS, and settled in Middle Haddam, where he died September 8th 1814. She died January 1st 1822, aged 82 years. Their children were: John HARRIS, born January 19th 1762, married Elizabeth CAREY, and in 1811 removed to Euclid, Ohio, where he was a land agent, and judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1817 until his death, April 28th 1823; Esther, born October 3d 1763, married Asaph DOANE; Hannah, born October 3d 1765; Davis, born August 21st 1767, married, February 24th 1788, Mary, daughter of Elisha SWIFT, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and was a farmer in Middle Haddam, where he died July 10th 1848 (their children were Sophronia, Davis Swift, Morris M., Susan, Roderic, Braddock, Titus, Mary, and Adeline); Mary, born December 26th 1768; Martha, born December 30th 1771; Grace, born June 20th 1774; Josiah, born January 12th 1777; and Hope, baptized March 19th 1780.

The History of Middlesex County 1635-1885 J. H. Beers & Co., 36 Vesey Street, New York 1884

CHATHAM. THE EARLY SETTLERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. PART 2 Pages 198-217. [transcribed by Janece Streig] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/bios/chatham_bios2.htm

Notes:

A farmer in Colchester and Middle Haddam, Ct. (Dwight, p 173).

Josiah married Hannah Fuller on 1 Nov 1733 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. Hannah was born on 10 Jul 1710 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died after 1760 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by Frank Bertinchamps, on the Rootsweb World Connect Project Tree titled "Bertinchamps/Scott/Hackleman/Sailors/Saint-Paul," as the great-granddaughter of Samuel FULLER and Jane LOTHROP. Samuel arrived to the Plymouth Colony in 1620 aboard the Mayflower, along with his parents, Edward and Anne Fuller of Norfolk, England.

Said to the daughter of Matthew Fuller and Patience Young, but her date of birth contraindicates this. Need to follow up more throughly.