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Robert Smith Jr. (b. July 15, 1754, d. January 08, 1830)
Robert Smith Jr. (son of Robert Smith, Sr. and Mary Smith) was born July 15, 1754 in Westriding, Near Leeds, England, and died January 08, 1830 in Marathon , Courtland County New York. He married Grace Braithwaite on May 1774 in Manchester, England.
Notes for Robert Smith Jr.:
Robert Smith Jr., Enlisted in the Continental Army for 1 month, then 3 months, then for
dueration of the War. He joined the Army under George Washington, serving through
the winter of 1775 and 1776 in New York, against the Indians on the upper Hudson River,
joining the main Army in 1777, and was discharged in October 1783.
He joined his family at Nicholis Vanpatters, near Schnectady, New York where they had
been living during the War and where they lived for some time there after.
His term of service was 7 years and 8 months for which he drew 640 acres of land, being
Lot Number 2 in Cincinnatus, afterwards Freetown, Cortland County New York, then a
wilderness.
Robert Smith Jr,s first home was on the Schnectado patent on town commom property.
Living there for 11 years, then moveing into the wilderness in the spring of 1795 may and
June of that year. He had taken possession of his lot the fall before building a cabin, and
outher out houses.
He cleared and improved the land, then sold out and moved to Vergil, Courtland County
New York in 1805 or 1806.
He bought 300 acres of Peter Grey, on which he lived until he died on January 8, 1830.
He and his wife were both buried in Marathon, New York. They had 8 Children.
More About Robert Smith Jr.:
Burial: Marathon , Courtland County New York.
More About Robert Smith Jr. and Grace Braithwaite:
Marriage: May 1774, Manchester, England.
Children of Robert Smith Jr. and Grace Braithwaite are:
- Martha Smith, b. August 1775, Near Schnectady, New York, d. date unknown, Unknown.
- John Smith, b. October 30, 1777, Near Schnectady, New York, d. August 21, 1829, Unknown.
- Robert Smith III, b. October 18, 1781, Near Schnectady, New York, d. date unknown, Michigan.
- Elizabeth Smith, b. October 20, 1784, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown, Unknown.
- +William Smith II, b. August 21, 1787, Near Schnectady, New York, d. February 13, 1880, Galva, Illinois, Lynn Township, Knox County.
- Abraham Smith, b. July 30, 1791, Near Schnectady, New York, d. August 24, 1870, Vergil, New York.
- Isaac Smith, b. May 28, 1794, Near Schnectady, New York, d. date unknown, Near Schnectady, New York.
- Mary Smith II, b. July 08, 1798, Near Schnectady, New York, d. date unknown, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

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