Smith family commonplace book
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book featuring writings from the Smith family.
Dates
- Creation: Undated.
Creator
- Smith, Richard (Person)
- Smith, John, 1722-1771 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Richard Smith (1699-1751) was born July 5, 1699, in Burlington, New Jersey, the son of Samuel Smith and Elizabeth Lovett. He married Abigail Rapier in August of 1719, and the couple had one child, John Smith (1722-1771). Smith married Jane Kirkbridge in 1741, after the death of his first wife. He died in November of 1751, in Berth Amboy, New Jersey.
John Smith (1722-1771) was born in Burlington, New Jersey, on January 20, 1771, the son of Richard Smith and Abigail Rapier. He married Hannah Logan on October 7, 1748, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the couple had four children: Sarah Logan Smith (1749), James Smith (1750), Hannah Smith (1753), and John Smith (1761). Smith died on March 26, 1771, in Burlington, New Jersey.
Extent
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This commonplace book features writings from the Smith family.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Smith family commonplace book, undated
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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