William Smiley (1747-1804)

William Smiley (1747-1804)

Vital Statistics

 * Son of John Smiley (1720-1774) and Mary Cannon
 * 1747-Aug-19 : Birth at Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts Colony
 * 1772 : Marriage to Hannah Nelson (d. 1840-Jan-3)
 * 1775-1777 : Service in Revolutionary War
 * 1804-Nov-25 : Died in Haverhill, MA

Biography
Born in Haverhill, MA in 1747, about 7 years after parents migration from Ireland.

Saddler by trade and a taxpayer in Haverhill. A deacon at Haverhill church.

Revolutionary War Service
1775 : Soldier in Captain Moses McFarland's Company, Colonel John Nixon's Regiment.

1775 : Soldier in Captain John Ford's company at the | Battle of Ticonderoga.

1776-77 : In Captain Nathaniel Lindsey's company in Rhode Island.

In later years he was a pensioner and afterwards his widow received a pension for his service. Per certificate in probate records in Salem.

Children of William Smiley and Hannah Nelson
All children born in Haverhill, MA.
 * 1) Jonathan - b Feb 8, 1773
 * 2) John - b Feb 12, 1774
 * 3) William - b Mar 10, 1776
 * 4) James Smiley - b Mar 7, 1778
 * 5) Asa Smiley - b Nov 28, 1779 - disappeared in 1820 and never heard from again.
 * 6) Francis Smiley - b Dec 8, 1781
 * 7) David Smiley - b Apr 11, 1784 - settled in Brunswick, ME
 * 8) Hezekiah Smiley - b May 17, 1786
 * 9) Elizabeth Smiley - (Betsey) b Oct 8, 1788 - never married
 * 10) Amos Smiley (1791-1833)  - b May 19, 1791 - died 1833 - widow Nancy
 * 11) Hannah Smiley