By Jared L. Olar
May 2019
Updated January 2024
This particular Smith family was an English Quaker family who lived on Long Island, later moving to Great Egg Harbor in New Jersey. The surname of "Smith," of course, is one of the most common English surnames, and "John Smith" is so common that it is extremely difficult, and very often impossible, for genealogists to distinguish various John Smiths from each other. Of this family's distant origins, all that can be certainly said is that, like most English Smith families, they likely were descended from a family of blacksmiths in England. There are, however, various online family trees that extend the lineage of this Smith back several additional generations -- but all of them are problematic in one way or another, and thus probably erroneous. One of them, found at WikiTree, wrongly attaches our Smiths to the "Rock Smith" family (who were not related to these Smiths), like so:
Bartholomew Smith (c.1620-c.1676), married Anna Hathorne (c.1622-c.1680)
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William Smith, born c.1645 in Hempstead, New York, died c.1702 in Foster Meadow, New York, married Hannah Scudder (born c.1649), daughter of John and Dorothy Mary (King) Scudder.
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John Rock Smith, born 1675 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, died 2 May 1742 in Coram, Long Island, married Mary Burrill (1680-1753)
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John Smith (1700-1760), married Ruth Stout (1706-1755) of Bristol, Rhode Island.
There are several very serious problems with the above lineage. First of all, our John Smith's wife was named Mary, not Ruth, and Mary was not connected to Bristol, Rhode Island. Secondly, "John Rock Smith" was born circa 1615, not 1675, and died circa 1706, not 1742. Granted, this may be a later "John Rock Smith," but if so then he would probably be a grandson or son of the first John Rock Smith who was born circa 1615. The Rock Smiths (so called to distinguish them from other unrelated Smiths in the area) were originally linked to Hempstead, Long Island, but there seems to be no link between the Rock Smiths and the Bartholomew and William shown in this lineage. This genealogy showns every sign of having been stitched together by an inexperienced amateur genealogist.
Another, quite dubious, version of our John Smith's ancestry claims he was born in Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, England, and links him to a Smith family of Hempstead in Yorkshire, England:
John Smith, born 1600 in Hempstead, England, died 1707 in Long Island, New York, married Ruth David, born 1610 in Hempstead, England, died 1733 (at the age of 123!) in Long Island, New York, daughter of Israel David.
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John Smith, born 1633 in Hempstead, England, died 1720 in Long Island, New York, married Elizabeth Mary Townsend of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, England, born 1678.
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John Smith (1700-1760), married Mary Townsend (1703-1771)
The references to "Hempstead, England," as well as the dates of birth and death of the first John Smith shown here, indicate that this lineage, like the one at WikiTree, takes the genealogy of our John Smith back to "John Rock Smith" of Hempstead. However, the first John Rock Smith's wife is unknown -- and in any case Ruth David could not have lived to the age of 123. The wife of the second John Smith in this lineage is also problematic, as English colonists did not use middle names at that period, and her maiden name is the same as that which this lineage also assigns to our Mary, wife of our John Smith. It is also highly unlikely that our John Smith was born in Wolverhampton, England -- especially if his father really was a resident of Long Island, New York. Like this first version above, this lineage looks like it has been carelessly stitched together.
A third version of our John Smith's ancestry is found at the Families of Burlington Co., NJ (plus many others) database. This lineage, which also claims he was born in Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, England, is clearly another version of the second lineage shown above:
John Smith, born c.1607 in Hempstead, England, died in Long Island, New York, married Ruth David, born c.1611 in Hempstead, New York.
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John Smith, born 1633 in Hempstead, England, died 1720 in Long Island, New York, married Joan (NN), born c.1678.
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John Smith (1700-1760), married Mary (NN), born 1703.
This version, which again appears to trace the line back to the first John Rock Smith, seems to be less problematic than the second version, though it looks like there is still some confusion on whether these Smiths came from Hempstead in Yorkshire, England, or rather from that Hempstead's namesake in North America. The shift in the family's locations from Hempstead to Wolverhampton also seems improbable. But at least this version does not display the duplication of "Mary Townsend" that is seen in the second version.
The correct accounting of the family of our ancestor John Smith may be found in James W. Hook's Smith, Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties (1955), pages 7-10, 16-19, and so the following account will present the information as found in that source. Related sources include Long Island Surnames, to which may be compared Joyce A. Kintzel's information on our John Smith at her Leeds Family of New Jersey database. Those two sources have been compared and collated below with other online references to this family.
1. JOHN SMITH, born in England, formerly of Hempstead, England, came to America and was a freeman of Taunton in Plymouth Colony in 1639. John moved to Mashpate, Long Island, then controlled by the Dutch, and while living there was killed by Native Americans, perhaps in 1700 (though that may rather be the date of death of his son or grandson). In 1630, John married RUTH DAVID, and they had at least three children, named John Jr., Elizabeth, and Samuel. James W. Hook's Smith, Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties (1955), pages 7-10, 16-19, provides the following information about John Smith of Mashpate and his family. First, some relevant excerpts from pages 7-10:
"This writer is indebted to Mrs. L. G. Rundstrom of Atlantic City, N. J. for the following account of this family.
"'John Smith of Hempstead, England, married Ruth David or Davids in 1630. John Smith died on Long Island, N. Y. in 1700. They had a son John Smith, (John). He was born in 1633 and died on Long Island in 1720 and was called 'Jesstice or Justice John of Long Island'. He married first Elizabeth Gildersleeve in 1660. Elizabeth (Gildersleeve) Smith died in New York in 1690. Justice John Smith married, secondly, in 1698, Elizabeth. This Elizabeth died in New Jersey (probably Egg Harbor) in 1740. . . .'"
Next, further excerpts from pages 16-19 of Hook:
"The N. Y. Gen. and Biographical Records, (Vol. 72, p. 8) gives a limited genealogy of a very early Smith family of Jamaica, L. I. by Rosalie Fellows Bailey which apparently was the one from which John Smith (1700-1760) of Great Egg Harbor, N. J. deceased. (sic - descended) (See page 7, Chapter I herein.) It may be briefly outlined as follows:
"John Smith was a freeman of Taunton in the Plymouth Colony in 1639. He removed to Mashpate (Mespath), L. I. and met his death at the hand of an Indian as proved by a deposition of his son Samuel, aged about 67 and his daughter Elizabeth, aged about 70 given before the court of common pleas in Jamaica, 24 May 1703. The deposition stated that Samuel and Elizabeth were of Jamaica and that Elizabeth, formerly the wife of William Ludlam of Southampton, deceased, was now the wife of Nehemiah Smith. Both Samuel and Elizabeth did depose and say that about 60 years ago their father left Taunton, Plymouth Colony for Mashpate Kills, Queens County, then under the Dutch and was there killed by the Indians; also that John Smith, eldest son of ye said John Smith their father and brother to these deponents, is now living in Hempstead, Queens County. (Liber A of Jamaica Records; also see the N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec., Vol. 65, p. 249, and Annals of Newtown, L. I. by James Riker, p. 20.)
"The above record proves that John Smith had three children, but in a foot note the author stated that there may have been other children and grandchildren than were stated by her. . . .
"(1) John Smith Jr. then living in Hempstead, L. I. Evidently he was the John Smith whom Mrs. Rundstrom in Chapter I, page 7 herein, under the John Smith family of Great Egg Harbor referred to as having been born in 1633 and died on Long Island in 1720 and was the father of John Smith, born 17 Dec. 1700/ 01. Because of his age in 1700/01 one wonders if the John Smith of Great Egg Harbor born in the same year might not have been a great grandson of John Smith who was killed by Indians rather than a grandson. This is suggested by the record given below of Samuel Smith and Samuel's son Daniel Smith."(2) Elizabeth Smith, b. about 1633, according to her deposition above described; m. 1st., William Ludlam of Southampton, L. I. and secondly Nehemiah Smith of Jamaica. Nehemiah Smith was not identified by this writer."(3) Samuel Smith, b. about 1636, according to his deposition above described. His will calling him a yeoman of Jamaica, was dated 1 March 1714/15 and probated 20 May 1715. (Liber C of Jamaica Records; also Vol. 65, p. 321, N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec.) It mentioned children as follows:"(1) John Smith, eldest son. His brother Daniel mentioned him in his will calling him deceased and naming his children as follows, (1) Elizabeth Smith; (2) Joanna Nox, widow; (3) 'John Smith of New Jersey'; (4) Edward Smith."(2) Daniel Smith, b. about 1663. He stated in his will, dated 1753 and probated 1754, that he had reached his 90th year. His will mentioned his wife Abagail also his sister Deborah Wood; also his brother Samuel Smith; also his 'cousin' (obviously meaning nephews) Elizabeth Smith, Joanna Nox widow, 'John Smith of New Jersey' and Edward Smith, children of brother John, deceased. It also mentioned Samuel Smith of Huntington, son of my brother Amos Smith, and this Samuel's son Daniel. It mentioned Daniel Smith Wood, son of 'my cousin (nephew) and brother-in-law' John Wood, deceased; Amos Smith son of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith; John Smith, son of my cousin (nephew) Daniel Smith and Martha Smith, wife of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith and her children. (Pellatreu Smith Wills, p. 40)"(3) Samuel Smith."(4) Amos Smith will dated 1712; m. Mary and had ch. (1) Amos; (2) Daniel; (3) Mary; (4) Elizabeth; (5) David; (6) Samuel; (7) Solomon."(5) Mary Smith."(6) Sarah Smith."(7) Deborah Smith, m. John Wood."(8) Alice Smith."
The known children of John and Ruth Smith were:
-- JOHN SMITH JR., born 1633 probably in England, died 1720 on Long Island, New York.
-- ELIZABETH SMITH, born circa 1633 probably in England, married 1st William Ludlam, married 2nd Nehemiah Smith.
2. SAMUEL SMITH, born circa 1636 perhaps in England, had eight children.
2. SAMUEL SMITH, son of John and Ruth (David) Smith, born circa 1636 in England or Massachusetts, died between 1 March 1715 and 20 May 1715 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York. James W. Hook's Smith, Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties (1955), pages 16-19, provides the following information about Samuel:
"John Smith was a freeman of Taunton in the Plymouth Colony in 1639. He removed to Mashpate (Mespath), L. I. and met his death at the hand of an Indian as proved by a deposition of his son Samuel, aged about 67 and his daughter Elizabeth, aged about 70 given before the court of common pleas in Jamaica, 24 May 1703. The deposition stated that Samuel and Elizabeth were of Jamaica and that Elizabeth, formerly the wife of William Ludlam of Southampton, deceased, was now the wife of Nehemiah Smith. Both Samuel and Elizabeth did depose and say that about 60 years ago their father left Taunton, Plymouth Colony for Mashpate Kills, Queens County, then under the Dutch and was there killed by the Indians; also that John Smith, eldest son of ye said John Smith their father and brother to these deponents, is now living in Hempstead, Queens County. (Liber A of Jamaica Records; also see the N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec., Vol. 65, p. 249, and Annals of Newtown, L. I. by James Riker, p. 20.). . . .
"(3) Samuel Smith, b. about 1636, according to his deposition above described. His will calling him a yeoman of Jamaica, was dated 1 March 1714/15 and probated 20 May 1715. (Liber C of Jamaica Records; also Vol. 65, p. 321, N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec.) It mentioned children as follows:"(1) John Smith, eldest son. His brother Daniel mentioned him in his will calling him deceased and naming his children as follows, (1) Elizabeth Smith; (2) Joanna Nox, widow; (3) 'John Smith of New Jersey'; (4) Edward Smith."(2) Daniel Smith, b. about 1663. He stated in his will, dated 1753 and probated 1754, that he had reached his 90th year. His will mentioned his wife Abagail also his sister Deborah Wood; also his brother Samuel Smith; also his 'cousin' (obviously meaning nephews) Elizabeth Smith, Joanna Nox widow, 'John Smith of New Jersey' and Edward Smith, children of brother John, deceased. It also mentioned Samuel Smith of Huntington, son of my brother Amos Smith, and this Samuel's son Daniel. It mentioned Daniel Smith Wood, son of 'my cousin (nephew) and brother-in-law' John Wood, deceased; Amos Smith son of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith; John Smith, son of my cousin (nephew) Daniel Smith and Martha Smith, wife of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith and her children. (Pellatreu Smith Wills, p. 40)"(3) Samuel Smith."(4) Amos Smith will dated 1712; m. Mary and had ch. (1) Amos; (2) Daniel; (3) Mary; (4) Elizabeth; (5) David; (6) Samuel; (7) Solomon."(5) Mary Smith."(6) Sarah Smith."(7) Deborah Smith, m. John Wood."(8) Alice Smith."
The children of Samuel Smith of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, were:
3. JOHN SMITH, eldest son, had four children.
-- DANIEL SMITH, married Abigail (NN).
-- SAMUEL SMITH
-- AMOS SMITH, married Mary (NN), had seven children.
-- MARY SMITH
-- SARAH SMITH
-- DEBORAH SMITH, married John Wood.
-- ALICE SMITH.
3. JOHN SMITH, eldest son of Samuel Smith, died before 1753 (in which year his younger brother Daniel names him as deceased. John had four children. James W. Hook's Smith, Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties (1955), pages 16-19, provides the following information about John and his children:
"(1) John Smith, eldest son. His brother Daniel mentioned him in his will calling him deceased and naming his children as follows, (1) Elizabeth Smith; (2) Joanna Nox, widow; (3) 'John Smith of New Jersey'; (4) Edward Smith.
"(2) Daniel Smith, b. about 1663. He stated in his will, dated 1753 and probated 1754, that he had reached his 90th year. His will mentioned his wife Abagail also his sister Deborah Wood; also his brother Samuel Smith; also his 'cousin' (obviously meaning nephews) Elizabeth Smith, Joanna Nox widow, 'John Smith of New Jersey' and Edward Smith, children of brother John, deceased. It also mentioned Samuel Smith of Huntington, son of my brother Amos Smith, and this Samuel's son Daniel. It mentioned Daniel Smith Wood, son of 'my cousin (nephew) and brother-in-law' John Wood, deceased; Amos Smith son of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith; John Smith, son of my cousin (nephew) Daniel Smith and Martha Smith, wife of my cousin (nephew) Solomon Smith and her children. (Pellatreu Smith Wills, p. 40)
Hook proposed -- probably correctly -- that "John Smith of New Jersey" was John Smith (1700-1760) of Great Egg Harbor.
The children of John Smith were:
-- ELIZABETH SMITH
-- JOANNA SMITH, married (NN) Nox.
4. JOHN SMITH, born 17 Feb. 1700 in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York.
-- EDWARD SMITH
4. JOHN SMITH, son of John Smith, born 17 Feb. 1700 in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, died 10 March 1760 in Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Following James W. Hook, most online sources give John's date of birth as 17 Dec. 1700, but 12-17-1700 seems to be an error for 2-17-1700. Similarly, most online sources say John died 10 Jan. 1760, but that is an error resulting from a misinterpretation of the old way of counting the months of the year -- in the past, March was counted as the first month, so 1-10-1760 should be read as 10 March 1760 rather than 10 Jan. 1760. (Similar discrepancies in the dates of birth of John's children are found in some online sources, most of them due to the mistaken interpretation of January as the first month of the year, whereas in those days January was the 11th. month.)
James W. Hook's Smith, Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties (1955), pages 7-10, provides the following account of the family of Johh Smith of Great Egg Harbor (which includes Rundstrom's garbled account of John Smith's ancestry):
"JOHN SMITH of Great Egg Harbor, N. J., Quaker, was born 17 Dec. 1700/01 and died 10 Jan. 1760. His wife Mary, who was born 30 Jan. 1703, was buried at Great Egg Harbor, 15 Feb. 1771. He came from Long Island, according to the Great Egg Harbor Friends Meeting Records, which records also gave the birth dates of his children as given below. This writer is indebted to Mrs. L. G. Rundstrom of Atlantic City, N. J. for the following account of this family."'John Smith of Hempstead, England, married Ruth David or Davids in 1630. John Smith died on Long Island, N. Y. in 1700. They had a son John Smith, (John). He was born in 1633 and died on Long Island in 1720 and was called 'Jesstice or Justice John of Long Island'. He married first Elizabeth Gildersleeve in 1660. Elizabeth (Gildersleeve) Smith died in New York in 1690. Justice John Smith married, secondly, in 1698, Elizabeth. This Elizabeth died in New Jersey (probably Egg Harbor) in 1740. John Smith's children by his first wife were, (1) James Smith; (2) Felix Smith; (3) Isaac Smith; (4) Ephriam Smith; (5) A daughter who married Mr. Farmer. By his second wife (Elizabeth) he had (6) John Smith b. on Long Island, 17 Dec. 1700 who married Mary Smith, born on Long Island in 1703, daughter of Noah Smith of Long Island. The above data is from the William Clevenger Collection of papers owned by the Atlantic County Historical Society. Mr. Clevenger states this information was given to him by Mr. B. F. Leeds in 1897. Mr. Leeds was a descendant of this Smith family. (See Higby Genealogy, p. 41.)'"
"The above family apparently is the same as the one shown in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 72, p. 8 and mentioned more fully on page 17, Chapter two herein.
"Children of John and Mary Smith (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records):
"(1) Elizabeth Smith, b. 6 Dec. 1720/21.
"(2) Jesse Smith, b. 13 Oct. 1723; d. 15 Oct. 1802; m., probably as his first wife, Elizabeth and had children, (1) Rachel, b. 22 Feb. 1745; (2) Ann, b. 26 Aug. 1747; d. 28 Oct. 1813 in her 67th year; m. Mr. Barker; (3) Esther, b. 31 June 1750; d. 5 May 1826 in her 76th year; m. Mr. Higbee; (4) Rebecca, b. 13 Oct. 1753; d. 5 Oct. 1763; (5) Sarah, b. 5 June 1756; d. 25 Oct. 1763; (6) Joshua, b. 1 Jan. 1762; d. 23 Sept. 1763. Jesse Smith may have married, 2nd., Mary who d. 5 Nov. 1793. (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records) A Jesse Smith declared his intentions, 4 May 1795, to marry Rebecca Barker. (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records.)
"(3) Noah Smith, b. 27 Sept. 1725; d. 30 Nov. 1790; m. Judith (probably Judith Leeds), b. 15 Feb. 1726, buried 7 Jan. 1778. The will of Noah Smith of Great Egg Harbor, N. J. was written 12 March 1790 and proved 25 Dec. 1790. It did not mention his wife who was deceased. It mentioned sons John and Samuel and daughters Susannah Steelman, Naomi Murphy and Judith Smith. It also mentioned grandsons Job Carr and Noah Leeds and granddaughters Ann, Judith, Melisent and Susannah Steelman and Melisent Carr. His 'son-in-law, William Murphy and daughter Judith' were designated executors. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. VII, p. 207.) Their children were, (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records): . . . .
"(4) James Smith, b. 4 Feb. 1730.
"(5) Felix Smith, b. 27 Oct. 1732.
"(6) John Smith, b. 21 Dec. 1735/36; m. 7 Oct. 1758 Sarah Hickbee (Higby). He probably died in 1760 when the Bond of Noah Smith as administrator of the estate of John Smith was signed.
"(7) Mary Smith, b. 9 May 1738.
"(8) Ephriam Smith, b. 27 Feb. 1741; m. 5 Aug. 1762, Dorothy Shaw.
"(9) Isaac Smith, b. 4 Sept. 1745."
Long Island Surnames offers these brief remarks on John Smith and some of the primary and secondary sources that provide information about him (emphasis added):
John Smith purchased land from John Darby on 29 May 1732, S. W., Little Egg Harbor, Gloucester Co., NJ H-30. Sooy Family Association 1941. DAR records. Smith, Grant & Irons Families by James W. Hook 1955. William Clevener Papers at Atlantic Co., His. Soc. Great Egg Harbor Friends Meeting Rec. NJ. See: Atlantic Co. His. Society Vol. #5, No. 3, pg 69. John was also known as Hunting John. There was something said about him dying in Smithville, NJ.
John's wife, whom he married probably in early 1720, was a woman named MARY SMITH, born [3 Jan. 1701 or 1702/3 or] 30 March 1703 in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, died 15 Feb. 1771 in Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Mary's father was named Noah Smith of Long Island. However, Long Island Surnames, in agreement with the above-shown second version of John Smith's ancestry, says that John's wife Mary was Mary Townsend, one of the daughters of Richard and Elizabeth Townsend of Oyster Bay, Long Island. That, however, is chronologically impossible, for Richard Townsend's daughter Mary was born circa 1659-1669, whereas John's wife Mary was born circa 1701-1703. John and Mary Smith were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), and both were born on Long Island. Some of their children's births or baptisms can be found in Quaker records, while the names of others were written in the family Bible of John's eldest daughter Elizabeth. John and Mary are known to have had two daughters and seven sons:
5. ELIZABETH SMITH, born 6 Dec. 1720 at Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
-- JESSE SMITH, born 13 Dec. 1723 at Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, died 15 Oct. 1802.
-- NOAH SMITH, born 27 Nov. 1725 at Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, died 30 Nov. 1790 at Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
-- JAMES SMITH, born 4 April 1729 in New Jersey.
-- FELIX SMITH, born 27 Dec. 1732 at Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester County, New Jersey, died 23 Nov. 1778.
-- JOHN SMITH JR., born 21 Feb. 1736 in Smithville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, died 5 Jan. 1806 in Smithville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, married Sarah Higbee.
-- MARY SMITH, born 9 May 1738 in New Jersey, died 1808.
-- EPHRAIM SMITH ("Efraham"), born 27 April 1741 in New Jersey.
-- ISAAC SMITH, born 4 Nov. 1745 in New Jersey.
5. ELIZABETH SMITH, daughter of John and Mary Smith, born 6 Dec. 1720 at Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, died 2 May 1789 at Egg Harbor City, Atlantic, New Jersey. On 3 Dec. 1731, Elizabeth married JOOST SOOY JR. ("Joseph"), born 24 Oct. 1710 in New York City, New York, died 1778 in Cape May County, New Jersey, son of Joost and Sarah Sooy. Joost and Elizabeth had six sons and six daughters. (See The National Genealogical Society Quarterly 1918, Vol. VII, Oct. 1918, No. 3, page 45, which says, "Elizabeth was a member of the Society of Friends, that is, the Quakers.) The family Bible of Joost and Elizabeth Sooy is still in the possession of his descendants today. The "Sooy Book" of BassRiverHistory.org says, "The Joseph Sooy II family Bible is owned by Norman H. Sooy, Kansas City, Mo. Known as the Baskett Bible and printed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1749, the Bible contains the birth records of Joseph and Elizabeth's children and John and Mary Smith's (Elizabeth's parents) children."
The children of Joost and Elizabeth Sooy were:
-- JOSEPH SOOY, a privateer (pirate), born 27 Feb. 1738, died between 26 Aug. 1801 and 6 Oct. 1802, married Mary Leek.
-- SARAH SOOY, born 7 Feb. 1740, died Sept. 1791, married John Steelman.
-- JOHN SOOY, born 15 Aug. 1742 in Lower Bank, Burlington, New Jersey.
-- MARY SOOY, born 28 Dec. 1744 in Burlington County, New Jersey, died 15 June 1785 in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, married George Bevis.
-- NICHOLAS SOOY, Revolutionary War minuteman, born 4 March 1747 in Lower Bank, Burlington, New Jersey, died 22 Dec. 1822 in Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, married Sarah Sears.
-- NOAH SOOY, born 4 June 1750, married Harriet Cavileer.
-- LUKE SOOY, born 23 Oct. 1752, married Rebecca Van Gilder.
-- ELIZABETH SOOY, born 8 Nov. 1754, married Ebenezer Townsend.
-- ROBECKER SOOY, born 8 Nov. 1757.
-- PHEBE SOOY, born 19 April 1759, died 19 Oct. 1835, said to have married Joseph Mathis but in fact never married, was mother of Capt. Ebenezer Sooy of Bass River, New Jersey.
-- JEMIMA SOOY, born 12 Feb. 1761, died 27 July 1782.
-- HANNAH SOOY, born 12 Sept. 1763, married Anthony Smith.
Smith Genealogy Resources:
Families of Burlington Co., NJ (plus many others) Leeds Family of New Jersey Long Island Surnames Find-A-Grave memorial of John Smith, with links to wife Mary and son John Jr., and information on children. The Sooy Book", at BassRiverHistory.org The Potter-Sooy Connection Luijkas Van Thienhoven, M.D., with some Sooy descendants of Dr. Lucas van Thienhoven. Van Hook Database, with information on Elizabeth Smith Sooy and her family.