John SMITH ⁴⁵⁹⁶

  General Notes:

On 26 February 1684 (1683/4?), John smith of New Castle, who had married Mary, the widow of William Hedges, was appointed administrator of the estate of William Hedges, who had died intestate. (New Castle Wills, A:6). Thus, he became the owner of record of her double lot. [Not long after, John and Mary Smith sold their lots to Justus Anderson, an innkeeper]. The property was described as 120 feet broad with a new dwelling house, an old house and a cowe house. (New Castle Deeds). In exchange, John and Mary Smith acquired from Justus Anderson a lot in New Castle … described as six lots, which Justus Anderson had earlier acquired from john White. (New Castle Deeds, B1:79).
[There is further reference to John Smith in October 1688, but otherwise] the later fate of John Smith and his wife Mary has not been determined. The last discovered reference to him is a tax list for New Castle dated 1 January 1696/7 which lists him as taxable. (MS, Historical Society of Pennsylvania).
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John married Mary about 1679 in , , Delaware, USA.⁴⁸³³