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- He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was o rdained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with h is wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a s hip with John Driver, master, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. T hey settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith a nd six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power b y the Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecticut for one year. On D ecember 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the W atertown Church.
In 1638, the family removed to Wethersfield, Conn. and Rev. Henry was t he first ordained minister there. His homelot consisted of five acres a nd was bounded by the Wethersfield Green and the burying ground . Accor ding to an article in thn the "Connecticut Nutmegger", there was great d issatisfaction with the leadership of Rev. Smith (the wealthy ruling el der of the church, Clement Chaplin, incited rebellion in the flock agai nst Rev. Henry and the people brought grievancvances against him), and b ecause of this, the Connecticut legislature asked that he "lay down his p lace, if it be done according to God". Rev. Henry refused to resign, an d the court found that there was no basis to the complaints . As a resu lt, Mr. Chaplin and others were fined for what they had done against Re v. Smith. In 1637, Henry Smith from Wethersfield was one of 90 men who j oined in the Pequot-Narrigansett War in Rhode Island .
He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was o r dained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with h i s wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a s h ip with John Driver, master, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. T h ey settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith a n d six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power b y t he Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecticut for one year. On D e cember 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the W a tertown Church.
In 1638, the family removed to Wethersfield, Conn. and Rev. Henry was t h e first ordained minister there. His homelot consisted of five acres a n d was bounded by the Wethersfield Green and the burying ground . Accor d ing to an article in thn the "Connecticut Nutmegger", there was great d i ssatisfaction with the leadership of Rev. Smith (the wealthy ruling el d er of the church, Clement Chaplin, incited rebellion in the flock agai n st Rev. Henry and the people brought grievancvances against him), and b e cause of this, the Connecticut legislature asked that he "lay down his p l ace, if it be done according to God". Rev. Henry refused to resign, an d t he court found that there was no basis to the complaints . As a resu lt , Mr. Chaplin and others were fined for what they had done against Re v . Smith. In 1637, Henry Smith from Wethersfield was one of 90 men who j o ined in the Pequot-Narrigansett War in Rhode Island .
He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was o rdained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with h is wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a s hip with John Driver, maste r, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. T hey settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith a nd six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power b y the Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecticut fo r one year. On D ecember 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the W atertown Church.
In 1638, the family removed to Wethersfield, Conn. and Rev. Henry was t he first ordained minister there. His homelot consisted of five acres a nd was bounded by the Wethersfield Green and the burying ground . Accor ding to an article in thn the " Connecticut Nutmegger", there was great d issatisfaction with the leadership of Rev. Smith (the wealthy ruling el der of the church, Clement Chaplin, incited rebellion in the flock agai nst Rev. Henry and the people brought grievancvances agains t him), and b ecause of this, the Connecticut legislature asked that he "lay down his p lace, if it be done according to God". Rev. Henry refused to resign, an d the court found that there was no basis to the complaints . As a resu lt, Mr. Chapli n and others were fined for what they had done against Re v. Smith. In 1637, Henry Smith from Wethersfield was one of 90 men who j oined in the Pequot-Narrigansett War in Rhode Island .
He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was o r dained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with h i s wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a s h ip with John Driver, ma ster, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. T h ey settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith a n d six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power b y t he Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecti cut for one year. On D e cember 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the W a tertown Church.
In 1638, the family removed to Wethersfield, Conn. and Rev. Henry was t h e first ordained minister there. His homelot consisted of five acres a n d was bounded by the Wethersfield Green and the burying ground . Accor d ing to an article in thn th e "Connecticut Nutmegger", there was great d i ssatisfaction with the leadership of Rev. Smith (the wealthy ruling el d er of the church, Clement Chaplin, incited rebellion in the flock agai n st Rev. Henry and the people brought grievancvances ag ainst him), and b e cause of this, the Connecticut legislature asked that he "lay down his p l ace, if it be done according to God". Rev. Henry refused to resign, an d t he court found that there was no basis to the complaints . As a resu lt , Mr . Chaplin and others were fined for what they had done against Re v . Smith. In 1637, Henry Smith from Wethersfield was one of 90 men who j o ined in the Pequot-Narrigansett War in Rhode Island .
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1593 - 1648 (55 years)
