Henry Smith, Reverend
1593 - 1648 (55 years)-
Name Henry Smith Title Reverend Birth 1593 Norfolkshire, England 
Christening 20 Apr 1610 Norfolkshire, England Gender Male FSID LHGL-PNM Burial Aug 1648 Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death 9 Aug 1648 Hartford, Connecticut, United States Person ID I9142 footsteps | DonCampbell, Enoch, Smith Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
Father Erasmus Ambrose Smith, Captain , b. Abt 1561, Withcote, Leicestershire, England d. Abt May 1616, Withcote, Leicestershire, England (Age 55 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Cecil, b. 1542, Leicestershire, England d. 1611, Leicestershire, England (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Marriage 19 Nov 1586 Leicestershire, England Family ID F18928 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dorothy Cotton, b. 1603, Norfolkshire, England d. 22 Dec 1694, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 91 years) Marriage Between 1620 and 1622 England Children + 1. Samuel Smith, Deacon , b. 27 Jan 1638, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 10 Sep 1703, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F6771 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
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Notes - He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was ordained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with his wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a ship with John Driver, master, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. They settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith and six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power by the Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecticut for one year. On December 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the Watertown Church.
In 1638, the family removed to Wethersfield, Conn. and Rev. Henry was the first ordained minister there. His homelot consisted of five acres and was bounded by the Wethersfield Green and the burying ground . According to an article in thn the "Connecticut Nutmegger", there was great dissatisfaction with the leadership of Rev. Smith (the wealthy ruling elder of the church, Clement Chaplin, incited rebellion in the flock against Rev. Henry and the people brought grievancvances against him), and because of this, the Connecticut legislature asked that he "lay down his place, if it be done according to God". Rev. Henry refused to resign, and the court found that there was no basis to the complaints . As a result, Mr. Chaplin and others were fined for what they had done against Rev. Smith. In 1637, Henry Smith from Wethersfield was one of 90 men who joined in the Pequot-Narrigansett War in Rhode Island .
- He studied at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1619-1620, and was ordained by the Bishop of Peterborough on June 8, 1623. Henry came with his wife, four children, four men servants, and four maid servants on a ship with John Driver, master, sailing from Weymouth, England in 1636. They settled first in Watertown, Mass., and in March of 1636, Rev. Smith and six other men were appointed commissioners, giving them full power by the Massachusetts legislature to govern Connecticut for one year. On December 5, 1637, Henry and his wife were admitted to communion at the Watertown Church.
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