Joseph Smith, "Rock"

1646 - Abt 1717  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph Smith  [1]
  Suffix	"Rock"
  Birth	1646	Hempstead, Queens, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1717	Hempstead, LI   [1]
  Person ID	I5278	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Smith, ("Rock John") >,   b. 1 Jan 1615, Derbyshire, England d. 3 Apr 1706, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 91 years)
  Mother	[w.\ John Smith Rock] Smith(), >,   b. Abt 1615   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Smith(),   b. Abt 1660, Hempstead, Rockland, New York, United States
  Children	1. Joseph Smith,   b. 1682, Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 1756, Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F24304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Smith and his descendents did not use the appellation "Rock," there being no need as there were no other Joseph Smith's in the Town of Hempstead at the time. This line is probably not of interest in the research on the ancestors of the Smiths's of Brookhaven Hamlet, NY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S723] Rosalie Fellows Bailey, Record (Quarterly): John Smith of Hempstead, New York Beginnings of the "Rock" Smith Family. Vol. LXXXVIII. Jan 1957 (pp 5-22), April 1957 (pp. 91-104), July 1957 (pp 136-154, October 1957 (pp. 199-210. (New York Genealogi.