Joseph Smith, "Rock"

Joseph Smith, "Rock"

Male 1646 - Abt 1717  (71 years)


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  • Name Joseph Smith  [1
    Suffix "Rock" 
    Birth 1646  Hempstead, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1717  Hempstead, LI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5278  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Father John Smith, ("Rock John") >,   b. 1 Jan 1615, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1706, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Smith,   b. 1682, Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1756, Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F24304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2025 

  • 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 
    1. [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.