William Henry Smith, "Tangier" b. 29 Oct 1708 Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 2 Oct 1776: Our Family History

1708 - 1776 (67 years)

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Name	William Henry Smith [1, 2]
Suffix	"Tangier"
Birth	29 Oct 1708	Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY [1, 2]
Baptism	19 Apr 1713 [2]
Gender	Male
Death	2 Oct 1776 [2]
Burial	Strongs Neck ("Tangier" Smith Cemetery), Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY [2]
Person ID	I6094	My Genealogy
Last Modified	7 Oct 2023

Father	Col. Henry Smith, Esq., b. 19 Jan 1678, Royal City of Tangier, Africa d. 31 Oct 1766, Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 88 years)
Mother	Anna Shepherd, >, b. 30 Jan 1685, Charlestown, Middlesex, MA d. 7 May 1735, Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 50 years)
Marriage	9 Jan 1704/5	Charlestown, Middlesex, MA [3, 4, 5]
Family ID	F2905	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret Lloyd, b. 1 Jun 1713 d. 27 Jul 1756, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 43 years)

Marriage 19 Dec 1732 [2]

Children

	1. Paschal Nelson Smith, "Tangier", b. Abt 1756, of New York City, New York, New York, USA d. 14 Sep 1805, New York (Bloomingdale), New York, NY (Age 49 years)
	2. Catherine Smith, "Tangier" d. Between 1776 and 1802
	3. William Smith, "Tangier", b. 1733/4 d. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
	4. Rebecca Smith, "Tangier", b. 1734/5 d. 25 Nov 1809, Flushing, Queens, NY (Age 74 years)
	5. (William) Henry Smith, "Tangier", b. 11 Aug 1735, England d. 11 Apr 1801, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 65 years)
	6. Gilbert Smith, "Tangier", b. Between 1736 and 1739 d. 1763, Surinam (Dutch Guiana) (Age 27 years)
	7. Margaret Smith, "Tangier", b. Abt 1740 d. IN INFANCY
	8. Anna Smith, "Tangier", b. 14 Apr 1740 d. 12 Aug 1812 (Age 72 years)
	9. Oliver Smith, "Tangier", b. 1749/50 d. 6 Feb 1797, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 47 years)
	10. Shepard Smith, "Tangier", b. 1751/2 d. Mar 1754 (Age 2 years)

Family ID F2924 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 May 2025

Notes
He inherited the Setauket Manor of St. George and was the last Lord of the Manor. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and clerk of Suffolk County 1730-1750.

[S103] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record (New York Genealogical Society: New York), The 'Tangier' Smith Records. v. 3, no. 1 (July 1870), p. 21.
[S58] Ruth Tangier Smith, M.D. and Henry Bainbridge Hoff, The Tangier Smith Family: Descendents of Colonel William Smith of The Manor of St. George, Long Island, New York (The Order of colonial Lords of Manors in America. Publication No. 34. 1978.), p. 5.
[S12] Susan H. Carmiencke and Bayard C. Carmiencke, compiled by., A Hawkins genealogy supplement; volume II. Record of the descendants of Robert Hawkins of Charlestown, Massachusetts (Baltimore : Published for The Hawkins Association by Gateway Press, c2, p. 2 (4aa).
[S58] Ruth Tangier Smith, M.D. and Henry Bainbridge Hoff, The Tangier Smith Family: Descendents of Colonel William Smith of The Manor of St. George, Long Island, New York (The Order of colonial Lords of Manors in America. Publication No. 34. 1978.), p. 3.
[S103] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record (New York Genealogical Society: New York), The 'Tangier' Smith Records. v. 3, no. 1 (July 1870), p. 20.

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