He was called "Lieut." A grand-daughter, Mrs. Maria H. Warner, wrote: "I remember at a Fourth of July picnic in Northfield there were a number of guns set up, said to be Revolutionary guns. One Uncle David bought, and said it was his father's."

Jacob Smith, Jr. was in Capt. Solomon Buels' company of Litch- field, on ye alarm for relief of Fort William Henry, August, 1757; for 17 days in Capt. Archibald McNeil's Tenth Company of New Haven, Fourth Regiment, 1758 from March 30th to Nov. 12th, also same off- icers company, Third Regt., 1799, from April 9th, to Dec. 1st. He was in Capt. Asel Fitch company (Lebanon) second Regt. Conn. Troops, 1760, from March 30th to Nov. 6th.

In the Adjutant General's report of names of men serving in the Revolutionary War, he is called sergeant Jacob Smith. He is on record as sergeant in the company of Capt. Amos Barnes (of Litch- field) and in the Regt. of Col. Hooker. This company belonged to the militia, but was sent for special service on the North River. He was mustered in April 12, 1777 and out, May 10th of the same year. (Ref. Conn. Militia in Rev., p. 502).

His name also appears in the Lexington alarm list for four and one half days (Conn. Men in the Rev. War, p. 15) and among officers and soldiers of an independent company in Lebanon in the Twelfth Regt. (p.624). He also was grand juror in 1796. He d. April 14, 1807 and his wife, Mary, died Dec. 30, 1823.

Their tombstones and still in good condition in the Northfield Cemetery, and read as follows:

                            In 
                         Memory of 
                      Mr. Jacob Smith 
                    who died April 14, 
                      1807 A.E. 69 

"O Thou great arbitor of life and death. Thy call I follow to the land unknown. I trust in Thee and know in whom I trust"

                            In 
                         Memory of 
                      Mrs. Mary Smith 
                         Relict of 
                   Jacob Smith, who died 
                       Dec. 30, 1823 
                          A.E. 81. 
                   "Be ye also ready" 

(Ref: Smith Gen. pp. 7, 8, 9, by Harriet Southworth (Lewis) Barnes).

    Children. 
V.207.  Jacob Smith, b. Oct. 3, 1768; m. Abigail Marsh 
V.208.  Joseph  "             (Did not marry) 
V.209.  Reuben  "    b. Apr. 19, 1770; m. Elizabeth Morse 
V.210.  James   "    b. Feb. 25, 1772 (Litchfield Rec.)  Untraced 
V.211.  Lemuel  "    b. July 18, 1774; m. Nancy Jones, 1797 
V.212.  David                          m. Anna Bartholomew 
V.213.  Levi (Lewis)                   m. Polly Finer 
V.214.  Elizabeth                      m. Charles Blakesley 
V.215.  Mary         b. Nov. 30, 1766; m. (1) Mr. Goodwin 
                                       m. (2) Mr. Blanchard 

Jacob Smith, Senior, was a son of Nathaniel and Ann (Hoskins) Smith, he a son of Nathaniel, Sr., and wife, Experience ----, and he a son of James Smith, of Weymouth, Mass., 1639 and wife Joanna.

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