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From: "Edward Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Sorting out ARTHURS
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:00:15 -0500


Susan,

You wrote:
>Thanks to the wonderful Suffolk Cty. Gen Exch. site, I have the following
>info. on Thomas Arthur and on William Arthur. There are women/wives that
>must be sorted out, however.
>
>There are three women whose burial data says "wife of Thomas Arthur". The
>dates make it possible that all three were wives of the same Thomas, but
>I'm not sure. Can anyone help?

>1. Margaret SMITH: b. abt 15 May 1781
> d. 21 Jan 1804
> buried in Smithtown

"The Family of Richard Smith of Smithtown" by Frederick K. Smith shows this
wife as #705, daughter of Jesse and Charity Smith [p. 230]. It gives the
parents of her husband Thomas Arthur, as William and Mercy (Osborn) Arthur

>2. Mary Nuton (Norton?): b. 24 Sep 1797
> d. 30 Jun 1828
> buried in Smithtown

I don't have info on this wife, but Nuton was often a phonetic spelling of
Newton.


>3. Pamela Mills: b.?
> d. 25 June 1875 - Buried in Smithtown

No info on her either, but since wife no. 2 above outlived her husband I
think Pamela prob. married a different Thomas Arthur
>
>and of course, THOMAS ARTHUR: b. 8 Feb 1773
> d. 19 May 1819 (Buried - Smithtown)

>Same holds true for a William Arthur , b. abt. 1735 and d. 1 March 1815.
> Buried in Smithtown also.
>
>The two wives possible for him (headstones each say "wife of William
Arthur"):
> 1. Mary ____: b. abt. 1747 and d. 27 Oct 1767 Buried in Smithtown


The Suffolk County Historical Society has a transcript of William Arthur's
bible record. It has been published in the SCHS Register. It shows William
Arthur's birth date was 7 Nov 1730 and that his first wife was Mary Norton,
b. 29 April 1738, daughter of George Norton. They married 29 July 1762. Mary
died 24 Oct 1767, Saturday morning, 8 o'clock


> 2. Mercy _____: b. abt 1736, and d. 9 Jul 1814. Buried in Smithtown also.
>


The bible transcript says William's second wife was Mary Osborn, daughter of
Jeremiah Osborn of East Hampton [based on the gravestone and the statement
in the Smith genealogy it appears the transcriber must have misread "Mary"
for "Mercy"]. They married 31 Oct 1771.

Hope this helps,

Ned Smit

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