Noah Smith (judge)
Noah Smith (January 27, 1756 – December 25, 1812) was a political and legal figure in Vermont during its years as an independent republic and its early years of statehood. Among the offices he held was Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1789 to 1791 and 1798 to 1801.
Biography
The brother of
Smith served for several years as
In 1788, Smith was elected to the governor's council, and he served until resigning to return to the bench.[6] In 1789, Smith was appointed a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until 1791.[1] When Vermont joined the union in 1791, Smith he was named Vermont’s first federal collector of customs, a post he held for several years while continuing to practice law.[1]
Smith was later one of the first settlers of the town of
Smith was an active
Death and burial
Smith died in Milton on December 25, 1812,[10] and was buried at Milton Village Cemetery.[10]
Family
In 1779, Smith married Chloe Burrall (1757–1810),[11] the daughter of Charles Burrall and Abigail Kellogg of Canaan, Connecticut;[12] her first name is sometimes spelled "Cloe", and her last name spelled variously in written records as Burral, Burrell, Burrill, and Barrall. They were the parents of eight children, five of whom lived to adulthood.[12]
- Henry (1783-1813), a graduate of Yale University who practiced law in Milton.[12][13]
- Laura (1784-1794)[14]
- Albert (1787-1796)[14]
- Daniel (1789-1823), was a Middlebury College graduate who worked as a missionary and teacher in Mississippi and Kentucky before his death in 1823.[12][15]
- Eliza (1792-1866), the wife of Fordyce Huntington (1788-1869), a prominent merchant in Vergennes, Vermont.[12][16]
- Noah Jr. (1794-1825), a Middlebury College graduate who taught school in Louisville, Kentucky.[12][17]
- Maria (1795-1796)[14]
- Celia (1797-1869), the wife of Hiram Painter, the owner and operator of a Vergennes hotel.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part II", pp. 29–30.
- ^ The Dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument.
- ^ a b Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, pp. 304, 788.
- ^ Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, Vol. 3, p. 334.
- ^ Vermont: A History, p. 91.
- ^ Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, Vol. 4, pp. 168–169, 172.
- ^ History of Chittenden County, Vermont, p. 638.
- ^ Journals and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, p. 233.
- ^ Ancient Craft Masonry in Vermont, p. 65.
- ^ a b "Death and Burial Record for Noah Smith".
- ^ "Noah Smith and Cloe Burral in Early Connecticut Marriages".
- ^ a b c d e f g American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 146.
- ^ Memorial of the Rev. Henry Smith, p. 4.
- ^ a b c Families of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, p. 634.
- ^ Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, p. 17.
- ^ History of Addison County Vermont, p. 686.
- ^ Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, p. 34.
Sources
Magazines
- Taft, Russell S. (January 1, 1894). "The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part II". The Green Bag. Boston, MA: Boston Book Company.
Books
- Caldwell, John; Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez; Johnson, Dale T. (1994). American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-87099-244-5.
- Centennial Committee (1892). The Dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument. Bennington, VT: Banner Book and Job Printing.
- Goodrich, John E. (1904). The State of Vermont: Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783. Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company. p. 304.
- Lane Theological Seminary Board of trustees (1879). Memorial of the Rev. Henry Smith, D.D., LL.D. Cincinnati, OH: Elm Street Printing Company.
- Morrissey, Charles T. (1984). Vermont: A History. New York, NY: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-34871-2.
- Rann, William S. (1886). History of Chittenden County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. p. 638.
- Smith, Henry P. (1886). History of Addison County Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. p. 686.
- Stiles, Henry R. (2007) [1904]. Families of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut. Vol. 2. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-4377-0.
- Tillotson, Lee S. (1920). Ancient Craft Masonry in Vermont. Montpelier, VT: Capital City Press. p. 65.
- Vermont General Assembly (1929). Journals and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State.
- Walton, E. P. (1875). Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. 3. Montpelier, VT: J. and J. M. Poland.
- Walton, E. P. (1876). Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: J. and J. M. Poland.
- Wiley, Edgar J. (1917). Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College. Middlebury College: Middlebury, VT.
Internet
- "Noah Smith and Cloe Burral in Early Connecticut Marriages". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "Death and Burial Record for Noah Smith in Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2017.