The McBrides of Hampshire Co, VA/WV:Information about Andrew Smith II
Andrew Smith II (b. 1650, d. January 16, 1703/04)
Notes for Andrew Smith II:
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From 'Pioneers of Old Hopewell'
To Andrew Smith may be given the honor of naming Hopewell township, and a short sketch of his history may not be out of place just here as he was the progenitor of a distinguished family in the early history of the township. In the deed of Cornelius Empson of Brandywine Creek, now Wilmington, Delaware, to Andrew Smith dated May 20, 1688, the tract is called "Hopewell," and when on February 20, 1699, application was made by the inhabitants north of the falls of the Delaware for a new township, they requested in the petition that it be called "Hopewell." There were three Andrew Smiths in succession, among the early settlers of Hopewell township, all of whom distinguished themselves; but in the published histories of the family they have not included the first Andrew, giving the credit of naming the township to the second from pioneers of hopewell
The will of the first Andrew Smith was dated January 16, 1703, and is not recorded, but is on file with the inventory of his estate, in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton. He resided within the boundaries of old Hopewell township in the vicinity of the present site of the Hospital for the Insane now in Ewing township. In his will, which was proved March 7, 1703, he leaves a legacy to his son Andrew Smith, who married Sarah, daughter of the first Jonathan Stout of Hopewell, and soon after the death of his father moved to the northern part of the township, and settled on the farm adjoining the Hopewell poor farm, now owned by Oliver G. Woodward.
source: The Smith Gentes by Rosalie Coudray Smith, 1990
Andrew moved from Farsley in the West Riding of Yorkshire to the East Riding, and then sailed in the summer of 1677 from Kingston-upon-Hull on the Kent, Gregory Marlow, Master, with a group of Quakers bound for West Jersey. The Kent docked 16 Aug 1677 at Rancocas Creek on the Delaware River, West Jersey.
I imagine Andrew moved east simply in preparation for emigration, some short time after his father had died and that estate was settled; and assume his mother predeceased his father. Although I have gotten some parish records, I have not managed to get Quaker records in Hull, but have seen that there was a growing community.
More About Andrew Smith II and Sarah Foster:
Marriage: 1669, Yorkshire, England.4301, 4302
Children of Andrew Smith II and Sarah Foster are:
- +Sarah Smith, b. November 28, 1675, Farsley, West Riding,Yorkshire Co, England4303, 4304, d. 1759, Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon Co,NJ4305, 4306.