Lieutenant Epenetus Smith^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1745 - 1826  (81 years)

• Name	Epenetus Smith
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Birth	Abt 1745	Huntington, Suffolk, New York
  Christening	25 Jul 1745	Huntington, Suffolk, New York   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Feb 1826	Huntington, Suffolk, New York
  Burial	Huntington, Suffolk, New York
  Person ID	I371	Scudder
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2013

  
  

  Family	Susannah Scudder,   b. 1745, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 26 Oct 1830, Northport, Suffolk, New York (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1768	Huntington, Suffolk, New York
  Children	1. Jonas Scudder Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1768, Northport, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 1826, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 57 years)   2. Elizabeth Smith,   b. Feb 1771, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 9 Feb 1858, Huntington, Suffok, New York, United States (Age 87 years)   3. Alexander Smith,   b. 15 Feb 1775, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 5 Aug 1859, of Northport, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 84 years)   4. Tryphena Smith,   b. 19 Apr 1778, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Deceased   5. Sarah Smith,   b. 1779, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Bef 1813, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age < 33 years)   6. Mary Smith,   b. 31 Jan 1781, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 19 Jan 1813, Huntington, Suffok, New York, United States (Age 31 years)   7. Hannah Smith,   b. 26 Sep 1787, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Deceased   8. Moses Smith,   b. Abt 1790, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Deceased
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Epenetus Smith signed the Articles of Association in 1775 along with many others in the Huntington area. The roster of a company of Minute Men raised at Smithtown and the eastern parts of Long Island shows that their enlistments began on 7 April 1776. Epenetus Smith was elected a lieutenant. He took part in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Ancestral File (R). [S1577] Susannah Scudder and Epenetus Smith Family Soper Manuscript. [S17] Scudders in the American Revolution, p. 36.