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Family: John Ellis Smith/Louise N. Seaman (F1944)
m. 11 Nov 1855

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• Father | Male John Ellis Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	18 Aug 1831
  Died	19 May 1912
  Buried		Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	11 Nov 1855  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	Jacob Baldwin Smith, "Rock" ^ | F276 Group Sheet
  Mother	Eliza Davis, ^ | F276 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Louise N. Seaman, ^

  
  

  Born	5 Nov 1834	NY
  Died	8 Jun 1890	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Buried		Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Father	Abraham F. Seaman, ^ | F284 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary C. [Seaman], ^ | F284 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Sanford (Sandford) Ellis Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	24 Aug 1858	NY
  Died	11 Nov 1933
  Buried		Stony Brook, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	Eloise Davis | F1965
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Edgar F. Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	23 Nov 1860
  Died	May 1920	{TX}
  Buried		Houston, Harris, TX
  Spouse	Cleonne McKneeley | F1966
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Male John M. Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	15 Jan 1862
  Died	14 May 1862
  Buried		Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY

  
  

  Child 4 | Male George M. Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	11 Apr 1865
  Died	6 Jun 1918
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	Mary Breckenridge | F1967
  Married	Abt 1888

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Mary Evelyn Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	15 Jan 1867	NY
  Died	1940	{MA}
  Buried		MA
  Spouse	Francis Day | F1984
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male William Preston Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	Abt 1869–1871	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk}, NY
  Died	17 Mar 1945
  Buried
  Spouse	Fannie G. Monsell, ^ | F1985
  Married	Abt 1893

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Amy B. Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	Abt 1873	NY
  Died	26 Mar 1945
  Buried		Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	Santiago (Santa) de Arcas, ^ | F1981
  Married	24 Dec 1907

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Frances (Fanny) L. Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	7 Feb 1875	NY
  Died	17 Apr 1951
  Buried	20 Apr 1951	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	William Jennings | F1977
  Married
  Spouse	George W. H. Ranken | F1978
  Married	Abt 1905

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Nina Smith, "Rock" ^

  
  

  Born	16 Dec 1877	NY
  Died	31 Aug 1949
  Buried
  Spouse	Charles B. Foster | F1974
  Married

  
  

• Headstones		#021.050/052.Smith01: John E. & Louise N. Smith gravestone Status: Located Plot: 050/052. W. Preston Smith & John E. Smith
  		#021.050/052.Smith00: Smith Family plot. .. All the Smiths in this plot are descended from John Smith ("Rock Smith") of the Town of Hempstead, NY. 'The Town of Hempstead had a large quota of Smith families from it's earliest days, probably none of these related to one another originally. Among the town's proprietors and those who paid toward the patent were no less than six John Smiths. Very naturally, they were often distinguished by an added appellation. ... John Smith "Rock" (one of these six men) and his family became known as the "Rock" Smiths. This word might be spelled Rock, Roc, Rox, R or r; it might appear instead of a first name, as a middle name, as a word or symbol following the surname, and even between surname and Junior or its symbol J. This diverse usage shows it was not an alias or second surname or mother's maiden name, but merely an identifying term.' (Bailey). Other early Long Island Smith families had similar appellations, therefore "Tangier" Smith (of Mastic and Manor of St. George), "Bull" Smith (of Smithtown,) "Black" Smith (of Merrick,) and "Blue" Smith (of Hempstead.) As to be expected, these early Smith families often intermarried, making research complicated. The origin of the appellation is uncertain, engendering much speculation among various commentators. Much of the lineage recorded here, showing the descendancy from John "Rock" Smith to the Brookhaven Hamlet Smiths derives from a "Smith" Cedar Grove cemetery monument, Patchogue, NY. This eccentric monument, erected in 1909, purports to show the "complete" genealogy of the "Rock" Smiths from early Colonial days to Mrs. Ruth Newey Smith, who erected the monument. Hundreds of names are inscribed on the monument. This monument was transcribed by Mrs. Caleb M. Edwards, and appeared in the Long Island newspaper, Newsday, 16 Sep 1993. However, I believe this record inscribed on this monument to be fundamentally flawed -- see John Smith "Rock," Jr. This plot is a merging of two lots (lots 050 and 052), originally assigned to W. Preston Smith and John E. Smith. William Preston Smith was a son of John Ellis Smith, but apparently was not interred here. Mrs. Preston Smith is interred at lot 116. Status: Located Plot: 050/052

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Leming manuscript indicated: "John E. and his wife Louise N. S. Smith had nine children born to them."

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Death Certificate: Louisa M. Smith. [S176] Leming: Rock Smith. [S177] Smith Monument: Cedar Grove Cemetery.