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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  |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spouse | Eloise Davis | F1965 | |
| Married | ||
| Child 2 | Male Edgar F. Smith, "Rock" ^ |
| Born | 23 Nov 1860 | |
| Died | May 1920 | {TX} |
| Buried | Houston, Harris, TX |
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| 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 |
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| Spouse | Mary Breckenridge | F1967 | |
| Married | Abt 1888 | |
| Child 5 | Female Mary Evelyn Smith, "Rock" ^ |
| Born | 15 Jan 1867 | NY |
| Died | 1940 | {MA} |
| Buried | MA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | FemaleNina 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 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. Plot: 050/052 |
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