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Rev. Charles Jeffrey (Jeffry) Smith, "Tangier"^[1]
1740 - 1770

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• Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	"Tangier"
  Birth	1739/40  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1757	New Haven, New Haven, CT   [3]
  	at Yale College, graduated
  Reference Number	TS 1-3-4-1  [4]
  Died	10 Aug 1770	L.I., NY   [1, 2]
  	Bigelow records: "He was thought to have died accidentally of a gunshot but years later a negro on the eve of execution for another crime confessed he had also murdered Charles Jeffrey Smith in 1770." R.T. Smith concurs in his murder.
  Buried	Strongs Neck ("Tangier" Smith Cemetery), Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Notes	Charles Jeffrey Smith was a Presbyterian missionary to the Indians of the Mohawk Valley and later to slaves in Virginia, where he owned property and intended to found a settlement at Providence Forge.
  Person ID	I6554	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	Henry Smith, Jr. "Tangier",   b. 13 Feb 1710/1, Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 3 May 1747, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Mother	Ruth Smith, "Bull",   b. 31 Dec 1713,   d. 9 Apr 1793
  Marriage License	28 Nov 1738
  Married	Aft 28 Nov 1738
  Family ID	F2319	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Smith, "Bull",   b. 1736/7,   d. 31 Aug 1816
  Married	20 Sep 1767  [3]
  	Charles Jeffrey and Elizabeth were first cousins. They had one son.
  Family ID	F3287	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S237] Long Island Forum: Tangier Smiths. [S238] Tangier Smith Family: Ruth Tangier Smith, LI Ref 929.2 SMITH., p. 12. [S79] Smith, Tangier Family, LI REF 929.2 SMITH., p.12. [S79] Smith, Tangier Family, LI REF 929.2 SMITH., p.11.