Re: Elizabeth Sayles, b. Oct. 15, 1740 RI
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Re: Elizabeth Sayles, b. Oct. 15, 1740 RI
12/21/00
No, Amasa and Mary (Waterman) Smith only had two children--John Waterman Smith and Eliza Smith.While I've never been able to find parents of Amasa Smith who m. Amy Mowry, "The Descendants of John Mowry" says that Amasa Smith who married Amy Mowry "was descended from John Smith the miller who settled in Providence, ground the corn for the colong and wasa close friend of Roger Williams."Further, he worked in the cotton mills of Slaters at Pawtucket and Slatersville, to support his widowed mother who had a large family of young children.He also represented the town of Smithfield in the Legislature, was tax collector and held minor offices.