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Signature. William Stephens Smith (November 8, 1755 – June 10, 1816) was a United States representative from New York. He married Abigail "Nabby" Adams, the daughter of President John Adams, and so was a brother-in-law of President John Quincy Adams and an uncle of Charles Francis Adams Sr.
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1841-42. From the Battle of Long Island in 1776 until the withdrawal of British military forces from his native New York City in 1783, William Stephens Smith proved himself an exceptional military officer during the War for American Independence.
The tree of liberty... (Quotation) In a 1787 letter to William Stephens Smith, the son-in-law of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson used the phrase "t ree of liberty ": I do not know whether it is to yourself or Mr. Adams I am to give my thanks for the copy of the new constitution. I beg leave through you to place them where due.
12 gen 2002 · To William Stephens Smith. Paris Nov. 13. 1787. I am now to acknolege the receipt of your favors of October the 4th. 8th. and 26th. In the last you apologize for your letters of introduction to Americans coming here. It is so far from needing apology on your part, that it calls for thanks on mine. I endeavor to shew civilities to all the ...
25 gen 2018 · Colonel William Stephens Smith, ca. 1794, by Gilbert Stuart. Courtesy Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium. Not that Adams hadn’t been aware of William Stephen Smith ’s (1755-1816) faults when he nominated him to the position of surveyor and revenue inspector of the Port of New York in December 1800.
10 apr 2024 · On June 12, 1786, Nabby married Colonel William Stephens Smith, who had served as John's secretary in London. During the Revolutionary War, he had commanded a regiment at age 21. In the...
WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH was born 8 November 1755 in New York City to John Smith, a merchant, and Margaret Stephens, the daughter of a British army officer. Smith graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1774 and briefly studied law before joining the Continental Army in 1776.
