HESTER HELMS was born on February 22, 1778 and baptized on June 23, 1778 in the Minisink-Machachemec Reformed Dutch Church in Deerpark, Orange County, New York, the daughter of JACOB HELMS (1737-1845) and his wife HELENA VAN ETTEN (1738-aft 1785).
Hester married SIMEON SMITH on September 22, 1794 in Cayuga County, New York, the son of GEORGE SMITH (1744-1803) and his wife SARAH COLEMAN (c1745-1779). Simeon was born on May 10, 1773 in New York, probably in Orange County, and died on February 26, 1851 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. He is buried in the Rockville cemetery.
Children of HESTER HELMS and SIMEON SMITH are:
i. JEHIAL SMITH, b. January 10, 1797, New York; d. 1883, Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa.
ii. SARAH SMITH, b. February 23, 1799; d. Bef. 1810, Ontario County, New York.
iii. GEORGE COLEMAN SMITH, b. March 5, 1800, Ontario County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, Adair County, Missouri; m. SARAH "SALLY" GOBLE, 1823, Sullivan County, Indiana; b. April 30, 1802, Cayuga County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, probably Adair County, Missouri.
iv. LEAH MARY SMITH, b. February 4, 1803, of Ontario County, New York.
v. ELIZA SMITH, b. February 17, 1805, of Ontario County, New York.
vi. PERMELIA SMITH, b. June 5, 1807, of Ontario County, New York.
vii. SIMEON SMITH, b. April 17, 1811, of Ontario County, New York; d. January 26, 1899, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. MARY POLLY RINKER, December 27, 1832, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1812, Indiana; d. May 13, 1892, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
viii. LEVI SMITH, b. April 6, 1813, of Ontario County, New York; d. 1864.
ix. REUBEN D. SMITH, b. August 1, 1815, of Ontario County, New York; d. July 31, 1898, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. ELIZABETH PAINTER, April 20, 1854, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1815, Kentucky.
x. JOSEPH COLEMAN SMITH, b. July 13, 1818, Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana; d. November 11, 1906, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. SUSAN MELIK EGBERT, November 2, 1850, Indiana; b. Abt. 1825, New York.
xi. MARGARET ANN SMITH, b. March 15, 1825, of Parke County, Indiana; m. JOHN L. BEAUCHAMP, March 24, 1853, Parke County, Indiana.
Hester married SIMEON SMITH on September 22, 1794 in Cayuga County, New York, the son of GEORGE SMITH (1744-1803) and his wife SARAH COLEMAN (c1745-1779). Simeon was born on May 10, 1773 in New York, probably in Orange County, and died on February 26, 1851 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. He is buried in the Rockville cemetery.
Children of HESTER HELMS and SIMEON SMITH are:
i. JEHIAL SMITH, b. January 10, 1797, New York; d. 1883, Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa.
ii. SARAH SMITH, b. February 23, 1799; d. Bef. 1810, Ontario County, New York.
iii. GEORGE COLEMAN SMITH, b. March 5, 1800, Ontario County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, Adair County, Missouri; m. SARAH "SALLY" GOBLE, 1823, Sullivan County, Indiana; b. April 30, 1802, Cayuga County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, probably Adair County, Missouri.
iv. LEAH MARY SMITH, b. February 4, 1803, of Ontario County, New York.
v. ELIZA SMITH, b. February 17, 1805, of Ontario County, New York.
vi. PERMELIA SMITH, b. June 5, 1807, of Ontario County, New York.
vii. SIMEON SMITH, b. April 17, 1811, of Ontario County, New York; d. January 26, 1899, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. MARY POLLY RINKER, December 27, 1832, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1812, Indiana; d. May 13, 1892, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
viii. LEVI SMITH, b. April 6, 1813, of Ontario County, New York; d. 1864.
ix. REUBEN D. SMITH, b. August 1, 1815, of Ontario County, New York; d. July 31, 1898, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. ELIZABETH PAINTER, April 20, 1854, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1815, Kentucky.
x. JOSEPH COLEMAN SMITH, b. July 13, 1818, Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana; d. November 11, 1906, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. SUSAN MELIK EGBERT, November 2, 1850, Indiana; b. Abt. 1825, New York.
xi. MARGARET ANN SMITH, b. March 15, 1825, of Parke County, Indiana; m. JOHN L. BEAUCHAMP, March 24, 1853, Parke County, Indiana.
HESTER HELMS was born on February 22, 1778 and baptized on June 23, 1778 in the Minisink-Machachemec Reformed Dutch Church in Deerpark, Orange County, New York, the daughter of JACOB HELMS (1737-1845) and his wife HELENA VAN ETTEN (1738-aft 1785).
Hester married SIMEON SMITH on September 22, 1794 in Cayuga County, New York, the son of GEORGE SMITH (1744-1803) and his wife SARAH COLEMAN (c1745-1779). Simeon was born on May 10, 1773 in New York, probably in Orange County, and died on February 26, 1851 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. He is buried in the Rockville cemetery.
Children of HESTER HELMS and SIMEON SMITH are:
i. JEHIAL SMITH, b. January 10, 1797, New York; d. 1883, Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa.
ii. SARAH SMITH, b. February 23, 1799; d. Bef. 1810, Ontario County, New York.
iii. GEORGE COLEMAN SMITH, b. March 5, 1800, Ontario County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, Adair County, Missouri; m. SARAH "SALLY" GOBLE, 1823, Sullivan County, Indiana; b. April 30, 1802, Cayuga County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, probably Adair County, Missouri.
iv. LEAH MARY SMITH, b. February 4, 1803, of Ontario County, New York.
v. ELIZA SMITH, b. February 17, 1805, of Ontario County, New York.
vi. PERMELIA SMITH, b. June 5, 1807, of Ontario County, New York.
vii. SIMEON SMITH, b. April 17, 1811, of Ontario County, New York; d. January 26, 1899, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. MARY POLLY RINKER, December 27, 1832, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1812, Indiana; d. May 13, 1892, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
viii. LEVI SMITH, b. April 6, 1813, of Ontario County, New York; d. 1864.
ix. REUBEN D. SMITH, b. August 1, 1815, of Ontario County, New York; d. July 31, 1898, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. ELIZABETH PAINTER, April 20, 1854, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1815, Kentucky.
x. JOSEPH COLEMAN SMITH, b. July 13, 1818, Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana; d. November 11, 1906, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. SUSAN MELIK EGBERT, November 2, 1850, Indiana; b. Abt. 1825, New York.
xi. MARGARET ANN SMITH, b. March 15, 1825, of Parke County, Indiana; m. JOHN L. BEAUCHAMP, March 24, 1853, Parke County, Indiana.
Hester married SIMEON SMITH on September 22, 1794 in Cayuga County, New York, the son of GEORGE SMITH (1744-1803) and his wife SARAH COLEMAN (c1745-1779). Simeon was born on May 10, 1773 in New York, probably in Orange County, and died on February 26, 1851 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. He is buried in the Rockville cemetery.
Children of HESTER HELMS and SIMEON SMITH are:
i. JEHIAL SMITH, b. January 10, 1797, New York; d. 1883, Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa.
ii. SARAH SMITH, b. February 23, 1799; d. Bef. 1810, Ontario County, New York.
iii. GEORGE COLEMAN SMITH, b. March 5, 1800, Ontario County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, Adair County, Missouri; m. SARAH "SALLY" GOBLE, 1823, Sullivan County, Indiana; b. April 30, 1802, Cayuga County, New York; d. Aft. June 4, 1880, probably Adair County, Missouri.
iv. LEAH MARY SMITH, b. February 4, 1803, of Ontario County, New York.
v. ELIZA SMITH, b. February 17, 1805, of Ontario County, New York.
vi. PERMELIA SMITH, b. June 5, 1807, of Ontario County, New York.
vii. SIMEON SMITH, b. April 17, 1811, of Ontario County, New York; d. January 26, 1899, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. MARY POLLY RINKER, December 27, 1832, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1812, Indiana; d. May 13, 1892, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
viii. LEVI SMITH, b. April 6, 1813, of Ontario County, New York; d. 1864.
ix. REUBEN D. SMITH, b. August 1, 1815, of Ontario County, New York; d. July 31, 1898, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. ELIZABETH PAINTER, April 20, 1854, Parke County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1815, Kentucky.
x. JOSEPH COLEMAN SMITH, b. July 13, 1818, Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana; d. November 11, 1906, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; m. SUSAN MELIK EGBERT, November 2, 1850, Indiana; b. Abt. 1825, New York.
xi. MARGARET ANN SMITH, b. March 15, 1825, of Parke County, Indiana; m. JOHN L. BEAUCHAMP, March 24, 1853, Parke County, Indiana.
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HESTER HELMS
Wife of
SIMEON SMITH
Born Feb 22, 1778
DIED
March 13, 1832
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