Nathan Smith

Cousins:
Hannah Branscomb (probably Hannah New Branscomb 1811-1895) (but it could be her daughter Hannah Branscomb Wheeler, born 1850)		Presbury L. Smith (Uncle Pres) Nathan Skiff Smith's brother

  Stephen deNeuville married Hannah Chase Jan 10, 1802.
We had a portait of Hannah; it was given to the Jirah Luce House museum (below)
This hand painted family tree gives their names (Mr Stephen New and wife Hannah Chace), birthdates, and the names and birthdates of their six children, including Jane and Hannah. We don't know who painted it. It was in Dorris Hough's collection.

 (drawing by Clark Goff, of the house c. 1804)
Hannah lived on Quality Street in Holmes Hole (now Vineyard Haven), in a house now known as the Jirah Luce House, summertime museum run by the Dukes County Historical Society.

Nathan Skiff Smith and wife Jane Busiron deNeuville Smith

Maria Presbury Smith Hough
(only daughter of  Nathan Skiff Smith and Jane)

Nathan and Jane's house on Martha's Vineyard (photo 1941); model of ship

5. MARIA PRESBURY3 SMITH (Nathan Skiff4, Nathan5, Capt. David6, Elijah7, John8, Philip9, Capt. John10) was born November 1, 1840. Maria died April 4, 1863 at 22 years of age.
She married GEORGE THOMAS HOUGH in New Bedford, MA, March 23, 1898.

10. NATHAN SKIFF4 SMITH (Nathan5, Capt. David6, Elijah7, John8, Philip9, Capt. John10) was born in Holmes Hole, MA May 23, 1816. Nathan died March 15, 1868 in Holmes Hole, MA, at 51 years of age. Nathan was a whaling captain.
He married April 26, 1835, JANE BUSIRON4 DENEUVILLE (NEW) (Stephen5 deNeuville) who was born in prob. Tisbury, MA April 25, 1807. Jane died August 15, 1878 at 71 years of age.

22. STEPHEN5 DENEUVILLE was born in France or Canada February 13, 1778. Stephen died August 27, 1816 at 38 years of age.
He married January 10, 1802, HANNAH5 CHASE (Joseph6, Isaac7, Isaac8, Lt. Isaac9, Thomas10), who was born in Tisbury, MA February 3, 1776. Hannah died March 3, 1861 at 85 years of age. They had the following children:

1. MYRIS4 was born in prob. Tisbury, MA February 12, 1803. Myris died November 15, 1848 at 45 years of age. He had children, see below.
2. STEPHEN was born in prob. Tisbury, MA October 20, 1804. Stephen died February 1826 in lost at sea, at 21 years of age.
3. JANE BUSIRON was born April 25, 1807.
4. JOHN was born in prob. Tisbury, MA July 26, 1809. John died February 17, 1811 at 1 years of age.
5. HANNAH CHASE was born in Tisbury, MA April 22, 1811. Hannah died July 1895 at 84 years of age. She married ORROCK PECK BRANSCOMB. (see picture below)
6. PETER was born in prob. Tisbury, MA May 9, 1813.

Seeking any information about the life and descendents of David W. MAGLOTHLEM (or Maglathlin -marriage record handwriting is hard to read), born about 1830, a farmer of New Sharon (no state is mentioned. Perhaps Maine? Conn?) and Sarah J. NEW (daughter of Myris New/deNEUVILLE), born 1835, a teacher. They were married in 1854 in Tisbury MA, but are not present on the 1860 Tisbury census.

I am seeking any information about descendents of Myris deNEUVILLE, called Myris NEW, born 1803 (probably in Tisbury MA), married 1832 Sarah T. GOODWIN (1810-1843) (of Kennebunk, Maine, dau. of Ivory GOODWIN in "Goodwins of Kittery"). Myris NEW and his family appear in the 1840 census of Kennebunkport ME, and in the 1850 census of Tisbury MA, but after that I don't know what happened to them. Myris was employed in navigation of the ocean, and I believe he called at the port of La Rochelle, France, in 1836. Myris and Sarah NEW had at least 3 children:
Sarah J. (b Boston 1835 m David MAGLOTHLEM, spelling uncertain),
Myris H. (b. Kennebunkport 1837), and
Mary E. (b. Kennebunkport 1840).
There are also two girls in the 1850 census of Kennebunkport ME who I wonder if they might also be children of Myris and Sarah, and might have left descendents. They are
Susan G. NEW, age 9, who resided with the Ivory GOODWIN family, and
Rosanna NEW, age 7, who resided with the family of William WOLNER (or NELSON? census handwriting was awful).

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