Isaiah Smith was born January 22, 1757 in New York. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and body guard to General George Washington. He married Nancy Ann Williams of the Highlands, Orange County, New York. They were married May 5, 1783 at the Hudson River's edge where the William's property adjoined and ran below West Point.
In 1775, Isaiah enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Line under Colonel Charles Webb. Isaiah, a blacksmith apprentice, replaced the master blacksmith. He enlisted in June 1775 for six months and was in the battle of the Ticonderoga, New York. He was discharged in January of 1776, then reenlisted at Stamford, Connecticut for one year. He remained in the Army until discharged in June 1784 at the Highlands, Orange County, New York. In the winter months he lodged with Washington's troops at Continental Village, Morristown, New Jersey.
Isaiah and Nancy Ann had eight children: Mahitabell, Mariah, Sebrah, Isaiah Jr., Samuel, Caten John, Robert Williams, and Hannah Jane. Isaiah died March 27, 1825 at Canadice, Ontario, New York. Nancy Ann died in 1839 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
In 1775, Isaiah enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Line under Colonel Charles Webb. Isaiah, a blacksmith apprentice, replaced the master blacksmith. He enlisted in June 1775 for six months and was in the battle of the Ticonderoga, New York. He was discharged in January of 1776, then reenlisted at Stamford, Connecticut for one year. He remained in the Army until discharged in June 1784 at the Highlands, Orange County, New York. In the winter months he lodged with Washington's troops at Continental Village, Morristown, New Jersey.
Isaiah and Nancy Ann had eight children: Mahitabell, Mariah, Sebrah, Isaiah Jr., Samuel, Caten John, Robert Williams, and Hannah Jane. Isaiah died March 27, 1825 at Canadice, Ontario, New York. Nancy Ann died in 1839 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
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