Deacon James NESMITH

1692 - 1767  (75 years)

• Name	James NESMITH
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	1692	County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Migration	1718
  Noteworthy	Original settler of Londonderry, NH
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	9 May 1767	Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Buried	Forest Hill Cemetery, E Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [1]
  Person ID	I10937	Main
  Last Modified	19 May 2023

  
  

  Father	John NESMITH,   b. 1656, Posso, Peeblesshire, Scotland ,   d. 1720, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Margaret BELL,   b. 1661, Drummelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland ,   d. 17 Jun 1687, Scotland  (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F32523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth MCKEEN,   b. 1696, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Apr 1763, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1714	County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Children	+ 1. James NESMITH,   b. 4 Aug 1718, Bann Villa, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 15 Jul 1793, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 74 years)   2. John NESMITH,   b. 7 Feb 1728, New Hampshire ,   d. 1815, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 86 years)   3. Benjamin NESMITH,   b. 14 Sep 1734, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 18 Sep 1800, Belfast, Waldo, Maine  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F3707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1692 - County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland Married - 25 Dec 1714 - County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Died - 9 May 1767 - Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Buried - - Forest Hill Cemetery, E Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  James Nesmith emigrated from North Ireland in 1718 with 15 other families, were the original settlers of Londonderry,NH in 1719. died 1767, aged 75, his wife, Elizabeth, dau of Rev. Jas. McKean died in 1763, aged 67, their children were Arthur, set'd in S part of LD afterwards removed to the state of ME. James set'd in N part of LD. John set'd in S part of LD mar'd to Elizabeth Reid. Thomas set'd in S part of LD mar'd Annis Wilson. Elizabeth. John Nesmith died 1815 aged 87 Elizabeth his wife died 1793 aged 64. Their children were James mar'd Elizabeth Brewster. Arthur mar'd Mary Duncan. John mar'd Susan Hildreth, 2nd wife Lydia Sargeant. Ebenezer mar'd Jane Troler. Thomas not mar'd. Elizabeth mar'd James Pinkerton. Mary married John Miltermore. Jane mar'd Hugh Anderson. Benjamin youngest s/o the emigrant mar'd Agnes Gilmore died in Belfast, ME 1800 aged 69 [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 25080797.