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Smith, Elizabeth Scott Williams, 1708-1776

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1708 - 1766

Biography

Elizabeth Scott Williams Smith (1708-1776), poet and hymnist; daughter of Thomas Scott (1680-1746), independent minister at Norwich, England.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Williams family papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1180
Abstract: The Williams Family Papers consists of correspondence, writings, documents, and financial records kept by descendants of William Williams who lived in and near Wethersfield, Connecticut, in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The papers are those of Elisha Williams, his second wife Elizabeth Scott Williams Smith, and his nephew Ezekiel Williams, merchant and sheriff of Hartford County. The correspondence is with family members and associates; the writings consist of sermons and...
Dates: 1711-1930, bulk 1724-1800