John Smith was admitted to Boston Church on 61638/9 [1] John Smith a "tailor" was granted a lot on 29 Jul 1639 at Muddy River for 3 heads. On 301642/3 the assessment of John Smith, gentleman is remitted upon consideration of the great losses that of late have befallen him in Ireland. On 251642 John Smith is granted with Capt. Gibones and John Davis to have the marsh on the water. On 23 Apr 1675 John Smith settled his property boundary with Daniel Henchman, John White and William Greenough Near the Mill Pond near Portland St, Commercial St and Henchman St.[2] In his Will dated 23 Sep 1673 proved 3 Jun 1674, John Smith, tailor, names his only daughter Rachel Hardwood administrator and leaves land to his grandsons Robert and Nathaniel Woodward and he names his brother David.[3] On 24 Jun 1657 Suffolk County Deeds record John Smith near Samuel Scarlet, John Davies and Major Edward Gibbons, at Commercial St, Henchman St, Portland St, Mill Pond, etc. and his estate includes a house and garden. This same land on 4 Sep 1713 is conveyed from Mercy Woodward and her husband Samuel East, carpenter, and their son Nathaniel East, shipwright and Mary wife of Daniel Bline and Margaret East to Mercy Fay .[4] Henry F Waters, Esq in 1877 published records from the Massachusetts archives showing that Nathaniel Woodward calls Rachel Harwood wife of Thomas Harwood his mother and Mercy East his sister and his daughter Mercy Tay wife of Jeremiah Tay . See Rachel Harwood named only daughter in the will of John Smith, tailor above.[5]

Based on these records we might assert that John Smith, tailor had holdings in Ireland before coming to Boston, had a wife Mary and a only daughter Rachel Smith who married first Robert Woodward , carpenter almost certainly the man baptized in Rushden, Northhamptonshire on 22 Feb 1611 who died in Boston on 21 Nov 1653[6] and second Thomas Harwood . We also know he had one brother David which is at odds with him being the son of Christopher who had only brothers of Robert and Thomas Smith and no David Smith.