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      ANDREW SMITH III was born September 4, 1709 in Burlington (Mercer) County, New Jersey, the eldest son of ANDREW S MITH II and wife SARAH STOUT. Prior to 1730, he married ANN MERSHON (b. about 1706 Maidenhead (Lawrenceville), Burlingt on (Mercer) County, New Jersey, d. January 12, 1785 Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Mercer) County, New Jersey), daughte r of HENRY MERSHON and wife ANN. He is probably the Andrew Smith who was involved in a court case before the Court of O yer and Terminerand General Gaol Delivery for Hunterdon County held at Trenton on May 19, 1752 [D’Autrechy, Phyllis B. , “Records of the New Jersey Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1749-1762,” The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 71 , No. 2, May, 1996, p. 86]. Likewise, he may be identical with the “Sgt. Andrew Smith” listed in the Muster Roll of a D etachment from Hunterdon County under the Command of Capt. David Stout from May 9, 1757 to June 11, 1757 [Wilson, Thoma s B., “Muster Rolls of Forces onthe Frontiers of New Jersey, 1757-1758,” The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volum e 62, No. 1, January, 1987, p. 13]. In the will of his father Andrew Smith dated November 2, 1763 (proven April 24, 176 7), he received a legacy of five pounds. Andrew Smith appears as a taxpayer in Hunterdon County, New Jersey for the yea rs 1778-1781 and 1785 [Hunterdon County, New Jersey Taxpayers, 1778-1797, p. 160].      Andrew Smith devised his will in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Mercer) County, New Jersey on October 16, 1784. I n his will, Smith devised to his wife ANNA a negro slave named Violet. Eldest son CHARLES SMITH, “deprived of his reaso n,” was bequeathedthe plantation he was living on adjoining Timothy Smith, Jonathan Smith, Benjamin Price, Stephen Moor e, and others. The care of his person and estate was to be under the direction of the will’s executor. Daughter JEMIM A MERRILL was bequeathed one “Spanishpistole,” and relief out of Smith’s estate should she become needy. Her children , namely sons SAMUEL, JOHN, ANDREW, WILLIAM, CHARLES, ELIJAH, and JONATHAN MERRILL, and daughters ANNA McCLEARY [McCRAR Y] and PENELOPE MERRILL wereeach left a legacy of 50 pounds to be paid within four years after Smith’s decease or as th ey came of age. Son ANDREW SMITH was devised a negro slave named Rene, as well as all the remainder of Smith’s estate . ANDREW SMITH, JOHN SMITH (son of JONATHAN SMITH), and ANDREW HIXON werenamed executors to the will, which was witness ed by Jacob Snyder, John Reed, and Obadiah Hunt. The will was submitted for probate on April 25, 1794 [Hunterdon County , New Jersey Wills, File 1692J; Recorded Copy, New Jersey Wills, Liber 35, 1794-1796, p. 114].       ANN (MERSHON) SMITH died January 12, 1785, and is buried at the Hunt Farm Burial Ground off Harbourton-Woodsvill e Road in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Her grave reads “January The 12/ Departed This/ Life Ann Smith / In The 78 Year/ Of Her Age 1785.” Buried close to her are her daughter-in-law SARAH (HART) SMITH and her son CHARLE S SMITH. ANDREW SMITH died March 20, 1794, and is undoubtedly buried in the same graveyard, though his grave is not ide ntified http://www.valsamides-design.com/index.html source: John Colegrove said he'd found that Andrew was a judge in Hunterdon Co in 1739. source: WE Merrill. See Liber 35 folio 114 Dept of State at Hopewell. Will made 17 Oct 1774 bequeathed to his daughter Jemima, "one Spanish Pestole to her forever, if it should so happen th at my Daughter Jemima should become poor and needy in this life I do require my Execs to give her reasonable relief ou t of my estate. Ialso give and devise to my daughter Jemima's children that she bear to Benjamin Merrill to wit: Saml , John, Andrew, Wm, Chas, Elijah, and Jonathan Merrill, Anna McCleary and Penelope Merrill to all and each of them seve rally 50 pounds."