Richard Smith came to Salisbury, MA, in 1650 or 1651, and lived with Major Robert Pike's family for ten or twelve years until he was of age. He signed the oath of allegiance in 1677, and signed the petition of 1680. Richard and his second wife, Elizabeth, were among the signers of the Bradbury Petition, the petition that was circulated and signed by many of the friends of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury in the hopes that the testimony of her good character would influence the outcome of her trial for witchcraft. More information about the trial can be found under the entry for Thomas and Mary Bradbury, and also can be found on the web at the page Mary Bradbury's Trial. It is believed that Richard Smith served in King Philip's War under Captain Turner in 1676.

Richard and his first wife Sarah (Chandler) Smith had five children, all born in Salisbury, MA:

• Lucy, b. 17 Sept. 1667; was living in 1712; m. Robert Moulton. They had a son, William, living in 1744.
• Sarah, b. 22 Oct. 1669; m. in Salisbury, MA, 12 March 1690/1, Joseph Page.
• William, b. 10 March 1672/3; his will was signed 10 JAn. 1744, proved 24 Oct. 1748; m. in Salisbury, MA, 21 April 1693, Abigail Page. This couple did not have any children.
• Mary, b. 13 March 1675/6; bpt. 19 Nov. 1676; probably died young; not mentioned in her father's will, 1712.
• Robert, b. ca. 1678; m. (1) Anna Brown; second marriage published, 14 Aug. 1713, to Sarah Gill.

Richard and his second wife Elizabeth (-----) Smith had two children, both born in Salisbury, MA:

• Joanna, b. 22 May 1686; was living in 1712; m. in Salisbury, MA, 2 Feb. 1709/10, Philip Flanders. They had a daughter, Sarah Tilton, living in 1744.
• James, b. 26 Jan. 1691/2. He had died by 1745, leaving a daughter, Elizabeth.

Robert was living in Exeter, NH, when he signed the Combination in 1639, took the Oath of Allegiance on 17 April 1644, and was a magistrate in 1652. His occupation was tailoring. By 1654, he had moved to Hampton, NH, where he was a juror for ten years, selectman in 1654 and 1660, and constable in 1671. His will names five children, his son, Israel, and his wife, Susanna, having died.

Robert and his wife, Susanna Smith had six children, all born probably in Exeter, NH:

• John, m. (1) Rebecca Adams; m. (2) Rebecca Marston, daughter of William Marston.
• Asahel.
• Jonathan, b. about 1640; m. Mehitable Holdred, daughter of William Holdred.
• Meribah, m. in Hampton, NH, 2 Dec. 1669, Deacon Francis Page, son of Robert Page.
• Joseph, m. (1) Dorothy Cotton, daughter of Seaborn Cotton; m. (2) Mary Moore, daughter of William Moore; m. (3) Elizabeth Marshall.
• Israel, administration of his estate, in Boston, 20 May 1676.