SMITH, Enoch, Esq. REVISED 5/19/2015

Enoch Smith was born Jan. 25, 1740 [i] in Salisbury, MA, a son of Samuel and Mary (Greeley) Smith. He married Elizabeth Adams in Fremont, Rockingham October 31, 1765.[ii] In 1799 he  was from Poplin, NH when he bought 150 acres, part of lot #100 on South Road, with buildings from Joshua & Elizabeth Johnson (book1 page 142). That property was still being called the Smith farm on deeds until well into the mid-20th century (book820 page175 8/23/1945). Later in the 20th century came to be known as the Packard farm (Fred and Amy Packard) and after the Packards died was sold and sub-divided. Today part of the Smith / Packard farm is developed as "Packard Shores".
In 1800 Enoch Smith was counted on the US Census in Readfield and had a household of 8 people. In addition to Enoch and Elizabeth the family included: 1 male 16-15yrs; 3 males 26-44yrs; 1 female under 10yrs; 1 female 16-25 yrs. In 1810 they were still living in Readfield. In addition to Enoch and Elizabeth, by then, the family of four included 1 male 16-25 and 1 male 26-44.[iii]
Enoch Smith had a sawmill on Beaver Brook which ran through his property, and the same mill was operated by his son Reuben and (son or grandson) Enoch (book68 page453). There were buildings on both sides of South Road, none of which exist today. Enoch and Reuben Smith also owned land at what is now Readfield Depot, which they bought from Ellis Luce. Today Readfield Historical Society sits on part of the land that once belonged to Ellis Luce and Enoch Smith. The first town house was also built on that land.
Enoch and Elizabeth Smith both died in October 1817 only 15 days apart. He was 77 years of age and she 75. On Enoch’s gravestone his name includes "Esquire". I do not know who all the patriarch Enoch's children were at this time but will list those I do know of. They are all buried in East Readfield Cemetery.[iv]

1)      Elizabeth b. __?__ d.8/17/1818 m. Jonathan Evans of Salisbury, MA

2)      Reuben b.1774 d.10/1/1846 m. Betsey __?__

3)      Enoch Jr. b. 5/16/1807 d. 4/16/1890 m1.1832 Mehitable Jose.[v]  She b. 1810 d. 6/5/ 1850 m2. Sarah Melvin b. 9/15/1815 d/o Josiah and Sarah Melvin d.11/12/1902. Josiah Melvin also buried in East Readfield Cemetery.
Sarah B. (Melvin) Smith bequeathed money to the Methodist Church with which the Smith Memorial Church was built at Readfield Depot about 1910. Years later it was deemed unsafe by the Methodist Conference and torn down in 1964. 

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[i] Calculated from dates on gravestone East Readfield Cemetery

[ii] New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index, FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. www.ancestry.com

[iii] U.S. Census Readfield, Maine 1800 and 1810

[iv] Clark, Dale Potter; Readfield Cemetery Listings and Transcriptions; self-published; East Readfield Cemetery

[v] Clark, Dale Potter; To Those Who Led The Way; self-published 2009; page 138 www.readfieldmaine.blogspot.com