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William Stephens Smith (November 8, 1755 – June 10, 1816) was a United States representative from New York. He married Abigail "Nabby" Adams, the daughter of President John Adams, and so was a brother-in-law of President John Quincy Adams and an uncle of Charles Francis Adams Sr.
From the Battle of Long Island in 1776 until the withdrawal of British military forces from his native New York City in 1783, William Stephens Smith proved himself an exceptional military officer during the War for American Independence.
William Stephens Smith: el más constante de los amigos norteamericanos de Miranda, le prestará su ayuda en París en 1800 y colaborará en su tentativa de fomentar una rebelión independentista en Venezuela en 1806. Imagen: U.S. Marshals Service.
In a 1787 letter to William Stephens Smith, the son-in-law of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson used the phrase "tree of liberty": I do not know whether it is to yourself or Mr. Adams I am to give my thanks for the copy of the new constitution. I beg leave through you to place them where due.
Charles Adams was known for possessing a very amiable and likeable personality, which likely made an impression on his sister-in-law, Sarah (Sally) Smith, sister to Nabby’s husband, William Stephens Smith, with whom he began a courtship.
10 de abr. de 2024 · On June 12, 1786, Nabby married Colonel William Stephens Smith, who had served as John's secretary in London. During the Revolutionary War, he had commanded a regiment at age 21. In the...
21 de ene. de 2021 · William Stephens Smith was a law student in New York City when the Revolutionary War began. The young man was quickly appointed as an aide-de-camp to General John Sullivanand fought throughout the war.
