Due to the commonality of the name, and conflicting records, it is difficult to determine the exact origins of Samuel Smith.
He was, perhaps, the son of Captain William Smith, a magistrate in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
[3] His father-in-law, Matthew Marvin Sr. gave Smith half of his home lot and orchard.
[3] In 1672, he owned "a parcel of land in Indian Field," not far from the Norwalk-Westport boundary.
He was on a committee, along with Matthew Marvin Sr., and John Bowton to obtain a minister for the settlement, which appointed Reverend Thomas Hanford.