Captain Stephen Smith (born 1739,

Sandwich, Massachusetts Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States and is the oldest town on Cape Cod. The town motto is ''Post tot Naufracia Portus'', "after so many shipwrecks, a haven". The population was 20,259 at the 2020 census. Histor ...

- 29 September 1806,

Machias, Maine Machias is a New England town, town in and the county seat of Washington County, Maine, Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It is home to the Univ ...

) was a privateer and militia leader from

who fought in the

Raid on St. John (1775) The Raid on Saint John took place on 27 August 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved American privateers from Machias, Province of Maine, Machias, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay attacking Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint ...

. The following year Smith was appointed truck master to the Native Americans to ensure their support during the

American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...

. He also participated in the

Battle of Machias (1777) The Battle of Machias (August 13–14, 1777) was an amphibious assault on the Massachusetts town of Machias (in present-day eastern Maine) by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Local militia aided by Indian allies successfu ...

.p. 223
/ref> (Note: the record does not support that Smith was on the ''Unity'', the ship

Jeremiah O'Brien Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818) was an American captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. (Despite the image in this article, he had light brown hair and blue eyes.Sherman, Andrew, Life of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien, 1902 at p. 20) Prio ...

used to capture the ''Margaretta'' at the

Battle of Machias The Battle of Machias (June 11–12, 1775) was an early naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Battle of the ''Margaretta'', fought around the port of Machias, Maine. Following the outbreak of the war, British a ...

.) Stephen Smith, after the revolution was appointed by President George Washington under Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in Machias as a Tax Collector.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Stephen 1739 births 1806 deaths People from Machias, Maine Privateers from the Thirteen Colonies United States Navy personnel of the American Revolution Military personnel from Maine People from Sandwich, Massachusetts