I have been looking for the parents of Lewis H. Smith for many, many years. Lewis was most likely born about 1805 and probably was born in Washington, Dutchess, New York. In the 1828 he purchased land in Macedon, Wayne, New York. He married Phebe Ann Mott, who is the daughter of Samuel Mott.
Today I found a biographical sketch of Theron J. Smith, Lewis H. Smith and Phebe Ann Mott. The biography said that Theron descended from early settlers of Dutchess County. It went on to say that his grandfather was Samuel Smith, a Revolutionary War veteran. It also said that in his later years, Samuel Smith served as a representative for the State Assembly of New York for his district.
The political graveyard has an incomplete listing of former representatives. Samuel Smith was not among those who served from Dutchess County. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html
On Ancestry.com, I searched the 1800 Census record for Washington, Dutchess, New York. I found a Samuel Smith listed. On the same page there was a Samuel Mott listed. This is a good connection because Phebe Ann Mott's father is Samuel Mott. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=samuel&gsln=smith&msbpn__ftp=dutchess%2c+new+york&uidh=flh&pcat=CEN_1800&h=227716&recoff=6+7&db=1800usfedcenancestry&indiv=1
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