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Anthony William Smith 1525–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Feb 1578

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Agnes Wraske

Spouse(s): Frances Cromwell

Children(s): Richard Smith, Sir SMITH

The story of Anthony William Smith began in 1525 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England. Anthony William Smith married Frances Cartwright Williams Cromwell, and had children including Richard Smith, Sir Lord Thomas Smith. Anthony William Smith passed away in 1578 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony William Smith began in 1525 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.
  • Anthony William Smith married Frances Cartwright Williams Cromwell, and had children including Richard Smith, Sir Lord Thomas Smith.
  • Anthony William Smith passed away in 1578 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1492–1556
Birth Location: Herefordshire, England
TS
Agnes Wraske
1507–1567
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Frances Cromwell
1527–1567
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
FC

Children(s)

Richard Smith
1555–1612
Birth Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
RS
Sir SMITH
1543–1601
Birth Location: Hoby, Leicestershire, , England
SS

Anthony Smith's Ancestors

Self
Anthony Smith
1525–1578
Birth Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Smith
1492–1556
Herefordshire, England
Agnes (Smythe Hulcock) Wraske
1507–1567
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (D'Eley) Smith
1460–1543
Welbourn, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (le) Strange
1465–1520
Knockin in Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1440–1486
Elizabeth Norton
1442–1483
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Strange
1400–1440
Thomas Norton
1415–1489
Elizabeth Merry
1416–1488

Anthony Smith's Descendants

1.
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Anthony (William) Smith (1525–Feb 1578) m. Frances (Cartwright Williams) Cromwell (1527–14 Nov 1567)
  1. 1. Richard Smith 1555–1612 m. Agnes Wraske 1568–1612 m. Gillian Smith 1559–1582 m. Elizabeth (Webster Ashton) Smith 1566–1593
    1. 1. Jane Smyth 1579–1665 m. Anthony Alsopp 1574–1626
      1. 1. John Alsop 1595–1631 m. Lady (Temperance) Gilbert 1596–1648
        1. 1. Elizabeth Alsop 1625–1688 m. Richard Baldwin 1622–1665 m. William (Fowler) II 1620–1683 m. William Fowler 1601–1683
        2. 2. John Alsop 1614–1643
        3. 3. Timothy Alsop 1617–1664
        4. 4. Anthony Alsop 1619–1712 m. Eleanor Gell 1620–1712
        5. 5. John Alsop 1620–1646 m. Mary Alsop 1622–1646
        6. 6. Mary Alsop 1623–1643
        7. 7. Jane Alsop 1623– m. Roger Jackson 1616–
        8. 8. Clara Alsop 1627–1633
        9. 9. George Alsop 1631–1679 m. Dorothy Bentley 1635–1675
      2. 2. William Alsop 1594–
      3. 3. Jane Alsop 1595–1650 m. Thomas Milward 1587–1653
      4. 4. Sarah Alsopp 1596–1634
      5. 5. Ralph Alsopp 1597–
      6. 6. Dorothy Alsop 1598–1634 m. Henry HOPKINSON 1609–
      7. 7. Anna Alsoppe 1598–1669 m. Thomas Foldes 1594–1669
      8. 8. Timothy Alsop 1599–
      9. 9. Thomas Alsop 1601–1676
      10. 10. Ralph Alsop 1603–
      11. 11. James Alsop 1604–1661
      12. 12. Samuel Alsop 1605–1657
      13. 13. Marmaduke Alsop 1605– m. Marmaduke Alsop 1615–
      14. 14. Anne Alsop 1607–1669 m. Thomas Foldes 1594–1669 m. Walton 1602–
      15. 15. Sarah Alsop 1609–1653 m. John Staniforth 1610–1658
    2. 2. Matthew ((Hulcock)) Smith 1571–1610
    3. 3. Nehemiah Smith 1585–1606
    4. 4. Agnes (Henrico) SMITH 1585–1655
    5. 5. Agnes Smith 1585–1667 m. John Webster 1590–1661
    6. 6. Ann (Smith) Brayton 1588–1680 m. Zaccheus Bosworth 1612–1655
    7. 7. Thomas Smith 1589–1659
    8. 8. Joyce Smith 1591–1661
    9. 9. Richard (Smith) II 1593–1666 m. Joanna Porridge 1610–1714
  2. 2. Sir (Lord Thomas) SMITH 1543–1601

Anthony Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Anthony William Smith in Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
1578
Feb 1578
Age 53
Death of Anthony William Smith in England, Yorkshire, West Riding
England, Yorkshire, West Riding
1578
Feb 1578
Age 53
Burial of Anthony William Smith in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Anthony William Smith, person ID GKF9-2DR.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1578
    Event Place: England, Yorkshire, West Riding
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Anthony William Smith, person ID GKF9-2DR.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1578
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Anthony William Smith, person ID GKF9-2DR.
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