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Arthur Smythe 1597–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Westonhanger, Kent, England

Death Date: 1 Oct 1645

Death Location: Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia

Father: Sir Company

Mother: Lady Leicester

Spouse(s): Alice Palmer

Children(s): Colonel Smith

Arthur Smythe was born in 1597 in Westonhanger, Kent, England, the child of Sir Thomas Smythe 1St Governor Of East India Company And Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess Of Leicester. Arthur Smythe married Alice Palmer, and had children including Colonel Arthur Smith. Arthur Smythe passed away in 1645 in Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Arthur Smythe was born in 1597 in Westonhanger, Kent, England, the child of Sir Thomas Smythe 1St Governor Of East India Company And Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess Of Leicester.
  • Arthur Smythe married Alice Palmer, and had children including Colonel Arthur Smith.
  • Arthur Smythe passed away in 1645 in Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Company
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
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Lady Leicester
1562–1655
Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
LL

Spouses(s)

Alice Palmer
1614–1642
Birth Location: Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England
AP

Children(s)

Colonel Smith
1638–1696
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
CS

Arthur Smythe's Ancestors

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Arthur Smythe
1597–1645
Birth Place: Westonhanger, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Smythe 1st Governor of East India Company
1558–1625
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lady (Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of) Leicester
1562–1655
Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Smythe Customer) MP
1522–1591
Westenhanger, Kent, England
Dame (Alice) Judde
1535–1593
Tonbridge, Kent, England
John (William Blount 7th Baron of) Mountjoy
1530–1594
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Anne Bymand Baroness) Mountjoy
1535–1570
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Essex
1495–1538
Lady Brouncker
1496–1579
Sir Company
1492–1558
Dame Murfyn
1516–1550
Sir Garter
1516–1544
Lady Mountjoy
1516–1582
Sir Bemand
1515–1575
Lady Alexander
1515–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Staffordshire
1480–1526
Lady Neville
1467–1516
Robert Brouncker
1475–1537
Ursula Gouldinge
1479–1569
John Judde
1450–1492
Margaret Chiche
1449–1515
Sir London
1467–1523
Lady Denys
1495–1561
Sir Mountjoy
1478–1534
Lady Keble
1482–1521
Sir Mountroye
1473–1521
Lady Grey
1480–1553

Arthur Smythe's Descendants

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Arthur Smythe (1597–1 Oct 1645) m. Alice Palmer (1614–1642)
  1. 1. Colonel (Arthur) Smith 1638–1696 m. Sarah Jackson 1642–1710
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Smith 1664–1737 m. Dr. (John James Skinner) Surgeon 1667–1743
      1. 1. Maude (Elizabeth) Skinner 1692–1737 m. Thomas (Wilson) Sr. 1705–1768
        1. 1. Sarah Wilson 1730–1790 m. Thomas (Barton) Sr. 1723–1807
        2. 2. John Wilson 1729–
        3. 3. Thomas (Wilson) Jr. 1727–

Arthur Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Arthur Smythe in Westonhanger, Kent, England
Westonhanger, Kent, England
1605
11 Aug 1605
Age 8
Arthur Smythe was baptized in Brenchley, Kent, England
Brenchley, Kent, England
1645
1 Oct 1645
Age 48
Death of Arthur Smythe in Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia
Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Westonhanger, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1605
    Event Place: Brenchley, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1645
    Event Place: Warrosquyoake Parish, Virginia
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