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Col. James Matthew Smallwood 1639–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Middlewich, Chester, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1714

Death Location: Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Father: Matthew Smallwood

Mother: Hannah Whittington

Spouse(s): Hester Evans

Children(s): William Smallwood

Col. James Matthew Smallwood was born in 1639 in Middlewich, Chester, England, the child of Matthew Smallwood And Hannah Ann Whittington. Col. James Matthew Smallwood married Hester Evans, and had children including William Matthew Smallwood. Col. James Matthew Smallwood passed away in 1714 in Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. James Matthew Smallwood was born in 1639 in Middlewich, Chester, England, the child of Matthew Smallwood And Hannah Ann Whittington.
  • Col. James Matthew Smallwood married Hester Evans, and had children including William Matthew Smallwood.
  • Col. James Matthew Smallwood passed away in 1714 in Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Col. Smallwood's Ancestors

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Col. Smallwood
1639–1714
Birth Place: Middlewich, Chester, England
Parents
Matthew Smallwood
1585–1667
Middlewich, Cheshire, , England
Hannah ("Ann") Whittington
1595–1652
Middlewich, Cheshire, , England
Grandparents
Humphrey Whittington
1560–1615
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Axil
1565–1625
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
* Yorkshire
1520–1580
Alice Balle
1520–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Smallwood's Descendants

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Col. (James Matthew) Smallwood (1639–16 Sep 1714) m. Hester Evans (1635–10 March 1693)
  1. 1. William (Matthew) Smallwood 1673–1706 m. Grace Robinson 1689–1730 m. Elizabeth Bread 1681–1705
    1. 1. William (John) Smallwood 1697–1734 m. Mary Bateman 1711–1773
      1. 1. Robert Smallwood 1733–1775 m. Nancy (Ann) Mitchell 1735–1783
        1. 1. Sarah Smallwood 1763–1833 m. Joseph Massee 1745–1820

Col. Smallwood's Timeline

3 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Col. James Matthew Smallwood in Middlewich, Chester, England
Middlewich, Chester, England
1665
1665
Age 26
Col. James Matthew Smallwood was married
None
1714
16 Sep 1714
Age 75
Death of Col. James Matthew Smallwood in Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Middlewich, Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1665
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1714
    Event Place: Bleau Plains, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

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