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Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith 1636 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Apr 1698

Death Location: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Lady Townely

Spouse(s): Lady Debnam

Children(s): Rev. Smith

In 1636, Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess entered the world in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Smythe and Lady Elizabeth Townely. Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess married Lady Mary Debnam, and had children including Rev. Guy Smith. Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess passed away in 1698 in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1636, Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess entered the world in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Smythe and Lady Elizabeth Townely.
  • Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess married Lady Mary Debnam, and had children including Rev. Guy Smith.
  • Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess passed away in 1698 in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe
– 1700
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
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Lady Townely
1630 – 1703
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Lady Debnam
1629 – 1728
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
LD

Children(s)

Rev. Smith
1675 – 1720
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
RS

Colonel Smith's Ancestors

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Colonel Smith
1636 – 1698
Birth Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Smythe
– 1700
Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Townely
1630 – 1703
Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Smith
1564 – 1637
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Judd
1564 – 1615
Westenhanger, Kent, England
Sir (Lawrence) Towneley
1570 – 1655
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Lady (Jennet) Halsted
1594 – 1633
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smyth
1535 – 1600
Elizabeth Tyrland
1540 – 1616
Sir Towneley
1546 – 1654
Lady Hartley
1548 – 1601
Sir Halsted
1574 – 1601
Lady Scofield
1574 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Smythe
1490 – 1539
Lady Townhende
1500 – 1579
Lord Towneley
1511 – 1566
Baroness Hesketh
1514 – 1587
Sir Hartley
1500 – 1547
Johane Neville
1504 – 1578
Sir Halsted
1509 – 1582
Lady Barcroft
1513 – 1593
Anne Latham
1533 – 1600

Colonel Smith's Descendants

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Colonel (Richard Lawrence) Smith (1636 – 14 Apr 1698) m. Lady (Mary) Debnam (Abt. 29 Mar 1629 – 10 July 1728)
  1. 1. Rev. (Guy) Smith (1675 – 1720) m. Elizabeth Perrin (Abt 1646 – 1720)
    1. 1. Mary (Winifred) Smith (1672 – 19 Aug 1726) m. John Haynes (1669 – 1713)
      1. 1. William (W.) Haynes (1710 – 25 Jun 1781) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Milner (1714 – 1781)
        1. 1. Capt. (William R) Haynes (4 Aug 1740 – 3 Aug 1827) m. Hannah Ellis (5 October 1741 – 27 August 1791)

Colonel Smith's Timeline

10 Records

1617
06 Jul 1617
Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess was baptized in Backford, Cheshire, England
Backford, Cheshire, England
1629
29 Mar 1629
Birth of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
1631
29 Jan 1631
Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess was baptized in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
1632
1632
Birth of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Abington, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Abington, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1633
27 Oct 1633
Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess was baptized in London, England
London, England
1636
1636
Birth of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1665
1665-1736
Age 29
Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess resided here in King and Queen, Virginia, USA
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
1698
14 Apr 1698
Age 62
Death of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia
Purton, Gloucester, Virginia
1698
14 Apr 1698
Age 62
Death of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1700
8 Aug 1700
Age 64
Death of Colonel Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of Burgess in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, Colonial America
Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1629
    Event Place: Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Abington, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1617
    Event Place: Backford, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1631
    Event Place: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1633
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/MGT4/A/001/MS05287/001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1665-1736
    Event Place: King and Queen, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: King and Queen County records concerning 18th century persons, 4th collection

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1700
    Event Place: Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1698
    Event Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1698
    Event Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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