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Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent 1548–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 June 1632

Death Location: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Father: Captain (Smythe)....EOL

Mother: Mary Welles\Welles\Willis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cantize

Children(s): John Smith, John Smyth, Henry Smith, Ralph Smith, Francis Smith, Ann Smith, Elizabeth Smith

Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was born in 1548 in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England, the child of Captain John Stourton Smith Smythe Eol And Mary Elizabeth De Welles Welles Willis. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Eliza Cantize, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Francis Smith, Henry Smith, John Quincy Smyth, John Speculation Smith, Ralph Smith. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was born in 1548 in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England, the child of Captain John Stourton Smith Smythe Eol And Mary Elizabeth De Welles Welles Willis.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Eliza Cantize, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Francis Smith, Henry Smith, John Quincy Smyth, John Speculation Smith, Ralph Smith.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

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Count Kent's Ancestors

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Count Kent
1548–1632
Birth Place: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Parents
Captain John Stourton Smith (Smythe)....EOL
1527–1604
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Mary (Elizabeth de) Welles\Welles\Willis
1531–1579
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John (Richard) Carrington Smyth, Lord & Knight of Corsham, Yeoman, Esquire, High Sheriff of Essex, Viscount of Strangford, Asst to King Henry VIII, surveyor to Jane) Seymour
1490–1555
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Joan Brounker, Lady of Blackwell, Baroness of Corsham; Blackwell, of) Strangford
1496–1579
Burnley, Lancashire, England
ELIZABETH Stanton
1508–1556
Witham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Count Kent's Descendants

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Count (Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of) Kent (1548–2 June 1632) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Cantize (17 Apr 1550–1632)
  1. 1. John (Speculation) Smith 1584–1640 m. Grace Winston 1591–1640 m. Elizabeth Pierce 1603–1670 m. Frances Sanford 1580–1657 m. Mary Levett 1581–1639 m. Thomasine (Mannynge) Manning 1548–1620
    1. 1. Ralph Smith 1612–1685 m. Elizabeth (( Grace ? ) Hubbard \) Hobart 1612–1655 m. Mary (Masterson) Smith 1590– m. Grace Lewis 1602–1685 m. Grace Lewis 1596–1625 m. Elizabeth Hobart 1629–1659 m. Grace Lewis 1603–1625 m. (1st (Wife of Ralph)) Smith –1633 m. Grace Lewis 1607–1662
      1. 1. John Smith 1644–1708 m. Huldah Hussey 1643–1740 m. Elizabeth Tisdale 1648–1726 m. Hannah Williams 1647– m. Elizabeth Tisdale 1648–1687 m. Elizabeth Tisdale 1657–1726 m. Mary Hopkins 1640–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1665–1767 m. David Crawford 1662–1762 m. John Crawford 1665–1732 m. John Smith 1654–1737
        2. 2. Christopher Smith 1677–1701
        3. 3. Huldah Smith 1676–1754
        4. 4. John Smith 1669–1752
        5. 5. Philip Smith 1683–1744
        6. 6. Samuel Smith 1672–1738
        7. 7. Stephen Smith 1674–1692
        8. 8. Theodate Smith 1667–1675
        9. 9. Elisha Smith 1685–1759
        10. 10. MARY SMITH 1687–1760
        11. 11. Deborah Smith 1671–1671
        12. 12. Jonathan SMITH 1660–1706
        13. 13. Sarah Smith 1692–1746
        14. 14. Elizabeth Smith 1663–1757
        15. 15. Henry Smith 1666–
        16. 16. Sarah Smith 1672–1715
        17. 17. John Smith 1674–1752
        18. 18. Abigail Smith 1678–1724
        19. 19. Hannah Smith 1678–1751
        20. 20. Anne Smythe 1683–1733
        21. 21. Francis Smith 1672–1751
        22. 22. Benjamin Smith 1685–
        23. 23. Deborah Smith 1676–
      2. 2. Daniel Smith 1647–1720
      3. 3. Elizabeth SMITH 1648–1733
      4. 4. Deborah SMITH 1654–1689
      5. 5. Ralph Smith 1682–1734
      6. 6. Arthur Smith 1638–1696
      7. 7. Baby Smith 1640–1640
      8. 8. THOMAS SMITH 1620–1733
      9. 9. Samuel Smith 1641–1697
      10. 10. Samuel Smith 1657–
      11. 11. Thomas Smith 1650–1720
      12. 12. Deborah Smith 1654–1725
      13. 13. Child Smith 1640–1640
      14. 14. Deborah Smith 1653–1725
      15. 15. Daniel Smith 1646–1736
      16. 16. Mary Smith 1630–1703
      17. 17. John Smith 1666–1692
      18. 18. John (Sr) Smith 1644–1692
      19. 19. Elizabeth Smith 1648–1690
      20. 20. Thomas (Dilap) Smith 1650–1702
      21. 21. Mary Smith 1659–1720
      22. 22. Child Smith 1640–1640
    2. 2. Francis Smith 1613–1710
    3. 3. Henry Smith 1600–1647
    4. 4. John Smith 1607–1643
    5. 5. Ralph Smith 1713–
    6. 6. John Smyth 1614–1670
    7. 7. John Smith 1609–1643
    8. 8. Henry Smith 1616–1682
    9. 9. Nathan Smith 1604–1684
    10. 10. George Smith 1620–1675
    11. 11. Rev (Henry) Smith 1599–1648
    12. 12. Francis Smith 1604–1650
    13. 13. Roger Smith 1587–1629
  2. 2. John (Quincy) Smyth 1580–
  3. 3. Henry Smith 1588–1648
  4. 4. Ralph Smith 1588–
  5. 5. Francis Smith 1590–1651
  6. 6. Ann (Elizabeth) Smith 1586–1675
  7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1584–1643

Count Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
1632
2 June 1632
Age 84
Death of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1632
    Event Place: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

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