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Dorcas Smythe 1543–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 7 Jun 1615

Death Location: England

Father: Lord (Smythe)

Mother: Lady (Thomson)

Spouse(s): Theodore Becon, Thomas Bacon

Children(s): Prudence Beacon

In 1543, Dorcas Smythe entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Lord William Harris Heriz Smith Smythe And Lady Catherine Ashby Thomson. Dorcas Smythe married Theodore Beacon Becon, Thomas Bacon, and had children including Prudence Beacon. Dorcas Smythe passed away in 1615 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Dorcas Smythe entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Lord William Harris Heriz Smith Smythe And Lady Catherine Ashby Thomson.
  • Dorcas Smythe married Theodore Beacon Becon, Thomas Bacon, and had children including Prudence Beacon.
  • Dorcas Smythe passed away in 1615 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord (Smythe)
1507–1554
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Lady (Thomson)
1504–1579
Birth Location: Quenby, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Theodore Becon
1555–1620
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Thomas Bacon
1550–1620
Birth Location: Ipswich Suffolk St Nicholas England
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Children(s)

Prudence Beacon
1578–1605
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Dorcas Smythe's Ancestors

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Dorcas Smythe
1543–1615
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord William Harris (Heriz) Smith (Smythe)
1507–1554
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Catherine Ashby) (Thomson)
1504–1579
Quenby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
William Baker
1445–1514
Quenby, Leicestershire, England
Susannah ("Anna") Latter
1453–1514
Quenby, Hungerton, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Smythe's Descendants

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Dorcas Smythe (1543–7 Jun 1615) m. Theodore (Beacon) Becon (1555–18 Mar 1620) m. Thomas Bacon (1550–18 MAR 1620)
  1. 1. Prudence Beacon 1578–1605 m. CHARLES (WINES II WINES of Cranbrook, Kent, England m Prudence) Beacon 1575–1609
    1. 1. Anna Wines 1597–1634 m. Francis Nichols 1594–1650
      1. 1. Caleb Nichols 1617–1690 m. Anne Ward 1620–1718
        1. 1. Ann Nichols 1653–1653 m. William Sterling 1632–1719 m. John (Neale) II 1657–1679

Dorcas Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Dorcas Smythe in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1615
7 Jun 1615
Age 72
Death of Dorcas Smythe in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1615
    Event Place: England
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