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Dorothea Smith 1588–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Withcote, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 12 JUN 1653

Death Location: Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England

Father: Henry Whitcote

Mother: Anne Skipwith

Spouse(s): Thomas Cardigan

Children(s): Lucy Brudenell

The story of Dorothea Smith began in 1588 in Withcote, Leicestershire, England. Dorothea Smith married Thomas Brudenell Earl Of Cardigan, and had children including Lucy Brudenell. Dorothea Smith passed away in 1653 in Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothea Smith began in 1588 in Withcote, Leicestershire, England.
  • Dorothea Smith married Thomas Brudenell Earl Of Cardigan, and had children including Lucy Brudenell.
  • Dorothea Smith passed away in 1653 in Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Whitcote
1565–1653
Birth Location: Whitcote, Leicestershire, England
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Anne Skipwith
1569–1623
Birth Location: So Ormesby, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Cardigan
1583–1663
Birth Location: Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England
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Children(s)

Lucy Brudenell
1622–
Birth Location: Stanton Wyville, Leicestershire, England
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Dorothea Smith's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Smith
1588–1653
Birth Place: Withcote, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Henry Smith, Sir Lord of Whitcote
1565–1653
Whitcote, Leicestershire, England
Anne Skipwith
1569–1623
So Ormesby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Ambrose Smith, Cheapside mercer and the official purveyor of silks and velvets to Queen) Elizabeth
1532–1584
Withcote, Leicestershire, England
Johanna COE
1525–1601
Gestingthorpe, Essex
Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1507–1554
Lady Ashby
1511–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1487–1538
Anne Andrews
1488–1560

Dorothea Smith's Descendants

1.
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Dorothea Smith (1588–12 JUN 1653) m. Thomas (Brudenell, Earl of) Cardigan (1583–16 Sep 1663)
  1. 1. Lucy Brudenell 1622– m. Charles (Agard) (Agarde) 1625–1680
    1. 1. John (Agard) (Agarde) 1650– m. Milliscent 1654–1730
      1. 1. Elizabeth Agarde 1694– m. Henry Cockerham 1690–1754
        1. 1. Sarah (Cockerham \ Cochran \) Cockrum 1732–1815 m. Robert Brooks 1730–1793

Dorothea Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of Dorothea Smith in Withcote, Leicestershire, England
Withcote, Leicestershire, England
1653
12 JUN 1653
Age 65
Death of Dorothea Smith in Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England
Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Withcote, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1653
    Event Place: Stanton Wyville, Leicestershier, England
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