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Erasmus Ambrose Smith 1561–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1561

Birth Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 13 May 1616

Death Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Father: John Smythe

Mother: Dorothy Cave

Spouse(s): Margaret Cecil

Children(s): John Smith, Captain Smith

In 1561, Erasmus Ambrose Smith entered the world in Withcock, Leicestershire, England, born to John Harris Smith Smythe And Dorothy Cave. Erasmus Ambrose Smith married Margaret Coke Cecil, and had children including Captain Henry Ii Ranfield The Silver Tongued De Smythe Smith, John Natz Smith. Erasmus Ambrose Smith passed away in 1616 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Erasmus Ambrose Smith entered the world in Withcock, Leicestershire, England, born to John Harris Smith Smythe And Dorothy Cave.
  • Erasmus Ambrose Smith married Margaret Coke Cecil, and had children including Captain Henry Ii Ranfield The Silver Tongued De Smythe Smith, John Natz Smith.
  • Erasmus Ambrose Smith passed away in 1616 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smythe
1542–1586
Birth Location: Withcote, Leicestershire, England
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Dorothy Cave
1546–1583
Birth Location: Stanford, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cecil
1562–1616
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Smith
1585–1647
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Captain Smith
1585–1648
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
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Erasmus Smith's Ancestors

Self
Erasmus Smith
1561–1616
Birth Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Parents
John Harris Smith Smythe
1542–1586
Withcote, Leicestershire, England
Dorothy Cave
1546–1583
Stanford, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of) Shakespeare
1507–1554
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Sir (Thomas Anthony Cave, Baron of) Stanford
1517–1558
Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Lovett
1521–1577
Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1487–1538
Anne Andrews
1488–1560
Thomas, Esq.
1502–1561
Anne Danvers
1500–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lovett
1473–1542
Elizabeth Lovett
1475–1515

Erasmus Smith's Descendants

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Erasmus (Ambrose) Smith (Apr 1561–13 May 1616) m. Margaret (Coke) Cecil (1562–1616)
  1. 1. John (Natz) Smith 1585–1647
    1. 1. John (Richard Rock Smith) Capt. 1615–1706 m. Martha ((Mary) Strickland) Smith 1624–1648
      1. 1. *Jonathan (Rock2) Smith 1645–1724 m. Grace Mott 1653–1724
        1. 1. ADAM ("Rock") Smith 1688–1730 m. 333. (Rachel Eldertse) Voorhees 1686–1733
  2. 2. Captain (Henry II Ranfield "the Silver Tongued" de Smythe) Smith 1585–1648

Erasmus Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1561
Apr 1561
Birth of Erasmus Ambrose Smith in Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
1616
13 May 1616
Age 55
Death of Erasmus Ambrose Smith in Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1561
    Event Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1616
    Event Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
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