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Francis Smith 1708 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England

Death Date: March 18, 1766

Death Location: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Francis Smith

Mother: Cordelia Knutton

Spouse(s): Anne Rockwell

Children(s): Sarah Smith

The story of Francis Smith began in 1708 in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England. Francis Smith married Anne Rockwell, and had children including Sarah Smith. Francis Smith passed away in 1766 in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Smith began in 1708 in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England.
  • Francis Smith married Anne Rockwell, and had children including Sarah Smith.
  • Francis Smith passed away in 1766 in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Smith
1660 – 1733
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Cordelia Knutton
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anne Rockwell
1712 – 1787
Birth Location: Sutton in Ashfield, Nottingham, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Smith
1736 – 1771
Birth Location: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
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Francis Smith's Ancestors

Self
Francis Smith
1708 – 1766
Birth Place: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England
Parents
Francis Smith
1660 – 1733
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Cordelia Knutton
Grandparents
Francis Smith
1638 –
St Luke Bramcote Parish , Nottingham, England
Mary WRIGHT
1637 – 1707
Nottingham Parish Of St Mary Arnold (CofE), Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1614 –
Edward Wright
1599 –
Anne Gales
1610 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1565 –

Francis Smith's Descendants

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Francis Smith (1708 – March 18, 1766) m. Anne Rockwell (1712 – 1787)
  1. 1. Sarah Smith (1736 – 1771) m. James Dove (21 Jan 1732 – 1811)
    1. 1. Hannah Dove (1768 – 1828) m. Henry Sills (abt 20 Jul 1761 – About 7 Nov 1816)
      1. 1. William Sills (abt 17 Apr 1791 – abt 14 Dec 1850)
      2. 2. Henry Sills (abt 17 Nov 1793 – abt 26 Jan 1848)
      3. 3. Joseph Sills (abt 20 Dec 1795 – 1810)
      4. 4. Goodare (Goodair) Sills (abt 25 Jul 1798 – 30 JAN 1887)
      5. 5. Thomas Sills (abt 6 Jan 1801 – abt 6 Jul 1804)
      6. 6. Ann Sills (abt 19 Jun 1803 – abt 20 Nov 1803)
      7. 7. Ann Sills (abt 16 Sep 1804 – April 1839?)
      8. 8. Thomas Sills (abt 16 Feb 1808 – January 1850) m. Jane Smith (abt 1811 – March 1883)
        1. 1. Goodan Sills (Apr 1833 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Sills (1834 – )
        3. 3. Hannah Sills (1835 – October 1910)
        4. 4. Jane Sills (October 1838 – )
        5. 5. Ellen Sills (January 1841 – Apr 1924) m. John Bradley (abt 1840 – 29th October 1882)
        6. 6. Ellen Sills (January 1841 – Apr 1924) m. John Bradley (1840 – 29th October 1882)
        7. 7. Walter Sills (January 1843 – October 1915)
      9. 9. Ann Sills (abt 19 Jun 1808 – abt 20 Nov 1808)
      10. 10. Elisabeth Sills (abt 8 Mar 1812 – abt 7 Jun 1822)

Francis Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Francis Smith in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England
Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England
1766
March 18, 1766
Age 58
Death of Francis Smith in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 18, 1766
    Event Place: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
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