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James Smyth 1560–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Smyth

Mother: Margaret Lightfoot

Spouse(s): Helen Sayers

Children(s): Barbara Smith, John Smyth

In 1560, James Smyth entered the world in Pickering, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Smyth And Margaret Lightfoot. James Smyth married Helen Sayers, and had children including Barbara Smith, John Smyth. James Smyth passed away in 1643 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, James Smyth entered the world in Pickering, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Smyth And Margaret Lightfoot.
  • James Smyth married Helen Sayers, and had children including Barbara Smith, John Smyth.
  • James Smyth passed away in 1643 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smyth
1540–1625
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
TS
Margaret Lightfoot
1545–
Birth Location: West Layton, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Helen Sayers
1570–1607
Birth Location: Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Barbara Smith
1596–1644
Birth Location: Braithwell, Yorkshire, England
BS
John Smyth
1600–1650
Birth Location: Balne, Yorkshire, England
JS

James Smyth's Ancestors

Self
James Smyth
1560–1643
Birth Place: Pickering, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Smyth
1540–1625
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Lightfoot
1545–
West Layton, Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Smyth's Descendants

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James Smyth (1560–1643) m. Helen Sayers (1570–07 Jul 1607)
  1. 1. Barbara Smith 1596–1644
  2. 2. John Smyth 1600–1650 m. Anne (Wilson) Hewley 1600–1629
    1. 1. Ralph Smyth 1620–1688 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Hawksworth 1620–1689
      1. 1. Thomas Smyth 1643–1712 m. Elizabeth Hatfield 1656–
        1. 1. William Smyth 1685–1742 m. Mary King 1692–1733

James Smyth's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of James Smyth in Pickering, Yorkshire, England
Pickering, Yorkshire, England
1643
1643
Age 83
Death of James Smyth in Pickering, Yorkshire, England
Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Pickering, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Pickering, Yorkshire, England
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