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JAMES SMYTHE 1512 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1552

Death Location: Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Essex,

Mother: Lady Blackwell

Spouse(s): Amy Algood

Children(s): Christopher Smith-

In 1512, JAMES SMYTHE entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Lord John Richard Smythe, Knight of Corsham, Esquire of Corsham, English Courtier, High Sheriff of Essex, and Lady Joan Brounker, Lady Blackwell, Baroness Corsham & Blackwell. JAMES SMYTHE married Amy Algood, and had children including Christopher Smythe Smith-. JAMES SMYTHE passed away in 1552 in Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, JAMES SMYTHE entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Lord John Richard Smythe, Knight of Corsham, Esquire of Corsham, English Courtier, High Sheriff of Essex, and Lady Joan Brounker, Lady Blackwell, Baroness Corsham & Blackwell.
  • JAMES SMYTHE married Amy Algood, and had children including Christopher Smythe Smith-.
  • JAMES SMYTHE passed away in 1552 in Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Essex,
1490 – 1538
Birth Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
SE
Lady Blackwell
1496 – 1579
Birth Location: Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Amy Algood
1525 – 1569
Birth Location: Polstead, Suffolk, England
AA

Children(s)

Christopher Smith-
1552 – 1587
Birth Location: St Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
CS

JAMES SMYTHE's Ancestors

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JAMES SMYTHE
1512 – 1552
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Lord John Richard Smythe, Knight of Corsham, Esquire of Corsham, English Courtier, High Sheriff of Essex,
1490 – 1538
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Joan Brounker, Lady Blackwell, Baroness Corsham &) Blackwell
1496 – 1579
Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William (Smythe, Sheriff of) Staffordshire
1490 – 1545
Holditch, Exeter, Devon, England
Agnes Herling
1490 – 1566
Exeter, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JAMES SMYTHE's Descendants

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JAMES SMYTHE (1512 – 7 Dec 1552) m. Amy Algood (1525 – 1569)
  1. 1. Christopher (Smythe) Smith- (12 Nov 1552 – 17 Apr 1587) m. Margaret Hatchman (12 Nov 1552 – 08 Feb 1661)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Smith (17 Nov 1583 – 20 Dec 1622) m. Agnes (Payne) Pittard (Jan 1579 – 21 Dec 1622)
      1. 1. Judith SMITH (1610 – 16 Feb 1664) m. William Burrowes (1603 – 1676)
        1. 1. Richard (M) Burrows (1632 – AFT 1670) m. Elizabeth (Baker) (Burrows-married) (20 Jul 1636 – 20 Aug 1728)

JAMES SMYTHE's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of JAMES SMYTHE in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1552
7 Dec 1552
Age 40
Death of JAMES SMYTHE in Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England
Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lincolnshire, England
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