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John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent 1554–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 November 1608

Death Location: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Sir State

Mother: Dame Judde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smythe

Children(s): Thomas Strangeford)

In 1554, John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent entered the world in Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas I Customer Smythe Smith Knight Of Corsham Member Of Parliament English Secretary Of State And Dame Lady Heiress Alicia Alyce Judde. John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent married Elizabeth Smythe, and had children including Thomas Smythe 1Nd Viscount Strangeford. John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent passed away in 1608 in Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent entered the world in Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas I Customer Smythe Smith Knight Of Corsham Member Of Parliament English Secretary Of State And Dame Lady Heiress Alicia Alyce Judde.
  • John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent married Elizabeth Smythe, and had children including Thomas Smythe 1Nd Viscount Strangeford.
  • John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent passed away in 1608 in Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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John Kent's Ancestors

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John Kent
1554–1608
Birth Place: Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas I "Customer" Smythe\Smith Knight of Corsham, Member of Parliament, English Secretary of State
1530–1591
Ostenbanger Castle (Westonhanger), Kent, England, United Kingdom
Dame (Lady Heiress Alicia Alyce) Judde
1535–1593
Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kent's Descendants

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John (Smythe High Sheriff of) Kent (1554–29 November 1608) m. Elizabeth Smythe (1562–16 March 1608)
  1. 1. Thomas (Smythe (1nd Viscount) Strangeford) 1599–1635 m. Barbara Sydney 1599–1642
    1. 1. Johane Smith 1620–1620 m. John Bell 1540–1590
      1. 1. Abraham Bell 1588–1644 m. Katherine (Waffe) Bullfinch 1590–1692
        1. 1. Lieut (Francis) Bell 1620–1689 m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Montauk 1618–1684
        2. 2. Jonathan Bell 1617–
        3. 3. Thomas Bell 1623–1655
        4. 4. Isaac Bell 1612–
        5. 5. Mary Bell 1653–
        6. 6. Abraham Bell 1657–
        7. 7. Isaac Bell 1661–
        8. 8. Anne Bell 1675–
        9. 9. Mary Bell 1677–
        10. 10. Sarah Bell 1680–

John Kent's Timeline

5 Records

1554
1554
Birth of John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent in Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 26
John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1583
21 January 1583
Age 29
John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent was married in Weston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Weston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
21 August 1591
Age 37
John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent was married in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1608
29 November 1608
Age 54
Death of John Smythe High Sheriff of Kent
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Weston Hanger, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 January 1583
    Event Place: Weston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 August 1591
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1608
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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