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John Smythe High sheriff of Kent 1556–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1556

Birth Location: All Hallows the Great, London, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1608

Death Location: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Smyth

Mother: Alce None

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In 1556, John Smythe High sheriff of Kent entered the world in All Hallows the Great, London, England, born to Thomas Smyth And Alce. John Smythe High sheriff of Kent passed away in 1608 in Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, John Smythe High sheriff of Kent entered the world in All Hallows the Great, London, England, born to Thomas Smyth And Alce.
  • 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
1556–1608
Birth Place: All Hallows the Great, London, England
Parents
Thomas Smyth
1530–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Alce
1535–1593
Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Grandparents
JOHN (SMYTHE HIGH SHERIFF OF ESSEX AND ASSISTANT TO KING HENRY VIII SMYTHE Smith Esq., High Sheriff of) Essex
1500–1538
Clopton, Northamptonshire, England
Johane (Smyth Lady of Blackwell, Baroness of Corsham & Blackwell, Viscountess of) Strangford
1496–1579
Corsham, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Blackwall
1463–1505
Agnes Tunstead
1460–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1556
16 Sep 1556
Birth of John Smythe High sheriff of Kent in All Hallows the Great, London, England
All Hallows the Great, London, England
1579
20 Sep 1579
Age 23
John Smythe High sheriff of Kent was baptized in Biddenden, Kent, England
Biddenden, Kent, England
1608
29 Nov 1608
Age 52
Death of John Smythe High sheriff of Kent in Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1556
    Event Place: All Hallows the Great, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1579
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1608
    Event Place: Ostenhanger, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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