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John Smithe 1548–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3 Sep 1593

Death Location: London, England

Father: Andrew Smyth

Mother: Lady Cratfield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gilbert, Elizabeth Sales

Children(s): Richard Smyth

In 1548, John Smithe entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to Andrew Smyth And Lady Joan Cratfield. John Smithe married Elizabeth Gylbard Gilbert, Elizabeth Sales, and had children including Richard Gilbert Smyth. John Smithe passed away in 1593 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1548, John Smithe entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to Andrew Smyth And Lady Joan Cratfield.
  • John Smithe married Elizabeth Gylbard Gilbert, Elizabeth Sales, and had children including Richard Gilbert Smyth.
  • John Smithe passed away in 1593 in London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Smithe's Ancestors

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John Smithe
1548–1593
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Andrew Smyth
1523–1596
Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Joan) Cratfield
1526–1576
Cratfield, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Vicount Strangford Smythe Lord High Sheriff of Essex Asst. To King Henry) VIII
1490–1552
Smythe Hall, Little Baddow, Essex,
Janet Morris
1502–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smithe's Descendants

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John Smithe (1548–3 Sep 1593) m. Elizabeth (Gylbard) Gilbert (1561–22 Jan 1617) m. Elizabeth Sales (1548–)
  1. 1. Richard (Gilbert) Smyth 1578–1610 m. Johane (Everenden) Burr 1577–1615
    1. 1. John Smith 1601–1669 m. Margaret Fearefax 1610–1684
      1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1622–1643 m. Sir (Walter) Plummer 1616–1639
        1. 1. Thomas Plummer 1634–1694 m. Elizabeth Stockett 1646–1736

John Smithe's Timeline

3 Records

1548
1548
Birth of John Smithe in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1593
8 May 1593
Age 45
Death of John Smithe in St. Mary'S Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
St. Mary'S Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
1593
3 Sep 1593
Age 45
Burial of John Smithe in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1593
    Event Place: St. Mary'S Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69AND2A010MS06673001
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1593
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69AND2A010MS06673001

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