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John Smithe 1557–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1557

Birth Location: of Westenhanger, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 November 1608

Death Location: Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Father: Thomas 1530

Mother: Alice Smythe

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John Smithe was born in 1557 in of Westenhanger, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Smythe 1530 And Alice Judd Smythe. John Smithe passed away in 1608 in Ostenhanger, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Smithe was born in 1557 in of Westenhanger, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Smythe 1530 And Alice Judd Smythe.
  • John Smithe passed away in 1608 in Ostenhanger, Kent, England.

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John Smithe's Ancestors

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John Smithe
1557–1608
Birth Place: of Westenhanger, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Smythe 1530
1530–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Hythe, Kent, England
Alice (Judd) Smythe
1535–1593
Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John (Richard) Smythe, Knight of Corsham, Yeoman, Esquire, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Corsham & Blackwell, Viscount of Strangford, Assistant to King Henry) VIII
1490–1538
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Joan Brounker, Lady of Blackwell, Baroness of Corsham & Blackwell, Viscountess of) Strangford
1496–1579
Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Sir (Andrew Judde, Knight, Lord High Mayor of London, Mayor of Calais, Master of Skinner's Co, Merchant Adventurer, Signer of the Last) Will
1492–1558
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Mervyn "Murfyn") Judde
1516–1550
Downswood, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1470–1523
Elizabeth Murfyn
1472–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smithe's Timeline

4 Records

1557
16 Sep 1557
Birth of John Smithe in of Westenhanger, Kent, England
of Westenhanger, Kent, England
1562
20 Oct 1562
Age 5
John Smithe was baptized in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
1579
20 Sep 1579
Age 22
John Smithe was baptized in Biddenden, Kent, England
Biddenden, Kent, England
1608
29 November 1608
Age 51
Death of John Smithe in Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1557
    Event Place: of Westenhanger, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1562
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1598/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1579
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1608
    Event Place: Ostenhanger, Kent, England

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