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John Smyth 1548 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Smyth

Mother: Nanse Alpin

Spouse(s): Jonet Dewer

Children(s): Margaret, Smyth

In 1548, John Smyth entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Alexander Smyth and Nanse Nancy Alpin. John Smyth married Jonet Dewer, and had children including Margaret, Marjorie Smyth. John Smyth passed away in 1578 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1548, John Smyth entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Alexander Smyth and Nanse Nancy Alpin.
  • John Smyth married Jonet Dewer, and had children including Margaret, Marjorie Smyth.
  • John Smyth passed away in 1578 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Smyth's Ancestors

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John Smyth
1548 – 1578
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Alexander Smyth
1517 – 1557
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Nanse (Nancy) Alpin
1518 – 1564
Norway
Grandparents
Lady (Agnes Anne) Chernock\Charnock
1479 – 1547
Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Alpin (mac Eochaid King of) Kintyre
1500 – 1580
Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirstie (Christiesoun 15th) PGGM
1480 –
Dalraida, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Unuisticc Feargusa
1480 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smyth's Descendants

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John Smyth (1548 – 1578) m. Jonet Dewer (1545 – 12 Nov 1591)
  1. 1. Margaret, (Marjorie) Smyth (17 March 1566 – 1610) m. Sir (James) Hutchinson (1560 – 1610)
    1. 1. William Hutchinson (1591 – 1640) m. Agnes Scott (1595 – 1631)
      1. 1. Helen Hutson (1623 – Abt. 1690) m. William Thomsoune (9 July 1620 – 01 Jun 1679)
        1. 1. Agnes Thomson (20 Jan 1657 – 19 June 1692) m. Robert (Smellie or) Smailly (1660 – Bef. 29 Sep 1720)

John Smyth's Timeline

7 Records

1538
1538
Birth of John Smyth in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1548
1548
Birth of John Smyth in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1560
1560
Age 12
John Smyth was married in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
7 Sep 1562
Age 14
John Smyth was married in Perth, Perth, Scotland
Perth, Perth, Scotland
1567
26 Oct 1567
Age 19
John Smyth was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 30
Death of John Smyth in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1581
10 Dec 1581
Age 33
John Smyth was married in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1562
    Event Place: Perth, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1567
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1581
    Event Place: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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