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John William Smythe 1356–1446 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1356

Birth Location: Rivenhall, Essex, England

Death Date: Jun 1446

Death Location: Rivenhall, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Carrington

Mother: Margaret Ros

Spouse(s): Millicent Laingham

Children(s): Richard Smythe, Hugh Smythe, Alicia Smythe, Thomas IX, William Smith, Robert I, Christopher Smythe, John Smythe, Jane Smythe, Margaret Smythe, Thomas Smythe, Christopher Smythe, Thomas Smith, Robert Carrington, William Smythe, Sir None, Thomas Rivenhall, Richard Smythe

In 1356, John William Smythe entered the world in Rivenhall, Essex, England, born to Thomas Of Carrington And Margaret De Ros. John William Smythe married Millicent Elizabeth Laingham, and had children including Alicia Smythe, Christopher Carrington Smythe, Christopher Smythe, Hugh Carrington Smythe, Jane Smythe, John Smythe, Margaret Smythe, Richard Smythe, Richard William Smythe, Robert Carrington Smythe I, Robert Smythe Of Carrington, Sir, Thomas Smith, Thomas Smythe, Thomas Smythe Ix, Thomas Smythe Of Rivenhall, William James Smith, William Smythe. John William Smythe passed away in 1446 in Rivenhall, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1356, John William Smythe entered the world in Rivenhall, Essex, England, born to Thomas Of Carrington And Margaret De Ros.
  • John William Smythe married Millicent Elizabeth Laingham, and had children including Alicia Smythe, Christopher Carrington Smythe, Christopher Smythe, Hugh Carrington Smythe, Jane Smythe, John Smythe, Margaret Smythe, Richard Smythe, Richard William Smythe, Robert Carrington Smythe I, Robert Smythe Of Carrington, Sir, Thomas Smith, Thomas Smythe, Thomas Smythe Ix, Thomas Smythe Of Rivenhall, William James Smith, William Smythe.
  • John William Smythe passed away in 1446 in Rivenhall, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Smythe's Ancestors

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John Smythe
1356–1446
Birth Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas of Carrington
1335–1378
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret (de) Ros
1340–1383
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smythe's Descendants

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John (William) Smythe (1356–Jun 1446) m. Millicent (Elizabeth) Laingham (1361–1447)
  1. 1. Richard (William) Smythe 1440–1527 m. Alice Townshend 1444–1471 m. Isabella (Alice Rich) Scott 1444–1543 m. Elizabeth Scott 1440–1528 m. Isabella (Alice) Rich 1444–1490 m. Alice Byllesdon 1467–1527 m. Joan Brounker 1470–1549 m. Lady (Elisabeth) Scott 1440–1465 m. Isabell Gouldworth 1444–1471
    1. 1. George Smythe 1484–1538 m. Elizabeth Chaloner 1488–1575 m. Mary (Anne) Andrews 1487–1560
      1. 1. William Smythe 1494–1560 m. Cynthia (Agnes) Rawls 1507–1581 m. Joan Allen 1510–1567 m. Catherine Smith 1497–1531 m. Alice Watson 1535–1585 m. Joan Bushnell –1563 m. Joane Allen 1516–1567 m. Maude Mann 1510–1558 m. Catherine Parke 1510–1585 m. William Smythe 1505–
        1. 1. Anthony (William) Smith 1525–1578 m. Frances (Cartwright Williams) Cromwell 1527–1567
        2. 2. Joan Allen 1510–1567 m. William Smythe 1494–1560 m. William Smith 1494–1550
        3. 3. Joan Smythe 1525–1606
        4. 4. Agnes Smythe 1525–
        5. 5. Richard Smythe 1531–1569
        6. 6. William Smythe 1532–1578
        7. 7. Mary Smythe 1532–1579 m. John (David) Aylsworth 1530–1618
        8. 8. Jenet Smythe 1533–1582
        9. 9. Cuthbert Smythe 1534–1551
        10. 10. Mary Smythe 1535–1567 m. John Symkinson 1520–1562 m. William Brewster 1535–1590
        11. 11. Margaret Smythe 1536–1576 m. Thomas Saile 1520–
        12. 12. Elizabeth Smythe 1538–1600
        13. 13. Margaret Smythe 1539–
        14. 14. Francis Smythe 1540–
        15. 15. Richard Smythe 1542–1589
      2. 2. William Smythe 1488–
      3. 3. Richard (Smythe de) Elye 1490–1538 m. Sophie Townsend 1492–1539
      4. 4. John (Smythe de) Elye 1493–1493
      5. 5. John (Smythe de) Elye 1493–1541
      6. 6. Thomas Smythe 1510–1525
    2. 2. John Smythe 1485–1539
      1. 1. Andrew Smythe 1510–
      2. 2. Jasper Smythe 1510–
      3. 3. Thomas Smythe 1510–
    3. 3. Katherine Smith 1490–
    4. 4. Mary Smith 1494–
    5. 5. Ellen Smythe 1500–1569 m. Augustine Porter 1490–1554
  2. 2. Hugh (Carrington) Smythe 1420–1485 m. Elizabeth Salop 1438–1470
    1. 1. William (Richard II) Smythe 1450–1527 m. Margaret Warde 1459–1520
      1. 1. Margery Smythe 1475–1524 m. John Smythe 1474–1524
        1. 1. Robert Smythe 1494–1544 m. Eleanor (M) Lilborne 1500–1532
        2. 2. Johanna Smythe 1505–1527
      2. 2. Magdalen (Margaret) Smythe 1480–1550 m. Edmond (Anderson Provost of) Edinburgh. 1476–1557
    2. 2. Sir (John Carrington) Smith 1470–1547 m. Alice Wood 1475–1517 m. Agnes Harewell 1493–1562 m. Agneta Harwell 1493–1562
  3. 3. Alicia Smythe 1405–1454 m. Robert (Smith) Salop 1395–1480
    1. 1. Elizabeth Salop 1438–1470 m. Hugh (Carrington) Smythe 1420–1485
  4. 4. Thomas (Smythe,) IX 1380–1446
  5. 5. William (James) Smith 1391–1485 m. Elizabeth Woode 1392–1475
  6. 6. Robert (Carrington Smythe,) I 1395–1490 m. Alicia (Le) Brandon 1405–1484
  7. 7. Christopher Smythe 1398–
  8. 8. John Smythe 1399–
  9. 9. Jane Smythe 1400– m. Walter Edmonds 1400–
  10. 10. Margaret Smythe 1404– m. Thomas Whitbred 1404–
  11. 11. Thomas Smythe 1406–1507
  12. 12. Christopher (Carrington) Smythe 1408–
  13. 13. Thomas Smith 1415– m. Elizabeth Hammond 1420–1488 m. Isabel Foster 1430–
  14. 14. Robert (Smythe of) Carrington 1420–1490 m. Amyas (E.) Scott 1430–1514
  15. 15. William Smythe 1435–1467
  16. 16. Sir 1435–1472 m. Lady (Elisabeth) Scott 1440–1465
  17. 17. Thomas (Smythe of) Rivenhall 1437–1486
  18. 18. Richard Smythe 1440–1483 m. Isabel Neville 1467–1516 m. Anne Smyth 1420–1489

John Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1356
1356
Birth of John William Smythe in Rivenhall, Essex, England
Rivenhall, Essex, England
1446
1446
Age 90
Death of John William Smythe in Rivenhall, Essex, England
Rivenhall, Essex, England
1446
Jun 1446
Age 90
Burial of John William Smythe in Rivenhall, Essex, England
Rivenhall, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1356
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John William Smythe, person ID LTC8-Q6S.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1446
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John William Smythe, person ID LTC8-Q6S.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1446
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John William Smythe, person ID LTC8-Q6S.

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