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John Smythe 1496 – 1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 AUG 1496

Birth Location: Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 AUG 1544

Death Location: Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Isabell Toft

Spouse(s): Dorothy Trymnell

Children(s): David Smythe, John Smith, Lucy Smith, Thomas Smyth, William Smith, Dorothy Smith, Frances Smith

The story of John Smythe began in 1496 in Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England. John Smythe married Dorothy Trymnell, and had children including David Smythe, John Smith, Lucy Smith, Thomas Smyth, William Smith, Dorothy Smith, Frances Smith. John Smythe passed away in 1544 in Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Smythe began in 1496 in Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England.
  • John Smythe married Dorothy Trymnell, and had children including David Smythe, John Smith, Lucy Smith, Thomas Smyth, William Smith, Dorothy Smith, Frances Smith.
  • John Smythe passed away in 1544 in Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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John Smythe's Ancestors

Self
John Smythe
1496 – 1544
Birth Place: Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Carrington Smith
1406 – 1500
Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
Isabell (Foster) Toft
1445 – 1510
Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Carrington) Smith
1365 – 1446
Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Millicent (Elizabeth) Laingham
1390 – 1447
East Lenham, Kent, England
William Foster
1420 –
Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
Margaret Leventhorp
1430 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1335 – 1378
Margaret Ross
1340 – 1383
Robert Leynham
1350 –
Alice Hende
1340 – 1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carringston
1310 – 1378
Katherine Montague
1317 – 1417
Robert Ros
1310 – 1392
Margaret Spencer
1397 – 1415
Robert Leynham
John Hend
1350 – 1418
Elizabeth

John Smythe's Descendants

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John Smythe (4 AUG 1496 – 4 AUG 1544) m. Dorothy Trymnell (1500 – 1544)
  1. 1. David Smythe (1516 – 1546) m. Anne Smythe (1524 – 1543)
  2. 2. John Smith (1517 – 1570) m. Mary Waker (1517 – 1569)
  3. 3. Lucy Smith (ABT 1522 – ) m. William Dix (ABT 1530 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Smyth (1524 – 5 MAY 1594) m. Margaret (I.) Turner (1522 – )
    1. 1. John Smith (1541 – 31 MAR 1621) m. Joana Chatfeld (1555 – 16 AUG 1618) m. Joane Burt (13 OCT 1545 – 6 APR 1618)
    2. 2. Joanne Smith (1549 – 1645) m. Lawrence Huested (1545 – 1618)
    3. 3. Clement Smith (JUN 1551 – 1600)
    4. 4. Charles Smith (1553 – ABT 1620/1621) m. Dorothy Wiseman (EST 1549 – ) m. Dorothy Wiseman (ABT 1564 – ) m. Dorothy Wiseman m. John Smith (ABT 1580 – ) m. Dorothy Wiseman (<1580> – )
    5. 5. Jane Smith (EST 1554 – 1645)
    6. 6. Stephen Smith (ABT 1556 – 1623) m. Ann Freeborn (ABT 1560 – )
    7. 7. Athalantia Smith (EST 1557 – ) m. Giffard Leke
    8. 8. Margaret Smith (ABT 1558 – ) m. William Hall (ABT 1554 – )
    9. 9. John Smith (ABT 1561 – ) m. Joan Gibbs (ABT 1565 – )
    10. 10. Stephen Smith (ABT 1565 – )
    11. 11. William Strode (1566 – 1592) m. Ann Millward (1565 – )
      1. 1. Margery Smith (1585 – 4 AUG 1618)
      2. 2. Thomas Smith (1590 – 29 MAR 1669) m. Thomas Smith (1594 – )
      3. 3. Peter Smith (1590 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Smith (1595 – )
      5. 5. Anne Smith (1597 – )
      6. 6. Arthur Smith (ABT 1600 – 1645) m. Alice Smith (1610 – BEF OCT 1645)
      7. 7. Thomas Smith (1606 – 1669) m. Thomas Smith (ABT 1610 – ) m. Waldrup (1600 – ) m. Thomas Smith (ABT 1610 – )
      8. 8. Stephen Smith ( – 1670) m. Joan Bennett m. Jane Bennett (5 JAN 1605 – )
      9. 9. Dorothy Smith
    12. 12. Margaret Smith (ABT 1567 – )
    13. 13. Athalantia (Abigail) Smith (ABT 1569 – )
    14. 14. Jane Smith (ABT 1570 – )
    15. 15. Elizabeth Smith (ABT 1572 – ) m. Gilbert Neale (1568 – ) m. John Waters (ABT 1568 – ) m. John Warner (ABT 1568 – unknown)
    16. 16. John Smith ( – 1521)
  5. 5. William Smith (ABT 1529 – DEC 1557)
  6. 6. Dorothy Smith (ABT 1536 – ) m. John Brown (ABT 1532 – ) m. William Shouldham (ABT 1532 – )
  7. 7. Frances Smith (ABT 1539 – ) m. Oliver Thornton (ABT 1539 – )

John Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1496
4 AUG 1496
Birth of John Smythe in Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England
1544
4 AUG 1544
Age 48
Death of John Smythe in Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1496
    Event Place: Smyth Hall, Epping, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1544
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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