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John Smythe 1496 – 1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Blackmore, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Smyth

Mother: Isabella Toft

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Smith

The story of John Smythe began in 1496 in Essex, England. John Smythe had children including Thomas Smith. John Smythe passed away in 1544 in Blackmore, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Smythe began in 1496 in Essex, England.
  • John Smythe had children including Thomas Smith.
  • John Smythe passed away in 1544 in Blackmore, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Smythe's Ancestors

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John Smythe
1496 – 1544
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Smyth
1430 – 1510
Essex, England
Isabella Toft
1450 – 1510
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Smyth
1370 – 1446
England
Millicent Lainham
1400 – 1447
Rivenhall, Essex, England
William Toft
– 1470
Margaret Leventhorp
– 1535
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lainham
1360 –
Alice Hende
1380 –
John Leventhorp
1400 – 1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hende
– 1418
Katherine
– 1404
John Leventhorp
1370 – 1435
Katherine Riley
– 1437

John Smythe's Descendants

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John Smythe (1496 – 1544)
  1. 1. Thomas Smith (Abt. 1524 – 5 May 1594) m. Margarett Turner (1530 – Abt. 1621)
    1. 1. Arthur Smith (1560 – 7 Mar 1623) m. Anne Millward (Abt. 1580 – Abt. 1614)
      1. 1. Thomas (B.) Smith (1612 – Bef. 1711) m. Elizabeth Jernew (Abt. 1610 – )
        1. 1. Richard (D.) Smith (1639 – 24 Feb 1711) m. Margaret (Mary) Bell (Abt. 1640 – 1719)

John Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of John Smythe in Essex, England
Essex, England
1544
1544
Age 48
Death of John Smythe in Blackmore, Essex, England
Blackmore, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Blackmore, Essex, England

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