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John Smythe 1500 – 1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1500

Birth Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 8 Oct 1538

Death Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard Smythe

Mother: Susan Waterman

Spouse(s): Joan Brouncker

Children(s): Elizabeth Smythe, Henry Smythe, Thomas Smythe, Edward Smythe, John Smythe, William Smythe

John Smythe was born in 1500 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, the child of Richard Smythe and Susan Waterman. John Smythe married Joan de Brouncker, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe, Henry Smythe, Thomas Smythe, Edward Smythe, John Smythe, William Smythe. John Smythe passed away in 1538 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Smythe was born in 1500 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, the child of Richard Smythe and Susan Waterman.
  • John Smythe married Joan de Brouncker, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe, Henry Smythe, Thomas Smythe, Edward Smythe, John Smythe, William Smythe.
  • John Smythe passed away in 1538 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Smythe
1460 – 1527
Birth Location: Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London, England
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Susan Waterman
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joan Brouncker
1496 – 1579
Birth Location: Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Smythe
1522 – 1622
Birth Location: –
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Henry Smythe
1523 – 1582
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Smythe
1525 – 1591
Birth Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
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Edward Smythe
1526 – 1603
Birth Location: –
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John Smythe
1530 – 1591
Birth Location: –
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William Smythe
1532 – 1578
Birth Location: –
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John Smythe's Ancestors

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John Smythe
1500 – 1538
Birth Place: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Richard Smythe
1460 – 1527
Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Susan Waterman
Grandparents
William Smythe
1412 – 1467
Armauer Putney, Surrey, England
Mary (Margaret) Cromwell
1418 – 1467
Carleton upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Smythe
1390 – 1429
Joan Binn
1390 – 1421
Robert Cromwell
1390 – 1461
Joan Binn
1390 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smythe
1370 – 1423
Joanna Smythe
1373 – 1421
John Binn
1370 – 1433
Joelean Walthers
1372 – 1421
John Cromwell
1364 – 1461
Margaret Carleton
1364 – 1434
John Binn
1370 – 1433
Joelean Walthers
1372 – 1421

John Smythe's Descendants

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John Smythe (25 Feb 1500 – 8 Oct 1538) m. Joan (de) Brouncker (17 Jan 1496 – 7 Jun 1579)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe (1522 – 1622)
  2. 2. Henry Smythe (1523 – 1582)
  3. 3. Thomas Smythe (Abt 1525 – 7 Jun 1591) m. Alice Judde (1531 – )
    1. 1. Mary Smythe ( – Aft Jun 1621) m. Robert Davy (Abt 1540 – 11 Mar 1598)
    2. 2. Ursula Smythe ( – 3 Jun 1621) m. Simon Harding (Abt 1550 – Abt 1582) m. William Boteler (1535 – 17 Feb 1602)
    3. 3. Andrew Smythe ( – Abt 1556)
    4. 4. John Smythe ( – Aft 16 Mar 1609) m. Elizabeth Fineaux ( – Bef 16 Mar 1608)
    5. 5. Thomas Smythe (Abt 1558 – 4 Sep 1625) m. Judith Culverwell (1560 – Bef 21 Apr 1588) m. Joan Hobbs ( – 20 Oct 1630) m. Sara Blount (Abt 1562 – 12 Mar 1655)
    6. 6. Henry Smythe (Abt 1559 – Aft 1605) m. Elizabeth Owen m. Curtis (1572 – Bef 1611) m. Elizabeth Owen
    7. 7. Joane Smythe m. Thomas Fanshawe (1535 – 19 Feb 1601)
    8. 8. Katherine Smythe ( – 1615) m. Rowland Hayward (1520 – 5 Dec 1593) m. John Scott (Abt 1562 – 24 Sep 1616)
    9. 9. Richard Smythe ( – 12 Jul 1628) m. Elizabeth Scott (Abt 1567 – Abt 1600) m. Jane White (Abt 1574 – ) m. Mary Boyle (Abt 1590 – )
    10. 10. Alice Smythe ( – 10 Nov 1615) m. William Harris (21 Sep 1556 – 20 Nov 1616)
      1. 1. Arthur Harris ( – 9 Jan 1632) m. Anne Cranmer (1586 – 6 Jun 1613) m. Anne Salter-Bowyer (1595 – 20 Apr 1676)
      2. 2. William Harris (Abt 1586 – 11 May 1622)
      3. 3. Thomas Harris (Abt 1587 – Bet 10 Mar 1617 and 8 Jul 1617)
      4. 4. John Harris (10 Jun 1588 – 14 Oct 1638) m. Dorothy Calcott (3 May 1590 – 14 Oct 1638)
      5. 5. Alice Harris (1590 – 1615) m. Henry Mildmay ( – 9 Oct 1639)
      6. 6. Dorathie Harris (Abt 1591 – )
      7. 7. Mary Harris (1592 – 1652) m. Giles Browne (1590 – 1652)
        1. 1. Thomas Browne (19 Oct 1605 – 19 Oct 1682) m. Dorothy Mileham (1 Feb 1621 – 24 Feb 1684) m. Ann
        2. 2. Cecill Browne ( – 9 Aug 1613)
        3. 3. William Browne
        4. 4. Gyles Browne
        5. 5. Colonel (William E) Browne (1620 – 1677) m. Elizabeth Woodhouse (1627 – 1676)
        6. 6. Francis Brown (1620 – ) m. Ann Longworth (Abt 1624 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Brown (1621 – )
        8. 8. Benjamin Browne m. Agnes Gurdon (Abt 1652 – 4 Sep 1694)
        9. 9. John Browne (1626 – 1712) m. Bridgett (Lewis) Holmes (1628 – 15 Jul 1713)
        10. 10. Catharine Browne ( – 2 Nov 1629)
        11. 11. William Brown (1630 – )
        12. 12. Arthur Brown m. Anne Aylmer (Abt 1628 – )
        13. 13. John Browne (28 Aug 1631 – 20 Nov 1697) m. Bridgett (Lewis) Holmes (1628 – 15 Jul 1713) m. Ann (1628 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Harris (Abt 1596 – 1656) m. Roope (Abt 1590 – Abt 1656)
      9. 9. Frances Harris (1602 – ) m. Oliver Raymond (1591 – )
    11. 11. Elizabeth Smythe m. Henry Fanshawe
    12. 12. Simon Smythe ( – 1596) m. Cora Cadis (1566 – )
  4. 4. Edward Smythe (1526 – 1603)
  5. 5. John Smythe (1530 – 1591)
  6. 6. William Smythe (1532 – 1578)

John Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1500
25 Feb 1500
Birth of John Smythe in Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
1500
11 Sep 1500
John Smythe was christened in St. Toole's parish Sowthwarke Edmunton, Middlesex, England
St. Toole's parish Sowthwarke Edmunton, Middlesex, England
1538
8 Oct 1538
Age 38
Death of John Smythe in Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Corsham, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1500
    Event Place: Corsham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1500
    Event Place: St. Toole's parish Sowthwarke Edmunton, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1538
    Event Place: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
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