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Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester 1562–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1655

Death Location: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Father: John Mountjoy

Mother: Lady Mountjoy

Spouse(s): Sir Company

Children(s): Robert Smith, Arthur Smythe

The story of Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester began in 1562 in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England. Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester married Sir Thomas Smythe 1St Governor Of East India Company, and had children including Arthur Smythe, Robert William Smythe Or Smith. Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester passed away in 1655 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester began in 1562 in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England.
  • Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester married Sir Thomas Smythe 1St Governor Of East India Company, and had children including Arthur Smythe, Robert William Smythe Or Smith.
  • Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester passed away in 1655 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mountjoy
1530–1594
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
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Lady Mountjoy
1535–1570
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Company
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
SC

Children(s)

Robert Smith
1585–1650
Birth Location: Weston by Welland, Northhamptonshire, England
RS
Arthur Smythe
1597–1645
Birth Location: Westonhanger, Kent, England
AS

Lady Leicester's Ancestors

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Lady Leicester
1562–1655
Birth Place: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Parents
John William Blount 7th Baron of Mountjoy
1530–1594
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Anne Bymand Baroness) Mountjoy
1535–1570
Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Charles Blount V Baron Mountjoy, Knight of the) Garter
1516–1544
Worcester, England
Lady (Anne Willoughby Baroness) Mountjoy
1516–1582
Newport, Devon, England
Sir (John Bymand or) Bemand
1515–1575
Kent, England
Lady (Sarah) Alexander
1515–1575
Allington Castle, Boxley, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mountjoy
1478–1534
Lady Keble
1482–1521
Sir Mountroye
1473–1521
Lady Grey
1480–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Descendants

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Lady (Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of) Leicester (1562–12 Mar 1655) m. Sir (Thomas Smythe 1st Governor of East India) Company (5 Jun 1558–4 Sep 1625)
  1. 1. Robert (William Smythe or) Smith 1585–1650 m. Frances Andrews 1588–1666
    1. 1. Katherine (Alise) Smith 1618–1656 m. Seth (Ward House of) Burgesses 1613–1711
      1. 1. Mary Ward 1640– m. Edward Hatcher 1636–1711
        1. 1. William (Hatcher) III 1660–1736 m. Sarah (Anne) Burton 1664–1736
  2. 2. Arthur Smythe 1597–1645 m. Alice Palmer 1614–1642
    1. 1. Colonel (Arthur) Smith 1638–1696 m. Sarah Jackson 1642–1710
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Smith 1664–1737 m. Dr. (John James Skinner) Surgeon 1667–1743
        1. 1. Maude (Elizabeth) Skinner 1692–1737 m. Thomas (Wilson) Sr. 1705–1768

Lady Leicester's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
1655
12 Mar 1655
Age 93
Death of Lady Sarah Agnes Blount Countess of Leicester in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
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