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Lord Sir Knight John Smythe 1522 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Elmsett, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 18 Feb 1586

Death Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Lady BROUNCHKER

Spouse(s): Rosie Vesey

Children(s): Rodger Smyth

In 1522, Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex entered the world in Elmsett, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Knight John Richard Smythe and Lady Joanne DE BROUNCHKER. Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex married Rosie Beatrice Vesey, and had children including Rodger Smyth. Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex passed away in 1586 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1522, Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex entered the world in Elmsett, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Knight John Richard Smythe and Lady Joanne DE BROUNCHKER.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex married Rosie Beatrice Vesey, and had children including Rodger Smyth.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex passed away in 1586 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe
1465 – 1530
Birth Location: Belbroughton, Worcestershire, England
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Lady BROUNCHKER
1470 – 1578
Birth Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Rosie Vesey
1526 – 1559
Birth Location: Hintlehsham, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Rodger Smyth
1552 – 1594
Birth Location: Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
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Lord Smythe's Ancestors

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Lord Smythe
1522 – 1586
Birth Place: Elmsett, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Richard Smythe
1465 – 1530
Belbroughton, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Joanne DE) BROUNCHKER
1470 – 1578
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Smythe
1466 – 1538
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Agnes Osbaldeston
1466 – 1538
Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Smythe's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight John) Smythe (1522 – 18 Feb 1586) m. Rosie (Beatrice) Vesey (1526 – 11 Oct 1559)
  1. 1. Rodger Smyth (1552 – Abt 1594) m. Ellen Lees (Abt. 1560 – Sep 1578)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Joann) Smyth (2 Dec 1578 – abt 1578) m. Daniel (John) Parrat (24 August 1575 – 1592)
      1. 1. Martha Parrat (1605 – 20 Jul 1663) m. John Cheney (1600 – 28 Jul 1666)
        1. 1. Daniel Cheney (About 1634 – 10 Sep 1694) m. Sarah Bailey (abt 1645 – 26 Oct 1714)

Lord Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex in Elmsett, Suffolk, England
Elmsett, Suffolk, England
1586
18 Feb 1586
Age 64
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Smythe II, Viscount Strangford High Sheriff of Essex in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Elmsett, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1586
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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