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Major John Smith of Purton II 1662–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1662

Birth Location: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Apr 1698

Death Location: "Purton", Gloucester, Virginia

Father: Maj. Burgess

Mother: Anne Bernard

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The story of Major John Smith of Purton II began in 1662 in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Major John Smith of Purton II passed away in 1698 in "Purton", Gloucester, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Major John Smith of Purton II began in 1662 in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Major John Smith of Purton II passed away in 1698 in "Purton", Gloucester, Virginia.

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Major II's Ancestors

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Major II
1662–1698
Birth Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Maj. Col. John Smith , Speaker of the House of Burgess
1624–1698
Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Anne (Cordray) Bernard
1634–1698
Isle Wigtoft, Isle Wigtoft, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smythe \) Smith
1592–1638
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Townley
1599–1679
Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
Richard (William) Bernard
1608–1650
Turvey, Bedford, England
Anne (Anna) Cordray
1612–1670
Chute, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Edge
1564–1655
Jennet Halstead
1594–1623
Richard Bernard
1568–1613
Elizabeth Woolhouse
1572–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence II
1543–1598
Mary HARTLEY
1520–1606
Sir Bernard
1528–1602
Alice Hazelwood
1525–1612
Anthony Woolhouse
1530–1587
Millicent\Myllicent\Menecent Strelley\Strurley
1540–1606

Major II's Timeline

2 Records

1662
Jan 1662
Birth of Major John Smith of Purton II in Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1698
14 Apr 1698
Age 36
Death of Major John Smith of Purton II in "Purton", Gloucester, Virginia
"Purton", Gloucester, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1662
    Event Place: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1698
    Event Place: "Purton", Gloucester, Virginia

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