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MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) 1629–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1629

Birth Location: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1700

Death Location: Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Lady Edge

Spouse(s): Mary Debnam

Children(s): Mary (Taliaferro), William Smith, Col. Smith,

In 1629, MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) entered the world in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Christopher I Lawrence Smythe And Lady Elizabeth Towneley Lady Of Stone Edge. MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) married Mary Hitchin Grymes Debnam, and had children including Col John Smith, Mary Sarah Susan Smith Smythe Taliaferro, William Smith. MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) passed away in 1700 in Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1629, MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) entered the world in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Christopher I Lawrence Smythe And Lady Elizabeth Towneley Lady Of Stone Edge.
  • MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) married Mary Hitchin Grymes Debnam, and had children including Col John Smith, Mary Sarah Susan Smith Smythe Taliaferro, William Smith.
  • MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) passed away in 1700 in Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe
1592–1638
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
SS
Lady Edge
1598–1679
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
LE

Spouses(s)

Mary Debnam
1631–1728
Birth Location: Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
MD

Children(s)

Mary (Taliaferro)
1659–1720
Birth Location: York County, Virginia Colony
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William Smith
1642–1684
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
WS
Col. Smith,
1653–1719
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
CS

MAJOR (Immigrant)'s Ancestors

Self
MAJOR (Immigrant)
1629–1700
Birth Place: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher I Lawrence Smythe
1592–1638
Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Towneley, Lady of Stone) Edge
1598–1679
Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas II "The Merchant" Smythe (Smith), London & Muscovy Merchant, Knight of Westonhanger, London Councilman, Sheriff of London & Middlesex Operating Officer of the Virginia Company of London, Member of Parliament, 1st Governor of) th
1558–1625
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lady (Sarah Agnes Blount, Lady of Kent, Countess of) Leicester
1562–1655
Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Nicholas (Townley Esq of) Littleton
1612–1687
Littleton, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England
Alice Calvert
1612–1650
Mitton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1530
1530–1591
John MountJoy
1530–1594
Lady Bymand
1535–1570
Francis Townley
1580–1636
Catherine Foster
1590–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Mountjoy
1500–1584
Margaret Mountjoy
1500–1568
John Sir
1515–1575
Sarah Alexander
1515–1575
Edmund (Towneley)
1540–1598
Catherine Curzon(Cursson)
1555–1630

MAJOR (Immigrant)'s Descendants

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MAJOR (Richard LAWRENCE SMITH) (Immigrant) (29 March 1629–8 Aug 1700) m. Mary (Hitchin Grymes) Debnam (28 Aug 1631–10 July 1728)
  1. 1. Mary (Sarah Susan Smith\Smythe) (Taliaferro) 1659–1720 m. Col (John "The Ranger " Taliaferro) Sr 1656–1720
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Wortham) Taliaferro 1686–1786
      1. 1. Nathaniel Parker 1708–1800 m. ANN CLAYTON 1726–1790
        1. 1. John Parker 1758–1836 m. Sarah ("Sally" White) Parker 1759–1824
      2. 2. John Parker 1700–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Parker 1728–1819
      4. 4. Nathaniel Parker 1730–1811
      5. 5. Robert Parker 1730–1816
      6. 6. Ann Madison 1734–1809
      7. 7. Mary Madison 1743–
      8. 8. Richard Parker 1745–1799
    2. 2. Charles Taliaferro 1684–1726
    3. 3. Zachariah Taliaferro 1683–1722
    4. 4. Jane ("Emma") Taliaferro 1683–1704
    5. 5. Mary Taliaferro 1685–1741
    6. 6. Colonel (Lawrence C.) Taliaferro 1680–1726
    7. 7. John (II Taliaferro of Snow Creek MD,) Colonel 1687–1744
  2. 2. William Smith 1642–1684
  3. 3. Col. (John) Smith, 1653–1719

MAJOR (Immigrant)'s Timeline

3 Records

1629
29 March 1629
Birth of MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
1651
1651
Age 22
MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1700
8 Aug 1700
Age 71
Death of MAJOR Richard LAWRENCE SMITH (Immigrant) in Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1629
    Event Place: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1700
    Event Place: Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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