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Richard Gilbert Smyth 1578 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England

Death Date: 09/25/1610

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: William Smithe

Mother: Elizabeth Gilbert

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Smith

The story of Richard Gilbert Smyth began in 1578 in Benenden, Kent, England. Richard Gilbert Smyth had children including John Burre Smith. Richard Gilbert Smyth passed away in 1610 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Gilbert Smyth began in 1578 in Benenden, Kent, England.
  • Richard Gilbert Smyth had children including John Burre Smith.
  • Richard Gilbert Smyth passed away in 1610 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smithe
1557 – 1586
Birth Location: Tamworth, Stafford, England
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Elizabeth Gilbert
1561 – 1617
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Smith
1611 – 1669
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Richard Smyth's Ancestors

Self
Richard Smyth
1578 – 1610
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, England
Parents
William Smithe
1557 – 1586
Tamworth, Stafford, England
Elizabeth (Gylbard) Gilbert
1561 – 1617
Benenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Gylbard) Gilbert
1535 – 1596
Benendon, Kent, England
Jone Adene
1539 – 1615
Of Benendon, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Smyth's Descendants

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Richard (Gilbert) Smyth (1578 – 09/25/1610)
  1. 1. John (Burre) Smith (4 Aug 1611 – 16 Jul 1669) m. Sarah (Ward) Sherman (11 Feb 1606 – 12 Dec 1672)
    1. 1. Ester (Sherman) Smith (2 May 1633 – 17 Apr 1716) m. James (J) Kenyon (2 May 1633 – 1670)
      1. 1. *John (Smith) Kenyon, (26 Apr 1655 – 17 Jun 1732) m. Hannah (Annie Mumforde) Kenyon (30 Apr 1660 – 14 Oct 1712)
        1. 1. David (Kenyon Sr (Archbishop of) York) (1690 – 23 September 1774) m. Mary (Sanford -) Kenyon (16 November 1703 – 30 Apr 1772 or 6 Feb 1739 or 1776)

Richard Smyth's Timeline

7 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Richard Gilbert Smyth in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1592
21 Aug 1592
Age 14
Richard Gilbert Smyth was married in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1596
23 Jan 1596
Age 18
Richard Gilbert Smyth was married in Swaffham Prior, Cambs
Swaffham Prior, Cambs
1600
11 Jan 1600
Age 22
Richard Gilbert Smyth was married in Great Monegham, Kent, England
Great Monegham, Kent, England
1601
2 May 1601
Age 23
Richard Gilbert Smyth was married in Lapley, Staffordshire, England
Lapley, Staffordshire, England
1610
09/25/1610
Age 32
Death of Richard Gilbert Smyth in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1654
5 Aug 1654
Age 76
Richard Gilbert Smyth was married in Crayford, Kent, England
Crayford, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1592
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1596
    Event Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambs

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1600
    Event Place: Great Monegham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 May 1601
    Event Place: Lapley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1654
    Event Place: Crayford, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09/25/1610
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
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