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Richard Gilbert Smyth 1578–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Jan 1610

Death Location: Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Smithe

Mother: Elizabeth Gilbert

Spouse(s): Johane Burr

Children(s): John Smith

The story of Richard Gilbert Smyth began in 1578 in Benenden, Kent, England. Richard Gilbert Smyth married Johane Everenden Burr, and had children including John Smith. Richard Gilbert Smyth passed away in 1610 in Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Gilbert Smyth began in 1578 in Benenden, Kent, England.
  • Richard Gilbert Smyth married Johane Everenden Burr, and had children including John Smith.
  • Richard Gilbert Smyth passed away in 1610 in Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Smyth's Ancestors

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Richard Smyth
1578–1610
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, England
Parents
John Smithe
1548–1593
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Gylbard) Gilbert
1561–1617
Benenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Andrew Smyth
1523–1596
Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Joan) Cratfield
1526–1576
Cratfield, Suffolk, England
John Gylbard
1535–
Of Benendon, Kent, England
Mrs. (GYLBARD OR) GILBERT
1539–
Of Benendon, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir VIII
1490–1552
Janet Morris
1502–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Smyth's Descendants

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Richard (Gilbert) Smyth (1578–12 Jan 1610) m. Johane (Everenden) Burr (ABT 1577–abt 1615)
  1. 1. John Smith 1601–1669 m. Margaret Fearefax 1610–1684
    1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1622–1643 m. Sir (Walter) Plummer 1616–1639
      1. 1. Thomas Plummer 1634–1694 m. Elizabeth Stockett 1646–1736
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Yates) Plummer 1678–1762 m. William Iiams 1670–1738

Richard Smyth's Timeline

3 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Richard Gilbert Smyth in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1610
25 Sep 1610
Age 32
Death of Richard Gilbert Smyth in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1610
12 Jan 1610
Age 32
Burial of Richard Gilbert Smyth in Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England
Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1610
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP6812
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1610
    Event Place: Womersley, St Martin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP6812

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