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Richard Smythe 1555 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1555

Birth Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: abt 1654

Death Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Frances Williams

Spouse(s): Agnes Wraske

Children(s): William Smith

Richard Smythe was born in 1555 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England, the child of Sir Anthony Smythe and Frances Williams. Richard Smythe married Agnes Hulcocke Wraske, and had children including William Richard Smith. Richard Smythe passed away in 1654 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Smythe was born in 1555 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England, the child of Sir Anthony Smythe and Frances Williams.
  • Richard Smythe married Agnes Hulcocke Wraske, and had children including William Richard Smith.
  • Richard Smythe passed away in 1654 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Smythe's Ancestors

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Richard Smythe
1555 – 1654
Birth Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Anthony Smythe
1525 – 1549
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Frances Williams
1527 – 1657
Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Smyth
1500 – 1541
Welbourne, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Helena) Clark
1504 – 1541
Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Richard Thomas) Williams
1501 – 1570
Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Cartwright
1504 – 1550
Ossington, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Eley
1460 – 1543
Anne Strange
1462 – 1520
Richard Clark
1463 – 1571
Catherine Throckmorton
1470 – 1547
Richard I
1482 – 1556
Lady Murfyn
1484 – 1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cromwell
1416 – 1448
Lady Smyth
1418 – 1467
Sir Strange
1440 – 1486
Le Strange
1403 –
Sir Clarke
1430 – 1520
Katherine Echingham
1435 – 1460
Sir Throckmorton
1440 –
Margaret Olney

Richard Smythe's Descendants

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Richard Smythe (Jan 1555 – abt 1654) m. Agnes (Hulcocke) Wraske (1555 – 28 Apr 1612)
  1. 1. William (Richard) Smith (1580 – 20 Jan 1653) m. Elizabeth (Carla) Powell (1567 – 4 Sep 1647)

Richard Smythe's Timeline

5 Records

1555
Jan 1555
Birth of Richard Smythe in Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
1585
19 Jan 1585
Age 30
Richard Smythe was married
None
1591
7 May 1591
Age 36
Richard Smythe was baptized in Cottingham, Northamptonshire, England
Cottingham, Northamptonshire, England
1654
abt 1654
Age 99
Death of Richard Smythe in Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
1654
4 Apr 1654
Age 99
Burial of Richard Smythe in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1555
    Event Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 May 1591
    Event Place: Cottingham, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1585

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Daventry, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1654
    Event Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1654
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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