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Robert Smerdon of Knighton 1580–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1580

Birth Location: Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England

Death Date: 11 Oct 1653

Death Location: Ilsington, Devon, England

Father: Robert Smerdon

Mother: Isett (Jsett)

Spouse(s): Anne Burte

Children(s): Robert Smerdon

Robert Smerdon of Knighton was born in 1580 in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England, the child of Robert Smerdon And Isett Langdon Jsett. Robert Smerdon of Knighton married Anne Burte, and had children including Robert Smerdon. Robert Smerdon of Knighton passed away in 1653 in Ilsington, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Smerdon of Knighton was born in 1580 in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England, the child of Robert Smerdon And Isett Langdon Jsett.
  • Robert Smerdon of Knighton married Anne Burte, and had children including Robert Smerdon.
  • Robert Smerdon of Knighton passed away in 1653 in Ilsington, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Smerdon
1557–1612
Birth Location: Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Isett (Jsett)
1560–1602
Birth Location: North Bovey, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Burte
1590–1673
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robert Smerdon
1623–1715
Birth Location: Saint Michael's Church, Ilsington, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Knighton's Ancestors

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Robert Knighton
1580–1653
Birth Place: Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Smerdon
1557–1612
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Isett (Langdon) (Jsett)
1560–1602
North Bovey, Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert Smerdon
1530–1612
Diptford, Devon, England
Devon (Sentcler) Langdon
1535–1584
Of St John the Baptist, North Bovey, Devon
Margaret (Langdon)
1537–1604
St John the Baptist, North Bovey, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knighton's Descendants

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Robert (Smerdon of) Knighton (16 Oct 1580–11 Oct 1653) m. Anne Burte (1590–12 April 1673)
  1. 1. Robert Smerdon 1623–1715 m. Elizabeth Smerdon 1631–1703
    1. 1. John (Robert Smerdon) "Robert" 1651–1695 m. Ruth Townsend 1653–1695
      1. 1. John Smerdon 1682–1769 m. Alice Hamlyn 1695–1770
        1. 1. Thomas (SMERDON , of Higher and Lower Bowdley) farms 1718–1800 m. Elizabeth Smerdon 1729–1757

Robert Knighton's Timeline

2 Records

1580
16 Oct 1580
Birth of Robert Smerdon of Knighton in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England
1653
11 Oct 1653
Age 73
Death of Robert Smerdon of Knighton in Ilsington, Devon, England
Ilsington, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1653
    Event Place: Ilsington, Devon, England
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