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Robert William Smythe 1585–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JAN 1585

Birth Location: Weston By Welland, Northampton, England

Death Date: 17 MAY 1650

Death Location: Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Lady Blount

Spouse(s): Frances Andrews, Alice Hext

Children(s): Katherine *

The story of Robert William Smythe began in 1585 in Weston By Welland, Northampton, England. Robert William Smythe married Alice Hext, Frances Andrews, and had children including Katherine Smith. Robert William Smythe passed away in 1650 in Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert William Smythe began in 1585 in Weston By Welland, Northampton, England.
  • Robert William Smythe married Alice Hext, Frances Andrews, and had children including Katherine Smith.
  • Robert William Smythe passed away in 1650 in Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
TS
Lady Blount
1570–1655
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Frances Andrews
1589–1664
Birth Location: Weston By Welland, Northamptonshire, England
FA
Alice Hext
1612–1660
Birth Location: Somerset, England
AH

Children(s)

Katherine *
1618–1656
Birth Location: Bassingbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
K*

Robert Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smythe
1585–1650
Birth Place: Weston By Welland, Northampton, England
Parents
Thomas Smith
1558–1625
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lady (Sarah Agnes) Blount
1570–1655
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Smythe) I
1530–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Hythe, Kent, England
Alice Judd
1535–1593
Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John 15-4
1496–1538
Joan Brounker
1496–1579
Sir Wil
1492–1558
Mary Mervyn
1516–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smythe
1465–1526
Lady deSalisbury
1470–1516
Robert 15-4
1465–1537
Ursula 15-4
1470–1535
Sir Murfyn
1465–1523
Elizabeth Donne
1472–1546

Robert Smythe's Descendants

1.
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Robert (William) Smythe (4 JAN 1585–17 MAY 1650) m. Frances Andrews (1589–17 APR 1664) m. Alice Hext (1612–1660)
  1. 1. Katherine (Smith) * 1618–1656 m. Lt (Col Seth Ward House of) Burgesses 1613–1711 m. Lt (Col Seth Ward, House of Burgesses Lt) Col 1613–1711
    1. 1. Mary Ward 1640–1711 m. Edward (Hatcher) Sr 1633–1711
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Hatcher 1657–1745 m. Thomas Harris 1655–1730
        1. 1. Mary (Ruth Goode) James 1679–1759 m. John (Bennett) Goode 1670–1725
    2. 2. Judge (Richard Edward) Ward 1636–1682 m. Elizabeth (Blackman 2nd) wife 1640–1721
      1. 1. Edward Ward 1665–1712 m. Elizabeth Elam 1665–1713
        1. 1. Sarah Ward 1690–1753 m. Henry (Farmer) II 1696–1753

Robert Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1585
4 JAN 1585
Birth of Robert William Smythe in Weston By Welland, Northampton, England
Weston By Welland, Northampton, England
1650
17 MAY 1650
Age 65
Death of Robert William Smythe in Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England
Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1585
    Event Place: Weston By Welland, Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1650
    Event Place: Howarth Parish, Yorkshire, England
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