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Robert Smythe 1585–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1585

Birth Location: Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Company

Mother: Lady Leicester

Spouse(s): Frances Andrews*, Frances Andrews, Alice Hext

Children(s): Mary Smythe, John Smith, Katherine Smith

Robert Smythe was born in 1585 in Weston, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Smythe Mp 1St Governor Of The East India Company And Lady Sarah Blount Countess Of Leicester. Robert Smythe married Alice Hext, Frances Andrews, and had children including John Smith, Katherine Smith, Mary Smythe. Robert Smythe passed away in 1650 in Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Smythe was born in 1585 in Weston, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Smythe Mp 1St Governor Of The East India Company And Lady Sarah Blount Countess Of Leicester.
  • Robert Smythe married Alice Hext, Frances Andrews, and had children including John Smith, Katherine Smith, Mary Smythe.
  • Robert Smythe passed away in 1650 in Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smythe
1585–1650
Birth Place: Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Smythe *** MP, 1st Governor of the East India Company
1558–1625
Westenhanger, Kent, England
Lady (Sarah Blount ** Countess of) Leicester
1570–1655
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Smythe Ambassador to Russia)(1st Gov of East India) Co)
1530–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Dame (Alicia Judde Lady of) Tonbridge
1535–1593
Westenhanger, Kent, England
William Blount
1530–1594
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England,
Anne Bymand
1515–1575
Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir VIII
1490–1538
Lady Strangford
1496–1579
Sir Judde
1492–1558
Lady Mervyn
1516–1550
William Blount
1486–1546
Joane Horne
1488–1546
Robert Barnard
1488–
Joan Bodenham
1488–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brouncker
1445–1537
John Judde
1486–1515
Margaret Chiche
1462–1512

Robert Smythe's Descendants

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Robert Smythe (04 Jan 1585–1650) m. Frances Andrews* (1589–1664) m. Frances Andrews (1589–1664) m. Alice Hext (1612–1660)
  1. 1. Mary Smythe 1610–1670 m. Edward Shepherd 1597–1660
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shepherd 1635–1700 m. William Phippen 1635–1707
      1. 1. William Phippen 1667–1737 m. Joana Curtis 1687–1741
        1. 1. Sarah Phippen 1670–1734 m. John Stock 1676–1738 m. John Stock 1676–1738
  2. 2. John Smith 1604–1650
  3. 3. Katherine Smith 1605–1656

Robert Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1585
04 Jan 1585
Birth of Robert Smythe in Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Weston, Northamptonshire, England
1585
8 Aug 1585
Robert Smythe was baptized in Horton, Dorset, England
Horton, Dorset, England
1650
1650
Age 65
Death of Robert Smythe in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1585
    Event Place: Weston, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1585
    Event Place: Horton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PEHOR:RE11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crondall, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

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