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Sarah Countess Leicester Blount 1570 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1655

Death Location: St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Father: James Mountjoye

Mother: Katherine Ligh

Spouse(s): Thomas 1603, Robert Sydney

Children(s): Robert (Smythe), John Smith, Joseph Smyth, Thomas Smith

In 1570, Sarah Countess Leicester Blount entered the world in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England, born to James (Lord) Mountjoye and Katherine Ligh. Sarah Countess Leicester Blount married Thomas "The Arranger of Jamestown" Smythe, Jr of Bidborough, Sir Knight in 1603, Robert Sydney, and had children including Robert William Smith (Smythe), John Smith, Joseph Smyth, Thomas Henry Smith. Sarah Countess Leicester Blount passed away in 1655 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Sarah Countess Leicester Blount entered the world in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England, born to James (Lord) Mountjoye and Katherine Ligh.
  • Sarah Countess Leicester Blount married Thomas "The Arranger of Jamestown" Smythe, Jr of Bidborough, Sir Knight in 1603, Robert Sydney, and had children including Robert William Smith (Smythe), John Smith, Joseph Smyth, Thomas Henry Smith.
  • Sarah Countess Leicester Blount passed away in 1655 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mountjoye
1533 – 1582
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, , England,
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Katherine Ligh
1541 – 1576
Birth Location: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas 1603
1558 – 1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
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Robert Sydney
1563 – 1626
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert (Smythe)
1585 – 1651
Birth Location: Weston By Welland, Northamptonshire, England
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John Smith
Birth Location: –
JS
Joseph Smyth
Birth Location: –
JS
Thomas Smith
Birth Location: –
TS

Sarah Blount's Ancestors

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Sarah Blount
1570 – 1655
Birth Place: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Parents
James (Lord) Mountjoye
1533 – 1582
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, , England,
Katherine Ligh
1541 – 1576
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Charles\Carolus Blount
1516 – 1544
Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Netherlands
Anne (Bonham Willoughby "Baroness of) Mountjoy"
1516 – 1581
Newport, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Blount's Descendants

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Sarah (Countess Leicester) Blount (1570 – 12 Mar 1655) m. Thomas ("The Arranger of Jamestown" Smythe, Jr of Bidborough, Sir Knight in) 1603 (5 Jun 1558 – 4 Sep 1625) m. Robert Sydney (19 November 1563 – 13 July 1626)
  1. 1. Robert (William Smith) (Smythe) (4 Jan 1585 – 1651)
  2. 2. John Smith
  3. 3. Joseph Smyth
  4. 4. Thomas (Henry) Smith

Sarah Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sarah Countess Leicester Blount in Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
1655
12 Mar 1655
Age 85
Death of Sarah Countess Leicester Blount in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1655
    Event Place: St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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