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Sir John Carrington Smith 1470 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England

Death Date: 31 JUL 1548

Death Location: Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England

Father: Hugh (Smythe),

Mother: Elizabeth Salop

Spouse(s): Agnes Harewell

Children(s): Anne Smith

In 1470, Sir John Carrington Smith entered the world in Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England, born to Hugh Carrington Smith (Smythe), and Elizabeth Salop. Sir John Carrington Smith married Agnes Harewell, and had children including Anne Smith. Sir John Carrington Smith passed away in 1548 in Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir John Carrington Smith entered the world in Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England, born to Hugh Carrington Smith (Smythe), and Elizabeth Salop.
  • Sir John Carrington Smith married Agnes Harewell, and had children including Anne Smith.
  • Sir John Carrington Smith passed away in 1548 in Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh (Smythe),
1420 – 1483
Birth Location: Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Salop
1438 – 1470
Birth Location: Witham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Harewell
1496 – 1562
Birth Location: Wooten-Wawen, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Smith
1520 – 1545
Birth Location: Cressing Temple, Essex, England
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Sir Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smith
1470 – 1548
Birth Place: Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England
Parents
Hugh Carrington Smith (Smythe),
1420 – 1483
Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Elizabeth Salop
1438 – 1470
Witham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Carrington) Smith,
1386 – 1446
Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
Millicent (Elizabeth) Laingham
1370 – 1447
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carrington
1335 – 1380
Margaret Roos
1340 – 1383
Robert Laingham
1340 – 1418
Alice Hende
1340 – 1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carrington
1310 – 1378
Lady Montague
1315 – 1415
John Laingham
1330 –
John Hende
1320 – 1418
Elizabeth DeNorbury
1393 – 1462

Sir Smith's Descendants

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Sir (John Carrington) Smith (1470 – 31 JUL 1548) m. Agnes Harewell (1496 – 15 FEB 1562)
  1. 1. Anne Smith (1520 – 1545) m. Edward (Gryffyne) Griffin (1507 – 16 Dec 1569)
    1. 1. Ralph Griffin (1530 – 1560) m. Margery Throckmorton (1533 – 21 Dec 1553)
      1. 1. Edward Griffin (18 Feb 1551 – ) m. Elizabeth Wilson (Jan 1557 – 1629)
        1. 1. Hugh Griffin (1582 – 1681) m. Karen Wall (1586 – 1655)
    2. 2. Nicholas Gryffyne (10 MAR 1549 – ) m. Alice Thomson (25 APR 1550 – 16 Sep 1603)
      1. 1. Phillip Gryffyne (1570 – )
      2. 2. Mary Gryffyne (1573 – )
      3. 3. Susan Griffin (1578 – )
      4. 4. George (Griffin) Gryffyne (1580 – 1610) m. Anne (Augusta) Nielson (1580 – 1610)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas George) Griffin (1598 – 1634) m. Beatrix Northoppe (21 Jun 1600 – aft 1642)
        2. 2. Katherine (Ann) Griffin, (22 Oct 1610 – 17 Aug 1661) m. Thomas Sprigg, (26 Dec 1604 – 27 Dec 1678)
      5. 5. Dorothie Griffin (1581 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Griffin (1587 – )

Sir Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Sir John Carrington Smith in Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England
Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England
1548
31 JUL 1548
Age 78
Death of Sir John Carrington Smith in Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England
Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Cressing Temple, Witham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1548
    Event Place: Cressing, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: Age:
    77-78
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