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Sir John Captain Smythe Smith 1518 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1518

Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: abt 1563

Death Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England

Father: William Foulsham

Mother: Agnes Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth LACY

Children(s): Henry Smyth

In 1518, Sir John Captain Smythe Smith entered the world in Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to William Foulsham and Agnes Smith. Sir John Captain Smythe Smith married Elizabeth de LACY, and had children including Henry "Harry" Smyth. Sir John Captain Smythe Smith passed away in 1563 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Sir John Captain Smythe Smith entered the world in Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to William Foulsham and Agnes Smith.
  • Sir John Captain Smythe Smith married Elizabeth de LACY, and had children including Henry "Harry" Smyth.
  • Sir John Captain Smythe Smith passed away in 1563 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Foulsham
1500 – 1529
Birth Location: Bestrope, Norfolk, England
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Agnes Smith
1500 – 1557
Birth Location: Smyth Hall, Cold Norton, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth LACY
1520 – 1599
Birth Location: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
EL

Children(s)

Henry Smyth
1547 – 1656
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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Sir Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smith
1518 – 1563
Birth Place: Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
William Foulsham
1500 – 1529
Bestrope, Norfolk, England
Agnes Smith
1500 – 1557
Smyth Hall, Cold Norton, Essex, England
Grandparents
ROGER ((++++) 13GGF) FOULSHAM
1478 – 1534
Necton, County of Norfolk, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smith's Descendants

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Sir (John Captain Smythe) Smith (23 Apr 1518 – abt 1563) m. Elizabeth (de) LACY (1520 – 8 June 1599)
  1. 1. Henry ("Harry") Smyth (Jan 1547 – abt 1656)
    1. 1. Ellinor Smyth (1589 – ) m. John Oldnall (9 Jun 1583 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Oldnall (May 1623 – 1685) m. Thomas Callow (31 Aug 1623 – 1662)
        1. 1. Mary Callow (Abt. Aug 1661 – 1717) m. John YOUNGE (abt 1655 – after 1697)

Sir Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1518
23 Apr 1518
Birth of Sir John Captain Smythe Smith in Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1563
abt 1563
Age 45
Death of Sir John Captain Smythe Smith in Barnstaple, Devon, England
Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1518
    Event Place: Halesowen, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1563
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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