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Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith 1524–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1524

Birth Location: Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: 05 May 1594

Death Location: Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Father: John Smyth

Mother: Dorothy Trimnell

Spouse(s): Lady Smythe, Blanche Colshill

Children(s): Elizabeth Bayns, Arthur Smith

Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith was born in 1524 in Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England, the child of John Smyth And Dorothy Trimnell. Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith married Blanche Colshill, Lady Anne Rose Goddard Smythe, and had children including Arthur Smith, Elizabeth Bayns. Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith passed away in 1594 in Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith was born in 1524 in Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England, the child of John Smyth And Dorothy Trimnell.
  • Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith married Blanche Colshill, Lady Anne Rose Goddard Smythe, and had children including Arthur Smith, Elizabeth Bayns.
  • Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith passed away in 1594 in Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

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Sir Smith's Ancestors

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Sir Smith
1524–1594
Birth Place: Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
John Smyth
1490–1544
Rivenhall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Trimnell
1494–1544
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smith's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth) Smith (14 January 1524–05 May 1594) m. Lady (Anne Rose Goddard) Smythe (25 June 1535–21 Oct 1615) m. Blanche Colshill (1525–1549)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bayns 1562–1620 m. John Smith 1560–1640 m. George (Scoles) (Scholes) 1562–1587
    1. 1. Ann Smyth 1598–1661 m. Roger Shaw 1594–1661
      1. 1. Anne (Shaw 10th) GGM 1636–1663 m. Samuel Fogg 1628–1672
        1. 1. Daniel (Fogg) Sr 1660–1755 m. Hannah Libby 1655–1740
  2. 2. Arthur Smith 1560–1623

Sir Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1524
14 January 1524
Birth of Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith in Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
1550
1550
Age 26
Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith was married in Blackmore, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Blackmore, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1594
05 May 1594
Age 70
Death of Sir Lord Thomas Major of Oxford, Smyth Smith in Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 January 1524
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Blackmore, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1594
    Event Place: Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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