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Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith 1592 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1592

Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 April 1638

Death Location: Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Lady Blount

Spouse(s): Lady Townley

Children(s): Lt Smith

In 1592, Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith entered the world in Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe and Lady Sarah Agnes Blount. Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith married Lady Elizabeth Townley, and had children including Lt Christopher II "Kit" Smith. Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith passed away in 1638 in Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith entered the world in Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe and Lady Sarah Agnes Blount.
  • Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith married Lady Elizabeth Townley, and had children including Lt Christopher II "Kit" Smith.
  • Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith passed away in 1638 in Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe
1558 – 1626
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
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Lady Blount
1580 – 1655
Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Townley
1598 – 1679
Birth Location: Stoneyrake or Stonehedge, Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Lt Smith
1631 – 1716
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Lancashire, , England
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Sir Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smith
1592 – 1638
Birth Place: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe
1558 – 1626
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lady (Sarah Agnes) Blount
1580 – 1655
Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Smythe
1540 – 1580
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Horton
1496 – 1602
Halton, Cheshire, England
Sir (John William) Blount
1530 – 1594
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Anne) Bymand
1535 – 1772
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Smythe
1490 – 1539
Lady Townhende
1500 – 1579
Sir Blount
1492 – 1546
Joane Atmore
1465 – 1546
Sir Bymand
1520 – 1575
Sarah Alexander
1525 – 1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Smythe
1460 – 1527
Maude Page
1470 – 1527
George Alexander
1490 –
Mary
1490 –

Sir Smith's Descendants

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Sir (Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence) Smith (18 March 1592 – 16 April 1638) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Townley (27 Mar 1598 – 29 Jan 1679)
  1. 1. Lt (Christopher II "Kit") Smith (29 January 1631 – 20 Feb 1716) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks (18 Apr 1622 – 10 Mar 1676)
    1. 1. Captain (Christopher) Smith (29 January 1670 – 20 Feb 1739) m. Catherine Snelson (14 Feb 1680 – 1742)
      1. 1. Capt. (David Thomas) Smith (1710 – 12 Sep 1778) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Ragland (6 Sep 1719 – 1778)
        1. 1. Gulielmus ('William') Smith (1739 – 16 Apr 1814) m. Elisabetha Gooding (1732 – Abt 1814) m. Jocosam Falke (1740 – April 1814)

Sir Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1592
18 March 1592
Birth of Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith in Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
1638
16 April 1638
Age 46
Death of Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith in Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1592
    Event Place: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1638
    Event Place: Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
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