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Sir John Alexander Smyth 1517–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Feb 1557

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Smythe

Mother: Lady Charnock

Spouse(s): Isabel GG, Nanse Alpin

Children(s): John Smyth, William Smith

Sir John Alexander Smyth was born in 1517 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Grantham Of Saffron Walden High Sheriff Of Essex And Hertfordshire Smythe And Lady Agnes Anne Chernock Charnock. Sir John Alexander Smyth married Isabel Smith 14Th Gg, Nanse Alpin, and had children including John Smyth, William Smith. Sir John Alexander Smyth passed away in 1557 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Alexander Smyth was born in 1517 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Grantham Of Saffron Walden High Sheriff Of Essex And Hertfordshire Smythe And Lady Agnes Anne Chernock Charnock.
  • Sir John Alexander Smyth married Isabel Smith 14Th Gg, Nanse Alpin, and had children including John Smyth, William Smith.
  • Sir John Alexander Smyth passed away in 1557 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Smyth's Ancestors

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Sir Smyth
1517–1557
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Grantham of Saffron Walden High Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire Smythe
1480–1556
Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Anne Chernock \) Charnock
1479–1545
Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Smyth's Descendants

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Sir (John Alexander) Smyth (1517–27 Feb 1557) m. Isabel (Smith - 14th) GG (abt 1522–27 Aug 1582) m. Nanse Alpin (1518–1564)
  1. 1. John Smyth 1543–1599
    1. 1. Margaret Smyth 1565–1679 m. Jhone Steinsone 1567–
      1. 1. Margaret Steinsone 1583–1643 m. Thomas (Alexander) Inglis 1583–1625
        1. 1. Catherine Inglis 1603–1671 m. Henry Malcolme 1595–
  2. 2. William Smith 1544–1594

Sir Smyth's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Sir John Alexander Smyth in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1557
27 Feb 1557
Age 40
Death of Sir John Alexander Smyth in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1557
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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