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Sir William Smythe 1490 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Sir Smith

Mother: Lady Page

Spouse(s): Catharina Bevin

Children(s): Johne Smythe

In 1490, Sir William Smythe entered the world in Exeter, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Carrington Smith and Lady Maude Page. Sir William Smythe married Catharina Bevin, and had children including Johne Smythe. Sir William Smythe passed away in 1545 in Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1490, Sir William Smythe entered the world in Exeter, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Carrington Smith and Lady Maude Page.
  • Sir William Smythe married Catharina Bevin, and had children including Johne Smythe.
  • Sir William Smythe passed away in 1545 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Smythe's Ancestors

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Sir Smythe
1490 – 1545
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Robert Carrington Smith
1460 – 1520
Holditch, Dorset, England
Lady (Maude) Page
1470 – 1527
Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Smythe ll) (Mayor)
1430 – 1490
Holditch, Exeter, Devon, England
Amyas Scott
1430 – 1514
, Devon, , England
Sir (William (Thomas)) Page
1445 – 1501
Sidbury, Devonshire, England
Lady (Joane) Mungeam
1438 – 1522
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert, Cromwell
1390 – 1461
Alicia Lesmyth
1405 – 1452
Sir Overton
1416 – 1450
Lady Hopkins
1420 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugo Page
1357 – 1435
Elizabeth Mark
1358 – 1410
Lord Hall
1396 – 1459
Lady Eyre))
1400 – 1463

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (William) Smythe (1490 – 1545) m. Catharina Bevin (1497 – 9 Aug 1557)
  1. 1. Johne Smythe (Sep 1515 – 1559) m. Lady (Alice) Muttlebury\Mattleberry (1520 – 22 Jan 1571)
    1. 1. Lady (Julia) Smith (1547 – 14 Sep 1607) m. Sir (Thomas Hele Sherriff of) Devon (1535 – 26 July 1615)
      1. 1. Joane Hale (1569 – 17 Aug 1634) m. John (Humfridi) Hill (Abt. 1564 – 1630)
        1. 1. Joan Hill (1590 – 5 Oct 1636) m. Rev (John Thomas) Beach (21 Feb 1591 – 1680)

Sir Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Sir William Smythe in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1545
1545
Age 55
Death of Sir William Smythe in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1545
12 Oct 1545
Age 55
Burial of Sir William Smythe in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1024; Document Reference: DRO 73

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1545
    Event Place: Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1024; Document Reference: DRO 73

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