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Sir John Smythe 1520 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Chardstock, Dorset, England

Father: William Smith

Mother: Agnes Exeter

Spouse(s): Lady Muttlebury

Children(s): John Walker, John Walker, Thomas Smith, John Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, Robert Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, George Smith, Margerie Smith, Julia Smith, Juliana Smythe, Isabell Smith, Anne Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Aaron Smith

Sir John Smythe was born in 1520 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of William Smith and Agnes Exeter. Sir John Smythe married Lady Alice Muttlebury, and had children including John Walker, John Walker, Thomas Smith, John Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, Robert Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, George Smith, Margerie Smith, Julia Smith, Juliana Smythe, Isabell Smith, Anne Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Aaron Smith. Sir John Smythe passed away in 1559 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Smythe was born in 1520 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of William Smith and Agnes Exeter.
  • Sir John Smythe married Lady Alice Muttlebury, and had children including John Walker, John Walker, Thomas Smith, John Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, Robert Smith, Robert Smith, George Smith, George Smith, Margerie Smith, Julia Smith, Juliana Smythe, Isabell Smith, Anne Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Aaron Smith.
  • Sir John Smythe passed away in 1559 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Smythe's Ancestors

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Sir Smythe
1520 – 1559
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
William Smith
1490 – 1545
Exeter, Devon, England
Agnes Exeter
1490 – 1566
Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert Smith
1460 – 1520
Exeter, Devon, England
Maude Page
1470 – 1527
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Smith
1430 – 1490
Amyas Smith
1430 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Smith
1400 – 1490
ALICIA LESMYTH
1405 –

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (John) Smythe (1520 – 1559) m. Lady (Alice) Muttlebury (1520 – 1571)
  1. 1. John Walker (1524 – 10 Aug 1562) m. Grace Tothill- (1527 – 1629)
    1. 1. Thomas Walker (1544 – 3 Nov 1628) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Dunketon (1548 – 1663) m. Alice Foskett (1548 – 1639)
      1. 1. Thomas Walker (6 Apr 1570 – 1614) m. Margaret BARDSLEY (1575 – 30 Dec 1623) m. Cicely Walker (1570 – 5 Oct 1623)
        1. 1. Robert Walker (21 Feb 1608 – 29 May 1687) m. Sarah Leager (1611 – 21 December 1695)
      2. 2. Robert Walker (1572 – 30 DEC 1623)
      3. 3. Anne Walker (1575 – 17 Jan 1645)
      4. 4. Ann Walker ( – 1630)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Walker (1579 – 1662)
    2. 2. Grace Walker (1546 – )
    3. 3. Joan Walker (1550 – 1597)
    4. 4. Joyce Walker (1552 – )
  2. 2. John Walker (1524 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Smith (1537 – 1606)
  4. 4. John Smith (1537 – 1606)
  5. 5. Robert Smith (Sep 1538 – 7 Aug 1590)
  6. 6. George Smith (1539 – 1590)
  7. 7. Robert Smith (1539 – 1590)
  8. 8. Robert Smith (1539 – 7 Aug 1590)
  9. 9. George Smith (1545 – 1619)
  10. 10. George Smith (1545 – 1619)
  11. 11. Margerie Smith (1547 – )
  12. 12. Julia Smith (1547 – 1607)
  13. 13. Juliana Smythe (1547 – )
  14. 14. Isabell Smith (1547 – )
  15. 15. Anne Smith (1549 – )
  16. 16. Mary Smith (1553 – )
  17. 17. Mary Smith (1553 – )
  18. 18. Aaron Smith (1555 – 1629)

Sir Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir John Smythe in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1559
1559
Age 39
Death of Sir John Smythe in Chardstock, Dorset, England
Chardstock, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Chardstock, Dorset, England

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