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Sir William Lewis Smythe 1522–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1522

Birth Location: Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 01 Feb 1595

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Father: John 15-4

Mother: Joan Brouncker

Spouse(s): Lady Bengeworth)

Children(s): Elizabeth Smythe, Sir Smythe, Thomas Smythe, Sir Smythe, Sir Smythe, Lady Smythe, Richard Smythe, James Smythe, Lady (Smith)

In 1522, Sir William Lewis Smythe entered the world in Weston, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Smythe Sir 15 4 And Joan De Brouncker. Sir William Lewis Smythe married Lady Alice Watson Of Bengeworth, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe, James Smythe, Lady Ann Smythe, Lady Joane Smythe Smith, Richard Smythe, Sir Andrew The Elder Smythe, Sir John Smythe, Sir William John Smythe, Thomas The Customer Smythe. Sir William Lewis Smythe passed away in 1595 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1522, Sir William Lewis Smythe entered the world in Weston, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Smythe Sir 15 4 And Joan De Brouncker.
  • Sir William Lewis Smythe married Lady Alice Watson Of Bengeworth, and had children including Elizabeth Smythe, James Smythe, Lady Ann Smythe, Lady Joane Smythe Smith, Richard Smythe, Sir Andrew The Elder Smythe, Sir John Smythe, Sir William John Smythe, Thomas The Customer Smythe.
  • Sir William Lewis Smythe passed away in 1595 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John 15-4
1496–1544
Birth Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
J1
Joan Brouncker
1470–1579
Birth Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Lady Bengeworth)
1512–1585
Birth Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
LB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Smythe
1539–1609
Birth Location: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
ES
Sir Smythe
1550–1612
Birth Location: Caister-by-sea, Norfolk, England
SS
Thomas Smythe
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
TS
Sir Smythe
1553–1603
Birth Location: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Smythe
1556–1603
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Lady Smythe
1560–1635
Birth Location: County Clare, Clare, Munster, Ireland
LS
Richard Smythe
1556–1612
Birth Location: Wakefield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England,
RS
James Smythe
1558–1593
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
JS
Lady (Smith)
1534–1581
Birth Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
L(

Sir Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smythe
1522–1595
Birth Place: Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Smythe Sir 15-4
1496–1544
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Joan (De) Brouncker
1470–1579
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard William Smythe Knight of Putney, Sheriff of Staffordshire, Lord of Carleton, Gov of Dover Castle, Consort of Clarence) I
1465–1526
Surrey England
Lady (Isabella Alice Rich (Lady of) Putney)
1470–1515
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Sir (Thomas De) Brouncker-Malet
1465–1537
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Ursula Ann) Gouldinge
1470–1535
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Smythe
1412–1460
Lady Cromwell
1415–1467
Sir London)
1400–1464
Lady Cutherey
1410–1458
Robert Brouncker
1445–1537
Lady Joseph
1418–1475
Sir (Gouldinge)
1450–1547
Lady Cavendish
1456–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smyth
1390–1429
Joan 15-18
1390–1421
Sir Carleton)
1388–1461
Lady Smythe
1368–1435
Sir Knight)
1370–1415
Lady Auker
1374–1441
Lord Brouncker
1426–1509
Lady Somerset-Malet
1425–1510
Sir Cavendish
1430–1477
Lady (Skydmore)
1434–1489

Sir Smythe's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Lewis) Smythe (04 Jan 1522–01 Feb 1595) m. Lady (Alice Watson (of) Bengeworth) (1512–28 May 1585)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe 1539–1609 m. Richard Castell 1534–1594
    1. 1. Susanna Castell 1561–1618 m. Sir (Richard) Rodgers 1560–1618
      1. 1. Margaret Rodgers 1580–1690 m. William Palethorpe 1580–1620
        1. 1. Elizabeth Palethorpe 1605–1692 m. John (D. North) II 1600–1674
    2. 2. Richard Castell 1577–
  2. 2. Sir (John) Smythe 1550–1612
  3. 3. Thomas ('The Customer') Smythe 1558–1625
  4. 4. Sir (William John) Smythe 1553–1603
  5. 5. Sir (Andrew "The Elder") Smythe 1556–1603
  6. 6. Lady (Ann) Smythe 1560–1635
  7. 7. Richard Smythe 1556–1612
  8. 8. James Smythe 1558–1593
  9. 9. Lady (Joane Smythe) (Smith) 1534–1581 m. Sir (Robert Bryan of Aylesbury) (Knight) 1530–1604
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas "Draper") Bryan 1554–1611 m. Frances (Faith) Bowlinge 1567–1624 m. Margaret Bouchier 1555–1606
      1. 1. Sarah Bryan 1602–1669 m. Sylvester Baldwin 1595–1638
        1. 1. Richard (Baldwin IV (Colonist,) Founder) 1622–1665 m. Elizabeth (Alsop (Colonist;) Founder) 1623–1688
      2. 2. Mary Bryan 1606–1673
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bryan 1590–1628
      4. 4. Robert Bryan 1584–1611
      5. 5. William Bryan 1579–1581
      6. 6. Judith Bryan 1577–1619
      7. 7. Nathaniel Bryan 1584–1585
      8. 8. Thomas Bryan 1581–1671
      9. 9. Anne Bryan 1586–1595
      10. 10. Robert Bryan 1587–1626
      11. 11. Michael Bryan 1588–1634
      12. 12. Isabel Bryan 1594–1660
    2. 2. Lady (Ann) Bryan 1552–1635
    3. 3. Robert Bryan 1552–
    4. 4. John Bryan 1553–
    5. 5. Joann Bryan 1560–1630

Sir Smythe's Timeline

10 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Humbertstone, Lincoln, England
Humbertstone, Lincoln, England
1510
1510
Birth of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Stockton, Warwickshire, England
Stockton, Warwickshire, England
1522
04 Jan 1522
Birth of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Weston, Northamptonshire, England
1532
1532
Age 10
Birth of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1557
1557
Age 35
Sir William Lewis Smythe was married in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1570
1570
Age 48
Death of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
1578
6 Dec 1578
Age 56
Death of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1578
06 Dec 1578
Age 56
Death of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1579
1579
Age 57
Death of Sir William Lewis Smythe in England
England
1595
01 Feb 1595
Age 73
Burial of Sir William Lewis Smythe in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Humbertstone, Lincoln, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Stockton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1522
    Event Place: Weston, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1595
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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