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Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe 1545 – 1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1619

Death Location: Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Sir Holditch

Mother: Lady Downum

Spouse(s): Joane Veale

Children(s): (Sir) Smith\Smythe

Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe was born in 1545 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir John\Johis\Johne Grantham Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith of Borage and Holditch and Lady Alice Agnes (born Muttlebury\Mattleberry) Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith - Downum. Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe married Joane Walker Veale, and had children including (Sir) Nicholas\Nicholai Smith\Smythe. Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe passed away in 1619 in Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England.

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  • Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe was born in 1545 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir John\Johis\Johne Grantham Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith of Borage and Holditch and Lady Alice Agnes (born Muttlebury\Mattleberry) Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith - Downum.
  • Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe married Joane Walker Veale, and had children including (Sir) Nicholas\Nicholai Smith\Smythe.
  • Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe passed away in 1619 in Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Holditch
1523 – 1558
Birth Location: Barneston
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Lady Downum
1520 – 1603
Birth Location: Jordans, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
LD

Spouses(s)

Joane Veale
1550 – 1597
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Children(s)

(Sir) Smith\Smythe
1580 – 1622
Birth Location: Larkbeame, Devon, England
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Sir Smythe's Ancestors

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Sir Smythe
1545 – 1619
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John\Johis\Johne Grantham Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith of Borage and Holditch
1523 – 1558
Barneston
Lady (Alice Agnes (born Muttlebury\Mattleberry) Smyth\Smythe\Smithvan\Smith -) Downum
1520 – 1603
Jordans, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Muttlebury\Mattleberry
1500 – 1546
Jordans, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (George (van Exeter)) Smythe (1545 – 21 Mar 1619) m. Joane (Walker) Veale (1550 – April 1597)
  1. 1. (Sir) (Nicholas\Nicholai) Smith\Smythe (1580 – 10 Nov 1622) m. Dorothea Horsey (1585 – 11 JUN 1655)
    1. 1. Sir (John Thomas "Cassique") Smith\Smythe (1611 – 22 Apr 1666) m. Joan Atkins (1630 – 16 Sept 1694)
      1. 1. Thomas Smith (16 Nov 1646 – 16 Nov 1694)
        1. 1. The (Honorable Thomas Landgrave") Smith (15 Jun 1670 – 9 May 1738) m. Anna (Cornelia Ballard) (Smith) (1670 – Abt. 1710)

Sir Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1619
21 Mar 1619
Age 74
Death of Sir George (van Exeter) Smythe in Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England
Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1619
    Event Place: Old Matford House, Wonford Lane, Exeter, Devon, England
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