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Sir John Smythe 1551–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1551

Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Jun 1626

Death Location: Wrington, Somerset, England

Father: George Smythes

Mother: Mary Bengeworth

Spouse(s): Lady Smythes\Smythies

Children(s): Jane Smythe, John Smyth

Sir John Smythe was born in 1551 in Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Smythes And Mary Alice Watson Of Bengeworth. Sir John Smythe married Lady Joan Johane Jane Bickombe Of Dorington Smythes Smythies, and had children including Jane Joane Barley Barnard Chichester Smythe, John Smyth. Sir John Smythe passed away in 1626 in Wrington, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Smythe was born in 1551 in Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Smythes And Mary Alice Watson Of Bengeworth.
  • Sir John Smythe married Lady Joan Johane Jane Bickombe Of Dorington Smythes Smythies, and had children including Jane Joane Barley Barnard Chichester Smythe, John Smyth.
  • Sir John Smythe passed away in 1626 in Wrington, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Smythes
1520–1590
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
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Mary Bengeworth
1532–1585
Birth Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Smythes\Smythies
1560–1639
Birth Location: Wrainton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
LS

Children(s)

Jane Smythe
1595–1637
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England, Great Britain
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John Smyth
1593–1636
Birth Location: –
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Sir Smythe's Ancestors

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Sir Smythe
1551–1626
Birth Place: Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Smythes
1520–1590
Wrington, Somerset, England
Mary (Alice Watson of) Bengeworth
1532–1585
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (John) Smythe (25 July 1551–28 Jun 1626) m. Lady (Joan\Johane\Jane Bickombe of Dorington,) Smythes\Smythies (1560–2 July 1639)
  1. 1. Jane (Joane Barley Barnard Chichester) Smythe 1595–1637 m. ROBERT Godwin\Goodwyn 1589–1664
    1. 1. Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn 1625–1678 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger 1616–1683 m. Ann TABERER 1616–1650
      1. 1. Mary Godwin 1652–1688 m. Arthur WHITEHEAD 1654–1710 m. Arthur (II William Whitehead (VA)) (1648-1711) 1650–1710
        1. 1. Nathan Whitehead 1694–1776
        2. 2. John Whitehead 1760–1759
        3. 3. Lazarus Whitehead 1736–1775
        4. 4. Benjamin Whitehead 1728–
        5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Whitehead 1736–1798 m. Dempsey Butler 1822–
        6. 6. Benjamin Whitehead 1701–1750
        7. 7. Thomas Whitehead 1710–1768
        8. 8. Joseph (Arthur) Whitehead 1715–1781 m. Patience Newsom 1715– m. Faith Lane 1718–1772
        9. 9. Mary Whitehead 1710–1781 m. Weston Pope 1708–1784 m. Benjamin Denson 1720–1781
        10. 10. girl Whitehead 1674–1744
        11. 11. Sarah Whitehead 1701–1764
        12. 12. Martha Whitehead 1671–1760
        13. 13. Thomas Whitehead 1676–1731 m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney 1685–1734
        14. 14. Selah Whited 1715–1743
        15. 15. William Whitehead 1701–1750 m. Fanny Pope 1742–1796 m. Rachael Lewis 1683–
        16. 16. Arthur Whitehead 1715–1749
        17. 17. Mary Whitehead 1702–1724 m. William Fowler 1688–1727
        18. 18. Ann Whitehead 1730–1782 m. Jesse Williams 1753–1833
        19. 19. Sarah Whitehead 1719–1762
        20. 20. Sara Whitehead 1689–1780
        21. 21. Lewis Whitehead 1701–1759 m. Mary Watkins 1725–1795 m. Elizabeth Britt 1717–
        22. 22. Edward Whitehead 1672–1726
        23. 23. Arthur (II William Whitehead) Ii 1648–1731 m. Isabella Purcell 1690–1744 m. Anne Cooke 1690–1750 m. Mary (Polly) Godwin 1673–1713
        24. 24. William (West Whitehead) (Col?) 1672–1750 m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney 1685–1734
        25. 25. Robert Whitehead 1674–1731
      2. 2. William (Francis) Godwin 1679–1720
      3. 3. Thomas (Godwin) II 1648–1711 m. Martha Bridger 1660–1714
      4. 4. Elizabeth Godwin 1652–1717
      5. 5. Edmund Godwin 1650–1713
      6. 6. Mary (Polly) Godwin 1673–1719
  2. 2. John Smyth 1593–1636

Sir Smythe's Timeline

4 Records

1551
25 July 1551
Birth of Sir John Smythe in Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1572
18 Apr 1572
Age 21
Sir John Smythe was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1626
28 June 1626
Age 75
Death of Sir John Smythe in Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1626
28 Jun 1626
Age 75
Burial of Sir John Smythe in Wrington, Somerset, England
Wrington, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1551
    Event Place: Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1572
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Snaith, Co, York, 1537-1657

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1626
    Event Place: Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1626
    Event Place: Wrington, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\wri21/2
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