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Sir John Smythe 1557 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1557

Birth Location: All Hallows the Great, London, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1608

Death Location: Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Father: Sir Smythe,

Mother: Dame Judde,

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Children(s):

In 1557, Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament entered the world in All Hallows the Great, London, England, born to Sir Thomas I "Customer" Smythe, and Dame Alicia "Alice" Judde,. Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament passed away in 1608 in Ostenhanger, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1557, Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament entered the world in All Hallows the Great, London, England, born to Sir Thomas I "Customer" Smythe, and Dame Alicia "Alice" Judde,.
  • Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament passed away in 1608 in Ostenhanger, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe,
1522 – 1591
Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Westonhanger, Kent, England
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Dame Judde,
1535 – 1593
Birth Location: Tonbridge, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smythe
1557 – 1608
Birth Place: All Hallows the Great, London, England
Parents
Sir Thomas I "Customer" Smythe,
1522 – 1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Westonhanger, Kent, England
Dame (Alicia "Alice") Judde,
1535 – 1593
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John Richard) Smythe,
1490 – 1538
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Joan) Brounker,
1500 – 1579
Blackwell, Somerset, England
Sir (Andrew Judd) Judde,
1492 – 1558
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Mervyn \) Murfyn
1516 – 1550
Downswood, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Smythe,
1440 – 1527
Isabella Rich,
1444 – 1516
John Judde
1486 – 1515
Margaret Chiche
1462 – 1512
Thomas Murfyn
1473 – 1523
Alice Marshall
1472 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smythe,
1412 – 1467
Lady Cromwell,
1418 – 1467

Sir Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1557
16 Sep 1557
Birth of Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament in All Hallows the Great, London, England
All Hallows the Great, London, England
1608
29 Nov 1608
Age 51
Death of Sir John Smythe Knight of Westonhanger, High Sheriff of Kent, English Politician, Justice of the Peace for Kent, Member of Parliament in Ostenhanger, Kent, England
Ostenhanger, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1557
    Event Place: All Hallows the Great, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1608
    Event Place: Ostenhanger, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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