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Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe 1558 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Lady Horton

Spouse(s): Lady Blount

Children(s): Sir Smythe, Sir Smith

The story of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit began in 1558 in Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England. Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit married Lady Sarah Agnes Blount, and had children including Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Smythe, Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith. Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit passed away in 1626 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit began in 1558 in Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England.
  • Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit married Lady Sarah Agnes Blount, and had children including Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Smythe, Sir Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith.
  • Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit passed away in 1626 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Smythe
1540 – 1580
Birth Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
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Lady Horton
1496 – 1602
Birth Location: Halton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Blount
1580 – 1655
Birth Location: Ostenhanger Castle, Ostenhanger, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sir Smythe
– 1700
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
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Sir Smith
1592 – 1638
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
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Sir Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smythe
1558 – 1626
Birth Place: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Parents
Sir William Smythe
1540 – 1580
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Horton
1496 – 1602
Halton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir John Carrington) Smythe
1490 – 1539
Revinhall, Essex, England
Lady (Alice (Hayden)) Townhende
1500 – 1579
Cosham, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Smythe
1460 – 1527
Maude Page
1470 – 1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas "The Merchant") Smythe (1558 – 1626) m. Lady (Sarah Agnes) Blount (1580 – 12 Mar 1655)
  1. 1. Sir (Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas) Smythe (20 Sep – 8 Aug 1700) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Halstead (27 Mar 1598 – 23 Jun 1679) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Townely (1630 – 1703)
    1. 1. Lt (Christopher "Kit") Smyth (1612 – abt 1730) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks (18 Apr 1622 – 1668)
      1. 1. Captain (Christopher) Smith (29 January 1670 – 20 Feb 1739) m. Catherine Snelson (14 Feb 1680 – 1742)
        1. 1. Capt. (David Thomas) Smith (1710 – 12 Sep 1778) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Ragland (6 Sep 1719 – 1778)
    2. 2. Colonel (Richard Lawrence) Smith (1636 – 14 Apr 1698) m. Lady (Mary) Debnam (Abt. 29 Mar 1629 – 10 July 1728)
      1. 1. Rev. (Guy) Smith (1675 – 1720) m. Elizabeth Perrin (Abt 1646 – 1720)
        1. 1. Mary (Winifred) Smith (1672 – 19 Aug 1726) m. John Haynes (1669 – 1713)
  2. 2. Sir (Lt. Gen. Christopher Thomas Lawrence) Smith (18 March 1592 – 16 April 1638) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Townley (27 Mar 1598 – 29 Jan 1679)
    1. 1. Lt (Christopher II "Kit") Smith (29 January 1631 – 20 Feb 1716) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks (18 Apr 1622 – 10 Mar 1676)

Sir Smythe's Timeline

7 Records

1555
13 Jun 1555
Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1558
5 Jun 1558
Birth of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit in Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
1558
1558
Birth of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit in Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
1584
12 Jul 1584
Age 26
Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit was married in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1625
abt 1625
Age 67
Death of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
1625
5 Sep 1625
Age 67
Burial of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit in Lincoln Wragby
Lincoln Wragby
1626
1626
Age 68
Death of Sir Thomas "The Merchant" Smythe ,II, London & Muscovy Merchant Knight of Westonhanger London Councilman Sheriff of London & Middlesex Audit in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1555
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1625
    Event Place: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999
    [3] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Ingleton and Chapel-Le-Dale churches 1607-1812

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1625
    Event Place: Lincoln Wragby
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Document Reference: DR 26
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999
    [4] Bexley, Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1558-1812, Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre; Bexleyheath, London, England; Bexley Parish Registers; Reference Number: PA 23/1/A/1
    [5] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Ingleton and Chapel-Le-Dale churches 1607-1812
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