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William Smythe 1505–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 2 May 1560

Death Location: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Smith

Mother: Alice Smyth

Spouse(s): Mary Rawls, Agnes Smythe

Children(s): Joan Neepe, Mary Brewster

The story of William Smythe began in 1505 in Nottinghamshire, England. William Smythe married Agnes Smythe, Mary Cynthia Rawls, and had children including Joan Mary Neepe, Mary Brewster. William Smythe passed away in 1560 in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Smythe began in 1505 in Nottinghamshire, England.
  • William Smythe married Agnes Smythe, Mary Cynthia Rawls, and had children including Joan Mary Neepe, Mary Brewster.
  • William Smythe passed away in 1560 in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Smythe's Ancestors

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William Smythe
1505–1560
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Richard Smith
1480–1508
London, London, England
Alice Smyth
1485–1545
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Smythe's Descendants

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William Smythe (1505–2 May 1560) m. Mary (Cynthia) Rawls (1507–28 May 1585) m. Agnes Smythe (1507–Abt. 1567)
  1. 1. Joan (Mary) Neepe 1530–1594 m. Sir (John) Cummings 1540–1594
    1. 1. Margery Cummings 1553–1632 m. Thomas Akerly 1562–1630
      1. 1. Henry Ackerly 1585–1658 m. Ann (\ Anne \ Anna Oliver) (Ackerly) 1587–1662
        1. 1. Mary Ackerly 1638–1720 m. James (V) Oliver 1634–1679
        2. 2. William Ackerly 1625–1697
        3. 3. Susannah Ackerly 1617–
        4. 4. Robert Ackerly 1610–1681
        5. 5. Henry Ackerly 1608–1658
        6. 6. Abraham Drake 1621–
        7. 7. Samuel Ackerly 1620–1655
        8. 8. Nathaniel Ackerly 1612–
  2. 2. Mary Brewster 1535–1567

William Smythe's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Smythe in Stanford Parish, Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Stanford Parish, Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Birth of William Smythe in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1550
2 May 1550
Age 45
Death of William Smythe in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1560
2 May 1560
Age 55
Death of William Smythe in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Stanford Parish, Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1550
    Event Place: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1560
    Event Place: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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