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William Edward Smythe 1505–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 May 1560

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

Father: Richard Smith

Mother: Alice Smyth

Spouse(s): Cynthia Rawls

Children(s): Margaret Smythe, Anthony Smythe, Agnes Smythe, Elizabeth Smythe, Jenet Smythe, Richard Smythe, William Smythe

In 1505, William Edward Smythe entered the world in Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Smith And Alice Smyth. William Edward Smythe married Cynthia Agnes Rawls, and had children including Agnes Smythe, Anthony Smythe, Elizabeth Smythe, Jenet Smythe, Margaret Smythe, Richard Smythe, William Smythe. William Edward Smythe passed away in 1560 in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1505, William Edward Smythe entered the world in Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Smith And Alice Smyth.
  • William Edward Smythe married Cynthia Agnes Rawls, and had children including Agnes Smythe, Anthony Smythe, Elizabeth Smythe, Jenet Smythe, Margaret Smythe, Richard Smythe, William Smythe.
  • William Edward Smythe passed away in 1560 in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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William Smythe's Ancestors

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William Smythe
1505–1560
Birth Place: Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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 (Edward) Smythe (1505–2 May 1560) m. Cynthia (Agnes) Rawls (1507–16 Dec 1581)
  1. 1. Margaret Smythe 1539–1567
    1. 1. William Brewster 1560–1644 m. Mary (Love Wentworth Mayflower) Passenger 1568–1627
      1. 1. Patience Brewster 1600–1634 m. Thomas (Prence mayflower) births 1574–1630
        1. 1. Mercy Prence 1631–1711 m. Major (John) Freeman 1626–1719
        2. 2. Hannah Prence 1629–1698 m. Nathaniel Mayo 1627–1661
        3. 3. Elizabeth Prence 1626–1667
        4. 4. Jane Prence 1637–1712
        5. 5. Judith Prence 1643–1691
        6. 6. Mary Prence 1639–1672
        7. 7. Mercy Prence 1631–1711
        8. 8. Rebecca Prence 1627–1651
        9. 9. Sarah Prence 1646–1707
        10. 10. Thomas Prence 1627–1672
        11. 11. Rebecca Prence 1627–
        12. 12. Mercy Prence 1631–1711
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Brewster Elizabeth Anne) Passenger –1628
      3. 3. Fear (Brewster Anne) Passenger 1606–1634
      4. 4. Jonathan (Brewster Fortune) Passenger 1593–1659
      5. 5. Love (Brewster Mayflower) Passenger 1611–
      6. 6. Wrestling (Brewster Mayflower) Passenger 1614–
      7. 7. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1659
  2. 2. Anthony Smythe 1525–1578
  3. 3. Agnes Smythe 1525–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Smythe 1538–1600
  5. 5. Jenet Smythe 1533–1582
  6. 6. Richard Smythe 1531–1569
  7. 7. William Smythe 1532–1578

William Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Edward Smythe in Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1560
2 May 1560
Age 55
Death of William Edward 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: Hatfield, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1560
    Event Place: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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