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Personal data Richard Smythe 


Household of Richard Smythe

(1) He is married to Catherine Cape.

They got married on October 17, 1580 at Sittingbourne, Kent, England, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Smith  1582-1628 
  2. Ann Smythe  1573-1573
  3. George Smyth  1573-????
  4. Jayne Smyth  1576-????
  5. Walter Smyth  1578-????
  6. Agnes Smith  1581-????
  7. Hester Smith  1583-????
  8. Anne Smythe  1583-1592
  9. Joan Smith  1584-1656
  10. William Smith  1585-????
  11. Ann Elizabeth Smith  1585-1675
  12. George Smith  1589-????


(2) He had a relationship with Elizabeth Canty Cantize.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Smythe

Robert Smythe
± 1499-????
Nicholas Wentzells
1500-± 1562

Richard Smythe
1552-1653

(1) 1580

Catherine Cape
± 1558-????

Mary Smith
1582-1628
Ann Smythe
1573-1573
George Smyth
1573-????
Jayne Smyth
1576-????
Walter Smyth
1578-????
Agnes Smith
1581-????
Hester Smith
1583-????
Anne Smythe
1583-1592
Joan Smith
1584-1656
William Smith
1585-????
George Smith
1589-????
(2) 

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Historical events

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1552: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 26 » Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
    • October 2 » Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.
  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1580: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 6 » One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
    • July 12 » The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
    • August 25 » War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
    • September 26 » Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
    • October 10 » Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
    • November 10 » After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.
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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1653: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
    • February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
    • February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
    • April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
    • June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
    • December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.


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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I18027.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "Richard Smythe (1552-1653)".