Thomas Smith, of Wellbourn

Descendant family: Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith

Biography

Thomas is noted in Lincolnshire Pedigrees to have married Margaret the daughter of Richard Clarke of Welbourn, Lincolnshire. [1]Children listed for Thomas and Margaret were:

William, eldest son
Alban, second son
Thomas, third son
Margery
Ann
Robert, fourth son

Thomas was named in the 1551 will of his son William Smyth. William was settling his affairs in a way that would "fulfil the last will of my father Thomas Smyth of Welbourn. [2]

Thomas's estate passed probate in 1541.[3]

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Sir Thomas Smyth Sr.
BIRTH 1492
Welbourn, North Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH 1541 (aged 48–49)
Staffordshire, England
BURIAL
Eccleshall Road Cemetery
Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
MEMORIAL ID 145189216

Sir Thomas was the son of Sir William Smith and Joan Smyth and the husband of Anna Smyth. The Noble peerage would continue through many generations.

Father of the following Children:
John Hale Smyth
Richard S. Smyth
Richard Ely Smyth
Sir Thomas Smith
John E. Smyth
William Smthe

Gen. changes from Smyth to Smith depending on entry.

References

1. page 362 of Family History James Alan Burdick By james burdick
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-1810 Cites
   1. Maddison, A. R. (Arthur Roland), 1843-1912, and Arthur Stauton Larken. Lincolnshire Pedigrees. London, 190206. Vol. 3, pg 899 < Hathi Trust > ; < Archive.Org >
   2. Will of William Smyth: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858" The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 35 < Ancestry Sharing Link > - Ancestry Record 5111 #937395 (accessed 8 July 2022) Will of Willmi Smyth of Haningtoy, Lincolnshire, England, granted probate on 2 Aug 1552. Died Abt 1552.
   3. Probate: "UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975" Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records; Book: Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800. (Will); Volume: Wills Proved in the Consistorp Court of Lincoln. Ancestry au Record 1610 #1848869 (accessed 8 July 2022) Smith, Tho probate.