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| Birth: | 1495 in Cosham, Wiltshire, England |
| Death: | 1560 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Richard Smyth b. 1460 in Wiltshire, England |
| Mother: | Alice |
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Individual:
"Of 15 Bristol merchants from the 16th century recently identified as
being involved in a smuggling ring, ten served as mayors, sheriffs orMPs of the city. Some were all three. Others included customs officers, a mayor of Gloucester and even senior officials in the navy.
The Bristol men included some of the city's most important 16th centur y figures – including John Smyth, who founded the fortunes of the Smyth family of Ashton Court, and Nicholas Thorn, a major Bristol benefactor and the son of Robert Thorn, the principal Bristol backer of Bristol's early voyages of discovery to North America. For such men, with power and wealth behind them, crime really did pay."
Year
1547
1554 Mayor
John Smyth
John Smyth Sheriff
Thomas Harris
Giles White Sheriff
William Tindall
John Cutt
John started out as a Yeoman and Clothier; otherwise, a merchant that
took his father's company and made it grow.
John added the "e" to the end of their name, most likely after obtaini ng the post of High Sheriff in order to help further distinquish himself as an up and coming Elite. In order to become a Sheriff, you must be in good favor with the Crown. To be anywhere near the crown, one must be of good stature within the country and people. It seems that hisfather, Richard, established a good business and did well for himselfwhich propelled his son to an even greater standing within the community. John probably aquired a contract with the King and did well. And as a reward for his good service to the crown, he was given the title of Sheriff. The sheriff was a representative for the crown in an particular area to help govern the land. As John was no doubt of good standing with his people and now the crown, the title would seem fitting.
We discoverd John's age, based on the Inquisition of his father's will . Which help discover where he lived (Corsham, Wiltshire, England) orowned property. John married Ms. Joan Brouncker about 1521.
The following information on the Smythe branch was graciously provided by Paul and Dorothy Tobler (tobler@omniglobal.net):
"After the death of the said Richard Smyth, the said Wm Wilforde & his co-feoffees were seised of the sd premises to the use of the sd JohnSmyth. ... "The sd John Smyth being so seised enfeoffed thereof Tho Crumwell, John Bylsdon, Rd Ryche, Guy Crafforde, Wm Gynkes, Rd Holte, John Bodnam, & John Stuk'ey: to hold to them and their heirs to the useof the sd John Smyth & Joan his wife, & the heirs of the sd John Smyth for ever" (Abstracts of IPM relating to the City of London returned into the Court of Chancery: Part I, I Henry VIII to 3 Eliz, 1485-1561 (124 Chancery Lane: British Record Society, Ltd., 1896). Hereinafter cited as London IPM 1.). Died in 1538. Probate on 8 Oct 1538 Wiltshire PCC 21 Dyngeley (Squibb, Visitation Pedigrees.). 1
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