John Smith
M, b. circa 1507, d. before 10 October 1642
John was born circa 1507 in Stratford St. Mary, County Suffolk, England.1 He was the son of John "the Younger" Smith. John made his will on 16 June 1642 at Erwarton Parish, County Suffolk, England.
I John Smyth of Erwarton . . . to be Buryed in the church of Erwarton by neyth my father . . . tyyhes . . . [and other church-rel;ated bequests] . . . to every oon of myn godchildren oon lambe . . . Anne my wyf . . . shall have all my tenements & londs . . . in Erwarton . . . called Brownes Marlars & Sparhaukis . . . for the space of xne yeris . . . so that the sayd Anne my wyf perform and fulfyll my Fathers will and Testament & keep hyr self a wedowe And yf the sayd Anne my wyf do marye That than I will all sayd Tenements & londs . . . be leatyn by my mother Margaret Smyth wedowe or by hyr executors for the sayd terme of xne yeris or for the terme of as many yeris as then shall be to com . . . at the full ende of the sayd terme of sayd terme of xne yeris I will that all the aforesaid tenements & Londs . . . callyd Brownes Marlers & Sparhawks . . . shall remain to William Smyth my son & to the heyers of his bodye lawfully begotten And for default of such yssue . . . shall remain to Philyppe my son & to hys heyrs of his bodye Lawfullye begotton And for defaulte such yssue . . . to myn Doughtters, Margaret Anne & Johan & to the heyers of ther bodyes lawfullye begotten . . . the last will & Testament of John Smyth my father . . . [more lands] . . .my sonne William Smyth or his heyers shall paye . . . to his three systers vi pounds xiiis. Iiiid. At the dayes of ther sevrall maryagis . . . my Tenements & Londs . . . in Stratford which I hade of the gifte of myn Uncle Sir William Smyth, clerke, deceased . . . [are leased out for ten years. The rents] of xl pounds which xl pounds I will that they be dystrybutyd . . . to every of my Doughtters Margaret Anne & Johan at the dayee of the sevrell maragis x pounds sterling And x pounds being residue . . . in . . . the necessarye reparations of my howses & Tenement . . . Philip my Son at the ende of the sayd x yeris shall have all my sayd Tenements & Londis lyeng in Stratford . . . Margaret my mother hall have all such howses Tenements gyftis & granntti during hyr lyfe as be contyned in my Fathers will . . . Anne my wyf shall have all my corn & cattll during the tyme of xne yeris aftermy decease paying my detts keping my children and performing this my last Will & Testament . . . my mother Margaret & Anne my wyf . . . Executrixes . . .1
John departed this life in Erwarton Parish. His will was probated on 10 October 1642.
I John Smyth of Erwarton . . . to be Buryed in the church of Erwarton by neyth my father . . . tyyhes . . . [and other church-rel;ated bequests] . . . to every oon of myn godchildren oon lambe . . . Anne my wyf . . . shall have all my tenements & londs . . . in Erwarton . . . called Brownes Marlars & Sparhaukis . . . for the space of xne yeris . . . so that the sayd Anne my wyf perform and fulfyll my Fathers will and Testament & keep hyr self a wedowe And yf the sayd Anne my wyf do marye That than I will all sayd Tenements & londs . . . be leatyn by my mother Margaret Smyth wedowe or by hyr executors for the sayd terme of xne yeris or for the terme of as many yeris as then shall be to com . . . at the full ende of the sayd terme of sayd terme of xne yeris I will that all the aforesaid tenements & Londs . . . callyd Brownes Marlers & Sparhawks . . . shall remain to William Smyth my son & to the heyers of his bodye lawfully begotten And for default of such yssue . . . shall remain to Philyppe my son & to hys heyrs of his bodye Lawfullye begotton And for defaulte such yssue . . . to myn Doughtters, Margaret Anne & Johan & to the heyers of ther bodyes lawfullye begotten . . . the last will & Testament of John Smyth my father . . . [more lands] . . .my sonne William Smyth or his heyers shall paye . . . to his three systers vi pounds xiiis. Iiiid. At the dayes of ther sevrall maryagis . . . my Tenements & Londs . . . in Stratford which I hade of the gifte of myn Uncle Sir William Smyth, clerke, deceased . . . [are leased out for ten years. The rents] of xl pounds which xl pounds I will that they be dystrybutyd . . . to every of my Doughtters Margaret Anne & Johan at the dayee of the sevrell maragis x pounds sterling And x pounds being residue . . . in . . . the necessarye reparations of my howses & Tenement . . . Philip my Son at the ende of the sayd x yeris shall have all my sayd Tenements & Londis lyeng in Stratford . . . Margaret my mother hall have all such howses Tenements gyftis & granntti during hyr lyfe as be contyned in my Fathers will . . . Anne my wyf shall have all my corn & cattll during the tyme of xne yeris aftermy decease paying my detts keping my children and performing this my last Will & Testament . . . my mother Margaret & Anne my wyf . . . Executrixes . . .1
John departed this life in Erwarton Parish. His will was probated on 10 October 1642.
Children of John Smith
- William Smith b. c 1531
- Philip Smythe+ b. c 1533, d. b 23 Mar 1590
- Margaret Smith b. c 1535
- Anne Smith b. c 1537
- Joan Smith b. c 1539
Citations
- [S2607] Myrtle Strvens Hyde, The Englaish Ancestry of Samuel Smith of Hadley, Massachusetts, whose wife was Elizabeth [Smith] Smith, page 150.