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Smyth Surname Origin

Smyth Lineage
John Smyth 1530-1591, father of Sarah Smyth 1560-1607

Sarah Smyth > William Claiborne > Mary Elizabeth Claiborne > William Claiborne Harris > Robert Overton Harris > Tyre Harris Sr > Lydia Harris > Jeremiah Harris Brown > William Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr 

Smyth Migration
Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England > St Dunstans, Middlesex, England > Reigate, Surrey, England

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Sara Smyth, Cheryl's 10th & Bill's 11th Great-Grandmother
1560 - 10 September 1607
b. St Dunstans, Middlesex, England
d. Reigate, Surrey, England

All Saints Churchyard
Kingston upon Thames

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Parents:
John Smyth 1530-1591
Rose Goddard 1535-1615

Maternal Lineage:
Sarah Ann Elizabeth Beringer 1489-1564, mother of Rose Goddard 1535-1615

Spouse 1: Roger James II 1564-1615
Married: 1588
Children: 

1. Margaret James 1596-1638 

Spouse 2: Thomas Claiborne 1557-1607
Married: 20 November 1598

Children: 

1. William Claiborne 1600-1677
2. Others TBD

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John Smyth, Cheryl's 11th & Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
4 January 1530 - 13 April 1591
b. Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
d. Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England

All Saints Churchyard
Kingston upon Thames

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 6 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67231267/sarah-james: accessed November 6, 2025), memorial page for Sarah Smythe James (1570–21 Jun 1626), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67231267, citing St Dunstan and All Saints Churchyard, Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England; Maintained by E. East Brown (contributor 47078471).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227785258/john-smythe: accessed November 6, 2025), memorial page for John Smythe (4 Jan 1530–13 Apr 1591), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227785258, citing All Saints Churchyard, Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 6 November 2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Robertson," "Whitney." Family Research Book. ca. 2010. Marielle Robertson, daughter of Clifton James Robertson and Anna Louise Cooper. Print, limited copies reproduced.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Smyth Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Smyth+Surname+Origin  Accessed 3 December 2025.

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