Ambrose Smith (1532 - 1584)

Born 1532 in Withcote, Leicestershire, England

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Died 27 Jul 1584 at about age 52 in Withcote, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

Ambrose Smith was born in Leicestershire, England.

Ambrose Smith (d. 1584), mercer of London, was the son of:^[1][2]

• John Smith of Withcote, Leicestershire (d. c. 1545?; will: 23 Oct 1543, proved 13 Nov 1545).^[3]
• and Dorothy Cave (will: 10 Jun 1588, proved 28 Mar 1593.^[4]

His step-father was Henry Poole, esq. of Kirk Langley, Derbyshire (d. 03 Feb 1559; will: 18 Ap 1558, proved 17 Feb 1559).^[5]

Marriage

m. Joan Coe (d. 1601), sister of Elizabeth Calthorpe.^[6] Issue: 3 sons and 4 dau:

• 1. Henry of Withcote (living 1605)

m. _____, dau. of Henry Skipwith of Cotes, Prestwold, Leicester and sis. of Wm. Skipwith, mayor of London

• 2. Francis, citizen and mercer of London (will: 20 Jul 1586, proved 04 Nov 1586).^[7]

m. (18 Dec 1585 license) Elizabeth (bur. 23 Jan 1640/1 Iwerne Courtney alias Shroton, Dorset; will: 02 Dec 1639, proved PCC 17 Feb 1640), d. & h. of John Taylor of London (will: 13 Nov 1600, proved 03 Jan 1601),^[8] and Elizabeth, d. & H. of Hugh Hatton and widow of James Danvers.^[7]

• Sir William Smith, citizen and mercer of London (will: 21 Jan 1610, proved 17 Jul 1620)

m. Elizabeth (d. 1640), dau. of Thomas Skinner (d. 1596), mayor of London.^[7]

• Margaret (d. 14 May 1596)

m. Sir Thomas Wilkes of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (c.1545-1598), Clerk of the Council to Eliz I.^[9]

• Elizabeth (living 1601)

m. Martin Calthorpe of Antingham, Norfolk (1554-1615), son of Sir Martin Calthorpe (d. 1589), mayor of London.^[7]

• Anna^[10]
• Isabel "Sibell" (living 1619)

m.1 Mr. Lowes (Lewis).^[7]

m.2 Mr. Maynord of Hertfordshire

• Dorothy, Lady Pakington.^[7][11]

m.1 (28 Apr 1583 St Clement Eastcheap) Benedict Barham (1559-98)

m.2 (Nov 1593 - 1607 separated) Sir John Pakington (b. c. 1549 - d. 18 Jan 1625), courtier Eliz I.^[12]

m.3 (c. 1629) Robert Needham, Viscount Kilmorey (d. Nov 1631)

m.4 (as third wife) Thomas Erskine, Earl of Kellie (d. 12 Jun 1639)

Occupation

• silkman for Eliz I.^[7]

Will

• Date: 20 Jun 1584
• Proved: 23 Jun 1584
• Prerogative Court of Canterbury
• Exec: son Francis

Notes

• "John Pakington (died 1625)," in Wikipedia, calls him "Humphrey Smith (Queen Elizabeth's silkman)".^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ see also: pedigree of Smith alias Harris in Fetherston, John, ed., The Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619, (London: Harleian Society, 1870), pp. 66-7
2. ↑ Burial: Withcock, Leicester.^{[citation needed]}
3. ↑ TNA PROB 11/30, ff. 327-8.
4. ↑ TNA PROB 11/81, ff. 158-9.
5. ↑ TNA PROB 11/42A, ff. 303-5.
6. ↑ for Joan Coe's will which mentions kids with Ambrose Smith see: TNA PROB 11/97, ff. 216-17.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} PROB 11/69, f. 463 1. National Archives UK. PDF.
8. ↑ TNA PROB 11/97, ff. 8-11
9. ↑ "Sir Thomas Wilkes (c.1545-1598)." Oxford DNB.
10. ↑ Anna is named by Muskett (1900)
11. ↑ Wikipedia: Dorothy Smith (Lady Pakington)
12. ↑ Wikipedia: John Pakington (died 1625)
13. ↑ "In November 1598 Pakington married Dorothy (died 1639), daughter of Humphrey Smith (Queen Elizabeth's silkman), and widow of Benedict Barnham," (v. 12:47, 16 February 2021).[1]

• Muskett, J.J. (1900). "Smith of Kilburn," in Suffolk Manorial Families, 1, pp. 249. Google Books. Pedigree.
• Nichols, J. (1795). The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, 2(1), pp. 388-9. London.
• PROB 11/67, f. 108 1 (nuncupative last will and testament, dated 20 June 1584 and proved 23 June 1584, of Ambrose Smith, mercer of London). National Archives UK.PDF.
• Visitation of Leicestershire Page 66: Smith