Laurence (Smyth) Smith (1515 - abt. 1582)

Born 1515 in Hough, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Warburton) Smith — married 20 Jan 1561 in Brereton, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died about 23 Aug 1582 at about age 67 in Hough, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547); (Edward VI 1547-1553); Jane Grey; Mary I (1553-1558); Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Sheriff of Cheshire 1553, Mayor of Chester 1541, 1559, 1564, and 1571

"The third of September, Sir Lawrence Smith, knight, who had been four times mayor of this city, was buried at St. Bride's church: the funeral sermon was preached by Mr. Goodman, standing in the window of the high house next adjoining to the church, because the church was so little, and the company so great." (page 393)

Knighted 11 May 1544 in the Scottish wars

Also known as Sir Laurence Smith of Hatherton?

The Lives of William Smyth Bishop of Lincoln and Sir Richard Sutton Knight says Jane Warburton's second husband was this Sir Laurence Smith.

Burial

3 SEP 1582 St. Bride's Church

Lawrence was born in 1516. He passed away in 1582.

Sources

• History of Parliment Online
• History of Cheshire By Daniel King, William Smith, William Webb
• History of Chester, England, Vol 1 By George Ormerod (1819); Page: 62 & 63
• Stirnet.com
• A Scrapbook of Cheshire by Craig Thornber
• History of Cheshire Vol III By Ormerod, George; Page: 259-260
• The history of the county palatine and city of Chester Page 270

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jeff Pringle, Kathy Lamm, Janice Hardin, Elizabeth Rankin, Linda Plummer and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ2P-G2T