Richard Smith

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Died after 17 Jan 1673 in Islington, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Richard Smith was a Citizen and Dyer of London who lived in the parish of St Mary Islington (episcopal area of Stepney) in Middlesex in the 17th century.

Birth and Parentage

Marriage and Family

He married a lady named Elizabeth Lambourne in Clerkenwell, on 1 January 1645, ^[1]with whom he had three daughters:

1. Elizabeth, who had married Thomas Shawe, but, after bringing two children, John and Elizabeth, into the world, died before her parents and husband,
2. Mary, who married Francis Chamberlayne, grocer of London.^[2]
3. Jane who married her sister Mary's husband's nephew, Edward Chamberlayne.

Death and Burial

Richard signed his will on 24 October 1671 and died, probably at his home at St Mary's Islington, Middlesex, London, most likely, early in December 1672. Probate took place on 17 January 1673.^[3]

In his will, he requested to be buried at St Mary's Islington, near where his daughter Elizabeth was buried, and made his wife, Elizabeth joint executor of his will, with his daughter Jane Smith. He left property to his wife Elizabeth (tenements in Islington) for the duration of her life, to his daughter Jane, and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and for want of such issue, to the children of Mary, his 'daughter Chamberlaine', whom he named. ^[3]

His sons-in-law Thomas Shawe and Francis Chamberlaine he named as supervisors or overseers of his will, and gave them forty shillings apiece to buy mourning rings. Probate took place on 17 January 1673. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z3D-T2WF : 11 July 2022), Richard Smith, 1645.
2. ↑ J R Woodhead., (1966)., "Cade - Cutler," in The Rulers of London 1660-1689. A Biographical Record of the Aldermen and Common Councilment (sic) of the City of London. London: London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, (pp.42-56). Retrieved from British History Online (Here;) Accessed 15 May 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Will of Richard Smith, Dyer of Saint Mary Islington, Middlesex. Freely available (with subscription) from the National Archives: Retrieved from TNA (Here;) Accessed 15 May 2023.

• Possible burial record of Elizabeth Smith in Clerkenwell in 1719: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ7-16KZ?cc=3734475&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A688S-888L