John Smyth (1626 - 1704)

Born 1626 in County Armagh, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1704 at about age 78 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland

Biography

Church of Ireland Clergy

He was the eldest son of Henry Smyth, born in Co. Armagh, educated by Mr. Viridet at Chester and entered Trinity College Dublin 12 July 1641, aged 15, degrees not recorded. ^[1] He is M.A. in Diocesan Register.

John Smyth, [or Smith] was Vicar Donaghmoine 1663-1704.

Smyth had been Rector Clones 1673-82 and Rector and Vicar Inniskeen, 1683-1704.

He was admitted Archdeacon and Rector Clontibret, 2 Oct., 1682; (F.F. & D.R. Leight.), installed Oct. 6 (V.B.). Clones Rectory, which had been held by the Archdeacons from 1613.

Children

1. Rev William d. 1717, Rector of Clones.

It is possible that Rev. John Smyth married again for there was a Marriage License of John Smyth, of Clones, Clk. and Ellinor Packenham, of Dublin, dated Dec. I, 1675. ^[2]

He died, without a will, in 1704 (Diocesan Register).^[3]

Research Notes

The John Smyth, father of the following children, may be a son of Rev John Smyth.

In the Clones Parish Register there are baptisms of the children of John and Grace Smyth

Children :

1. Grace, 5 Oct., 1672
2. John, 18 Jan., 1669/70
3. William, 5 Oct., 1672
4. Roger, 4 Jan., 1673/4

Sources

1. ↑ FindmyPast - Alumni Dublinenses - 1924 Edition Note: Published in 1924, this is the first edition Alumni Dublinenses, a register of provosts, professors, graduates and students of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest university.
2. ↑ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/dm/IRE_DIOC_007246589_00180.pdf
3. ↑ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/dw/IRE_DIOC_007246589_00190.pdf

• Being an account of the Clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher by Rev James B Leslie M.A., M.R.I.A. 1920