1558 - 1625 (67 years)| Name | Sir Thomas Smythe [1, 2] | |
| Title | Governor of the East India Company | |
| Birth | 5 Jun 1558 | Sutton At Hone, Kent, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Occupation | Auditor for the City of London, Sheriff of London, Member of Parliment | |
| Occupation | Merchant and active supporter of the Virginia colony | |
| Death | 4 Sep 1625 | Sutton At Hone, Kent, England [1, 2] |
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| Burial | St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Sutton At Hone, Kent, England [2] |
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Church of Sutton-at-Hone The church of St. John the Baptist was in existence by 1077. It was rebuilt in the fourteenth century, and that church had to have substantial re-building work following a fire in 1615, reputedly caused by a person firing a gun at a bird that was in the church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton-at-Hone |
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| Person ID | I8316 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Sir Thomas Smythe, b. 4 Jan 1530, Kent, England d. 7 Jun 1591, Westenhanger, Kent, England (Age 61 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Dame Alicia Judde, b. 25 Jun 1535, Westenhanger, Kent, England d. 21 Oct 1593, St Botolph Aldgate, London, England (Age 58 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 1554 | Westenhanger, Kent, England [1] |
| Family ID | F3287 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Sarah Blount, b. 1570, Kent, England d. 12 Mar 1655, Sutton At Hone, Kent, England (Age 85 years) | |
| Marriage | 1600 [1] | |
| Family ID | F2872 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
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| Old World |  | _Sir Thomas Smythe Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 September 1625)[1] was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal. |
| _Thomas Smythe Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 Sep 1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal. |
| Places | | Church of Sutton-at-Hone The church of St. John the Baptist was in existence by 1077. It was rebuilt in the fourteenth century, and that church had to have substantial re-building work following a fire in 1615, reputedly caused by a person firing a gun at a bird that was in the church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton-at-Hone |
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