William Smith, Esq., of Honington

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The tomb of William Smith of Honington, Lincolnshire, originally behind the church of St. Wilfred in Honington, now rests within the church itself. It has a full-length brass depiction of William in his long robe, "guarded" with fur or velvet trimming and graced with a collarette. A monogram is on each side of his head, one combining the initial letters of the Christian names of himself and his wife, the other his own. The inscription reads:

• Here lieth William Smith[,] Esqier who decesed ye X of Febrvary an. do. MDLI. He maried [Katherine davghter of] Avgvstine Porter of Belton[,] Esqvier and had issve by her thre sones yt is to saye Avgvstine[,] William and Edmonde and thre davghters Elizabeth[,] Elenor et Margaret.

In modern English:

• Here lies William Smith, Esq. who died the 10th of February anno domini 1551. He married Katherine, daughter of Augustine Porter of Belton, Esq. and had issue by her three sons, that is to say, Augustine, William and Edmond and three daughters Elizabeth, Eleanor and Margaret.

The date of William's death is per the old pre-1752 Julian calendar (Feb. 10, 1551), meaning he died Feb. 10, 1551/2 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Unfortunately, his inscription does not include his age at death preventing an estimate of the year of his birth.

Following William's death, the widow Katherine (Porter) Smith m. 2) Thomas Disney of Carlton-le-Moorland, who sat in the 1563 English Parliament as a member for Boroughbridge. Thomas and Katherine (Porter)(Smith) Disney had six children, five sons and one daughter.

• Here lieth William Smith[,] Esqier who decesed ye X of Febrvary an. do. MDLI. He maried [Katherine davghter of] Avgvstine Porter of Belton[,] Esqvier and had issve by her thre sones yt is to saye Avgvstine[,] William and Edmonde and thre davghters Elizabeth[,] Elenor et Margaret.

In modern English: • Here lies William Smith, Esq. who died the 10th of February anno domini 1551. He married Katherine, daughter of Augustine Porter of Belton, Esq. and had issue by her three sons, that is to say, Augustine, William and Edmond and three daughters Elizabeth, Eleanor and Margaret.

The date of William's death is per the old pre-1752 Julian calendar (Feb. 10, 1551), meaning he died Feb. 10, 1551/2 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Unfortunately, his inscription does not include his age at death preventing an estimate of the year of his birth.

Following William's death, the widow Katherine (Porter) Smith m. 2) Thomas Disney of Carlton-le-Moorland, who sat in the 1563 English Parliament as a member for Boroughbridge. Thomas and Katherine (Porter)(Smith) Disney had six children, five sons and one daughter.

Revised 7/4/2016

References

• Pedigree of Smyth of Nibley < GoogleBooks >
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 12 2017, 1:54:05 UTC