Grace Smyth

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Biography

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John Smyth of Nibley married twice. His first wife (October 1597) was Grace Thomas, the daughter and heir of William Thomas and his wife Alice Hill (a daughter of Richard Hill). Grace had first been married to John Drew of Nibley who died in March, 1597. It appears there were no children of the marriage and that Grace (Thomas/Drew) Smyth died on the 9th November 1609; but, according to the details - taken from "The Visitations of Gloucestershire 1623 and 1683" - John Smyth's second marriage, to Mary Browning, (daughter of John Browning) took place at Cowley in Gloucestershire on 9th January 1609. Allowing for the calendar operations of the era, perhaps that should be interpreted as 1608 and 1609 - or 1609 and 1610 since the first child of the second marriage, John Smith of North Nibley, was baptised at Nibley on 12th September 1611. John Smith of North Nibley died on 17th September 1692, aged 82 and was buried at Nibley.

Memorial Inscription in Parish Church of Nibley, Gloucestershire

"Here before in this isle resteth the body of Grace Smyth, daughter of and heire of William Thomas and of Alice his wife, daughter of Richard Hill. All of them beinge descended of worshipfull famylies, which Grace was first the wife of John Drewe Esqr, and afterwards for the space of twelve yeares and 35 days the wife of John Smyth Gent, in memory of whose vertuous life, lovinge obedience to both her said husbands and of her voluntary leavinge this life, the IXth day of November 1609 with a longing desire to bee with Christ, the said John Smyth hath erected this monument, desirous thereby to make perpetuall the memoryall of her vertues." '[1]

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Grace (Thomas) Smyth (abt.1570-1609)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomas-11996 : accessed 11 March 2024).
   1. Frith, Brian Edit. Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections Relative to the County of Gloucester, Bigland, Ralph ( 1791-1899) Part 3 Naunton-Twining. pg 936
   2. Seccombe, Thomas, John Smith, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 53.
   3. Smyth, John. The Berkeley Manuscripts (J. Bellows, Gloucester, 1883-85) ##Pedigree of Smyth of Nibley < GoogleBooks >