When John Smith was born in 1567, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir Thomas Smyth, was 22 and his mother, Ann Brereton, was 20. He married Mary Browning on 9 January 1610, in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1640, in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, at the age of 73, and was buried in Gloucestershire, England.
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A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesBrief Life History John Smith (antiquarian born 1567) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Smith (1567 - 1640) was an English genealogical antiquary and politician who sat in the House of Common …
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