Sir John Smith or Smythe, JP, of Westenhanger, Kent, was an English politician.
Cornelius Govertszoon Ketel John Smythe of Ostenhanger, Kent Google Art Project
Sir John & Elizabeth Smythe memorial in St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford, Kent
Westenhanger Castle, Kent
Viscount Strangford
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Viscount Strangford was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1628 for Sir Thomas Smythe. He was a son of John Smith J.P., High Sheriff of Kent 1600–1601, also M.P. for Aylesbury and Hy
John Smith (High Sheriff of Kent)
…of Herne, Kent, and had 2 sons (one of whom predeceased him) and 6 daughters. His surviving son Thomas was created an Irish peer in 1635, becoming Viscount Strangford. His direct descendant based on DNA is the royal sculptor, Canadian artist Christian Cardell Corbet…
George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford.