SMYTH, William

- 1672   Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

[SMYTH], Gartrude

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	SMYTH, William

• Name	SMYTH, William
  Gender	Male
  Death	1672	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
  Person ID	I8405	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	[SMYTH], Gartrude   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  WILLIAM SMYTH ????-1672 An Index of the Will of John EDGOOSE (1601-1668), yeoman, of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. The Will was made on 14 January 1667/68. Probate was granted at Boston, Lincolnshire, on 10 April 1668. 01*John EDGOOSE, the Testator. 02 Rachel EDGOOSE formerly BIRD, wife of the Testatator. 03 Joseph EDGOOSE, son of the Testator, executor. 04 Jeremiah EDGOOSE, son of the Testator. 05 James EDGOOSE, son of the Testator. 06 Margret EDGOOSE, daughter of the Testator. 07 Sir John BROWNE, adjoining landowner. 08 Sir John OGLE, adjoining landowner. 09 Robert ROBINSON, witness. 10*William SMITH, witness. (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1668/18) An Index to the Will of William SMYTH (????-1672), yeoman of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, made in April 1672. Probate was granted at Lincoln on 5 May 1672. 01*William SMYTH, the Testator 02 Mary MARRATT, daughter of William MARRATT (and witness) 03 William MARRATT 04 Anthony BURTON Junior (and witness) 05 Joseph EDGOOSE 06 Jeremiah EDGOOSE 07 James EDGOOSE 08 Margaret EDGOOSE 09 Widow [Rachel] EDGOOSE [formerly BIRD], their mother. 10 Robert ROBINSON, a good friend (and witness) 11 Gartrude [SMYTH], wife of the Testator, executrix 12 Helen [BRIGGS], wife of Thomas BRIGGS, his daughter in law 13 Thomas BRIGGS 14 Frances SMYTH, kinsman [sic] 15 Mr. Robt. BISSLE, neighbouring landowner. 16 Sir John BROWNE, neighbouring landowner. 17 Thomas WODING, neighbouring landowner. 18 Captain Thomas OGLE Esq., neighbouring landowner. 19 Thomas WRIGHT, witness 20 Hellen WRIGHT, witness (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1672/i/218) The Will of William SMYTH (????-1672), yeoman, of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, who made a bequest to Joseph EDGOOSE (1646-1690), Jeremiah EDGOOSE (1648-1688), James EDGOOSE (1651-1715), Margaret EDGOOSE (1640-1707) and widow [Rachel] EDGOOSE their mother (1613-1682): (surnames capitalised and abbreviations expanded) "In the name of God amen I William SMYTH of Pinchbecke in the C(ounty) of Lincolne yeoman being sick of body but of good & p(er)fect memory (illegible) be god do make and ordaine this my last Will and Testam(en)t as followeth I beqyeath my soule into the hands of almighty God my maker trustin(g) to be saved by the alone merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer and (my) body to be buried at the discretion of mine Executor hereafter (illegible ast edge of manuscript) and all my worldly eststate it hath pleased god to blesse w(i)thal I (give) and bequeath as followeth, Impr(rimi)s I give unto the poore of Pinchbeck (the) sum(m)e of ten shillings a yeare for the space & tearme of ten yeares (to) be p(ai)d into the church wardens hands by mine Executrix and by the said hurchwardens to be destributed upon ev(er)y good friday dur(ing) the s(ai)d ten yeares. It(e)m I give unto Mary the daughter [of] w(i)l(ia)m MARRAT (the) summe of two shilling and sixpence to be paid w(i)thin halfe a yeare after my d(ecease) It(e)m I give unto Anthony BURTON iun(ior) two shillings sixpence to be p(aid) w(i)th in half a yeare after my decease: It(e)m I give unto Joseph EDGOOSE Jeremiah EDGOOSE James EDGOOSE Margaret EDGOOSE & widow EDGOOSE their moth(e)r two shillings sixpence a piece to be paid w(i)th in half a yeare after my decease. It(e)m I give unto Robert ROBINSON my good frie(nd) ten shillings to be paid as aforesaid. It(e)m I give unto Gartrude (my) wife all my lands and possessions, to wit the house wherein I dwell (word missing?) nine acres of land and pasture thereunto belonging called Grangers abbutting on Milgreene way East & New Fendike west w(i)th all barns houses orchards & apurtenances whatsoev(er), And eight acres of Land (and) pasture lying betweene the lands of Mr. Robt. BISSLE North and VERNATTIS banke South, & abuts on milgreene west & the said La(nds of Mr) Robt BISSLE East. And Six acres of land & pasture lying betweene (the) lands of the heirs of S(i)r John BROWNE & Thomas WODING North an(d) the lands of the said S(i)r John BROWNE South, and abuts on Olefend(yke) west and Milgreeneway East, all w(i)th sev(er)all parcells I lately pu(rchased) of Captaine Thomas OGLE Esq(uir)e, To have and to hold the said ho(use) and all forenamed p(ar)cell of land and pastuar be they more o(r less) w(i)th all and singular theire appurtenances unto the said Ga(rtrude) my wife for by and dureing the terme of her naturall li(fe and) after the decease of my said wife, I give the aforesaid (illegible) [page 2] w(i)th the fore mmentioned nine acres called Grangers, and afore reciteed eight acres, and the before named six (acres) w(i)th all and singular their apurtenances to Hellen the w(ife) of Thomas BRIGGS my daughter in law, to have and to hold the house and all thhe forementioned p(ar)cels of land and pasture theire and ev(er)y of theire appurtennances as they are befo(re) recited unto the said Hellen wife of Thomas BRIGGS and (her) heirs and Assigns for ever: It(e)m I give unto Frances SMYTH my kinsman ten pounds to be paid by the said Hellen (wife) of Thomas BRIGGS aforesaid her heirs and successors w(i)th (in) (a) yeare after shall or they shall be seised and possessed (illegible in fold of binding) aforesaid lands it being lawfully demanded at the d(illegible) house of the said Helen or her Successors, All the rest of (my) goods I give them wholy to Gartrude my wife whome I (make) Executrix of this my last will, she to discharge my (illegible), pay my debts and see my body Christianlike buried (In Wit(nes) whereof I have sette my hand & seale this twenty (illegible) of April 1672 Signed Sealed read published & declared in presense the marke & seale of Wiliam SM(Y)TH Antony BURTON his m(ar)ke Thomas WRIGHT Mary MARRAT Robt ROBINSONN Hellen WRIGHT" Probate was granted at Lincoln 5 May 1672 (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1672/i/2018) © Lincolnshire County Council 2019) NOTES & QUERIES: Is there a family connection between the William SMITHE of Spalding, Lincolnshire, whose will was proved in 1614 and the William SMYTH of nearby Pinchbeck who died in 1672? An EDGOOSE family connection certainly appears possible. Additional Note: Edward SMITH and Elizabeth EDGOOSE, widow, were married at Pinchbeck on 8 September 1630. Elizabeth was the widow of John EDGOOSE 1575-1630. (revised 13.03.2020)