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Richard Smith of Islington

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1776

Biography

London merchant, partner with his son Benjamin Smith and father of Rev. Richard Smith the elder (who predeceased him) and grandfather of Rev. Richard Smith and Mary Gibbes Allen nee Smith (all of whom q.v.).

  1. Will of Richard Smith of Islington proved 26/10/1776. This long will has yet to be analysed by LBS but includes the bequest of several named enslaved people to his grandchildren and to his son Benjamin.

Sources

PROB 11/1024/215

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
(1) Mary Crow (2) Lucy

Legacies Summary

Physical (1)

Country house
Brockwood Park House [Built] 
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Country house built c 1769 for Richard Smith. The estate now houses the Krishnamurti Centre and Brookwood Park...

Relationships (7)

Richard Smith of Islington
Other relatives
James Crow
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Richard Smith of Islington married Mrs Mary Crowe [sic] at St Michael's Barbados Aug 6 1737 [Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800 for Richard Smith Barbados Marriages, Vol I, 1643-1800...
Richard Smith of Islington
Grandfather → Grand-daughter
Mary Gibbes Allen (née Smith)
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Richard Smith of Islington
Grandfather → Grandson
Rev. Richard Smith
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Richard Smith of Islington
Father → Son
Rev. Richard Smith the elder
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Richard Smith of Islington
Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
Charlotte Turner Smith
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Richard Smith of Islington
Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
Charlotte Turner Smith (née Turner)
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Richard Smith of Islington
Other relatives
John Robinson MP
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John Robinson was married to Mary Crow[e], Richard Smith's step-daughter and reportedly the daughter of 'Nathaniel Crowe'. However it appears that she was the daughter of James Crow, the brother of...

Addresses (1)

Islington, London, London, England
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