SMITH (SMYTH), Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1659-1726), of Long Ashton, Som.

b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Bt.†, of Long Ashton by Elizabeth (d. 1697) da. of John Ashburnham†, groom of the bedchamber to Charles I, of Ashburnham, Suss. educ. Eton; St. John’s, Oxf. matric. 6 Feb. 1677, aged 17. m. 11 Aug. 1692 (with £10,000), Elizabeth (d. 1715), da. and coh. of Sir Samuel Astry of Henbury, Glos., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 28 July 1680. Collinson, Som. ii. 293–4, 300–1; Bristol RO, Ac/74/10, 34, John Ashburnham to Hugh Smith, 17 Dec. 1659, 28 June [no year]; Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xxxiii. 313–14, 330.