Steve Hunt

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Biography

I have been a researcher into family history since 1987 when I visited the parish church of Tockenham, Wiltshire, England, and examined the parish registers to reveal three further generations of the Hunt family (great grandfather, 2 greats and 3 greats grandfather) back to the early nineteenth century. Those registers are now held at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, the place to visit if you have a particular interest in Wiltshire genealogy.

In addition to my interest in the genealogy of Wiltshiremen and Wiltshirewomen, I have a particular interest in the family of Thomas (Customer) Smythe, Esq. (abt 1522-1591) who was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, and also in the Livery Companies of the City of London.

There is a wonderful collection of portraits of Thomas Smythe's family, most of which are now owned by the Skinners' Company of the City of London.^[1][2][3]

I am always delighted to hear from cousins, however distant, and fellow genealogists.

Quality Dashboard

I have a particular interest in the quality of genealogy, how it can be measured, and how quality data/quality indicators can be used to drive overall quality of the database.

I make use of Profile Criteria as an indicator of quality.

Another indicator is the number of in line citations within WikiTree profiles, which can be measured using the BioCheck App.

Status at the end of 2021:

• Hunt-2329 Open Profiles examined by 'Bio Check' = 4424
• Marked as Unsourced = 0
• Profiles with 0 in line citations = 17
• Profiles with 1 in line citation = 1338
• Profiles with 2 in line citations = 1211
• Profiles with 3 in line citations = 751
• Profiles with >3 in line citations = 1107
• Average in line citations per profile = 3.29

Status at the end of 2022:

• Hunt-2329 Profiles examined by 'BioCheck' = 5534
• Marked as Unsourced = 0
• Profiles with 0 in line citations = 0
• Profiles with 1 in line citation = 766
• Profiles with 2 in line citations = 1133
• Profiles with 3 in line citations = 839
• Profiles with >3 in line citations = 2796
• Average in line citations per profile = 4.75
• Number of in line citations = 26,291
• Profiles with known consistency issues 'Suggestions' as defined here = 0

Status at the end of 2023:

• Hunt-2329 Profiles examined by 'BioCheck' = 5632
• Marked as Unsourced = 0
• Profiles with 0 in line citations = 0
• Profiles with 1 in line citation = 693
• Profiles with 2 in line citations = 747
• Profiles with 3 in line citations = 594
• Profiles with >3 in line citations = 3598
• Average in line citations per profile = 5.55
• Number of in line citations = 31,244
• Profiles with known consistency issues 'Suggestions' as defined here = 0

Interesting Profiles

12th Century

• Sibyl de Salisbury (abt 1126-unknown) married John FitzGilbert, the King's Marshal
• Hugh de Odingsells (unknown-abt 1239) married Basilia de Limesi
• Basilia de Limesi (abt 1160-unknown) of England, wife of Hugh de Odingsells
• Cecily de Turville (abt 1190-unknown) of England, wife of Roger de Craft
• Walter de Baskerville (unknown-abt 1244) of Eardisley, Herefordshire

13th Century

• Hamon de Crevequer (abt 1200-1262) of Kent, England
• Isabel de Craft (abt 1215-unknown) of England, wife of Hugh de Herdeburgh
• Bertram de Criol (abt 1236-1295) of Kent, England
• Robert de Crevequer (abt 1239-abt 1316) of Kent, England, and Prestatyn, Wales
• Edmund Spigurnel (abt 1250-abt 1296) Knight of Essex, England
• Adam de Stocke (unknown-1313) of Wiltshire
• Edmund le Botiller (abt 1271-1321) of Ireland
• Sir Adam de Everingham (1279-1341) of Laxton, Nottinghamshire
• Ela de Herdeburgh (abt 1282-unknown) of England
• Isabel de Herdeburgh (abt 1283-bef 1322) of England
• Geva (unknown-1335) wife of Adam de Stocke of Wiltshire and Robert de Hungerford
• Edmund FitzAlan aka Arundel (1285-1326), 9th/2nd Earl of Arundel
• Elizabeth Comyn (abt 1299-1370) Lady Talbot, wife of Gilbert Talbot, knight, 2nd Lord Talbot

14th Century

• Sir Richard Baskerville (unknown-abt 1365) of Herefordshire
• James le Botiller, 1st Earl of Ormond (abt 1305-1338)
• Ankaret le Boteler (abt 1308-1361) of Shropshire
• Sir Walter de Baskerville (abt 1317-abt 1350) of Bredwardine, Herefordshire
• Mary FitzAlan aka Arundel (abt 1325-1396) wife of John le Strange, 4th Lord Strange
• Sir John le Strange (abt 1332-1361) 4th Lord Strange of Blakemere, Shropshire
• Sir Richard Baskerville (abt 1340-20 Mar 1373/1374) of Herefordshire
• Joan de Everingham (abt 1340-unknown) wife of Sir Richard Baskerville and Sir Giles Malore
• Sir Richard Talbot (abt 1361-1396) 4th Lord Talbot
• Ankaret le Strange (abt 1361-1413) wife of Richard, 4th Lord Talbot, and Thomas Neville, 5th Lord Furnival
• Richard Baskerville (31 Jan 1370-abt 1394) of Herefordshire
• Sir John Talbot, KG (abt 1384-1453) 7th Lord Talbot, Lord Strange of Blakemere, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
• Sir John Baskerville, Knt (abt 1390-after 1421) of Herefordshire

15th Century

• Sir John Baskerville, Knt (abt 1408-abt 1455) of Herefordshire
• Nicholas Eyton, Esq. (abt 1410-unknown) of Shropshire
• Katherine (Talbot) Eyton (abt 1418-unknown) daughter of John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, wife of Nicholas Eyton, Esq.
• Robert Hardyng (abt 1425-1504) Goldsmith of the City of London, and his wife Agas
• Valentine Chiche (abt 1430-abt 1461) of Kent
• Sir James Baskerville, Knt (abt 1435-1499) of Herefordshire, Knight Banneret
• Sir Robert Billesdon, Knt (abt 1440-1492) Haberdasher, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London
• John Russhe (abt 1440-1498) Merchant of the City of London
• Richard Scopeham (abt 1450-1502) Yeoman of the Crown and Brewer of the City of London
• Joyce (Coyney?) Burton (abt 1455-unknown) of Shropshire
• Thomas Murfyn (abt 1455-1523) Master of the Skinners, Lord Mayor of London
• Margaret (Chiche) Judde (abt 1458-aft 1492) of Kent
• Edward Burton, Esq (abt 1460-1524) of Shropshire
• Richard Smythe (abt 1465-1527) Merchant Taylor of the City of London
• Sir William Hollys, Knt (abt 1475-1542) Mercer, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London
• Alexander Plymley (abt 1483-1533) Mercer of the City of London
• John Smyth, Gent (abt 1488-1538) of Corsham, Wiltshire
• Sir Andrew Judde, Knt (abt 1490-1558) Master of the Company of Skinners, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, Mayor of the Staple of Calais
• Dame Elizabeth (Scopeham) Hollys (abt 1492-1544) of London
• Joan Pipe alias Walker (abt 1495-abt 1561) of Shrewsbury and Condover, Shropshire, wife of Thomas Otteley and Thomas Birington.

16th Century

• Edmund Bonner (abt 1500-1569) Bishop of London
• Sir John Ayliffe, Knt (abt 1500-1556) Barber-Surgeon, Grocer, Alderman of London
• Richard Owen (abt 1500-1575) Draper and Merchant of Shrewsbury
• Thomas Langton (abt 1510-abt 1551) Skinner of the City of London
• Dame Mary (Mathew) Altham aka Woolley, Langton, Altham, Lady Judde (abt 1516-1602) of Essex
• Humphrey Baskerville (abt 1517-1564) Mercer, Alderman of the City of London
• Lady Frances (Murfyn) Cromwell (abt 1520-abt 1543) daughter of Thomas Murfyn, wife of Sir Richard Williams alias Cromwell
• Sir Rowland Hayward, Knt (abt 1520-1593) Clothworkers' Company, City of London, Lord Mayor of London
• Thomas (Customer) Smythe, Esq. (abt 1522-1591) Haberdasher, Farmer of Her Majesty's Customs, of Wiltshire, the City of London and Kent
• Roger James alias van Haestricht (abt 1524-1592) of All Hallows by the Tower, City of London, Brewer
• Sir Stephen Slaney, Knt (abt 1524-1608) of St Swithins, City of London, Skinner, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London
• John Jackson (abt 1525-1584) of the Founders' Company, City of London
• Simon Horspoole (1527-1602) Draper of the City of London
• William Mountjoy, Gent (abt 1530-abt 1585) of Essex and London
• Dame Alice (Judde) Smythe (abt 1532-1593) of the City of London
• Thomas Fanshawe, Esq. (abt 1533-1601) Remembrancer of the Queens Court of the Exchequer
• Robert Davy, Esq. (abt 1535-1599) of the City of London, Receiver of the crown lands in south Wales
• Thomas Owen (abt 1538-1598) Serjeant at Law, one of the Justices of the Common Pleas
• Jane (Carew) Bridges (abt 1545-1629) wife of John Davy
• Mary (Smythe) Davy (1554-1621) of the City of London
• Ursula (Smythe) Butler / Boteler aka Harding (1555-1621) of the City of London and Biddenham, Bedfordshire
• Sir John Smythe, Knt (abt 1557-1608) of the City of London and Westenhanger, Kent
• Sir Thomas Smythe, Knt (abt 1558-1625) of the Skinners' Company, the Virginia Company, the East India Company, the Muscovy Company, and Ambassador to Russia
• Joan (Smythe) Fanshawe (1560-1622) of the City of London, Barking, Essex, and Ware, Hertfordshire
• John Ayliffe, Esq. (abt 1560-1631) of the Manors of Grittenham, Foxley and Rabson in Wiltshire
• Lady Katherine (Smythe) Scott aka Hayward (1561-1616) of the City of London and Nettlestead, Kent
• Henry Smythe, Esq. (abt 1562-1607) of Corsham and Amesbury, Wiltshire
• Lady Alice (Smythe) Harris/Herris (1564-1615) of the City of London, and Woodham Mortimer and Creeksea, Essex
• Sir John Scott, Knt (abt 1564-1616) of Scot's Hall, Smeeth, Kent, and Nettlestead, Kent
• Sir Richard Smythe, Knt (abt 1565-1628) of the City of London and Leeds Castle, Kent; Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall, and Commissioner for the Revenues of Prince Charles
• Roger James (1565-1596) of Stepney, Middlesex, Brewer of London
• Robert Smythe, Gent (1567-1600) of the City of London and Highgate, Middlesex
• Sarah (Smith) Cleyborne (abt 1570-1626) of Southwark, Surrey; Stepney, Middlesex; and Reigate, Surrey
• Elizabeth Owen (1572-unknown) wife of Henry Smythe Esq. and John Ayliffe Esq.
• Simon Smythe (1570-1596) of the City of London
• Sir Gilbert Prynne (c 1570-1627) of Allington, Wiltshire
• Sir Richard Sondes, Knt (1571-1632) of Kent
• Lady Elizabeth (Smythe) Fanshawe (1572-1631) of the City of London, and Ware, Hertfordshire
• Henry Richman (abt 1588-unknown) of Christian Malford, Wiltshire
• William Mountjoy, Gent (abt 1588-1655) of Biddestone, Wiltshire
• Thomas Smythe, Esq. (1593-unknown) of Corsham, Wiltshire, and Little Bartholomew, City of London
• John Harris/Herris (abt 1596-unknown) 4th son of Sir William Harris/Herris and Alice Smythe
• John Harris/Herris, Esq. (unknown-1650) of Hazeley, Woodham Mortimer and Creeksea, Essex

17th Century

• Dame Elizabeth (Juby) Bettesworth aka Herris, Castell (abt 1608-1696) of Essex and Bedfordshire
• Rt Hon Sir Richard Fanshawe, Knt & Bt (1608-1666) Member of the Privy Council, Master of Requests, Ambassador to Portugal, Ambassador to Spain
• Thomas Mountjoy, Gent (abt 1628-1685) of Biddestone, Wiltshire
• George Harris (abt 1630-1673) Merchant of London and of Westover, Charles City, Virginia
• Laetitia Isabella Smythe (abt 1630-1715) Countess of Radnor
• Thomas Mountjoy (abt 1660-1705) Merchant of Bristol, England and Virginia
• Edward Mountjoy (abt 1664-abt 1712) of Biddestone, Wiltshire, and Westmoreland County and Stafford County, Virginia
• Edmund Mountjoy (abt 1666-1735) Soap Maker, Alderman of Bristol, Mayor of Bristol, England
• William Hewes (abt 1695-abt 1746) of Chichester, Chester County, Pennsylvania

18th Century

• Joseph Selby (1731-unknown) of Purton, Wiltshire, transported to one of his majesties colonies or plantations in America

Transcripts of Wills

• Will of William Webbe of Elyndon, Wiltshire, 1502
• Will of Richard Rawlyn of Little Wakering, Essex, 1540
• Will of Thomas Baskervile of Pontrilas, Herefordshire, 1551
• Will of Vincent Harris, 1574
• Will of Sir Thomas Barrington, 1581
• Wil of Alice Smythe, Widow of London, 1598
• Will of Sir Robert Leighe of Chingford, Essex, 1612
• Will of Alexander Woodsonne of the City of Bristol, Physician, 1618
• Will of Sir Thomas Herris of Maldon, Essex, 1622
• Will of Frances Linford, Widow of Highgate, Middlesex, 1623
• Will of Francis West Esq 1634
• Will of Thomas Harris Esq of Maldon, Essex, 1659
• Will of Arthur Herris Esq of Lincolns Inn, 1662
• Will of Cordelia Harris, 1663
• Will of George Harris of Westover, Charles County, Virginia, 1674
• Will of Grace Byrd, Widow of Edmonton, Middlesex, 1679
• Will of Thomas Grendon, 1680
• Will of Thomas Mountjoy, Gent, of Biddestone St Peter, Wiltshire, 1686

Free Space Pages / Research Notes

• Profile Criteria: Quality Markers for WikiTree Profiles
• Livery Companies of the City of London
• Arms of Smythe of Wiltshire and Kent
• Tockenham, Wiltshire: School Photographs
• Baskerville: Stray Baskervilles, England, Wales and Ireland, 1066-1699
• Arms of Baskerville
• de Marci
• Mountjoy
• Gentleman: Notes on the use of the rank of gentleman

And

• The Hancock Nexus.^[4]

finally, a thought

Verba volant, scripta manent

Sources

1. ↑ Hearn, K (1995) Dynasties : painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530-1630. Tate Publishing.
2. ↑ Treasures of the Royal Courts. Tudors, Stuarts & the Russian Tsars. Dmitrieva, O and Murdoch, T (Eds). V&A Publishing, 2013.
3. ↑ A Set of Portraits of the Family of Thomas 'Customer' Smythe by Cornelis Ketel. Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. Expert's Statement. Arts Council, abt 2015.
4. ↑ Hunt, S. The Hancock Nexus. Corsham Civic Society. Spotlight. September 2022, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp 13-14 pdf.