Sir John Smith, Bt after Lemuel Francis Abbott

Sir John Smith, 1st Baronet (1744 – 1807) was

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in 1772 and the progenitor of the Smith-Marriott Baronetcy.

Biography

Smith, who resided in Sydling St Nicholas in

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, was born in 1744. He was the son of Henry Smith of New Windsor and Mary, the daughter of John Hill. He was elected a

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of the

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and a

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in 1773. He was made a baronet on 1 June 1774 and served as

in 1772. He first married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Curtis of

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, on 18 February 1768. She died on 13 February 1796 and he later married Anna Eleonora, eldest daughter of Thomas Morland of Court Lodge in

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. Books from Smith's library were sold in London in 1928. His grandson, Sir William Marriott Smith-Marriott, 4th Baronet, added the name and arms of Marriott on 15 February 1801.

Coat of arms

Blason : "A fess cotised between three martlets in chief point the hand of Ulster (Smith) impaling on an escutcheon of pretence Paly of six a fess countercompony (Curtis). Crest: A greyhound sejant collared and lined. Motto:

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".University of Toronto Libraries
British Armorial Bindings

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, John, Sir, 1st Baronet 1744 births 1807 deaths People from West Dorset District High Sheriffs of Dorset Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Fellows of the Royal Society