James Smyth (priest)

James Smyth (1683–1759) was an 18th-century Anglican priest in Ireland.[1]

The son of Bishop William Smyth, and of Mary Povey, daughter of Sir John Povey, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, [2] he was born in Raphoe and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3] Smyth was Archdeacon of Meath from 1732 until his death in 1759.[4]

He married Catherine Vesey, one of the numerous children of John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, by his second wife Anne Muschamp, and had several children.

References
  1. Geni
  2. National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 120 "Papers of the Family of Smyth of Barbavilla
  3. Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p785: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ”Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae: the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland Vol III” Cotton, H p129: Dublin, Hodges,1848


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