Smithsend - London

 This document describes the descendants of Richard Smithsend (1625-1697) and Anne Whithorne. These are the Smithsends who lived in London in the 18th and 19th century.

Children of Richard and Anne c. 1640

Richard and Anne had several children.

 Richard Smithsend (c.1653). The son of Richard and Anne. He is mentioned in the will of John Higgins in 1662, his aunt Elizabeth's husband.[1]

Alsoe I doe give unto Richard Smithsend the sone of Richard Smithsend the lower tenement with the garden lying next to Avon now in the occupation of John Cooke.

He is also mentioned in the will of his aunt who died in 1665.[2]

Alsoe I give and bequeath to Richard Smythsend Elizabeth Anne and Nicholas Smythsend sonnes and daughters of my brother Richard Smythsend Tweny five pounds apeece of current mony to be paid to them within siz moneths next after my decease.

And if any or other of them the said Richard, Elizabeth Anne and Nicholas shall dye before the payment of the said legacy that then the legacy or porcon of any or other of them soe dyeing shall remaine amongst the survivor or survivors of them..

He is possibly the Richard who married Martha Heilin on the 30th October 1681 in Tewkesbury. They had four children. Richard (b.1688), Thomas (b.1686), Martha (b.1682), and Elizabeth (b.1684) all born in Tewkesbury.[3]

Conway Smithsend (b.1654). The son of Richard and Anne. He was christened on the 30th August 1654 at Tewkesbury.[4] Perhaps named after Anne's brother Conway Whithorne. Conway is mentioned in the will of Elizabeth Higgins his Aunt made in 1665.

Alsoe I give and devisse to Conway Smythsend second sonne of my brother Richard Smythsend and his heires and assignes for ever One other third parte in three partes to be devided of all and singular the said Messuages or tenements Pigeon howse howses edifices buildings barnes stables gardends orchard courtes yardes backsides yard land and premisses with thaappurtenances and the revercon and and revercons remainder and remainders of the said last menconed third parte of the said premises. To have and to hold the said third parte in three partes to be devided of the said Messuages or tenements Pigeon howse howses edifices buildings courtes yard backsides gardens orchard yard land and premisses with thappurtenances unto the said Conway Smythsend his heires and assignes for ever. To and for the only use and behoof of the said Conway Smythsend and his heires and assignes for ever.

Elizabeth Smithsend (c.1658). The daughter of Richard and Anne. She was mentioned in the will of her Aunt Elizabeth Higgins in 1665.

Alsoe I give to Elizabeth daughter of my brother Richard Smythsend the beddsteed in the Chamber over the great Chamber and the bedd in the Chamber wherein I now lodge and the greene Curtaines and valaynes and all other things thereunto belonging and the cubbard cloth and Cushion belonging to the same chamber.

She may have married a Mr Jones since her brother Nicholas in his will of 1730 mentions a nephew Richard Jones and a John and James Jones are mentioned in the will of Elizabeth's cousin Nicholas Smithsend (1688-1746) in 1741.[5]

Nicholas Smithsend (1663-1730). The son of Richard and Anne. He is mentioned in the will of his Aunt Elizabeth in 1665.

Alsoe I give and bequeath to Richard Smythsend Elizabeth Anne and Nicholas Smythsend sonnes and daughters of my brother Richard Smythsend Tweny five pounds apeece of current mony to be paid to them within siz moneths next after my decease.

He was a Maltster with a Malt house in Tewkesbury High Street. He is buried in Tewkesbury Abbey.

Mr. Nicholas Smithsend, Gent.

who departed this Life 30 May 1730

Aged 67.

Nicholas made a will in 1730.[6]

Will of Nicholas Smithsend of Tewkesbury, 1730

In the name of God Amen. I Nicholas Smithsend of Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester Maltster being weak of body but of sound anad perfect memory and understanding, praised be Almighty God for the same do make this my my last will and testament in manner following.

Principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping for remission of my Sins through the merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer and my Body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named. And as to the Worldly Estated which God of his mercy hath made me a disposer of.  I give devise and bequeath the same followeth.

Imprimis. I give and devise unto my Nephew Nicholas Smithsend the son of my brother John and to his heirs forever all that my messuage or tenement with the Malt House Garden stables  and appurtenances situate and being in the High Street in Tewkesbury aforesaid.

Also I give and bequeath unto my Niece Hester Smithsend who now lives with me and my sister Pittman the sum of fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her when she shall attain the age of one and twenty years or be married which shall first happen.

Also I give to my Nephew Richard Jones of Cheltenham, Sadler the sum of fifty pounds of like lawfull money to be paid to him within one year next after my decease.

Also I give and bequeath unto my sisters Ann Chetle? and Mary Pittman and to my Sister in law Mary the widow of my brother Thomas Smithsend and to her two daughters Mary Smithsend and Ann Smithsend twenty shillings apiece to buy their rings.

All the rest and residue of my personal estate Goods and Chattells whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my said Nephew Nicholas Smithsend whom I make the Sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and make void all former wills by me made and I nominate and appoint my good friend Nicholas Smithsend of Walton Cardiff to be Guardian over the person and estate of my said nephew Nicholas Smithsend during his minority and to be Overseer of this my last will to see the same performed and I give to him Twenty shillings.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the thirtieth day of May One thousand seven hundred and thirty.  Signed:  Nicholas Smithsend

Sealed published and declared by the Testator to be his last will and testament in the presence of:-

T Hayward

R Stobart

William Lewis - his mark

John Smithsend (b.1665). The son of Richard and Anne. He was born in Tewkesbury on the 1st November 1665.[7] This fits with the fact that he is not mentioned in his Aunt's will of 1665 earlier in the year. John married Elizabeth Crowfoot as St James Duke's Place in London on the 20th October 1692.[8] A relative of the bride was Issac Dighton. John was 27 and Elizabeth was 20. The parish register for St Vedast, Foster Lane, London shows that two sons died as infants.[9]

John the son of Mr John Smithsend and by Elizabeth his wife was Borne and Baptized the 16th Day of March 1693.

Richard the son of Mr John Smithsend and by Elizabeth his wife was Borne the 6th day and was Baptized the 9th day of February 1694, in Gutter lane.

John the son of Mr John Smithsend was Buried in the Churchyard the 18th day of March 1693, out of Gutter Lane.

Richard the son of Mr John Smithsend was Buried in the Churchyard the 12th day of February 1694.

A third son Edward was born in 1695: Edward the son of Mr John Smithsend and by Elizabeth his wife was Borne the 7th and was baptized the 9th day of December 1695.

Elizabeth was christened at St Botolph's without Aldgate on the 19th December 1672 and here parents were Edward and Jane Crowfoot.[10]

John may have married a second time to Katherine Wakefield at St Martin's in the Fields, London on the 1st November 1685. Her parents may have been William Wakefield and Catherin.[11]

On a memorial at Twining John is described as: John Smithsend of London, Gentleman.

Anne Smithsend (c.1656).  The daughter of Richard and Anne. She married a Mr Chetle? She is mentioned in her brother Nicholas's will of 1730.

Mary Smithsend (c.1668). The daughter of Richard and Anne. She was not mentioned in her Aunt's will of 1665 so was probably born after then. She married John Pitman a Carrier from Tewkesbury on the 1st January 1693. In 1730 she was living with her brother Nicholas so her husband may have died by then.[12]

Thomas Smithsend  (c.1669). The son of Richard and Anne. He was married to Mary. He had died by 1730 as Mary is referred to as his widow in his brother's will of that date. They had two children Mary Smithsend and Anne Smithsend.

He is probably the Thomas Smithsend who was a member of a London trade guild the 'Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers Company'. There are several apprentices listed for him in the period 1701-1729.[13]

Tous Thomas, son of Thomas, citizen and cordwainer (deceased), to Thomas Smithsend, 13 Nov 1701, Tennee Henry, son of Morgan, Covent Garden, Middlesex, mariner, to Thomas Smithsend, 13 Nov 1707

Dale Charles, son of William, St James Westminster, Middlesex, gentleman, to Thomas Smithsend, 2 Apr 1717

Watson John, son of Gilbert, St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, shoemaker, to Thomas Smithsend, 3 Apr 1722

Gates Nathan, son of William, Alton, Hampshire, maltster, to Thomas Smithsend, 4 Apr 1723

Manning John, son of John, St Margaret Westminster, Middlesex, yeoman (deceased), to Thomas Smithsend, 20 Jan 1725/6

Jambee Charles, son of William, St Marylebone, Middlesex, gentleman, to Thomas Smithsend, 1 Jul 1729

In 1712 Thomas was involved in a dispute with William Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Worcestershire about his work as a Coach Maker when he was employed by William.[14]

Children of John and Elizabeth c.1670

John and Elizabeth had several children. Hester, Nicholas and Anne were probably children of John's second marriage to Katherine Wakefield.

John Smithsend (bd.1693). The son of John and Elizabeth. He died as an infant a few days old.

Richard Smithsend (bd.1694). The son of John and Elizabeth. He died as an infant a few days old.

Edward Smithsend (b.1695). The son of John and Elizabeth. He was born on the 7th of December 1695 and was baptised at St Vedast, Foster Lane, London on the 9th December. By 1740 he was living the parish of Kensington and apparently quite wealthy owning several properties in the Kensington and NottingHill areas of London - at that time quite rural.

He married Elizabeth Clarke at St. Benet, London on the 4th August 1730. They probably did not have any children. He later married Margery Parry on the 19th May 1740.[15]

Edward is mentioned in the will of his cousin Nicholas Smithsend in 1741. This is Nicholas (1688-1742) of Walton Cardiff who was the grandson of Edward's grandfather's brother.

I give to my cousin John Jones a Guinea. I give to my cousin James Jones a Guinea. I give to my cousin ... Stephens a guinea. I give to my cousin Mary Phelps a guinea. I give to my cousin Anne Phelps a guinea. I give to my cousin Hester Phelps a Guinea. I give to my cousin Edward Smithsend a Guinea. I give to my cousin Alice Cubberley a Guinea. I give to my cousin Sarah Tuberville a guinea.

Edward died in 1758.[16]

Will of Edward Smithsend - 1758

I Edward Smithsend of the Parish of Kensington in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, being of sound and perfect mind memory and understanding, do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows, that is to say,

First, I do as far as in me lyeth satisfy and confirm the marriage agreement bearing date the twenty second day of May One thousand seven hundred and forty made previous to and in consideration of my marriage with Margery my now wife, then Margery Parry, Spinster and made or intended to be made between me the said Edward Smithsend of  the first part and my said then intended and now wife of the second part and John Partridge of the third part.

Whereby the Leaseholds, Messuage or Tenement with their appurtenances wherein and now herewith situate and being at Kensington Gravel pits in the said parish of Kensington as also my Copyhold cottages and tenements in the parishes of St Mary Whitechapel and St Botolph Aldgate in the County of Middlesex together with an 'Exchequer' Annuity of ten pounds by the year are all settled and assured to be settled and assured to an upon my said wife and the survivor of us.

And from and after our Deaths if without issue in manner as Herein mentioned. And my will is and resolve I give and bequeath the said Messuages or tenements at Kensington Gravel pits with their appurtenances and also the said 'Exchequer' Annuity of ten pounds a year unto my dear and loving wife Margery Smithsend her Executors, Administrators and Assigns.

I likewise give and devise unto my said dear wife Margery the Leasehold, Messuage or tenement with its appurtenances situate at Kensington Gravel Pits aforesaid which were purchased of Mr Thomas 'Calcoft'. To hold to her, her Executors, Administrators, Assigns as to all those my [ --- ] Copyhold cottages or tenements situate and being in Rosemary Lane, Crofoots Court, and White's Yard in the said parish of St Mary Whitechapel within the manor of Stepney, otherwise [ --- ] in the county of Middlesex.

And also all those my seven cottages or tenements in [ --- ] within the parish of St Botolphs Aldgate in the said County of Middlesex. I give and devise the same and every of them with their and every of their appurtenances foresaid, after the decease of my said wife Margery unto my niece Esther Smithsend Daughter of my Brother Nicholas Smithsend late of [ --- ]   now living with us. To hold to my said Niece Esther Smithsend her heirs and assigns for ever. She paying thereout unto my sister Ann Smithsend of Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester, Spinster, and her assigns and annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds by quarterly payments at the four most usual feasts viz. Lady day, Midsummer, Michaelmas, and Christmas Day. The first payment to begin and be made on such of the feasts happen next after the decease of my said Wife in case she survives me, and if not next after my decease.

Also I give and bequeath unto my said Niece Esther Smithsend the Bond from Messrs. Williamson, Clarke and Hewitt and good to me in the 'Royalty' of four hundred pounds conditioned for the payment of two hundred pounds with interest and all Monies now remaining due thereon and all benefit, profit and advantage to be had, made or gotten thereby.

Likewise I give unto my said Niece Esther Smithsend the bond of Mr John Clarke to me in the 'Royalty' of two hundred pounds conditioned for the payment of one hundred pounds and interest and also the Mortgage of a Leasehold estate made to me by the said John Clarke situate at Kensington Gravel pits as a collateral security for the payment of the said last mentioned bond. And all the monies and [ --- ] now due on the said bond and Mortgage or either of them and all benefit, profit and advantage to be had, made or gotten thereby.

And I do order and direct that my Executrix hereinafter named shall convey and assign over the said bonds and Mortgage for my said Niece at such time and in such manner as my friend Mr Roger Gately shall think it proper and convenient to propose and consider conveyance or execution so as the same be done within Twelve month next after my decease but in case the said Roger Gately shall depart this life before me or before such conveyance or execution then I direct the sa me to be prepared by such other person as my said heirs shall appoint to be Executors by my said Executrix within the time above limited for the doing thereof.

I give and bequeath unto my brother Richard Smithsend five pounds and my Silver Watch to be paid and delivered to him within one month after my decease.

And I give unto my brother in law John Parry fifty pounds and my [ --- ] watch to be paid and delivered to him within one month of my decease.

I also give to my said Brother in law John Parry and his wife, my friends Mrs Bromley and Mr [ --- ] Collcot and his wife a Ring of one Guinea value worth.

All the residue of my Estate Real or Personal which I now or shall or may hereafter be seized or possessed of [ --- ] in any ways entitled unto after payments of my just funeral expenses, the [ --- ] of proving this my will and other [ --- ]. I give or devise unto my said Dear and loving wife Margery Smithsend and her Heirs and assigns for ever.

And I [ --- ] and appoint my said Dear wife Margery Smithsend sole Executrix of this my will revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. In Witness whereof I the said Edward Smithsend have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and fifty eight, and in the thirty first year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Second.

Edward Smithsend

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator, Edward Smithsend as and for his last will and testament in the presence of and as [ --- ] in the presence of use who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses.

Roger Gateley

William Callaway

[ --- ]

Alexander Berryman

Proved: 5 Sept 1758 at the Perogative Court of Canterbury.

Edward's second wife Margery Parry was christened on the 9th August 1692 at Peterchurch, Hereford. Her parents were John and Mary Parry  She had several brothers and sisters; John, Matthew (b.1699), Joseph (b.1706), James and Mary. She died a year after her husband in 1759.[17]

Will of Margery Smithsend proved 1759

I Margery Smithsend of the parish of Kensington in the Country of Middlesex, widow, being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows.

First I order and devise that my Executor hereinafter named do and shall cause or 'procure' me to be buried in the same grave with or as near as may be to my late dear husband Edward Smithsend in '---' and in the same manner he was buried. And I do devise that my body may not be interred until after eight days from my decease.

And as to my temporal Estate I dispose thereto as follows:

I give and bequeath unto my brother James Parry the principal sum of one hundred pounds and all the interest due thereon I give and devise unto and on to my brother John Parry's estate at Peterchurch in Herefordshire..

I also give unto my Niece Margery Parry Daughter of my brother John Parry my 'Exchequer' annuity of ten pounds a year together with all my household good, householde [ --- ], silver plate, and divers [ --- ] out of my diamond rings which I give to her sister Mary Parry.

I likewise give unto my said nieces Margery Parry and Mary Parry all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them..

All the rest residue and remainder of my estate Real or Personal which I now am or shall or may hereafter dye seized or possessed of  interested in or in any ways justified unto after payment of my just debts funeral expenses the charges of proving this my will and other [ --- ] thereto.

I give devise and bequeath the same unto my good friend Roger Gately of the Parish of Kensington, aforesaid, Gentleman, his heirs, executors and administrators in trust [ --- ] that he or they do and shall sell and dispose either together or in parts as he or they in their discretion shall think fit for the best 'part' the or they can get for the same and to receive and take the Monies arising by said sale or sales and after payment of the costs and expenses of my said trustee in and [ --- ] the premises. In trust to pay apply and dispose of the monies to assist by the sale of my said residuary estate in such manner and to such person or persons as I have herinafter given bequeathed and disposed of the same unto. And I do order that the receipt and receipts of my said Trustee his Executors, Administrators or Assigns shall be good and sufficient discharges to those purchasors of my said estate or any part thereof nor shall such purchasors be answerable for any mismanagement of the purchase money or any part thereof and when and so soon as my said Trustee shall have sold and disposed of my said estate I give and bequeath the Monies to assist thereby and thereupon as follow (that is to say):

I give and bequeath unto my brother John Parry fifty pounds.

I also give and bequeath unto my said brother James Parry, one hundred pounds, over and besides the above mentioned [ --- ].

I also give unto my brother Joseph Parry one hundred pounds and to my nephew Edward Parry son of the said Joseph Parry one hundred pounds.

And to my said Niece Mary Parry daughter of my brother Joseph Parry, one hundred pounds.

I also give unto my nephew John Parry son of brother Matthew Parry deceased twenty pounds and to his brother Matthew Parry twenty pounds.

I also give unto my nephew Joseph Powell son of my sister Mary Powell deceased, twenty pounds.

Also I give unto the children of my nephew Joseph Powell of Peterchurch in Herefordshire one hundred pounds to be paid out applied and disposed of to and for their use and benefit in such manner and at such times as my Executor at his discretion shall think fit.

I give to the poor of Kensington fifty pounds to be disposed of among them at the Discretion of my Executor hereinafter named.

I give to Mrs Bird of [ --- ] Street in the City of 'Hereford' the widow of [ --- ]Bird Maltster, deceased, twenty pounds.

To the maid servant who shall be living with me at the time of my decease five pounds besides the wages which may be due to her.

I give my niece Esther Smithsend a ring of one guinea value.

I give my said [ --- ] Roger Gately one hundred pounds.

All the residue and remainde of my estate and effects I give and bequeath unto my said brother Joseph Parry and my said Nephews John and Matthew Parry sons of my late brother Matthew Parry their Executors, Administrators and Assigns to be equally divided between them share and share alike.

And I hereby constitute and appoint the said Roger Gately sole executor of this my will revoking all former wills by me made.

In Witness whereof I the said Margery Smithsend have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine.

The name of Margery Smithsend: Margery Smithsend

Signed sealed published and delivered by the said Testator Margery Smithsend as and for her last will and testament in the presence of use who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto.

Thomas Dearlove

William Callaway

[ --- ]

Proved 12th June 1759   at the Perogative Court of Canterbury.

Conway Smithsend (b.1697). The son of John and Elizabeth. He was christened on the 13th January 1697 at St Botolph's Aldgate, London.[18]

Children of John and Katherine (c.1710)

Hester, Nicholas and Richard are probably the children of John's second marriage. Both Hester and Nicholas are described as under 21 in 1730 in the Will of John's brother Nicholas.

Nicholas Smithsend (c.1710 -c.1758). The son of John and Katherine. By 1730 he was in a trade guild in London. He married Patience Lackcraft at St Peter and St Paul, Milton by Gravesend, Kent, on the 12th July 1732. Nicholas must have died by 1758 as he is referred to at the 'late Nicholas Smithsend' in his brother's will of that date. Patience re-married, to Ebeneezer Broom, on the 3rd of February 1749 at St Mary, LeBow. The children of Nicholas and Patience were:-

Mary Smithsend christened on the 15th August 1733 at St Botolph's Aldgate.

Esther Smithsend (also Hester) christened on the 7th September 1735 at St Botoloph's Aldgate. In 1758 she was living with her Uncle Edward and he left her several hundred pounds in his will.

Anne Smithsend (c.1712). The daughter of John and Katherine. She is mentioned in the will of her brother Edward  in 1758 where she received a regular payment from part of the estate. She was in Tewkesbury at that date. She may be the Anne Smithsend mentioned in the Tewkesbury Churchwarden's accounts on the 12th September 1748. Ann Smithsend one sitting in room of Mary Phelps at 12d annually.[19]

Hester Smithsend (1716-1754). The daughter of John and Katherine. She married Edward Phelps, possibly his second marriage, in about 1736. In 1730 Hester was living with her Uncle Nicholas in Tewkesbury and was under 21. A memorial in Tewkesbury Abbey describes the family.

Here lyeth the body of

Robert Phelps Gent.

who departed this life, the

18th May 1749. Aged 72 years

Here lye also the Bodies of

Smithsend and Millicent

Son and daughter of

Edward Phelps of this Parish

Grandchildren of the aforesaid

Robert Phelps

Here lyeth the Body of

Esther, Wife of

Edward Phelps

and mother of the aforesaid

Infants and Daughter of

John Smithsend of London Gent.

who died March 30th 1754

Aged 38 years

The date of 1754 is not clear and can be read as 1734 which may be the cause of an entry on the IGI showing Hester Smithsend born about 1695 but she is clearly under 21 in 1730 according to her Uncle Nicholas' Will.[20] There were possibly several other children:-

Millicent

Smithsend

William Phelps (b.1741)

Hester Phelps (b.1743)

Mary Phelps

Anne Phelps

Robert Phelps (1753/56 - 1820)

The daughters are mentioned in the will of their older cousin Nicholas Smithsend (b.1688) of Walton Cardiff. I give to my cousin Mary Phelps a guinea. I give to my cousin Anne Phelps a guinea.  I give to my cousin Hester Phelps a Guinea

The son of Robert Phelps (another Robert born in 1790) eventually inherited part of the Smithsend estate in 1833.

Richard Smithsend (c.1710-1782). The son of John and Katherine. He married Elizabeth Broadfield on the 29th May 1733 at St Martin's in the Fields, London.[21] He was left a bequest of £5 and a silver watch by his brother Edward in 1758. Richard died on the 24th February 1782. Richard and Elizabeth had several children.

Richard Smithsend (c.1734-1798). His brother Edward refers to him as the first son and that he died without any children.

John Smithsend (b.1739). Christened at St Andrew, Holborn on the 11th February 1739.

Sarah Smithsend (b.1743). Christened at St Mary Whitechapel on the 6th November 1743.

Mary Smithsend (b.1748). Christened at St Mary Whitechapel on the 12th June 1748.

Edward Smithsend (b.1755). He was christened at St Mary Whitechapel on the 10th August 1755. He married Sarah Allbright (or possibly Broome) on the 28th September 1771, at Shoreditch St Lenonards. He was a sadler and possibly lived at Newington Butts. In about 1796 Elizabeth Smithsend of Walton Cardiff received a letter from her solicitor saying that two men from the London area had been making enquiries about the estate. These men were Edward Smithsend and possibly his brother Nicholas. Edward was the great grandson of Richard (1625-1697) and the basis of his claim was that Richard's father had left the estate in 'fee entail' such that it must pass down through the closest male line and so could not be left to daughters. The case was abandoned without coming to court. Edward and Sarah had two children; Sarah Smithsend, christened on the 6th January 1781 at St Leonards, Shoreditch and James Smithsend christened on the 9th August 1772 at St Leonards, Shoreditch

Nicholas Smithsend (1761-1837). He was christened on the 22nd February 1761 at Stepney, St Dunstan. He inhertited a life interest in part of the Smithsend estate in 1833. Nicholas was buried at Worcester, St Michael on the 16th May 1837, aged 75 and the inhertiance then passed to Robert Phelps.

There do not appear to be any descendents with the Smithsend surname from these Smithsends in London. A Mary Smithsend Law was buried at St Peter's Woodmansterne, Surrey, on the 13th Feburary 1822 aged 83.[22] [23]