Smith (or Smyth) of Long Ashton, Somerset ( 1661)
The Smiths were resident at Long Ashton, Somerset from 1547. The Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 May 1661 following the English Restoration, in recognition of the family's loyalty to the Crown for Hugh Smith of Ashton Court.
- Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet (died 28 July 1680)
- Sir John Smith, 2nd Baronet (born c.1655; died 26 May 1726)
- Sir John Smith, 3rd Baronet (died July 1741)
Although the baronetcy was extinct on the death of the third Baronet it was recreated in 1763 for the husband of his daughter and heiress Florence – see below for further details..
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