Downcraig,
Thank you for the recent message re. Joh Day, of Antigua's wife Sarah.
I may have mentioned amongst the messages here but I do have note that Sarah "Smith" his wife had two sisters. One was Susanna Smyth who married John Taddy (chr. 6 Jun. 1717, St. John the Baptist, Margate, Kent and buried 24 May 1750, St. John the Baptist, Margate) on 23 Jan 1745 at St. Clement, Eastcheap, London. This couple had a son Christopher Taddy, of Buckland, Kent who married twice, firstly to Mary Anne Hopkins (daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir John Hopkins, Lord Mayor of London and his wife Anne Simpkins and secondly to Elizabeth Russell, of Croydon, Surrey, sister of a Kitty Russell. Christopher Taddy and his first wife Mary Anne Hopkins had 3 children, viz. William Taddy, B.A., Charles Taddy and Rev. John Taddy, M.A., perpetual curate of Northill, Bedfordshire. William and Rev. John Taddy had issue.
The other sister of Sarah "Smith" and Susannah Smyth is said to have married Richard Harris, of Maidstone, Kent. I have not been able to determine anything further regarding him or his wife. He could be linked to the Harris' of Turkey Mill, Kent who lived not far from Maidstone. I have not found a link however.
So if Sarah "Smith" was a Smyth, then the fact Susannah Smyth, her supposed sister had her surname recorded as Smyth at marriage, suggests that we maybe on the right lines with regards to the spelling of their surname.
Despite having read that she did have 2 sisters, I have yet to determine who their parents were.
I would also say the fact two of her supposed sisters married men of Kent, it may therefore be the case their father, mother or both were also of Kent.
Best regards,
James R. Yeowell