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![]()  |  Elias SMERDON b.1699 Buckland In The , England d.  | |||||||
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![]()  | ![]()  |  Robert SMERDON b.1631 Ilsington, Devon, England d.1713 St Pancras Church of Engl  | ||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Hugh SMERDON b.1652 Widecombe In T, England d.  |  Elizabeth SMERDON b.1631 Devon, England d.  | |||||
![]()  |  Jane SMERDON b.1699 Widecombe In T, England d.  | |||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Mary NEACUMBE b.1653 d.1706 St Pancras Church of Engl  | ||||||
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