Sir Edward Smyth, 2nd Baronet (28 September 1637 – 24 June 1713) was an English landowner who served as Sheriff of Essex.
Beatrice Annesley, the daughter of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia and Dorothea Philipps (a daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet of Picton Castle), widow of both James Zouche and Sir John Lloyd, 1st Baronet.
[3] Smyth's maternal grandparents were the former Bridget Fleetwood (daughter of Thomas Fleetwood, Master of the Mint) and Col. Sir William Smith, the nephew, and eventual heir, of Sir Thomas Smith, the Secretary of State during the reigns of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I, three-time Ambassador to France and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.
He was Lord of the manor of Thaxted, and owned Horham Hall there (which had been acquired by his grandfather in 1617).
[2] Together, they were the parents of:[2] Sir Edward died on 24 June 1713 and was buried at Theydon Mount, near Epping, Essex.