Matthew Smallwood

Matthew Smallwood, (born Middlewick 15 February 1614; died 26 April 1683), was Dean of Lichfield^[1] from 1671 until his death.^[2]

Smallwood was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.^[3] He was Chaplain to Charles II and Canon of St Paul's. He held livings in the City of London (St Martin Orgar), Halsall and Gawsworth.

He married Theophania Coningsby (b. 4 February 1625), daughter of Thomas Coningsby, Lord of North-Mims, Hertfordshire, and Martha Button, on 28 May 1650 in St Giles-without-Cripplegate, London. The had the following children:

• Jacob (died in infancy)
• Charles (died in infancy)
• William (died in infancy)
• Martha, married Sir John Lloyd, 2nd Baronet of Woking Surrey, Surrey and of the Forest, Carmarthen
• Mary (died in infancy)
• Agnes (died in infancy)