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Benjamin John WILMOT 1555–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1555

Birth Location: Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Adams

Mother: Rose Stebbing

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thorton

Children(s): Margaret DeWilmot, Lady Wilmot

The story of Benjamin John WILMOT began in 1555 in Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England. Benjamin John WILMOT married Elizabeth Sharlon Thorton, and had children including Lady Eleanor Elnor Maria Wilmot, Margaret Margery Anne Dewilmot. Benjamin John WILMOT passed away in 1691 in Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin John WILMOT began in 1555 in Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England.
  • Benjamin John WILMOT married Elizabeth Sharlon Thorton, and had children including Lady Eleanor Elnor Maria Wilmot, Margaret Margery Anne Dewilmot.
  • Benjamin John WILMOT passed away in 1691 in Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England.

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Benjamin WILMOT's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin WILMOT
1555–1691
Birth Place: Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Henry de Adams
1531–1603
Barton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Rose (Alice) Stebbing
1536–1598
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John) Adams
1472–1557
Barton Saint David, South Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Stebbing
1484–1517
of, Townstall, Dartmouth, England
John Stebbing
1503–1540
Kettleburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Alice Mawle
1505–1560
Kettleburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin WILMOT's Descendants

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Benjamin (John) WILMOT (1 January 1555–1691) m. Elizabeth (Sharlon) Thorton (1572–7 May 1676)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Margery" Anne) DeWilmot 1598–1670 m. John ((Alfred) de Watts (alias) Martin) 1598–1702
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Watts 1610–1695 m. Elizabeth (Elisabeth deHamyle) Hamelye 1618–1683
      1. 1. Graciana (Grace) Watts 1630–1671 m. Richard Spann 1632–1668 m. Thomas Brereton 1637–1688
        1. 1. Cuthbert Span 1662–1701 m. Dorothy Samford 1646–1712
      2. 2. Katherine Watts 1642–
      3. 3. Margaret Watts 1639–
      4. 4. William Watts 1645–1693
  2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Elnor Maria) Wilmot 1610–1677 m. Robert (William) Adams 1602–1682
    1. 1. Joanna (Elinor Adams) Granger 1634–1689
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Adams) (Phelps) 1627–1718
    3. 3. Abraham (Adams) Sr 1639–1714
    4. 4. Alice Adams 1635–1635
    5. 5. Archelaus Adams 1653–1719
    6. 6. Elizabeth Adams 1641–1718
    7. 7. Hannah Adams 1650–1661
    8. 8. Isaac Adams 1647–1707
    9. 9. Jacob (Adams Wilmot) Sr 1651–1717
    10. 10. Jacob Adams 1649–1649
    11. 11. John Adams 1623–1629
    12. 12. John Adams 1632–1703
    13. 13. Mary Adams 1642–1710 m. Jeremiah Goodridge 1638–1708
    14. 14. Robert Adams 1640–1703

Benjamin WILMOT's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1 January 1555
Birth of Benjamin John WILMOT in Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
1604
22 March 1604
Age 49
Death of Benjamin John WILMOT in Compton Dundon, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Compton Dundon, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
1691
1691
Age 136
Burial of Benjamin John WILMOT in Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England
Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1555
    Event Place: Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1604
    Event Place: Compton Dundon, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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