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Capt. Robert Bennett 1571–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1571

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1623

Death Location: Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.)

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Lady Edney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thorne, Alice Story, Alice Story, Elizabeth Thorne

Children(s): Elizabeth Bennett, John Bennett, William Bennett, Edward Bennett, William Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Jeane Bennett

The story of Capt. Robert Bennett began in 1571 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Capt. Robert Bennett married Alice Story, Elizabeth Lee Thorne, Elizabeth Thorne, and had children including Edward Bennett, Elizabeth Ann Bennett, Jeane Bennett, John Bennett, Thomas Bennett, William Bennett. Capt. Robert Bennett passed away in 1623 in Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.).

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Robert Bennett began in 1571 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
  • Capt. Robert Bennett married Alice Story, Elizabeth Lee Thorne, Elizabeth Thorne, and had children including Edward Bennett, Elizabeth Ann Bennett, Jeane Bennett, John Bennett, Thomas Bennett, William Bennett.
  • Capt. Robert Bennett passed away in 1623 in Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Tankerville
1533–1603
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Lady Edney
1537–1597
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thorne
1580–1623
Birth Location: London, London, Middlesex, England
ET
Alice Story
1571–1665
Birth Location: England
AS
Alice Story
1571–1640
Birth Location: Somerset, England
AS
Elizabeth Thorne
1580–1623
Birth Location: London, London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bennett
1603–1676
Birth Location: St Dunstan in the East, London, England
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John Bennett
1600–1668
Birth Location: London, London, England
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William Bennett
1599–1624
Birth Location: London, England
WB
Edward Bennett
1598–
Birth Location: London, England
EB
William Bennett
1603–1695
Birth Location: St Dunstan in the East, London, England
WB
Thomas Bennett
1597–1624
Birth Location: London, England
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Jeane Bennett
1606–1607
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Capt. Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Bennett
1571–1623
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Robert Herbert Bennett, Earl of Tankerville
1533–1603
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Lady (Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of) Edney
1537–1597
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Bennett's Descendants

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Capt. (Robert) Bennett (27 Apr 1571–20 Nov 1623) m. Elizabeth (Lee) Thorne (28 Mar 1580–Aug 1623) m. Alice Story (1571–1665) m. Alice Story (1571–1640) m. Elizabeth Thorne (28 Aug 1580–Aug 1623)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Bennett 1603–1676 m. Thomas Dew 1600–1691
    1. 1. John (Dewes) Sr. 1636–1678 m. Annie Helmes 1585–1624 m. Susannah Shearer 1656–1700
      1. 1. John (Dew) Jr 1675–1749 m. Susannah (Elizabeth Shearer) Sherrod 1680–1744 m. Elizabeth Dew 1680–1749 m. Susannah Shearer 1670–1744 m. Susannah (Shearer) Sherrod 1670–1744 m. Susannah Shearer 1679–1744
        1. 1. **John (Duncan OR **John III) Dew 1675–1760 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Bryant 1701–1772
        2. 2. Susannah DEW 1716–1753 m. George CLEMENTS 1712–
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Dew 1700–1750
        4. 4. Joseph (Dew) Sr. 1706–1758
        5. 5. Morvan Dew 1710–1740
        6. 6. Sarah Dew 1712–1753 m. William Bridgers 1700–1729
        7. 7. Abraham Dew 1714–1773 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hickman 1754–1816
        8. 8. Patience Dew 1699–1754
        9. 9. Constance Dew 1714–1758
        10. 10. Arthur Dew 1719–1749
        11. 11. William Dew 1702–1748
        12. 12. Lewis Dew 1699–1749
        13. 13. Spencer Dew 1700–1758
        14. 14. Elizabeth Dew 1700–1750
        15. 15. Abraham Dew 1714–1774
        16. 16. Elizabeth (VI) Dew 1704–1766
        17. 17. Sarah Dew 1712–1753
        18. 18. William Dew 1702–1748
        19. 19. Joseph Dew 1706–1758
        20. 20. Susannah Dew 1716–
        21. 21. Constance Dew 1693–1758
      2. 2. Richard Dew 1656–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dew 1675–1736 m. John Harris 1665–1711 m. Nicholas (ll) Tyner 1670–1752
        1. 1. Nicholas (Oliver) Tanner 1715–1752
        2. 2. Sarah Tyner 1710–1746
        3. 3. William (Nicholas) Tyner 1723–1778
        4. 4. James (Allen) Tyner 1717–1752
        5. 5. John Tyner 1720–1780
        6. 6. Nicholas Tyner 1693–1750
        7. 7. Nathan Harris 1685–1785
        8. 8. Sarah Tyner 1710–1711
        9. 9. Sarah Tyner 1692–
        10. 10. William Tyner 1704–1778
        11. 11. Rebecca Tyner 1710–1779
        12. 12. Elizabeth Tyner 1699–1752
        13. 13. Ann Tyner 1719–1725
      4. 4. Sarah Dew 1675–1754
      5. 5. Lewis Dew 1678–1744
      6. 6. Patience Dew 1686–1750
      7. 7. Andrew Dew 1625–
      8. 8. Ann Dew 1634–
      9. 9. Joseph Dew 1676–
      10. 10. Abraham Dew –1774
    2. 2. Andrew (Dew) Sr. 1625–1661 m. Ann Duncombe 1628–1686 m. Ann Duncombe 1628–1686
      1. 1. Ann Dew 1640–1717
      2. 2. Elizabeth Dew 1653–
      3. 3. Jen Dew 1657–
      4. 4. Colonel (Thomas, House of Burgess,) Dew 1648–1709
      5. 5. Andrew (Dew) II 1650–1714
    3. 3. Capt. (Thomas) Dew 1600–1691 m. Mary McKenzie 1642–1689 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Bennett 1627–1667
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Dew 1655–1700
      2. 2. James Dew 1650–1685
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Dew 1634–1778
    5. 5. Edward Dew 1626–1691
    6. 6. Nicholas Dew 1642–1691
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Dew 1632–1778
    8. 8. Francis Dewe –1691
    9. 9. John Dewe 1654–1678 m. Susannah (Elizabeth Shearer) Sherrod 1680–1744
    10. 10. Richard Dew 1635–1660
    11. 11. Ann Dew 1634–1678
  2. 2. John Bennett 1600–1668
  3. 3. William Bennett 1599–1624
  4. 4. Edward Bennett 1598–
  5. 5. William Bennett 1603–1695
  6. 6. Thomas Bennett 1597–1624
  7. 7. Jeane Bennett 1606–1607

Capt. Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1571
27 Apr 1571
Birth of Capt. Robert Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
1623
20 Nov 1623
Age 52
Death of Capt. Robert Bennett in Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.)
Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1571
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Bennetts Welcome, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony (Indian massacre.)
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