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Dorothea (Maye) Bennett 1572 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1572

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: Abt. 1616

Death Location: St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England

Father: Sir Hicks

Mother: Mary Maye

Spouse(s):

Children(s): George Benet

In 1572, Dorothea (Maye) Bennett entered the world in London, England, born to Sir Richard May of Hicks and Mary Hillersdon Maye. Dorothea (Maye) Bennett had children including George Bennett Benet. Dorothea (Maye) Bennett passed away in 1616 in St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1572, Dorothea (Maye) Bennett entered the world in London, England, born to Sir Richard May of Hicks and Mary Hillersdon Maye.
  • Dorothea (Maye) Bennett had children including George Bennett Benet.
  • Dorothea (Maye) Bennett passed away in 1616 in St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hicks
1535 – 1588
Birth Location: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
SH
Mary Maye
1544 – 1618
Birth Location: Membland, Plymouth, Devon, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Benet
1580 – 1615
Birth Location: Welby, Leicestershire, , England
GB

Dorothea Bennett's Ancestors

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Dorothea Bennett
1572 – 1616
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Sir Richard May of Hicks
1535 – 1588
Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Mary (Hillersdon) Maye
1544 – 1618
Membland, Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
George Maie
1518 – 1550
Bringhurst, Sussex, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Henley) May
1520 – 1550
Cranbrooke, Kent, England
Sir (Richard May of) Hicks
1508 – 1569
Membland, Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Elizabeth (Silvey Jone) Kirkham
1510 – 1575
Blagdon, , Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Henley
1500 – 1541
Margaret Nicholas
1500 – 1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Bennett's Descendants

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Dorothea ((Maye)) Bennett (23 Nov 1572 – Abt. 1616)
  1. 1. George (Bennett) Benet (abt 1580 – 15 Sep 1615)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (BENNET) Ashby (1605 – 26 Jan 1680) m. George (Edward Ashby, of Quenby) Hall (1581 – 1 Jul 1653)
      1. 1. John (Turner 1st Cassique Ashby of) Quenby (1633 – 1 Sep 1699) m. Elizabeth Thorowgood (1651 – 1746)
        1. 1. Thomas Ashby (1680 – 4 August 1752) m. Rosanna (Rose) Berry (1682 – 4 August 1752)

Dorothea Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1572
23 Nov 1572
Birth of Dorothea (Maye) Bennett in London, England
London, England
1590
18 Aug 1590
Age 18
Dorothea (Maye) Bennett was married in Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England
Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England
1616
Abt. 1616
Age 44
Death of Dorothea (Maye) Bennett in St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England
St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1572
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1590
    Event Place: Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1616
    Event Place: St Pancras, Soper Lane, London, England
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