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Elizabeth Edney 1537–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1537

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 June 1597

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Edney

Mother: Anstie Spicer

Spouse(s): Robert Bennet

Children(s): Margaret Bennet-Tyre, Robert Bennet, Agnes Bennett, Thomas Sr

In 1537, Elizabeth Edney entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Edney And Anstie Tomson Hyde Spicer. Elizabeth Edney married Robert Bennet, and had children including Agnes Mary Tylghmann Bennett, Margaret Bennet Tyre, Robert Bennet, Thomas Bennett Sr. Elizabeth Edney passed away in 1597 in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Elizabeth Edney entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Edney And Anstie Tomson Hyde Spicer.
  • Elizabeth Edney married Robert Bennet, and had children including Agnes Mary Tylghmann Bennett, Margaret Bennet Tyre, Robert Bennet, Thomas Bennett Sr.
  • Elizabeth Edney passed away in 1597 in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Edney's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Edney
1537–1597
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Edney
1511–1558
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Anstie (Tomson Hyde) Spicer
1512–1616
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Edney
1487–1558
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Thomson
1485–1515
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Edney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Edney (28 June 1537–28 June 1597) m. Robert Bennet (About 1540–19 Sep 1603)
  1. 1. Margaret Bennet-Tyre 1525–1607 m. Robert (T.) Terrye 1515–1607
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Tenye) Terrye 1545–1607 m. Raphe (or Ralphe Cowper) Cooper 1545–1581
      1. 1. Emmott Cowper 1562–1615 m. William Salt 1560–1616
        1. 1. Agnes (Deacon) Salt 1590– m. Richard (Rogers) Gale 1577–1666
      2. 2. Joanna Cowper 1503–1555 m. Richard (Lyncoln \ Lincoln (Presidential) Line) 1506–1552
        1. 1. Sir (Robert Lincoln II, (Presidential) Line) 1525–1556 m. Lady (Margaret Abell \) Alberye 1529–1558
  2. 2. Robert Bennet 1540–1623
  3. 3. Agnes (Mary Tylghmann) Bennett 1563–1598 m. John Yeomans 1565–1598
    1. 1. Ann Yeoman 1595–1662 m. John Wheeler 1591–1670
      1. 1. David Wheeler 1625–1669 m. Sarah Wise 1625–1707
        1. 1. Sarah (DAR) Wheeler 1652–1732 m. Caleb Hopkinson 1648–1721 m. John Spofford 1648–1697
  4. 4. Thomas (Bennett) Sr 1570–1616

Elizabeth Edney's Timeline

6 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Elizabeth Edney
None
1535
1535
Birth of Elizabeth Edney in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1537
28 June 1537
Birth of Elizabeth Edney
None
1597
28 June 1597
Age 60
Death of Elizabeth Edney
None
1597
28 June 1597
Age 60
Death of Elizabeth Edney in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1714
20 Feb 1714
Age 177
Elizabeth Edney was baptized in Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
Garsington, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1537
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1714
    Event Place: Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD112_B_2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1597

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1597
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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