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Joan Bennett 1503–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 13 June 1561

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Cheshire

Mother: Frances Woodcote

Spouse(s): JOHN LANIER

Children(s): Nicholas Lanier, Joanne "Laniere", Celia Lanier, Barbara Lanier, Jeanne Lanier, Buckner Lanier

Joan Bennett was born in 1503 in London, England, the child of Sir John Pytt Bennett Of Cheshire And Frances Woodcote. Joan Bennett married John Jerome Lanier, and had children including Barbara Lanier, Buckner Lanier, Celia Lanier, Jeanne Lanier, Joanne Layne Laniere, Nicholas The Elder Lanier. Joan Bennett passed away in 1561 in England.

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Biography

  • Joan Bennett was born in 1503 in London, England, the child of Sir John Pytt Bennett Of Cheshire And Frances Woodcote.
  • Joan Bennett married John Jerome Lanier, and had children including Barbara Lanier, Buckner Lanier, Celia Lanier, Jeanne Lanier, Joanne Layne Laniere, Nicholas The Elder Lanier.
  • Joan Bennett passed away in 1561 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cheshire
1488–
Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
SC
Frances Woodcote
1487–1559
Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
FW

Spouses(s)

JOHN LANIER
1499–1572
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
JL

Children(s)

Nicholas Lanier
1544–1611
Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
NL
Joanne "Laniere"
1561–1617
Birth Location: St Michaels, London, London, England
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Celia Lanier
1561–1561
Birth Location: London, London, England
CL
Barbara Lanier
1557–1561
Birth Location: London, London, , England
BL
Jeanne Lanier
1565–
Birth Location: England
JL
Buckner Lanier
1559–
Birth Location: –
BL

Joan Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Joan Bennett
1503–1561
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Sir John Pytt Bennett of Cheshire
1488–
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Frances Woodcote
1487–1559
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Bennett's Descendants

1.
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Joan Bennett (1503–13 June 1561) m. JOHN (JEROME) LANIER (1499–25 November 1572)
  1. 1. Nicholas ("the Elder") Lanier 1544–1611 m. Lucreece Lanier 1556–1634
    1. 1. Clement Lanier 1606–1661 m. Lee (Hannah Rebecca) Collet 1605–1653
      1. 1. John (L.) Lanier 1631–1719 m. Lucreece (Bassano,) Lanier 1633–1657
        1. 1. John (Lanier) Jr 1655–1719 m. Katherine (Elenor) Sampson 1655–1685
      2. 2. Lionel Lanier 1643–1665
      3. 3. Hannah Swetnam 1629–1663
  2. 2. Joanne (Layne) "Laniere" 1561–1617
  3. 3. Celia Lanier 1561–1561
  4. 4. Barbara Lanier 1557–1561
  5. 5. Jeanne Lanier 1565–
  6. 6. Buckner Lanier 1559–

Joan Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Joan Bennett in London, England
London, England
1561
13 June 1561
Age 58
Death of Joan Bennett in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1561
    Event Place: England
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