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John Richard Benson 1502 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1502

Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 26 July 1570

Death Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Benson

Mother: Mary Lysley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lady Key)

In 1502, John Richard Benson I entered the world in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Benson and Mary Lysley. John Richard Benson I had children including Lady Anne Benson (Keyes Key). John Richard Benson I passed away in 1570 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1502, John Richard Benson I entered the world in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Benson and Mary Lysley.
  • John Richard Benson I had children including Lady Anne Benson (Keyes Key).
  • John Richard Benson I passed away in 1570 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

John Benson's Ancestors

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John Benson
1502 – 1570
Birth Place: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Benson
1480 – 1528
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Mary Lysley
1480 – 1554
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Lysley
1460 – 1516
Felton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Bowes
1463 – 1503
Durham, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Benson's Descendants

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John (Richard) Benson (Abt. 1502 – 26 July 1570)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Benson (Keyes) Key) (1550 – 1600) m. Richard Butler (1550 – abt 1610)
    1. 1. Thomas (Roger Martin) Keyes* (1570 – 1636) m. Martha Rice* (22 Feb 1570 – abt 1640)
      1. 1. Margaret (Rice,\ Rhys) keys (1585 – 1 January 1633)
      2. 2. John Keyes (9 Dec 1585 – 16 Jul 1647)
      3. 3. Lady (Racheal "Rachel") Keyes* (1590 – 1 Jan 1633) m. John (James IM) Davis (1582 – 29 January 1679) m. Governor (James I "Immigrant" Davis, *Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc) (Maine), (1578 – 6 Mar 1633)
        1. 1. Thomas Davis (1603 – 27 July 1683)
        2. 2. Nathaniel Davis (1605 – 02 Oct 1672)
        3. 3. James Davis (24 Jan 1610 – 29 Jan 1679)
        4. 4. Rachel Davis (Abt. 1611 – )
        5. 5. Thomas (* Davis) JAMESTOWN (1613 – 29 Sep 1683) m. Elizabeth Davis (1613 – April 7, 1668)
        6. 6. Major (John) Davis* (1613 – 24 Mar 1675)
        7. 7. James Davis (1613 – 18 Jul 1694)
        8. 8. Major (Thomas Davis of) Nansemond (28 Feb 1613 – 29 Sep 1683)
        9. 9. William Davis (1617 – 1696)
        10. 10. Emory DAVIS (abt 1620 – )
        11. 11. Joanna Davis (28 Jan 1619 – 1 Jan 1665)
        12. 12. Captain (John) Davis (1610 – 18 February 1663)
        13. 13. William Davis (1617 – 20 September 1683)
        14. 14. Abigail Davis (1618 – July 1682)
        15. 15. Judith Davis (1625 – )
        16. 16. Ephraim Davis (1633 – 28 September 1679)
      4. 4. Margaret Keyes (1590 – abt 1590)
      5. 5. Thomas Keyes (1594 – 26 Aug 1603)
      6. 6. Martin Keyes (1598 – )
      7. 7. Isabelle Keyes (1630 – 20 Jan 1667)

John Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1502
Abt. 1502
Birth of John Richard Benson I in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
1570
26 July 1570
Age 68
Death of John Richard Benson I in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1502
    Event Place: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1570
    Event Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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