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John Benson 1561 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale

Death Date: 1649

Death Location: Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale

Father: Christopher Benson

Mother: Maude Warner

Spouse(s): Frances Hardcastle

Children(s): Agnes Benson

In 1561, John Benson entered the world in Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale, born to Christopher Benson and Maude Warner. John Benson married Frances Hardcastle, and had children including Agnes Benson. John Benson passed away in 1649 in Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale.

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Biography

  • In 1561, John Benson entered the world in Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale, born to Christopher Benson and Maude Warner.
  • John Benson married Frances Hardcastle, and had children including Agnes Benson.
  • John Benson passed away in 1649 in Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Benson's Ancestors

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John Benson
1561 – 1649
Birth Place: Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale
Parents
Christopher Benson
1530 – 1608
(Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale)
Maude Warner
1553 – 1618
Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Margaret (Alderton) Haward
1534 – 1584
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Howard
1510 – 1573
Mary Howard
1522 – 1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Butler
1500 – 1558
Margaret Sutton
1497 – 1563

John Benson's Descendants

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John Benson (1561 – 1649) m. Frances Hardcastle (1567 – Feb 1652)
  1. 1. Agnes Benson (Abt. 1598 – ) m. James Jervis (1598 – 1628)
    1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Jervis (1620 – 1687) m. John Pye (19 Jan 1608 – 19 Sep 1674)
      1. 1. Lawrence Pye (1650 – Mar 1720) m. Margaret Hathornwaite (1659 – 11 March 1746)
        1. 1. Bartholomew Pye (1688 – 15 June 1752)
        2. 2. Agnes Pye (1692 – November 1775) m. Richard Jackson (9 October 1678 – 1744)

John Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1561
1561
Birth of John Benson in Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale
Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale
1592
circa 1592
Age 31
John Benson was married in Not yet found
Not yet found
1649
1649
Age 88
Death of John Benson in Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale
Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: circa 1592
    Event Place: Not yet found

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Banger Houses, Dacre Pasture, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale

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