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Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth 1512–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1593

Death Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

Father: Johnathan II

Mother: Margaret Plantagenet

Spouse(s): William Shakespeare

Children(s): Joane Aylesbury, John Smythe, Richard Smith, John Smith, Thomas Jamestown, Sir Smythe, Sir Elder, Lady (Smythe), Sir Elder, Elizabeth Castle, James Smith, Lady Smythe, Lady Smythe

In 1512, Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, born to Johnathan Befford De Watson Ii And Margaret Plantagenet. Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth married William Bryan Godfather Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Elizabeth Castle, James Smith, Joane Roberts Rider Smith Of Aylesbury, John Henry Smith, John Johnathon Smith Smythe, Lady Ann Smith Smythe, Lady Elizabeth Smythe, Lady Mary Smythe, Richard Smith, Sir Andrew Smith The Elder, Sir Andrew Smythe Elder, Sir William John Smythe, Thomas The Customer Smythe Aka James Lancaster Of Jamestown. Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1593 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, born to Johnathan Befford De Watson Ii And Margaret Plantagenet.
  • Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth married William Bryan Godfather Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Elizabeth Castle, James Smith, Joane Roberts Rider Smith Of Aylesbury, John Henry Smith, John Johnathon Smith Smythe, Lady Ann Smith Smythe, Lady Elizabeth Smythe, Lady Mary Smythe, Richard Smith, Sir Andrew Smith The Elder, Sir Andrew Smythe Elder, Sir William John Smythe, Thomas The Customer Smythe Aka James Lancaster Of Jamestown.
  • Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1593 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnathan II
1472–1521
Birth Location: Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
JI
Margaret Plantagenet
1479–1527
Birth Location: Holme, on, Spaulding, Moor, York, Yorkshire, England
MP

Spouses(s)

William Shakespeare
1510–1578
Birth Location: Stockton, Warwickshire, England
WS

Children(s)

Joane Aylesbury
1534–1581
Birth Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, , England
JA
John Smythe
1550–1612
Birth Location: Caister-by-sea, Norfolk, England
JS
Richard Smith
1556–1612
Birth Location: Wakefield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England,
RS
John Smith
1557–
Birth Location: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
JS
Thomas Jamestown
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
TJ
Sir Smythe
1553–1603
Birth Location: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
SS
Sir Elder
1556–1603
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
SE
Lady (Smythe)
1560–1635
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
L(
Sir Elder
1559–1603
Birth Location: The Burren, Clare, Ireland
SE
Elizabeth Castle
1539–1602
Birth Location: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
EC
James Smith
1548–1600
Birth Location: Surrey, England
JS
Lady Smythe
1560–1644
Birth Location: Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
LS
Lady Smythe
1555–1583
Birth Location: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
LS

Lady Bengeworth's Ancestors

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Lady Bengeworth
1512–1593
Birth Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Johnathan Befford De Watson II
1472–1521
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Plantagenet
1479–1527
Holme, on, Spaulding, Moor, York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bengeworth's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Alice Watson of) Bengeworth (1512–1 Jul 1593) m. William (Bryan Godfather of William) Shakespeare (1510–25 Feb 1578)
  1. 1. Joane (Roberts Rider Smith of) Aylesbury 1534–1581 m. Sir (Robert Bryan of) Aylesbury 1530–1604
    1. 1. Lady (Ann Smith) Bryan 1552–1635 m. Sir (Frances (Jr) Bryan) II 1549–1640
      1. 1. William (I Smith (Prince William Smith of Ireland)) Bryan 1600–1667 m. Catherine (Morgan Countess of) Ormond 1603–1680
        1. 1. Sir (John Francis "Immigrant" Bryan III, Knight of) Claire 1626–1694 m. Lady (Sarah Sally Brinker) Bryan 1634–1698
        2. 2. Catherine Bryan 1624–1714
        3. 3. Edmund ((Edward)) Bryan 1627–1690
        4. 4. Thomas (Bryan) Sr 1619–1685
        5. 5. Morgan (Bryant) I 1621–1684
        6. 6. Henry Bryan 1623–1684
        7. 7. James Bryan(t) 1628–1680
        8. 8. Margaret Bryant 1631–
        9. 9. David (Bryant) Sr 1623–1681
        10. 10. Francis (Bryan) III 1630–1693
        11. 11. Lydia Bryan 1625–
        12. 12. Richard Bryan 1629–
        13. 13. William (Smith Bryan) Jr 1630–1717
        14. 14. ROBERT Bryant 1614–1680
        15. 15. William Bryan 1620–1680
      2. 2. james bryan 1603–
      3. 3. Sir (Francis Bryan) III 1580–1650
      4. 4. Sir (William Smith) Bryan 1590–1667
      5. 5. Richard Bryan 1598–
      6. 6. Francis (the third) Bryan 1630–1694
      7. 7. Lord (William Smith Bryan) Sr 1579–1667
    2. 2. John Bryan 1553–
    3. 3. Thomas (Bryan) Knight 1554–1611
    4. 4. Christopher Bryan 1565–1566
    5. 5. James Bryant 1565–1656
    6. 6. Robert Bryan 1552–1686
    7. 7. Joann Bryan 1560–1630
    8. 8. Susan Bryan 1561–1643
    9. 9. Ann Brian –1635
    10. 10. Joann-- Bryan- 1567–1597
    11. 11. Thomas Bryan 1570–1660
    12. 12. Elizabeth (pirkins Bryan) (Sawbridge) 1567–1602
    13. 13. Robert (II Bryan) Ii 1569–1639
  2. 2. John (Johnathon Smith) Smythe 1550–1612
  3. 3. Richard Smith 1556–1612
  4. 4. John (Henry) Smith 1557–
  5. 5. Thomas ('The Customer' Smythe aka James Lancaster of) Jamestown 1558–1625
  6. 6. Sir (William John) Smythe 1553–1603
  7. 7. Sir (Andrew Smith The) Elder 1556–1603
  8. 8. Lady (Ann Smith) (Smythe) 1560–1635
  9. 9. Sir (Andrew Smythe) Elder 1559–1603
  10. 10. Elizabeth Castle 1539–1602
  11. 11. James Smith 1548–1600
  12. 12. Lady (Mary) Smythe 1560–1644
  13. 13. Lady (Elizabeth) Smythe 1555–1583

Lady Bengeworth's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
1593
1 Jul 1593
Age 81
Death of Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1593
    Event Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
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