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Lady Margaret Bennett 1501 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1501

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Bennett

Mother: Lady Swan

Spouse(s): Sir Barfield, John Eliot

Children(s): Margaret Gedge

The story of Lady Margaret Bennett began in 1501 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Lady Margaret Bennett married Sir Thomas Barfield, John Eliot, and had children including Margaret Barfield Sheppey Gedge. Lady Margaret Bennett passed away in 1550 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Bennett began in 1501 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Lady Margaret Bennett married Sir Thomas Barfield, John Eliot, and had children including Margaret Barfield Sheppey Gedge.
  • Lady Margaret Bennett passed away in 1550 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bennett
1480 – 1529
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
SB
Lady Swan
1479 – 1569
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir Barfield
1475 – 1530
Birth Location: Sheffield, Essex, England
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John Eliot
1489 – 1557
Birth Location: Cottered, ENG
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Children(s)

Margaret Gedge
1516 – 1588
Birth Location: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
MG

Lady Bennett's Ancestors

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Lady Bennett
1501 – 1550
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Bennett
1480 – 1529
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Margaret) Swan
1479 – 1569
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bennett's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Bennett (10 Jan 1501 – 1550) m. Sir (Thomas) Barfield (1475 – 1530) m. John Eliot (1489 – 20 OCT 1557)
  1. 1. Margaret (Barfield Sheppey) Gedge (1516 – 21 May 1588) m. James (Jonas Gedge) Baron (1516 – 22 Aug 1555)
    1. 1. Lady (Joan Jane) Gedge (22 Jun 1546 – 22 Aug 1595) m. Sir (Edward Elliot (of Newland) Hall) (20 Nov 1546 – 29 Dec 1595)
      1. 1. Bennett Eliot (20 Dec 1573 – 21 Nov 1621) m. Lettice Agar (1577 – 1620)
        1. 1. Deacon (Philip Bennet) Eliot (25 Apr 1602 – 22 Oct 1657) m. Elizabeth Sybthorpe (1601 – 8 Jan 1659)

Lady Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1501
10 Jan 1501
Birth of Lady Margaret Bennett in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1550
1550
Age 49
Death of Lady Margaret Bennett in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England
Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1501
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England
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