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Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney 1537–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1537

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Jun 1597

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Bennett

Mother: Lady Spicer

Spouse(s): Sir Tankerville, Thomas Bennett, John Bennett

Children(s): William {EN}(GGU-MMMP)

Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney was born in 1537 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Pytt Ednye Bennett And Lady Anstie Tomson Hyde Spicer. Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney married John Of Wallingford Berkshire Bennett, Sir Robert I Herbert Bennett Earl Of Tankerville, Thomas Bennett, and had children including William Beard Bennett Robert 11Th Child En Ggu Mmmp. Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney passed away in 1597 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney was born in 1537 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Pytt Ednye Bennett And Lady Anstie Tomson Hyde Spicer.
  • Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney married John Of Wallingford Berkshire Bennett, Sir Robert I Herbert Bennett Earl Of Tankerville, Thomas Bennett, and had children including William Beard Bennett Robert 11Th Child En Ggu Mmmp.
  • Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney passed away in 1597 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Edney's Ancestors

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Lady Edney
1537–1597
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Pytt Ednye Bennett
1511–1558
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lady (Anstie Tomson Hyde) Spicer
1512–1616
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Johannis Iden
1500–1558
Deanly, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Edney's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Edney Countess of) Edney (28 June 1537–28 Jun 1597) m. Sir (Robert I Herbert Bennett; Earl of) Tankerville (10 July 1533–19 Sep 1603) m. Thomas Bennett (1570–) m. John (of Wallingford, Berkshire) Bennett (1560–1625)
  1. 1. William ("Beard" Bennett (Robert) *11th child) {EN}(GGU-MMMP) 1572–1642 m. Alice (Emma) Strohye\Story 1575–1650 m. Elizabeth Thorne 1580–1623 m. Alice Story 1571–1640 m. Anstie (Tomson SPICER) (m-Bennett) 1580–1647 m. Elizabeth (Lee) Thorne 1580–1623
    1. 1. Agnes\Anne (Beard Bennett) (13thGGAunt) 1608–1660 m. Sir (Thomas Samuel Bennett II) (12thGGF) 1603–1667
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Bennett 1626–1647 m. Elizabeth (Gwatkyn) Bennett 1629– m. Mary Stevens\Bennett 1634–1705
        1. 1. John ((Johannes)) Bennett 1652–1693

Lady Edney's Timeline

5 Records

1537
28 June 1537
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1558
10 July 1558
Age 21
Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney was married in Wiveliscombe Parish Church,,Somerset,England
Wiveliscombe Parish Church,,Somerset,England
1577
1577
Age 40
Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney was married in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1585
01 Nov 1585
Age 48
Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney was married in Tonbridge,Kent,England
Tonbridge,Kent,England
1597
28 Jun 1597
Age 60
Death of Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess of Edney in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1537
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 July 1558
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe Parish Church,,Somerset,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1585
    Event Place: Tonbridge,Kent,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1597
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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