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

Birth Date: 28 June 1537

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 June 1597

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Adney

Mother: Lady Spicer

Spouse(s): Sir Tankerville

Children(s): Captain Bennett

The story of Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney began in 1537 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney married Sir Robert I Herbert Bennett Earl Of Tankerville, and had children including Captain Robert Bennett. Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney passed away in 1597 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney began in 1537 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney married Sir Robert I Herbert Bennett Earl Of Tankerville, and had children including Captain Robert Bennett.
  • Lady Emma 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 Pitt Edney Adney
1511–1558
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lady (Anstie Tomson Hyde) Spicer
1512–1616
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Johannis Iden
1500–1558
Deanly, Berkshire, England
Agnes Warren
1493–1531
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Oliver (Hyde\) 3-12
1461–1516
Denchworth, Berkshire, England
Anne (Lovingott\) 3-12
1465–1523
Elmington, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Edney
1472–1558
Agnes Jacobus
1470–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Edney's Descendants

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Lady (Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of) Edney (28 June 1537–28 June 1597) m. Sir (Robert I Herbert Bennett, Earl of) Tankerville (10 July 1533–19 September 1603)
  1. 1. Captain (Robert) Bennett 1571–1623 m. Alice Story 1571–1640 m. Elizabeth (Thorne) (Immigrant) 1580–1623
    1. 1. John (Bennett (Virginia) pioneer) 1601–1666 m. Elizabeth (Berry -) Bennett 1601–1670
      1. 1. Katherine Bennett 1629–1693 m. John (Hubbard Sr.) #5602 1634–1667
        1. 1. Katherine HUBBARD 1660–1706 m. Lt. (Col.Thomas Ballard Jr. GFAab) Jr. 1655–1711
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann Bennett) (Immigrant) 1603–1676

Lady Edney's Timeline

2 Records

1537
28 June 1537
Birth of Lady Emma Elizabeth Edney, Countess of Edney in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1597
28 June 1597
Age 60
Death of Lady Emma 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
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1597
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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