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Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight 1455–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1539

Death Location: Morville, Shropshire, , England

Father: Roger KNIGHT

Mother: Jane deWEST

Spouse(s): John ACTON, Sir Aldenham

Children(s): Thomas Acton

Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight was born in 1455 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Roger Knight And Jane Mitton Dewest. Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight married John Acton, Sir John Acton Knight Of Aldenham, and had children including Thomas Acton. Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight passed away in 1539 in Morville, Shropshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight was born in 1455 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Roger Knight And Jane Mitton Dewest.
  • Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight married John Acton, Sir John Acton Knight Of Aldenham, and had children including Thomas Acton.
  • Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight passed away in 1539 in Morville, Shropshire, , England.

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Lady Knight's Ancestors

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Lady Knight
1455–1539
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Roger KNIGHT
1470–
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, , England
Jane (Mitton) deWEST
1475–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knight's Descendants

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Lady (Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton) Knight (1455–1539) m. John ACTON (1498–) m. Sir (John Acton, Knight of) Aldenham (1437–20 Mar 1494)
  1. 1. Thomas Acton 1467–1538 m. Elizabeth Dryland 1467–1569
    1. 1. Sir (William Dryland) Acton 1497–1567 m. Mary Sprencheaux 1458–1512 m. Gentlewoman (Cecelia Wrottesley) Cressent 1497–1575
      1. 1. Edward Acton 1550–1610 m. * (Catherine) Powell 1550–1610
        1. 1. Frances Acton 1583–1638 m. Sir (Walter) Acton 1572–1640
      2. 2. Frances Acton 1527–1579
      3. 3. Robert (Thomas Cressent) Acton 1525–1574
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Cressent) Acton 1523–1611
    2. 2. Annie Acton –1755
    3. 3. Griffith Acton –1534

Lady Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1539
1539
Age 84
Death of Lady Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton Knight in Morville, Shropshire, , England
Morville, Shropshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Morville, Shropshire, , England

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