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Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter 1484–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Deptford, Kent, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Walter

Mother: Lady Colfax

Spouse(s): William Gonson

Children(s): Vice Navy

The story of Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter began in 1484 in Deptford, Kent, England. Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter married William Guilluim De Gunson Xtophersson Gonson, and had children including Vice Admiral Sir Benjamin Gunsontreasurer Of The Royal Navy. Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter passed away in 1545 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter began in 1484 in Deptford, Kent, England.
  • Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter married William Guilluim De Gunson Xtophersson Gonson, and had children including Vice Admiral Sir Benjamin Gunsontreasurer Of The Royal Navy.
  • Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter passed away in 1545 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.

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Lady Walter's Ancestors

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Lady Walter
1484–1545
Birth Place: Deptford, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Richard Fertius Walter
1460–1499
Kent, Sussex, England
Lady (Ellen) Colfax
1465–1499
Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Walter's Descendants

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Lady (Benedicta Bennett) Walter (1484–1545) m. William (Guilluim de Gunson Xtophersson) Gonson (1482–Aug 1544)
  1. 1. Vice (Admiral Sir. Benjamin Gunson—Treasurer of the Royal) Navy 1506–1577 m. Ursula (Hussey Gonson) (Gunson) 1522–1586
    1. 1. Lady (Dame Katherine Elizabeth) Gondon\Gunson\Gastone 1534–1591 m. Admiral (John II, Sir. Knight, Treasurer of Royal Navy (Slave Trader) Hawkyns\Hawkins (Cousin of Sir Francis Drake)) Ii 1532–1595
      1. 1. Admiral (Sir Richard Hawkins Hawkyns - Queens) Pirate 1562–1622 m. Lady (Dame Judith) Hele 1568–1629
        1. 1. John (Sidney Hawkins Esq,) Capt 1604–1678 m. Hester Richards 1604–1660

Lady Walter's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter in Deptford, Kent, England
Deptford, Kent, England
1545
1545
Age 61
Death of Lady Benedicta Bennett Walter in Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Deptford, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England

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