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Margaret Bennett 1551 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1551

Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: June 1596

Death Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Tisdale

Spouse(s): Thomas Chalfont

Children(s): Sir Chalfont

In 1551, Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire entered the world in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Richard Bennett and Elizabeth Lady of Deanly, Berkshire Tisdale. Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire married Thomas Chalfont, and had children including Sir Zacharian Christopher Chalfont. Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire passed away in 1596 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1551, Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire entered the world in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Richard Bennett and Elizabeth Lady of Deanly, Berkshire Tisdale.
  • Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire married Thomas Chalfont, and had children including Sir Zacharian Christopher Chalfont.
  • Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire passed away in 1596 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bennett
1528 – 1575
Birth Location: Clapcot, Wallingford, Berkshire, England
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Elizabeth Tisdale
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Deanly, Berkshire, England
ET

Spouses(s)

Thomas Chalfont
1547 – 1624
Birth Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
TC

Children(s)

Sir Chalfont
1574 – 1635
Birth Location: Westbourne, Sussex, England
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Margaret Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bennett
1551 – 1596
Birth Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Richard Bennett
1528 – 1575
Clapcot, Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth (Lady of Deanly, Berkshire) Tisdale
1530 – 1597
Deanly, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Bennett, Earl of) Tankerville
1503 – 1547
Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Lady (Agnes Ann Molyns Countess of) Tankerville
1505 – 1553
Mackney, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tankerville
1488 – 1559
Lady Woodcote
1519 – 1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bennett
1471 – 1560
LADY Greenhurst
1479 – 1562
EN COTES
1463 – 1553
Lady Littleton
1472 – 1520

Margaret Bennett's Descendants

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Margaret Bennett (12 February 1551 – June 1596) m. Thomas Chalfont (3 May 1547 – 3 Mar 1624)
  1. 1. Sir (Zacharian Christopher) Chalfont (4 Nov 1574 – 11 Sep 1635) m. Elizabeth Paynter (1584 – 11 Jan 1628)
    1. 1. Robert Chalfant (24 Feb 1625 – 10 Mar 1685) m. Lydia Barnard (1626 – 1689)
      1. 1. Henry Chalfant (13 May 1663 – 1697) m. Elizabeth (Ruth) Chandler (1664 – 1697)
        1. 1. John Chalfant (14 Apr 1690 – 31 May 1752) m. Dorothy Adams (1695 – 10 Apr 1769)

Margaret Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1551
12 February 1551
Birth of Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1596
June 1596
Age 45
Death of Margaret Bennett Lady of Kirkham, Lancashire in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1551
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1596
    Event Place: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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