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Mary Benson 1584 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Christopher Benson

Mother: Maude Warner

Spouse(s): Sir Sheppard

Children(s): Major Sheppard

In 1584, Mary Benson entered the world in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England, born to Christopher Benson and Maude Wiliiams Warner. Mary Benson married Sir Richard Sheppard, and had children including Major Robert Sheppard. Mary Benson passed away in 1625 in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1584, Mary Benson entered the world in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England, born to Christopher Benson and Maude Wiliiams Warner.
  • Mary Benson married Sir Richard Sheppard, and had children including Major Robert Sheppard.
  • Mary Benson passed away in 1625 in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England.

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Mary Benson's Ancestors

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Mary Benson
1584 – 1625
Birth Place: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Christopher Benson
1530 – 1608
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Maude (Wiliiams) Warner
1553 – 1618
Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Benson
1496 – 1560
of Fountains, Yorkshire, England
Mary
1515 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Benson's Descendants

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Mary Benson (1584 – 1625) m. Sir (Richard) Sheppard (1583 – abt 1683)
  1. 1. Major (Robert) Sheppard (1604 – 1654) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Spencer (1625 – 13 May 1669)
    1. 1. Anne Sheppard (May 1644 – 1716) m. George (Foster) Newsom (1639 – 15 Dec 1697) m. Thomas Hart (1638 – 10 Jun 1669)
      1. 1. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734) m. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739)
        1. 1. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748) m. Mary (Jane) Lane (1687 – abt 1760)
      2. 2. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739) m. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734)

Mary Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Mary Benson in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
1625
1625
Age 41
Death of Mary Benson in Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England

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