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Robert Bennett 1533 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 10. 1533

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Death Date: September 1603

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Margery Bennett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Edney

Children(s): Thomas Bennett

The story of Robert Bennett Sir began in 1533 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Robert Bennett Sir married Elizabeth Edney, and had children including Thomas Bennett. Robert Bennett Sir passed away in 1603 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Bennett Sir began in 1533 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
  • Robert Bennett Sir married Elizabeth Edney, and had children including Thomas Bennett.
  • Robert Bennett Sir passed away in 1603 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Tankerville
1508 – 1564
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Margery Bennett
1511 – 1564
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Edney
1537 – 1597
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Bennett
1570 – 1616
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Robert Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Robert Bennett
1533 – 1603
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir John Bennett, Earl of Tankerville
1508 – 1564
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Margery Bennett
1511 – 1564
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Bennett, Earl of) Tankerville
1487 – 1547
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, England
Lady (Agnes Ann "Countess of Tankerville") Molyns
1487 – 1553
Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tankerville
1465 – 1537
Frances Woodcote
1471 – 1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1438 – 1509
Lady Selbie
1424 – 1474

Robert Bennett's Descendants

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Robert Bennett (July 10. 1533 – September 1603) m. Elizabeth Edney (1537 – 28 June 1597)
  1. 1. Thomas Bennett (2 April 1570 – 26 September 1616) m. Anstie (Tomson) Spicer (1579 – 1647)
    1. 1. Thomas (Bennett) 2 (5 Nov 1603 – 23 Dec 1668) m. Agnes (Beard) Bennett (23 Dec 1608 – 26 Sep 1660)
      1. 1. Henry Bennett (1629 – 3 Oct 1707) m. Lydia Perkins (1632 – 12 Jan 1707) m. Elizabeth Bennett
        1. 1. Jacob Bennet (1651 – 5 Mar 1686)
        2. 2. John Bennet (1655 – 18 Sep 1675)
        3. 3. William Bennet (1657 – )
        4. 4. Henry Bennet (1664 – )
        5. 5. Benjamin Bennett (1670 – 31 May 1722) m. Abigail (Clark) Osgood (29Aug1673 – 17 Feb 1754)
        6. 6. Thomas Bennet ( – 1700)
        7. 7. Stephen Bennet ( – Jul 1680)

Robert Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1533
July 10. 1533
Birth of Robert Bennett Sir in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
1603
September 1603
Age 70
Death of Robert Bennett Sir in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 10. 1533
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1603
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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