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Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett 1480 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1480

Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1559

Death Location: St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Mary (Ashlock)

Spouse(s): Frances Woodcote

Children(s): Sir Bennett

The story of Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville began in 1480 in Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England. Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville married Frances Woodcote, and had children including Sir Robert Herbert Bennett. Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville passed away in 1559 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville began in 1480 in Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville married Frances Woodcote, and had children including Sir Robert Herbert Bennett.
  • Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville passed away in 1559 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bennett
1480 – 1565
Birth Location: Pythouse, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Mary (Ashlock)
1485 – 1542
Birth Location: Hindon, Wiltshire, England or Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Woodcote
1487 – 1559
Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Bennett
1533 – 1603
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1480 – 1559
Birth Place: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Pytt Bennett
1480 – 1565
Pythouse, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary (FRYTH) (Ashlock)
1485 – 1542
Hindon, Wiltshire, England or Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (John Pytt Cheshire) Bennett (about 1480 – 1 Jan 1559) m. Frances Woodcote (1 Jan 1487 – 17 Mar 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Herbert) Bennett (10 Jul 1533 – 19 Sep 1603) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Edney (28 Jun 1537 – 28 Jun 1597)
    1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Bennett (01 Aug 1563 – 02 Aug 1598) m. John Yeoman (12 Aug 1565 – 1598)
      1. 1. Agnes (Anne) Yeoman (1595 – 15 Aug 1662) m. Col. (John Bovel) Wheeler (1590 – 29 August 1670)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Lettyce) Wheeler (1621 – 1689) m. Thomas (II, 'The Immigrant',) Dustin (August 1598 – 1662) m. Aquila Chase (1618 – 29 Dec 1670) m. Matthias ('The Dutchman') Button (11 Oct 1603 – 13 Aug 1674) m. Capt. (Matthias) Button (11 Oct 1607 – 13 August 1672)

Sir Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1480
about 1480
Birth of Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville in Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
1559
1 Jan 1559
Age 79
Death of Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1480
    Event Place: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1559
    Event Place: St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
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