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Sir John Bennett 1488 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1559

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Elizabeth Gill

Spouse(s): Frances Woodcote

Children(s): Richard Bennett

Sir John Bennett was born in 1488 in Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Bennett Earl of Tankerville and Elizabeth Gill. Sir John Bennett married Frances Woodcote, and had children including Richard Bennett. Sir John Bennett passed away in 1559 in England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Bennett was born in 1488 in Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Bennett Earl of Tankerville and Elizabeth Gill.
  • Sir John Bennett married Frances Woodcote, and had children including Richard Bennett.
  • Sir John Bennett passed away in 1559 in England.

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Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1488 – 1559
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Bennett Earl of Tankerville
1465 – 1537
Dean Hundred, Essex, England
Elizabeth Gill
1474 – 1558
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1438 – 1509
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Lady (Anne) Selby
1424 – 1474
Selby, Yorkshire, England
William Gyll
1459 – 1535
Buckland, Herfordshire, England
Agnes (Ann) Hyde
1463 – 1549
Throcking, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
1400 – 1478
Lady Bell
1408 – 1472
Sir (Selbie)
1413 – 1470
Jane Vavasour
1413 – 1470
John Gyll
1430 – 1499
Johanna Horne
1434 – 1499
Anne Boteler
1440 – 1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (Gill)
1405 – 1509
Lady Mary
1409 – 1430
Sir Horne
1408 – 1469

Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (John) Bennett (1488 – 1 Dec 1559) m. Frances Woodcote (1 Jan 1487 – 1 Jan 1559)
  1. 1. Richard Bennett (12 Jul 1488 – 05 Oct 1551) m. Henrietta Neal (Abt. 1487 – Abt. 1560)
    1. 1. John ("The Younger") Wright (1522 – 1558) m. Alice (Woode (Rucke)) Wright (1520 – 1558)
      1. 1. Ebenezer Wright (1545 – 1570) m. Elizabeth Steward (1547 – 1570)
        1. 1. Mary Wright (1570 – 1635) m. Rarzllai Ellis (Abt. 1568 – Abt. 1633)

Sir Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Sir John Bennett in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1559
1 Dec 1559
Age 71
Death of Sir John Bennett in England
England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1559
    Event Place: England

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