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Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett 1510 – 1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1510

Birth Location: Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 3 Dec 1564

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Mary Bennet”

Spouse(s): Agnes Bennett

Children(s): Thomas Bennett

Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was born in 1510 in Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Thomas Bennett and Mary Fryth “Pyt Bennet”. Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett married Agnes Topp Bennett, and had children including Thomas of Pytt House Bennett. Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett passed away in 1564 in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was born in 1510 in Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Thomas Bennett and Mary Fryth “Pyt Bennet”.
  • Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett married Agnes Topp Bennett, and had children including Thomas of Pytt House Bennett.
  • Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett passed away in 1564 in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1510 – 1564
Birth Place: Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Bennett
1487 – 1565
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Mary (Fryth “Pyt) Bennet”
1485 – 1542
Hindon, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William (Pyt alias) Bennett
1440 – 1530
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Robert Fryth
1540 –
Hindon, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bennet
1410 – 1500
Elizabeth Bennet
1415 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bennet
1390 – 1478

Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt) Bennett (16 Feb 1510 – 3 Dec 1564) m. Agnes (Topp) Bennett (1514 – 4 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. Thomas (of Pytt House) Bennett (1531 – 1591) m. Mary Ashlock (1531 – 7 Mar 1618)
    1. 1. William (Bennett \) Bennet (1556 – 17 Dec 1597)
      1. 1. Edward Bennett (1587 – 4 May 1641) m. Elizabeth Tailer (ABT 1587 – 28 Nov 1640)
        1. 1. Roger BENNETT (1617 – 1667)

Sir Bennett's Timeline

7 Records

1510
16 Feb 1510
Birth of Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett in Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
1522
1522
Age 12
Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was married in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
1527
1527
Age 17
Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was married in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
1530
abt 1530
Age 20
Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was married in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1562
25 Jan 1562
Age 52
Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was married in Aller,Somerset,England
Aller,Somerset,England
1562
30 Jan 1562
Age 52
Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett was married in Aller, Somerset, England
Aller, Somerset, England
1564
3 Dec 1564
Age 54
Death of Sir John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1510
    Event Place: Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1530
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Aller,Somerset,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Aller, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1564
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

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