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Sir Knight William Bennett 1526–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Great Bricett, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 01 Oct 1588

Death Location: Great Bricett, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Lady Tankerville

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Bennet

In 1526, Sir Knight William Bennett entered the world in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Bennett Earl Of Tankerville And Lady Agnes Ann Molyns Countess Of Tankerville. Sir Knight William Bennett had children including Margaret Bennet. Sir Knight William Bennett passed away in 1588 in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, Sir Knight William Bennett entered the world in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Bennett Earl Of Tankerville And Lady Agnes Ann Molyns Countess Of Tankerville.
  • Sir Knight William Bennett had children including Margaret Bennet.
  • Sir Knight William Bennett passed away in 1588 in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1526–1588
Birth Place: Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Bennett, Earl of Tankerville
1503–1547
Wallingford Castle, Clapcot, Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Ann Molyns Countess of) Tankerville
1505–1558
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bennett
1488–1559
Cheshire, England
Frances Woodcote
1489–1559
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Bennett (1526–01 Oct 1588)
  1. 1. Margaret Bennet 1543–1607 m. Lawrence Kirk 1547–1607
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Kirk 1568–1603 m. William Tatem 1564–1603
      1. 1. Nathaniel Tatum 1599–1675 m. Ann Godfrey 1608–1684
        1. 1. Samuel Tatum 1638–1715 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Moore 1634–1715
      2. 2. Samuel Tatem 1603–1681

Sir Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir Knight William Bennett in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
1588
01 Oct 1588
Age 62
Death of Sir Knight William Bennett in Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
Great Bricett, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Great Bricett, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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