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Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett 1533–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1533

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

Death Date: 19 Sep 1603

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Frances Woodcote

Spouse(s): Lady Edny

Children(s): Agnes Bennett

In 1533, Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, born to Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett Earl Of Tankerville And Frances Woodcote. Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett married Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess Of Edny, and had children including Agnes Mary Bennett. Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett passed away in 1603 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

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  • In 1533, Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, born to Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett Earl Of Tankerville And Frances Woodcote.
  • Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett married Lady Elizabeth Edney Countess Of Edny, and had children including Agnes Mary Bennett.
  • Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett passed away in 1603 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

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Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1533–1603
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir John Pytt Cheshire Bennett , Earl of Tankerville
1480–1559
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Frances Woodcote
1487–1559
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
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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Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron) Bennett (10 Jul 1533–19 Sep 1603) m. Lady (Elizabeth Edney , Countess of) Edny (28 Jun 1537–28 Jun 1597)
  1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Bennett 1563–1598 m. John Yeoman 1565–1597
    1. 1. Agnes (Anne) Yeoman 1595–1662 m. *Lt (John) Wheeler 1590–1670
      1. 1. Ann Wheeler 1621–1690 m. Aquila (Chase ,) II 1618–1670 m. Thomas (II, 'The Immigrant',) Dustin 1598–1662 m. Matthias (Peter Button (Second) Husband) 1603–1674 m. Capt. (Matthias Button (came to America on the ship Abigail, landing at Salem, MA. 6 Sept) 1628) 1607–1672
        1. 1. John Chase 1656–1740 m. Lydia Chalice 1660–1736 m. Rebecca Follansbee 1660–1711

Sir Bennett's Timeline

4 Records

1533
10 Jul 1533
Birth of Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1558
10 Jul 1558
Age 25
Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett was married in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
1603
19 Sep 1603
Age 70
Death of Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1603
19 Sep 1603
Age 70
Burial of Sir Robert Herbert Bennett , Earl of Tankerville, 1st Baron Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1533
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1558
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wyvelscombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 102

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1603
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1603
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wiv21/1

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