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Sir William Bennett 1606 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1606

Birth Location: Glossop, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1649

Death Location: Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA

Father: Henry Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Jr.)

Spouse(s): Lady Bennett

Children(s): Joseph Bennett

Sir William Bennett was born in 1606 in Glossop, Shropshire, England, the child of Henry Wittin Bennett and Elizabeth Sarah HODGSHON CRUMP (Sir William or Henry Wittin Bennett Jr.). Sir William Bennett married Lady Helen Dunne Bennett, and had children including Joseph William Bennett. Sir William Bennett passed away in 1649 in Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Sir William Bennett was born in 1606 in Glossop, Shropshire, England, the child of Henry Wittin Bennett and Elizabeth Sarah HODGSHON CRUMP (Sir William or Henry Wittin Bennett Jr.).
  • Sir William Bennett married Lady Helen Dunne Bennett, and had children including Joseph William Bennett.
  • Sir William Bennett passed away in 1649 in Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bennett
1575 – 1660
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Jr.)
1560 – 1625
Birth Location: Sedgeley, Stafford, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bennett
1606 – 1650
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Bennett
1633 – 1669
Birth Location: Essex County, England
JB

Sir Bennett's Ancestors

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Sir Bennett
1606 – 1649
Birth Place: Glossop, Shropshire, England
Parents
Henry Wittin Bennett
1575 – 1660
Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (Sarah HODGSHON CRUMP (Sir William or Henry Wittin Bennett) Jr.)
1560 – 1625
Sedgeley, Stafford, England
Grandparents
William Bennett
1552 – 1597
Of, London, Middlesex, England
Judith Baker
1543 – 1597
London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1518 – 1567
Lady Blodgett
1520 – 1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Molyns
1505 – 1557
Elizabeth BLOWGATE
1509 – 1573

Sir Bennett's Descendants

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Sir (William) Bennett (1 Jan 1606 – 20 Sep 1649) m. Lady (Helen Dunne) Bennett (1 Jan 1606 – 1 Jan 1650)
  1. 1. Joseph (William) Bennett (6 Apr 1633 – 12 Sep 1669) m. Elizabeth (Bennett) Fitch (16 Jun 1646 – 1 Aug 1723)
    1. 1. William Bennett (1668 – 1698) m. Elizabeth (Lee) Kee (2 Nov 1670 – 1 Jan 1696)
      1. 1. Joseph (Sleeth) Bennett (1695 – Bef 1790) m. Mary (Abigail Bennett) Vernon (1697 – 1 Jan 1767)
        1. 1. Joseph (Sleeth) Bennett (10 May 1732 – 3 Jul 1810)

Sir Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1 Jan 1606
Birth of Sir William Bennett in Glossop, Shropshire, England
Glossop, Shropshire, England
1649
20 Sep 1649
Age 43
Death of Sir William Bennett in Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA
Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1606
    Event Place: Glossop, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1649
    Event Place: Virginia Colony, New Kent, VA, USA
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