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Sir Edward Benson 1500 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Benson

Mother: Elizabeth Karver

Spouse(s): Jane Penarth

Children(s): Jane Benson

The story of Sir Edward Benson began in 1500 in Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England. Sir Edward Benson married Jane Penarth, and had children including Jane Benson. Sir Edward Benson passed away in 1560 in Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edward Benson began in 1500 in Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England.
  • Sir Edward Benson married Jane Penarth, and had children including Jane Benson.
  • Sir Edward Benson passed away in 1560 in Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England.

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Sir Benson's Ancestors

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Sir Benson
1500 – 1560
Birth Place: Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Benson
1481 – 1530
Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England
Elizabeth Karver
1481 – 1500
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Benson's Descendants

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Sir (Edward) Benson (1500 – 1560) m. Jane Penarth (1500 – 1520)
  1. 1. Jane Benson (1519 – 1572) m. Nicholas (William Tylghman) Yeoman (1660 – 1580)
    1. 1. Geoffery (Richard) Yeoman (01 Jan 1541 – 01 Jan 1598) m. Elizabeth Richards (1542 – 1628)
      1. 1. John Yeoman (12 Aug 1565 – 1598) m. Agnes (Mary) Bennett (01 Aug 1563 – 02 Aug 1598)
        1. 1. Agnes (Anne) Yeoman (1595 – 15 Aug 1662) m. Col. (John Bovel) Wheeler (1590 – 29 August 1670)

Sir Benson's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Edward Benson in Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England
Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England
1559
1559
Age 59
Death of Sir Edward Benson in Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England
Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England
1559
3 Oct 1559
Age 59
Burial of Sir Edward Benson in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of Sir Edward Benson in Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England
Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Selling,Faversham Hundred,Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P92/CTC/006/02

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 May 1918
    Event Place: Newport News, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 528

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1559
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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