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Thomas Bennett 1570 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1570

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Death Date: 26 September 1616

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Father: Robert Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Edney

Spouse(s): Anstie Spicer

Children(s): Thomas 2

In 1570, Thomas Bennett entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, born to Robert Bennett and Elizabeth Edney. Thomas Bennett married Anstie Tomson Spicer, and had children including Thomas Bennett 2. Thomas Bennett passed away in 1616 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Thomas Bennett entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, born to Robert Bennett and Elizabeth Edney.
  • Thomas Bennett married Anstie Tomson Spicer, and had children including Thomas Bennett 2.
  • Thomas Bennett passed away in 1616 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Bennett
1533 – 1603
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
RB
Elizabeth Edney
1537 – 1597
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
EE

Spouses(s)

Anstie Spicer
1579 – 1647
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Thomas 2
1603 – 1668
Birth Location: Wivelescomb, Somerset, England
T2

Thomas Bennett's Ancestors

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Thomas Bennett
1570 – 1616
Birth Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Bennett
1533 – 1603
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Edney
1537 – 1597
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Bennett, Earl of) Tankerville
1508 – 1564
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Margery Bennett
1511 – 1564
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tankerville
1487 – 1547
Lady Molyns
1487 – 1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tankerville
1465 – 1537
Frances Woodcote
1471 – 1519

Thomas Bennett's Descendants

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Thomas Bennett (2 April 1570 – 26 September 1616) m. Anstie (Tomson) Spicer (1579 – 1647)
  1. 1. Thomas (Bennett) 2 (5 Nov 1603 – 23 Dec 1668) m. Agnes (Beard) Bennett (23 Dec 1608 – 26 Sep 1660)
    1. 1. Henry Bennett (1629 – 3 Oct 1707) m. Lydia Perkins (1632 – 12 Jan 1707) m. Elizabeth Bennett
      1. 1. Jacob Bennet (1651 – 5 Mar 1686)
      2. 2. John Bennet (1655 – 18 Sep 1675)
      3. 3. William Bennet (1657 – )
      4. 4. Henry Bennet (1664 – )
      5. 5. Benjamin Bennett (1670 – 31 May 1722) m. Abigail (Clark) Osgood (29Aug1673 – 17 Feb 1754)
        1. 1. Benjamin Bennett (01/29/1724 – Abt. 1756) m. Sarah Lakin (1724-03-03 – 1765-07-10) m. Mary (French) Lakin (12 Apr 1703 – 15 Oct 1761)
      6. 6. Thomas Bennet ( – 1700)
      7. 7. Stephen Bennet ( – Jul 1680)

Thomas Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1570
2 April 1570
Birth of Thomas Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
1616
26 September 1616
Age 46
Death of Thomas Bennett in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1570
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Milverton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1616
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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