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William Bennett \ Bennet 1556 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Dec 1597

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Mary Ashlock

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Edward Bennett

The story of William Bennett \ Bennet began in 1556 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. William Bennett \ Bennet had children including Edward Bennett. William Bennett \ Bennet passed away in 1597 in Lancashire, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of William Bennett \ Bennet began in 1556 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Bennett \ Bennet had children including Edward Bennett.
  • William Bennett \ Bennet passed away in 1597 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bennett
1531 – 1591
Birth Location: Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Mary Ashlock
1531 – 1618
Birth Location: Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Bennett
1587 – 1641
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
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William Bennet's Ancestors

Self
William Bennet
1556 – 1597
Birth Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas of Pytt House Bennett
1531 – 1591
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary Ashlock
1531 – 1618
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John "Earl of Tankerville" John Pytt) Bennett
1510 – 1564
Pyt House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Agnes (Topp) Bennett
1514 – 1558
Fenny Sutton, Wiltshire, England
Christopher Ashlock
1500 – 1551
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Alice ((Denton*) Dorne\Thorne) *
1500 – 1537
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1487 – 1565
Mary Bennet”
1485 – 1542
Thomas Stockton
1500 – 1586
Alice Topp
1490 –
Thomas Ashlock
1475 – 1550
Agnes Warnsted
1470 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1440 – 1530
Robert Fryth
1540 –

William Bennet's Descendants

1.
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William (Bennett \) Bennet (1556 – 17 Dec 1597)
  1. 1. Edward Bennett (1587 – 4 May 1641) m. Elizabeth Tailer (ABT 1587 – 28 Nov 1640)
    1. 1. Roger BENNETT (1617 – 1667)
      1. 1. Margaret Bennet (1637 – 1682) m. William (Enoch Fithian 9th) GG (1620 – 24 Apr 1678)
        1. 1. Samuel (B.) Fithian (1657 – 3 July 1702) m. PRISCILLA BURNETT. (1657 – 1 Mar 1703)

William Bennet's Timeline

10 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Bennett \ Bennet in Barnston, Wirral Cheshire, England
Barnston, Wirral Cheshire, England
1556
1556
Birth of William Bennett \ Bennet in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
1556
1556
Birth of William Bennett \ Bennet in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
1556
1556
Birth of William Bennett \ Bennet in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1575
4 Feb 1575
Age 19
William Bennett \ Bennet was married in Tonbridge, Kent, , England
Tonbridge, Kent, , England
1577
1577
Age 21
William Bennett \ Bennet was married in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1581
16 December 1581
Age 25
William Bennett \ Bennet was married in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1582
5 Oct 1582
Age 26
William Bennett \ Bennet was married in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1585
1 Nov 1585
Age 29
William Bennett \ Bennet was married in Tonbridge, Kent, , England
Tonbridge, Kent, , England
1597
17 Dec 1597
Age 41
Death of William Bennett \ Bennet in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Barnston, Wirral Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1575
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 December 1581
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1585
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
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