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William Bennet 1556–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: John Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Tisdale

Spouse(s): Jane Leach, Joan Hodgson

Children(s): Edward Bennett, John Bennett, Anne Bennett, Israel Bennet, Mary Holcombe

In 1556, William Bennet entered the world in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, born to John Bennett And Elizabeth Tisdale. William Bennet married Jane Leach, Joan Hodgson, and had children including Aaron Bennet, Anne Bennett, Edward Bennett, George Bennett, Israel Bennet, John Bennett, Mary Bennet Holcombe, Moses Bennet. William Bennet passed away in 1597 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, William Bennet entered the world in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, born to John Bennett And Elizabeth Tisdale.
  • William Bennet married Jane Leach, Joan Hodgson, and had children including Aaron Bennet, Anne Bennett, Edward Bennett, George Bennett, Israel Bennet, John Bennett, Mary Bennet Holcombe, Moses Bennet.
  • William Bennet passed away in 1597 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bennett
1534–1590
Birth Location: Of, Prestbury, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Tisdale
1542–1597
Birth Location: Deanly, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Leach
1560–1625
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
JL
Joan Hodgson
1560–1625
Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
JH

Children(s)

Edward Bennett
1587–1642
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
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John Bennett
1583–
Birth Location: Of Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Anne Bennett
1588–1647
Birth Location: Lydney, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
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Israel Bennet
–1737
Birth Location: –
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Mary Holcombe
1587–1642
Birth Location: Cannington, Somerset, England
MH

William Bennet's Ancestors

Self
William Bennet
1556–1597
Birth Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Bennett
1534–1590
Of, Prestbury, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Tisdale
1542–1597
Deanly, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bennet's Descendants

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William Bennet (1556–1597) m. Jane Leach (Abt. 1560–1625) m. Joan Hodgson (1560–02 Aug 1625)
  1. 1. Edward Bennett 1587–1642 m. Elizabeth Tailer 1587–1640 m. Mary Seall-Joath 1580–1640
    1. 1. Roger Bennett 1617–1667 m. Margaret Bennet 1617–1667
      1. 1. Margaret Bennett 1637–1682 m. William (Enoch) Fithian 1622–1678
        1. 1. Enoch* Fithian 1646–1727 m. Miriam* Burnett 1656–1717
        2. 2. Samuel (B.) Fithian 1657–1702
    2. 2. Ellen Bennett –1712
    3. 3. John Bennett 1642–
    4. 4. Jeffery Bennett –1645
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bennett 1607–1665
  2. 2. John Bennett 1583–
  3. 3. Anne Bennett 1588–1647
  4. 4. Israel Bennet –1737
  5. 5. Mary (Bennet) Holcombe 1587–1642

William Bennet's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Bennet in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
1597
1597
Age 41
Death of William Bennet in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
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