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William Bennett 1465 – 1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1537

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith, Margaret Woodcot, Sarah Smith

Children(s): Thomas Bennett, Jennett Bennett, William Bennett, James Bennett, Susanah Bennett, John Bennett

In 1465, William Bennett entered the world in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to William Bennett and Sarah Hutchison Bennett. Years later, William Bennett married Sarah Smith, Margaret Woodcot and Sarah or Sally Smith, and the couple became parents to Thomas Bennett, Jennett Bennett, William Bennett, James Bennett, Susanah Bennett and John Bennett. William Bennett died in 1537 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

William Bennett
1442 – 1530
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Bennett
1442 – 1519
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Woodcot
1489 – 1559
Birth Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Smith
1465 – 1535
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Bennett
1487 – 1547
Birth Location: Wallingford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jennett Bennett
1507 –
Birth Location: Peckham, Surrey, England
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William Bennett
1513 – 1588
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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James Bennett
Birth Location: Peckham, Surrey, England
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Susanah Bennett
Birth Location: Peckham, Surrey, England
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John Bennett
1488 – 1559
Birth Location: Saughall-Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1465
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1537
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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