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William Bent 1540–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 August 1604

Death Location: Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Benta

Mother: Alice Willmore

Spouse(s): Magdalen Bennett, Magdalen Bennett

Children(s): John Bent, Margaret Bent, Anne Bent, Anne Bent, Bartholomew Bent, Richard Bent, Thomas Bent, William Bent, Anne Bent

In 1540, William Bent entered the world in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Benta And Alice Sophia Willmore. William Bent married Magdalen Bennett, Magdalen Or Joan Bennett, and had children including Anne Bent, Bartholomew Bent, John Francis Bent, Margaret Bent, Richard Bent, Thomas Bent, William Henry Bent. William Bent passed away in 1604 in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Bent entered the world in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Benta And Alice Sophia Willmore.
  • William Bent married Magdalen Bennett, Magdalen Or Joan Bennett, and had children including Anne Bent, Bartholomew Bent, John Francis Bent, Margaret Bent, Richard Bent, Thomas Bent, William Henry Bent.
  • William Bent passed away in 1604 in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Bent's Ancestors

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William Bent
1540–1604
Birth Place: Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Benta
1490–1558
Cosby, Leicestershire, England
Alice (Sophia) Willmore
1509–1606
Enderby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Wilmer
1480–1527
Ryton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Joan Goodyear ***15th) GGM***
1480–1527
Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bent's Descendants

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William Bent (1540–24 August 1604) m. Magdalen Bennett (11 Jan 1545–4 DEC 1605) m. Magdalen (or Joan) Bennett (1545–4 December 1605)
  1. 1. John (Francis) Bent 1576–1653 m. Sarah Coatman 1584–1623
    1. 1. Anne Bent 1607–1640 m. Thomas Johnson 1605–1661
      1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Johnson 1625–1661 m. Annae (Marshal) Dail 1625–1661
        1. 1. Robert Ware 1653–1724 m. Sarah ((1648) (Metcalf) Onion) "Paige" 1648–1718
  2. 2. Margaret Bent 1573–1606
  3. 3. Anne Bent 1582–1584
  4. 4. Anne Bent 1588–
  5. 5. Bartholomew Bent 1570–
  6. 6. Richard Bent 1590–
  7. 7. Thomas Bent 1585–
  8. 8. William (Henry) Bent 1579–
  9. 9. Anne Bent 1588–

William Bent's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Bent in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1604
24 August 1604
Age 64
Death of William Bent in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1604
    Event Place: Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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