'Bennett06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bennet of Kenton, Bennet of Rougham, Bennet of Tollesbury, Bennett of Welby
George Bennett of London & Welby | |||||||||||||||
1. | George Bennett of Welby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (a 1623) | ||||||||||||||
m(1). Susan Cotton of London | |||||||||||||||
A. | George Bennett of Welby (b c1609, d 1637) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth St. John (dau/coheir of Oliver St. John, son of Oliver, Earl of Bolingbroke) | |||||||||||||||
i. | St. John Bennett of Welby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 1651, a 1692) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Middleton (dau of Sir Thomas Middleton of Chirk Castle, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
a. | George Bennett (b 1680, d 25.03.1738, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Mansfield (dau of Thomas Mansfield of West Leake) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Anne Bennett | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Hartopp of Quorndon | |||||||||||||||
c.+ | other issue - Thomas (b 1772-3, d 10.06.1738), St. John (b 1678), Elizabeth (b 1676, d unm 1751), Mary (b 1679, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Arabella Bennett (a 1682) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Hartopp (son of Sir William of Burton Lazars) | |||||||||||||||
iii.+ | other issue - George (b 1652, a 1683), Elizabeth (a 1682) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Richard Bennett, Sheriff of Leicestershire (a 1657) | ||||||||||||||
C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m1. _ Dormer of Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||
m2. George Kendal (brother of Henry of Smithsby) | |||||||||||||||
2. | Elizabeth Bennett (b c1606, d 26.01.1682) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Bennet of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
m. Allison Hewden (dau/heir of William Hewden by Mawde, dau/heir of John de Kinton of Kinton) | |||||||||||||||
1. | William Bennet | ||||||||||||||
A. | Thomas Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m1/2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
i. | ?? Bennet | ||||||||||||||
a. | William Bennet 'of Kenton' | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Anthony Bennet (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Carnaby (dau of Thomas Carnaby of Halton) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Agnes Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m. "a Scotchman" | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Jane Bennet (nun) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Isabel Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m. (c1539) John Woderington of Haixle (Widderington of Hauxley) | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Margaret Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m. John Fenwick of Chebborne | |||||||||||||||
m2/1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Elianor Bennet | ||||||||||||||
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BLG1886 identifies the arms of the following family as "Gu., a bezant between three demi-lions, rampant, couped arg.". | |||||||||||||||
Philip Bennet | |||||||||||||||
m. Jane Chapman (dau of Scarborough Chapman of Widcombe) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Philip Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m(2). Mary Hallam (dau of Thomas Hallam of Tollesbury) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Philip Bennet of Widcombe, Somerset | ||||||||||||||
m. (14.12.1769) Mary Hand (d 16.04.1822, dau of Rev. Christopher Hand) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Philip Bennet of Tollesbury, Sheriff of Suffolk (b 1771, d 1853) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1794) Jane Judith Kedington (dau/heir of Rev. R. Kedington of Roughham Hall) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Philip Bennet 'of Rougham' of Tollesbury (b 1795, d 17.08.1866, MP) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1822) Anne Pilkington (d 17.08.1866, dau/coheir of Sir Thomas Pilkington of Chevet, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
b. | James Thomas Bennet (Rector of Cheveley) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (06.04.1826) Henrietta Eliza Jackson (dau of James Jackson of Doncaster) | |||||||||||||||
c. | Jane Fanny Bennet | ||||||||||||||
m. (04.12.1821) Samuel Alderson (Rector of Rishy) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 1, 1795, 'Pedigree of Bennett of Welby', p285)
(2) For middle section : Visitation (George Marshall (1878), Northumberland, 1615, 'Fenwicke', pp24-25 in footnote)
(3) For lower section : BLG1886 ('Bennet of Rougham Hall')
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