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Sir John, Pytt, Bennett,, KO;, Earl, of, Tankerville;, 1st, Baron Bennett 1512 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 3 December 1559/64

Death Location: Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England

Father: Sir Tankerville

Mother: Lady Bennett

Spouse(s): Lady Tankerille, Lady Molyns

Children(s): Sir Tankerville

Early life: Sir John Pytt Bennett, KO; Earl of Tankerville; 1st Baron Bennett (GGF-MMMPP) arrived in Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England in 1512, born to Sir John Chesire Bennett, Earl of Tankerville and Lady Frances Woodcote Bennett. Over time, Sir John Pytt Bennett, KO; Earl of Tankerville; 1st Baron Bennett (GGF-MMMPP) formed a family with Lady Margaryt \ Margerye \ Margery Fellow Lamberd - Bennett, Countess of Tankerille, Lady Agnes Ann and Countess of Tankerville Molyns, which included Sir Robert I Herbert Bennett and Earl of Tankerville. Sir John Pytt Bennett, KO; Earl of Tankerville; 1st Baron Bennett (GGF-MMMPP) concluded life in Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England in 1559.

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Parents

Sir Tankerville
1488 – 1559
Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
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Lady Bennett
1487 – 1559
Birth Location: Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Tankerille
1505 – 1564
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England
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Lady Molyns
1505 – 1553
Birth Location: Mackney, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Tankerville
1533 – 1603
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1512
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 December 1559/64
    Event Place: Wiveliscombe, Somersetshire, England
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