Individual Details
Robert Bennett
(10 Jul 1533 - Sep 1603)
== Biography ==
==Biography==* Robert Bennett, 1533-1603} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-NJCR Family Search accessed 13 December 2015], Robert Bennett, ; Burial, Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, St Andrew Churchyard.
===Occupation===tannerThe National Archives Website: Discovery: PROB 11/102/639 Will of Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 30 Nov 1603, Description and download link available at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101 (accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee may be required for download
===Birth and Childhood===
*Parents:
**Father: [[Bennett-64|John Bennett]], 1508-1564
**Mother: [[Lamberd-1|Margery Unknown]], -1564
*Siblings:** [[Bennett-65|John BENNETT]] b: ABT 1542 in Wiveliscombe,Somerset,England
===Marriage and Children===Married [[Edney-122|Elizabeth Edney]] (1537-1597) on 10 Jul 1558 at WiveliscombeSomerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 46 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 10 Jul 1558, marriage of Robt Bennet and Elizabeth Edney (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00046 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
*Children:** Margery BENNETT b: MAR 1560, baptized 25 Mar 1560Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, images 4 and 13 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 25 Mar 1560, baptism of Margery Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00004 and https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00013 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: APR 1561, baptized 22 Apr 1561Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, images 5 and 16 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 22 Apr 1561, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00005 and https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00016 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); died May 1561Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 58 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 29 May 1561, burial of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00058 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Elizabeth BENNETT, b: MAY 1562, baptized 31 May 1562Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 14 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 31 May 1562, baptism of Elizabeth Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00014 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Agnes BENNETT b: JUL 1563, baptized 1 Aug 1563Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 14 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 1 Aug 1563, baptism of Agnes Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00014 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); buried 2 Aug 1598Wiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f62de93790ec75d49a8a : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Agnis Bennett 02 Aug 1598Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 67 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Aug 1598, burial of Agnes Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00067 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Dorothy BENNETT, baptized 29 Aug 1564Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 5 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 29 Jul 1564, baptism of Dorothy Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00005 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: MAR 1566, baptized 25 Mar 1566Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 25 Mar 1566, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: FEB 1567Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Feb 1567, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); died Jul 1568Wiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f628e93790ec75d494ac : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Johan Bennett 07 Jul 1568Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 59 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 7 Jul 1568, burial of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00059 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Eleanor BENNETT b: MAR 1568Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 1 Mar 1567, baptism of Eleanor Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Thomas BENNETT, executor of will, baptized 2 APR 1570Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Apr 1570, baptism of Thomas Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Robert BENNETT b: APR 1571, baptized 27 Apr 1571Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1,27 Apr 1571, baptism of Robert Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** William BENNETT, b: JUN 1572Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 8 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Jun 1572, baptism of William Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00008 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Richard BENNETT, b: OCT 1573Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 8 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Oct 1573, baptism of Richard Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00008 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Johan BENNETT b: JAN 1575Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 9 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Jan 1575, baptism of Johan Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00009 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Christopher BENNETT, b: MAY 1576Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 10 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, May 1576, baptism of Christopher Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00010 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Edward BENNETT,, baptized 2 Feb 1577Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 11 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Feb 1577, baptism of Edward Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00011 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
===Death and Burial===
Robert executed his will on 28 Aug 1603.
Burial: 19 Sept. 1603 in the churchyard at Wivilscombe, SomersetSomerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 68 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 19 Sep 1603, burial of Robert Bennett (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00068 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
===Research Notes===* Ancestry Treeshttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid=1544133167* Source documents appear to support The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M725-FSN : accessed 2016-09-08, entry for Robert BENNETT.
==Sources==*The National Archives Website: Discovery: PROB 11/102/639 Will of Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 30 Nov 1603, Description and download link available at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101 (accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee may be required for download* Birth, death, and other details were collected from the well-documented Rootsweb website of Ron Head** http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ronhead&id=I2506** It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us.
* [https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS/SOMERSET/MAR/001598357/1 Somerset marriage index Transcription]; Record set Somerset Marriage Index; First name(s) Robert; Sex Male; Last name Bennett; Marriage year 1558; Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth; Spouse's last name Edney; Parish Wiveliscombe; Denomination Anglican; County Somerset; Country England; Document type Parish records; Marriage date 10 Jul 1558; Archive Somerset Archives; Archive reference D/P/WIV 2/1/1; Record type Baptisms, marriages & burials; Record's year range 1558-1635; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: FindMyPast.com
The Will of Robert Bennett: Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset
Reference: PROB 11/102/639* Description: Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset
* Date: 30 November 1603
* Held by: The National Archives, Kew
* Legal status: Public Record(s)
* Closure status: Open Document, Open Description * For Viewing - The National Archives Website: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101
Entered by Richard Harris.
== Sources ==
* Pedigree Chart by Richard Owens Harris
=== Footnotes ===
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thanks to [[Harris-9700|Richard Harris]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Richard and others.
==Biography==* Robert Bennett, 1533-1603} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-NJCR Family Search accessed 13 December 2015], Robert Bennett, ; Burial, Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, St Andrew Churchyard.
===Occupation===tannerThe National Archives Website: Discovery: PROB 11/102/639 Will of Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 30 Nov 1603, Description and download link available at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101 (accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee may be required for download
===Birth and Childhood===
*Parents:
**Father: [[Bennett-64|John Bennett]], 1508-1564
**Mother: [[Lamberd-1|Margery Unknown]], -1564
*Siblings:** [[Bennett-65|John BENNETT]] b: ABT 1542 in Wiveliscombe,Somerset,England
===Marriage and Children===Married [[Edney-122|Elizabeth Edney]] (1537-1597) on 10 Jul 1558 at WiveliscombeSomerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 46 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 10 Jul 1558, marriage of Robt Bennet and Elizabeth Edney (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00046 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
*Children:** Margery BENNETT b: MAR 1560, baptized 25 Mar 1560Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, images 4 and 13 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 25 Mar 1560, baptism of Margery Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00004 and https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00013 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: APR 1561, baptized 22 Apr 1561Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, images 5 and 16 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 22 Apr 1561, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00005 and https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00016 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); died May 1561Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 58 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 29 May 1561, burial of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00058 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Elizabeth BENNETT, b: MAY 1562, baptized 31 May 1562Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 14 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 31 May 1562, baptism of Elizabeth Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00014 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Agnes BENNETT b: JUL 1563, baptized 1 Aug 1563Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 14 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 1 Aug 1563, baptism of Agnes Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00014 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); buried 2 Aug 1598Wiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f62de93790ec75d49a8a : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Agnis Bennett 02 Aug 1598Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 67 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Aug 1598, burial of Agnes Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00067 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Dorothy BENNETT, baptized 29 Aug 1564Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 5 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 29 Jul 1564, baptism of Dorothy Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00005 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: MAR 1566, baptized 25 Mar 1566Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 25 Mar 1566, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** John BENNETT b: FEB 1567Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Feb 1567, baptism of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required); died Jul 1568Wiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f628e93790ec75d494ac : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Johan Bennett 07 Jul 1568Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 59 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 7 Jul 1568, burial of John Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00059 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Eleanor BENNETT b: MAR 1568Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 6 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 1 Mar 1567, baptism of Eleanor Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00006 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Thomas BENNETT, executor of will, baptized 2 APR 1570Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Apr 1570, baptism of Thomas Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Robert BENNETT b: APR 1571, baptized 27 Apr 1571Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1,27 Apr 1571, baptism of Robert Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** William BENNETT, b: JUN 1572Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 8 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Jun 1572, baptism of William Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00008 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Richard BENNETT, b: OCT 1573Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 8 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Oct 1573, baptism of Richard Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00008 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Johan BENNETT b: JAN 1575Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 9 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, Jan 1575, baptism of Johan Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00009 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Christopher BENNETT, b: MAY 1576Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 10 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, May 1576, baptism of Christopher Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00010 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)** Edward BENNETT,, baptized 2 Feb 1577Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 11 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Feb 1577, baptism of Edward Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00011 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
===Death and Burial===
Robert executed his will on 28 Aug 1603.
Burial: 19 Sept. 1603 in the churchyard at Wivilscombe, SomersetSomerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 68 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 19 Sep 1603, burial of Robert Bennett (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00068 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required)
===Research Notes===* Ancestry Treeshttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid=1544133167* Source documents appear to support The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M725-FSN : accessed 2016-09-08, entry for Robert BENNETT.
==Sources==*The National Archives Website: Discovery: PROB 11/102/639 Will of Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 30 Nov 1603, Description and download link available at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101 (accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee may be required for download* Birth, death, and other details were collected from the well-documented Rootsweb website of Ron Head** http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ronhead&id=I2506** It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us.
* [https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS/SOMERSET/MAR/001598357/1 Somerset marriage index Transcription]; Record set Somerset Marriage Index; First name(s) Robert; Sex Male; Last name Bennett; Marriage year 1558; Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth; Spouse's last name Edney; Parish Wiveliscombe; Denomination Anglican; County Somerset; Country England; Document type Parish records; Marriage date 10 Jul 1558; Archive Somerset Archives; Archive reference D/P/WIV 2/1/1; Record type Baptisms, marriages & burials; Record's year range 1558-1635; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: FindMyPast.com
The Will of Robert Bennett: Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset
Reference: PROB 11/102/639* Description: Will of Robert Bennet, Tanner of Wiveliscombe, Somerset
* Date: 30 November 1603
* Held by: The National Archives, Kew
* Legal status: Public Record(s)
* Closure status: Open Document, Open Description * For Viewing - The National Archives Website: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D939101
Entered by Richard Harris.
== Sources ==
* Pedigree Chart by Richard Owens Harris
=== Footnotes ===
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thanks to [[Harris-9700|Richard Harris]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Richard and others.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jul 1533 | Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England | |||
| Marriage | 10 Jul 1558 | Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England - Elizabeth Ednye | |||
| Death | Sep 1603 | Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England | |||
| Alt name | Bennet | ||||
| Reference No | 56211 | ||||
| Reference No | 65672 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ednye (1537 - 1597) |
| Child | Thomas Bennett (1580 - 1642) |
| Child | Margery Bennett (1560 - ) |
| Child | John Bennett (1561 - 1561) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bennett (1562 - 1637) |
| Child | Agnis Bennett (1563 - 1598) |
| Child | Dorothy Bennett (1564 - 1603) |
| Child | John Bennett (1566 - 1601) |
| Child | Johan Bennett (1567 - 1568) |
| Child | Eleanor Bennett (1568 - 1611) |
| Child | Thomas Bennett Sr. (1570 - 1616) |
| Child | Robert Bennett Jr. (1571 - 1623) |
| Child | William Bennett (1572 - 1642) |
| Child | Richard Bennett (1573 - 1626) |
| Child | Johan Bennett (1575 - 1575) |
| Child | Christopher Bennett (1576 - ) |
| Child | Edward Bennett (1577 - 1664) |
| Father | John Bennett (1508 - 1558) |
| Mother | Margery Lamberd (1511 - 1564) |
| Sibling | John Bennett (1542 - 1608) |