1. George Benedict Sr.1 was born circa 1518
in Tasburgh, Norfolk, England.1–2 He died in Jan 1575 at the age of
57 in Tasburgh, Norfolk, England.1,3 He was buried on 26 Jan 1575 in
Tasburgh, Norfolk, England.1 George Benedict,
Sr. was born about 1518, possibly a few years earlier, in Tasburg, Norfolk,
England. He married before 1545, Jane Hales, a widow with two children, John
and Jane.
George and Jane had five children, Anne, Joan, George, Elizabeth and William.
In his will, George made the following bequests:
To son George - two male _____, four sheep, two swine, four lambs, a coomb [bushel] of malt, one counterpoint of tapestry work, and one gray gelding.
To son William - one cypress chest and one coverlet of tapestry work.
To daughter Jane Lynde - one herforthe [probably Hereford], one coveret of tapestry work, and, to her daughter Jane, one lamb.
To daughter Anne Spence - on calf, and to each of her children [Daniel, Thomas and Alice], one lamb.
To daughter Elizabeth - £10 to be paid at the day of her marriage.
To servant, John Haydon - one calf "at hand of his tenament."
To Robert Willions - one calf "at hand of his tenament."
To Margaret Harlinge - one lamb.
To wife Jane - all other goods "not before bequeathed."
Jane was named sole executrix of George's estate.
George died in January of 1575 and was buried on the 26th of that month.
His will was probated 27 January the next year.
George and Jane had five children, Anne, Joan, George, Elizabeth and William.
In his will, George made the following bequests:
To son George - two male _____, four sheep, two swine, four lambs, a coomb [bushel] of malt, one counterpoint of tapestry work, and one gray gelding.
To son William - one cypress chest and one coverlet of tapestry work.
To daughter Jane Lynde - one herforthe [probably Hereford], one coveret of tapestry work, and, to her daughter Jane, one lamb.
To daughter Anne Spence - on calf, and to each of her children [Daniel, Thomas and Alice], one lamb.
To daughter Elizabeth - £10 to be paid at the day of her marriage.
To servant, John Haydon - one calf "at hand of his tenament."
To Robert Willions - one calf "at hand of his tenament."
To Margaret Harlinge - one lamb.
To wife Jane - all other goods "not before bequeathed."
Jane was named sole executrix of George's estate.
George died in January of 1575 and was buried on the 26th of that month.
His will was probated 27 January the next year.
George Benedict Sr. and Jane
[_______] Hales1 were married circa
1543 in Norfolk, England.1,3 Jane [_______] Hales1,3 was born circa 1520 in prob Woodton, Norfolk, England.1 She died between 11 Jun 1578 and
18 Jun 1578 at the age of 58 in Hapton, Norfolk, England.1,3 She was also known as Jane
Benedict.1,3
Jane, maiden name unknown, was married twice. Her first husband was named Hales
and they had two children, John and Jane. Jane married a man named Jepican. Her
second marriage was to George Benedict about 1543.
Jane's will was dated 11 June 1578 and proved 18 June 1578. She named and made bequests to her children by George Benedict, George, Joan [Lynde], William, Anne [Spence], and Elizabeth [Lullman].
She also made bequests to son John Hales and the children of her daughter, Jane Jepican, deceased.
Jane's will was dated 11 June 1578 and proved 18 June 1578. She named and made bequests to her children by George Benedict, George, Joan [Lynde], William, Anne [Spence], and Elizabeth [Lullman].
She also made bequests to son John Hales and the children of her daughter, Jane Jepican, deceased.
George Benedict and Jane [_______] Hales had the
following children:
2 i. George Benedict
Jr., born ca 1549, Tasburgh, Norfolk,
England; married Thomazine Goche, 16 Sep 1575, Tasburgh,
Norfolk, England; died Sep 1584, Saxlingham, Nethergate, Norfolk,
England.
3 ii. William Benedict, born ca 1557,
Tasburgh, Norfolk, England;
married Judith Marsh, Norfolk, England; died
Oct 1614, Bourne, Cambridgeshire, England.
4 iii. Joan Benedict, born ca 1546, Tasburgh,
Norfolk, England;
married Robert Lynde\Lines, 18 Sep 1569, Bedingham, Norfolk, England.
5 iv. Anne Benedict, born ca 1545, Tasburgh,
Norfolk, England;
married James Spence, 18 Apr 1563, Bedingham, Norfolk, England.
6 v. Elizabeth Benedict, born ca 1553,
Tasburgh, Norfolk, England;
married Ralphe Lullman, ca 1575, Norfolk, England.
Sources:
1. LaRue Olson,
"The English Origins of the First Thomas Benedict of Long Island and
Norwalk, Connecticut," article, NEHGS, American Ancestors
(www.americanancestors.org : accessed 29 August 2018), Benedict familiy; citing
prior publication in The Connecticut Nutmegger (2006).
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