{"id":6716,"date":"2020-10-06T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T04:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6716"},"modified":"2020-10-09T15:08:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T04:08:21","slug":"bennett-britnell-and-frances-toovye","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6716","title":{"rendered":"Bennett Britnell and Frances Toovye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bennett Britnell \/ Brudenell<\/strong> was born in 1594 in Princess Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England to parents Christopher Britnell (1568-1640) and Anna Bennett (1572-1640).<\/a><\/p>\n

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St Marys, Princes Risborough, Bucks<\/p><\/div>\n

Bennett was baptised on 1 January 1595 at St Mary’s parish church in Princes Risborough.<\/p>\n

He was a bonelace buyer by trade (see below).<\/p>\n

Bennett Britnell married three times, and the first time was at the age of 25 years to Jane Horne.<\/strong> They were married on 25 April 1619 at Radnage, Buckinghamshire. (Bishops Transcript, Buckinghamshire Marriage Index).<\/em><\/p>\n

Unfortunately Jane died a few months later in November 1620, and was buried at the parish church in Radnage on 2 November 1620 (possibly in childbirth)?<\/p>\n

Four years later Bennett married again, when aged 30, to Elizabeth Allen<\/strong> on 24 May 1624 at St Andrews, Chinnor, Oxfordshire. Despite being in different counties, Radnage and Chinnor are only three miles apart.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Margaret Allen of Stokenchurch. John was a carpenter.<\/p>\n

Bennett and Elizabeth had two children, but only one survived infanthood –<\/p>\n

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  1. Christopher b 1625 Chinnor<\/li>\n
  2. John b 1627 & d 1627<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Unfortunately Bennett’s second wife Elizabeth died in childbirth also, passing away in November 1627. She was buried at St Andrew’s Chinnor on 26 November 1627 aged just 29 years.<\/p>\n

    The will of John Allen<\/a> of Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire (Elizabeth’s father), 23 June 1630, was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London 6 July 1630.\u00a0 He left \u00a330 to his grandson Christopher. Bennett Britnell was executor of the will.<\/p>\n

    Less than six months later, Bennett married for the third and final time to my 10 x great grandmother Frances Toovye<\/strong> at St Andrews Chinnor on 28 April 1628.<\/p>\n

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    Chinnor marriage register 1628<\/p><\/div>\n

    Frances Toovye was born in 1604 in Chinnor to parents John Toovye (1571-1658) and Elizabeth Mead (b 1574).<\/a> Frances was baptised on 5 August 1604 at St Andrews, Chinnor.<\/p>\n

    She was one of three children born to the couple – Edmund b 1597, Frances b 1604 and Elizabeth b 1608.<\/p>\n

    Bennett and Frances had three children –<\/p>\n

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    1. Elizabeth b 1629 & d 1702 Chinnor, married Thomas Allen<\/li>\n
    2. Francis<\/strong> <\/a>b 1632 & d 1719 Chinnor, marr Susannah Connish, 7 children.<\/li>\n
    3. Bennett b 1634 Chinnor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Bennett Britnell was a yeoman farmer of Chinnor, a village and a parish in Oxfordshire. The village stands on the verge of the county, under the Chiltern Hills, five miles south east of Thame. The population in 1894 was 1247.<\/p>\n