Thomas Bensley

Abt 1480 - Aft 1555  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas Bensley
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1480	England   [1]
  Will	2 Aug 1555 (Age 75)	Dunston, Lincolnshire, England
  The will of Thomas Bensley, yeoman of Dunston was dated 12 August 1555. The principal heirs were to be his sons William and James, who were to receive tenements and lands in East Carlton and adjacent Ketteringham. His wife Agnes had their use until her death or remarriage. No daughters or sons-in-law were mentioned but a small bequest to the poor of East Carlton was included. The most significant bequests were: I give to Symon Benslen my belchilde a cowe . . . I give to Agnes Benslen his sister one cowe and I will thees two neate be at my wiffes assignment to the behofe of thees my two bellchildern until they shall come to the age of xvii yeares . . . I give unto all other of my belchildern not before specified . . . a shepe.
  Death	Aft 2 Aug 1555	England   [1]
  Probate/Proved	14 Oct 1558
  His will was proved. [1]
  Person ID	I11021	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	6 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Agnes,   b. Abt 1490, England d. After 1555, England (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	yes  [1]
  Children	1. Thomas Bensley,   b. Abt 1505, England d. Before 1555, England (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F7604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1480 - England Child - Thomas Bensley - Abt 1505 - England Will - 2 Aug 1555 - Dunston, Lincolnshire, England Death - Aft 2 Aug 1555 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1220] Bush, Richard L. "The English Ancestry of Michael and Sarah (Elwyn) Metcalf of Dedham, Massachusetts" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 166, January 2012).