Biography of Thomas Bennett 1543-1627
In 1543 Thomas Bennett was born.
In 1577 [his daughter] Anne Bennett was born to Thomas Bennett (age 34).
Around 1584 [his son] Simon Bennett 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Bennett (age 41).
After 1584 [his son] Richard Bennett was born to Thomas Bennett (age 41).
On 22 Oct 1584 [his son-in-law] William Duncombe (age 19) and [his daughter] Anne Bennett (age 7) were married at St Lawrence Jewry.
Around 1586 [his daughter] Mary Bennett was born to Thomas Bennett (age 43).
On 07 Feb 1594 Thomas Bennett (age 51) was appointed Alderman of the Vintry Ward.
In 1603 Thomas Bennett (age 60) was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
On 25 Jul 1603 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 37) was crowned I King England Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 67) was appointed Lord High Steward.
On 26 Jul 1603 Thomas Bennett (age 60) and Thomas Cambell (age 67) were knighted.
On 27 Jul 1603 William Wrey 1st Baronet was knighted at Whitehall Palace [Map].
On 30 Jul 1603 Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond was knighted at Whitehall Palace [Map].
Bishop Thomas Bilson (age 56) gave the sermon. While the wording conceded something to the divine right of kings, it also included a caveat about lawful resistance to a monarch.
In 1604 Thomas Bennett (age 61) was appointed Alderman of the Lime Street Ward.
Around 1610 [his son-in-law] George Croke (age 50) and [his daughter] Mary Bennett (age 24) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
In Jul 1611 [his daughter] Anne Bennett (age 34) died.
In 1612 Thomas Bennett (age 69) was appointed Alderman of the Bassishaw Ward.
Before 1624 [his son] Richard Bennett (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Craddock were married.
In 1627 [his son] Simon Bennett 1st Baronet (age 43) was created 1st Baronet Bennett of Bechampton.
In 1627 Thomas Bennett (age 84) died.