Eleanor
Eleanor was born in 1567 and her christening took place on March 5th, 1568 in
Wivelscombe, Somersetshire, England. Eleanor's father was
Robert Bennett and her mother was
Elizabeth Edney. Her paternal grandparents were
John Bennett and
Margery. She had nine brothers and four sisters, named
John,
John,
Johan,
Robert,
William,
Richard,
Christopher,
Edward,
Thomas,
Margery,
Elizabeth,
Agnes and
Dorothy. She was the seventh youngest of the fourteen children.