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From: Renia <>
Subject: Re: Descents From Edward III For Slingsby Bethell, Lord Mayor ofLondon 1655
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:30:10 +0300
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Brad Verity wrote:
> On Apr 17, 4:24 pm, Renia <> wrote:
>
>
>>Slingsby Bethel, the Lord Mayor of London of your subject line, was Lord
>>Mayor in 1755, not 1655.
>
>
> Thanks for catching this, Renia - I mistyped. I meant '1755'.
>
>
>>His namesake, another Slingsby Bethel (1617-1697), the son of Walter
>>Bethel and Mary Slingsby was the brother of Hugh Bethel who married
>>Frances Frankland and of Willaim Bethel who married Bridget Bourchier.
>>Their father Walter died in 1623. This Slingsby Bethel married Mary Burrell.
>>
>>He was Sheriff of London in 1680 but is sometimes referred to
>>erroneously as Lord Mayor of London. He famously appears in John
>>Dryden's poem, Absalom and Achitofel.
>>
>>http://www.engl.niu.edu/dbywaters/412/Absalom2.html
>
>
> Yep, I'm aware of this (first) Slingsby Bethel. He was quite a
> character - very anti-monarchy, but hated Cromwell as well. There's
> an entry for him in the new Oxford DNB.
>
>
>>As to any other Slingsby Bethells, I know nothing of them but I do know
>>a little of the earlier Bethel and Frankland families.
>
>
> The middle (second) Slingsby Bethell (b. 1657) is very elusive.
> Thanks again.
>
> Cheers, ------Brad
Don't forget Bethel, with one L. That branch of the family mostly (but
not exhaustively) used only one L.
Do you mean this one?
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1089739&id=I50990597
# ID: I50990597
# Name: Slingsby BETHEL
# Given Name: Slingsby
# Surname: Bethel
# Sex: M
# Birth: in ,,England
# Death: Dead
# Christening: 7 May 1657
# Change Date: 10 Oct 2000
# Note: Ancestral File Number: 9Q5V-9G
Father: William BETHEL b: Abt 1609 in Kirkby Overblow,Yorks,Eng
Mother: Bridget BOURCHIER b: Abt 1615 in of Beningborough,York,Eng
Or maybe this one?
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1089739&id=I50989910
# ID: I50989910
# Name: Slingsby BETHEL
# Given Name: Slingsby
# Surname: Bethel
# Sex: M
Father: Walter BETHEL b: Abt 1620 in of Virginia
Mother: Mary VAVASOR b: Abt 1620
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