Joseph Bench was baptized on 2 Feb 1661 in Saint Nicholas, Warwickshire, England (near Southam).

This particular set of baptism records did not mention mothers/wifes, only dads/fathers.  His father was listed as Job Bench.

Attached is the 1661 baptism record of Joseph Bench.

Job Bench and Anne Welch were married in Lillington Parish on 21 November 1654.

This is the first marriage record for my Bench family branch in which the marriage named at least some of the parents. Job's parents were listed as Humfrey and Anne Bench, while James Welch was listed as the father of Anne Welch.

Attached is this 1654 marriage record.

Job Bench was baptized on 17 August 1628 in Lillington, Warwickshire County, England.

Attached is the 1628 baptism record.

Humphrey (Humfrey/Humfrye) Bench and Anne Nicoll(e) /Nicoll(es) were married on 30 October 1615 in Lillington, Warwickshire County, England.

Attached is the 1615 marriage record.

Humphrey (Humfrey/Humfrye) Bench was baptised on 22 Apr 1593 in Lillington, Warwickshire, England.  He was noted on the baptism record as the son of Thomas Bench and Dorothy.  

Attached is Humphrey's baptism record.

Thomas Bench (the younger) was baptized on 11 Jun 1565 in Lillington, Warwickshire County, England.  In the baptism record it was noted that he was the son of  Phillip Bench and Joane.

We also know from the will of his grandfather (Thomas Bench - the elder), that he was born before 16 March 1565 in Lillington, in which he was mentioned in this will, which was probated on 19 March 1565 and actually written on 16 ? 1565.  This would place his birth at least on or before the will was drafted on the 16th, and when it was probated on the 19th.

Attached is his baptism record.   

His wife was Dorothy, likely Dorothy Holmes, daughter of John Holmes and Anne

Thomas and Dorothy had 3 known children, Humphrey (Humfrey) Bench, Sybil Bench, and Susanna Bench.

The attached .PDF Family Group sheet is of the Known (and proposed) children of Thomas Bench (the Elder) and his wife Elizabeth.

Of the 4 listed children, Phillip Bench was positively listed as a son of Thomas (the elder) and Elizabeth in his 1565 will.

Margery was listed as the wife of Richard Nicoll(s) in the 1565 Thomas Bench (the elder) will, and since they were noted as married in 1546 in Lillington, it is safe to list Margerye Bench as a daughter of Thomas Bench (the elder).

The other two (proposed children), Isabel and William fit the time-frame, but more needs to un-covered to be sure.

Isabel Bench is a "proposed" daughter of Thomas Bench (the elder).  Isabel Bench married Michael Robbins on 29 September 1541 in Lillington Parish, Warwickshire, England.  I have placed her birth year circa 1522, based on her marriage date.

The will of Thomas Bench (the elder) has not been completly decyphered yet, but Michael Robbins is mentioned, along with a child. Isabel may be listed, but have not been able to make out all names as of yet. There is a Isabel Bench who was buried in 1543, and I believe if she is not listed in the will (as believed), she may be the same Isabel Bench listed here.  Normally a wife is listed with the last name of her husban after marriage, but this may have been a clerical omission.  I not we have yet another Isabel Bench to find parentage with.

I have placed Margerye (also spelled Marjory, Marjori) as a daughter of Thomas Bench (the elder), since her husband Richard Nicoll(s) and Marjori were named in the 1565 will of her father, Thomas Bench (the elder).  For this info, see the will of Thomas Bench (the elder), which can be found under his Forum topic area.

Lillington parish records list Richard Nicoll(s) and Margerye Bench as married on 3 November 1546.  I have placed her birth year as an estimate of circa 1525, based on when she was married. 

Richard Nicoll(s) died in 1573, and Margerye Bench re-married to a Robert Creese on 27 January 1574 in Lillington. She was listed as a widow on the marriage record.

William Bench left a will in that was dated 12 March 1560, and probated 14 October 1560. I have not been able to make out much with it.  I do not believe he had any children yet, but may have been married, as I see the word wife in the records, but cannot make out much more.    I have placed his birth year before his "proposed" brother Phillip Bench, since this William Bench died before Phillip.

This is only a "proposed" child of Thomas Bench (The Elder).  No firm proof yet, and if the probate record can be decyphered, it might help. William Bench is placed as a proposed son of Thomas Bench (the elder) for a few reasons. He would have been an older person, because normally a will is written by someone well established in the community, with property to disperse.  Another William died in 1565, which appears to be Phillip Bench's son, and likely named in honor of his brother.

This is also likely why there is no mention of him in the will of his "proposed" father, Thomas Bench (the elder), in 1565. 

He should not be confused with the William Bench that was buried 1 July 1565 in Lillington, Warwickshire, England.  I believe this may have been yet another son of Phillip Bench.