Peerage Record – 13906

     Dorothy Cutts was the daughter of Richard Cutts.¹ She married Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Bt., son of Thomas Bendish and Eleanor Foord.¹ She died after June 1636.²
     Her married name became Bendish.¹

     Richard Cutts was admitted to Inner Temple.² He lived at Debden, Essex, England^G.¹ He lived at Arkesden, Essex, England^G.¹

     Sir Thomas Bendish, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1607.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Bt. and Dorothy Cutts.¹ He married Anne Baker, daughter of Henry Baker, circa 1627.¹ He died in 1674 at Bower Hall, Steeple Bumstead, Essex, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bendish, of Steple Bumpsted, co. Essex [E., 1611] on 26 March 1636.¹ In August 1644 he was fined £1,500 for being a supporter of the Royalists.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Constantinople between 1647 and 1661.¹

     Anne Baker was the daughter of Henry Baker.¹ She married Sir Thomas Bendish, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Bt. and Dorothy Cutts, circa 1627.¹ She died before 1661 at Constantinople, Turkey^G.¹ She was buried at Steeple Bumstead, Essex, England^G.¹
     From circa 1627, her married name became Bendish.¹

     Henry Baker lived at Shoeberry, Essex, England^G.¹

     Sir John Bendish, 3rd Bt. was born circa 1630.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Bendish, 2nd Bt. and Anne Baker.¹ He married Martha Betteson, daughter of Robert Betteson and Sarah Ford, circa 1664.¹ He died on 22 April 1707 at Fleet Prison, London, England^G, as a debtor.¹ He was buried on 3 May 1707 at Steeple Bumstead, Essex, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bendish, of Steple Bumpsted, co. Essex [E., 1611] circa 1674.¹

     Robert Betteson was a merchant at London, England^G.¹ He was also known as Robert Bateson.¹

     Sarah Ford was the daughter of Richard Ford.¹

     Sir Henry Bendish, 4th Bt. was born circa 1674.¹ He was the son of Sir John Bendish, 3rd Bt. and Martha Betteson.¹ He married Catharine Gostlin, daughter of Sir William Gostlin, in February 1706/7 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, The City, London, England^G.¹ He died on 4 September 1717, without survivng issue.¹ He was buried on 11 September 1717 at Steeple Bumstead, Essex, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 1 October 1717.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Bendish, of Steple Bumpsted, co. Essex [E., 1611] on 22 April 1707.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Essex in November 1710, although he did not sit.² His last will was dated from 13 February 1713 to 6 July 1717.
     On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.¹