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Mary Bedingfield, in religion Mary.
Born: 1624.
Died: 21 Apr 1685 in Brussels.

father: Mr Matthew Bedingfield of Amersden, Oxon, & Brussels
mother: Helena Lacon

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 22 Feb 1648, aged 18.
She left 1661 for health reasons.

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She arrived 3 Sep 1661.
came for change of air to cure a malady

She professed 14 Apr 1649, aged 19.

Prioress until 1685 , Brussels

subject: portrait see annals facing 165

She was the cousin of Margarita Bedingfield, Philippa Bedingfield, Margaret Downes , Margaret Bedingfield, Ann Bedingfield, Helen Bedingfield, Grace Bedingfield, Elizabeth Hamilton, Jane Bedingfield , Katherine Bedingfield , Magdalen Bedingfield , Frances Bedingfield, Maria Bedingfield, Winefrid Bedingfield.
She was the sister of Margaret Bedingfield, Anne Bedingfield .
She was the half-sister of Helena Mildmay .

Sources: Brussels Obit: 92-3; AMbenbx-7: 1662; Ghent Annals: 24, 38-9, 47; AMmechl-17: 802-803; RAG K2292: 114v, 123v; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 188; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 164-5.

Family tree (Bedingfield of Bedingfield and Redlingfield)
Family tree (Browne Lords Montaigu)
Family tree (Mildmay)

Notes:

moved to Brussels permanently in 1661

Helena Lacon of Kinlet, a granddaughter of Anthony Viscount Montacute, occurs elsewhere as Eleanor Mildmay. Firstly wife of Walter Mildmay and mother of Helen Mildmay AC091, she swiftly remarried after his death to Matthew Bedingfield of Redlingfield, by whom she was mother of AC010, GB017 and GB018.