The Bendish Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 June 1611 for Thomas Bendish,

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for 1618 and 1630. The second Baronet was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1647 to 1655. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1717.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage'' 1900
/ref> The name is frequently spelled "Bendishe" or "Bendyshe." Bridget Bendish was the wife of Thomas Bendish, younger son of the second Baronet.

Bendish baronets, of Steeple Bumpstead (1611)

*Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Baronet (c. 1568–1636) *

Sir Thomas Bendish, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Bendysh, 2nd Baronet (c.1607–1674), served as the English ambassador to the Ottoman sultanate in the mid-17th century. Life Son of Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Baronet of Bower Hall, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, Bendish the younger enrolle ...

(c. 1607–c. 1674) *Sir John Bendish, 3rd Baronet (c. 1630–1707) *Sir Henry Bendish, 4th Baronet (c. 1674–1717)

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