Henry Bignette was born abt. 1600 in pos, Hawton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He married Elizabeth Merryweather June 28, 1621 in Hawton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. Elizabeth Merryweather, daughter of Thomas Merryweather and Alice Ward , was born abt. 1600 in Hawton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.