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Abigail Knyvett 1541–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 December 1623

Death Location: Wacton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: John Knyvett

Mother: Agnes Harcourt

Spouse(s): Martine Sedley

Children(s):

Abigail Knyvett was born in 1541 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of John Knyvett And Agnes Harcourt. Abigail Knyvett married Martine Sedley. Abigail Knyvett passed away in 1623 in Wacton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Abigail Knyvett was born in 1541 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of John Knyvett And Agnes Harcourt.
  • Abigail Knyvett married Martine Sedley.
  • Abigail Knyvett passed away in 1623 in Wacton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Abigail Knyvett's Ancestors

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Abigail Knyvett
1541–1623
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Knyvett
1517–1552
Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Agnes Harcourt
1513–1579
Stanton Harcourt, Oxon, England
Grandparents
Edmund Knyvett
1490–1539
Norfolk, England
Jane Bourchier
1486–1562
England
John (Knight) Harcourt
–1565
Stanton Harcourt (
Margaret Barentyn
–1547
Chasely (Oxfordshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
–1504
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
John Berners
1467–1533
Lady Howard
1447–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Knight
1435–1471
Lady Norfolk
1446–1497
John Howard
1419–1485
Lady Norfolk
1430–1494

Abigail Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Abigail Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1623
15 December 1623
Age 82
Death of Abigail Knyvett in Wacton, Norfolk, England
Wacton, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1623
    Event Place: Wacton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wacton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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