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Agnes DE Leigh Knight 1502–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 01 May 1573

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Deleigh

Mother: Catherine Leigh

Spouse(s): Thomas, Potter

Children(s): Adam Kett

The story of Agnes DE Leigh Knight began in 1502 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England. Agnes DE Leigh Knight married Thomas Sir Knight Potter, and had children including Adam Knyght Alias Kett. Agnes DE Leigh Knight passed away in 1573 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes DE Leigh Knight began in 1502 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.
  • Agnes DE Leigh Knight married Thomas Sir Knight Potter, and had children including Adam Knyght Alias Kett.
  • Agnes DE Leigh Knight passed away in 1573 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Deleigh
1479–1538
Birth Location: Walton on Trent, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Leigh
1480–1558
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Thomas, Potter
1500–1553
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Adam Kett
1540–1634
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Knight's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Knight
1502–1573
Birth Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Giles Deleigh
1479–1538
Walton on Trent, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Leigh
1480–1558
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Bold
1444–1497
Prescot, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Dulcie Bold
1471–1581
Bold, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Knight's Descendants

1.
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Agnes (DE Leigh) Knight (1502–01 May 1573) m. Thomas, (Sir Knight) Potter (1500–05 Dec 1553)
  1. 1. Adam (Knyght Alias) Kett 1540–1634 m. Elizabeth Flegg 1561–1634
    1. 1. Nicholas Kett 1585–1660
      1. 1. NICHOLAS (KETT (1st Cousin x) 11) 1635–1680
        1. 1. Mary Kett 1663–

Agnes Knight's Timeline

9 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Agnes DE Leigh Knight in Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
1514
1514
Age 12
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Wymondham, Leicestershire, England
Wymondham, Leicestershire, England
1514
1514
Age 12
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married
None
1524
1524
Age 22
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1534
1534
Age 32
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK
1534
1534
Age 32
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1538
1538
Age 36
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
1555
Abt. 1555
Age 53
Agnes DE Leigh Knight was married in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK
1573
01 May 1573
Age 71
Death of Agnes DE Leigh Knight in Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Wymondham, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1555
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1573
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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