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Ann Knowles 1555–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1555

Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 August 1608

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Knollys

Mother: Lady Carey

Spouse(s): Thomas Warr

Children(s): Francis Esq, Elizabeth Pelham, Lucy West, Walsingham West, Richard West

Ann Knowles was born in 1555 in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys And Lady Mary Catherine Knollys Carey. Ann Knowles married Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr, and had children including Elizabeth Pelham, Francis West Esq, Lucy West, Richard West, Walsingham West. Ann Knowles passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Ann Knowles was born in 1555 in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys And Lady Mary Catherine Knollys Carey.
  • Ann Knowles married Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr, and had children including Elizabeth Pelham, Francis West Esq, Lucy West, Richard West, Walsingham West.
  • Ann Knowles passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SK
Lady Carey
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LC

Spouses(s)

Thomas Warr
1557–1602
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
TW

Children(s)

Francis Esq
1586–1634
Birth Location: London, England
FE
Elizabeth Pelham
1573–1633
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
EP
Lucy West
1572–1572
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
LW
Walsingham West
1579–1579
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
WW
Richard West
1579–1643
Birth Location: Somerset, England
RW

Ann Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Ann Knowles
1555–1608
Birth Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine Knollys) Carey
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice Tresham
1481–1558
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Boleyn, Countess of) Wiltshire
1504–1543
Chilton, Witshire, England (or Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England)
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foliat
1460–1536
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Boleyn
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ann Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Ann Knowles (19 July 1555–30 August 1608) m. Thomas (Leighton West, 2nd Lord De la) Warr (9 July 1557–24 March 1602)
  1. 1. Francis (West) Esq 1586–1634 m. Lady (Margaret) Reeves 1590–1627 m. Margaret Coggswell 1580–1615 m. Susanna Soule 1650–1732
    1. 1. Margery Reeves 1608–1672 m. Francis (West “Mayflower) Deed” 1598–1692
      1. 1. Col. (Francis J. John) West 1631–1696 m. Susannah West 1642–1684
        1. 1. Susanna West 1666–1758 m. Moses Barber 1652–
        2. 2. Francis West 1685–1724
        3. 3. William West 1681–
        4. 4. Thomas West 1684–
        5. 5. Clement West 1684–1749
        6. 6. Martha West –1747
      2. 2. Thomas West 1646–1706
      3. 3. Bartholomew West 1636–1703
      4. 4. Joan West 1629–1676
      5. 5. John West 1676–1741
      6. 6. Mary West 1640–1673
      7. 7. Matthew West 1650–1651
      8. 8. Nathaniel West 1626–1659
      9. 9. Peletiah West 1640–
      10. 10. Peter West 1627–
      11. 11. Peter West 1648–1720
      12. 12. Richard West 1644–1727
      13. 13. Richard West 1651–
      14. 14. Robert West 1624–1697
      15. 15. Ruth West 1651–1741
      16. 16. Ruth West 1641–
      17. 17. Samuel West 1643–1689
    2. 2. Francis West 1624–1655
    3. 3. William West 1681– m. Abiah Sprague 1688–1775 m. Jane Tanner 1694–
      1. 1. Abiah Wast 1718–
      2. 2. Deborah Wast 1710–
      3. 3. John Wast 1712–
      4. 4. Joseh Wast 1724–1773
      5. 5. William Wast 1715–1793
      6. 6. Abiah West 1726–
      7. 7. Abiah West 1705–
      8. 8. Benjamin West 1728–
      9. 9. Ebenezer West 1732–1822
      10. 10. Ebenezer West 1739–
      11. 11. Francis West 1735–1803
      12. 12. Francis West 1725–
      13. 13. Hezekiah West 1737–
      14. 14. Jane West 1728–
      15. 15. Jane West 1741–
      16. 16. Joseph West 1724–1808
      17. 17. Joseph West 1726–
      18. 18. Susanna West 1742–
      19. 19. Susanna West 1703–
      20. 20. Thomas West 1740–1797
      21. 21. Thomas West 1732–
      22. 22. William West 1706–
      23. 23. William West 1712–
    4. 4. Thomas West 1684–1727 m. Dorcas Rathbun 1685–1780
      1. 1. Ichabod Wast 1718–
      2. 2. Thomas Wast 1720–
      3. 3. Sarah Eldred 1745– m. John Eldred 1742–
        1. 1. Francis (L) Eldred 1765–
      4. 4. Susannah Irish 1733–1790
    5. 5. Clement West 1684–1749 m. Sarah Baker 1685–1780
      1. 1. Sarah Eldred 1745– m. John Eldred 1742–
        1. 1. Francis (L) Eldred 1765–
      2. 2. Susannah Irish 1733–1790
      3. 3. Clement Wast 1732–
      4. 4. John Wast 1736–
      5. 5. Richard Wast 1728–
      6. 6. Thomas Wast 1740–
      7. 7. Elizabeth West 1738–
      8. 8. Eliza West 1742–
      9. 9. Mary West 1725–1788
      10. 10. Richard West 1728–
    6. 6. John West –1659
    7. 7. Martha West –1747
    8. 8. Susanna West –1758
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pelham 1573–1633
  3. 3. Lucy West 1572–1572
  4. 4. Walsingham West 1579–1579
  5. 5. Richard West 1579–1643

Ann Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1555
19 July 1555
Birth of Ann Knowles in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1574
19 November 1574
Age 19
Ann Knowles was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
30 August 1608
Age 53
Death of Ann Knowles in Chilton Folis, Hants, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Chilton Folis, Hants, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1555
    Event Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 November 1574
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1608
    Event Place: Chilton Folis, Hants, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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