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Catherine (Kitty) Swan 1526–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Sanford, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Nov 1593

Death Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: Sir Swann

Mother: Lady yrs)

Spouse(s): John Knight

Children(s): Sir Church

The story of Catherine (Kitty) Swan began in 1526 in Sanford, Essex, England. Catherine (Kitty) Swan married John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight, and had children including Sir James Thomas Church. Catherine (Kitty) Swan passed away in 1593 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine (Kitty) Swan began in 1526 in Sanford, Essex, England.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Swan married John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight, and had children including Sir James Thomas Church.
  • Catherine (Kitty) Swan passed away in 1593 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Swann
1500–1538
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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Lady yrs)
1504–1526
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

John Knight
1520–1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Sir Church
1540–1596
Birth Location: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Swan's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Swan
1526–1593
Birth Place: Sanford, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Swann
1500–1538
Wye, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Persis Catherine Elizabeth BIGELOW (Passed Young 22) yrs)
1504–1526
Wye, Kent, England
Grandparents
Lord (Henry) Shaw
1475–1572
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Jane Kay
1475–1504
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Swan's Descendants

1.
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Catherine ((Kitty)) Swan (1526–4 Nov 1593) m. John (of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord) Knight (1520–10 Apr 1577)
  1. 1. Sir (James Thomas) Church 1540–1596 m. Alyce (Cycely) Streetinge 1544–1591
    1. 1. Thomasyn (Nathanielle "Pippin"l) Church 1566–1634 m. George (R) Reynell\Reynolds 1555–1634
      1. 1. Christopher (Robert Reynolds (Arrival 1622, 2 years after the 1620 Mayflower) Arrival) 1611–1654 m. Elizabeth (Rivers Matthews) Reynolds 1615–1699
        1. 1. Sir (Richard Joshua) Reynolds 1641–1711 m. * (Lady Elizabeth Ann Sharpe,) Reynolds 1652–1754

Catherine Swan's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Catherine (Kitty) Swan in Sanford, Essex, England
Sanford, Essex, England
1593
4 Nov 1593
Age 67
Death of Catherine (Kitty) Swan in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Sanford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1593
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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