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Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 June 1632

Death Location: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Father: Captain (Smythe)

Mother: Mary Welles\Welles\Willis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth CANTIZE

Children(s): Capt. Knowlton

The story of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent began in 1553 in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including Capt William H Knowlton. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent began in 1553 in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including Capt William H Knowlton.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain (Smythe)
1527–1607
Birth Location: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
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Mary Welles\Welles\Willis
1531–1579
Birth Location: Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth CANTIZE
1550–1632
Birth Location: Birchington, Kent, England
EC

Children(s)

Capt. Knowlton
1584–1639
Birth Location: Canterbury or Chiswick, England
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Count Kent's Ancestors

Self
Count Kent
1553–1632
Birth Place: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Parents
Captain John Stourton Smith (Smythe)
1527–1607
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Mary (Elizabeth de) Welles\Welles\Willis
1531–1579
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John (Richard) Smythe, Knight of Corsham, Yeoman, Esquire, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Corsham & Blackwell, Viscount of Strangford, Assistant to King Henry) VIII
1490–1538
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Nicholas (de) Welles.......END
1500–1558
Arkesden, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Count Kent's Descendants

1.
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Count (Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of) Kent (1553–2 June 1632) m. Elizabeth CANTIZE (17 Apr 1550–1632)
  1. 1. Capt. (William H) Knowlton 1584–1639
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knowlton 1604–1680 m. Theophilus WILSON 1601–1689
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wilson 1632–1692 m. John (Pinder (arr. 1635 Mass. Bay) Colony) 1627–1662
        1. 1. Jacob Pinder 1650–1683 m. Anne (Maria) Wignall 1655–1683

Count Kent's Timeline

8 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
1557
17 JUL 1557
Age 4
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married
None
1577
17 Jul 1577
Age 24
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married in Kent, England
Kent, England
1577
17 Jul 1577
Age 24
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married In St.Dunstan Church, Canterbury, Kent, England
St.Dunstan Church, Canterbury, Kent, England
1589
Sep 1589
Age 36
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1612
1612
Age 59
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married in Canterbury, Kent, ENG
Canterbury, Kent, ENG
1616
29 Oct 1616
Age 63
Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent was married in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1632
2 June 1632
Age 79
Death of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Knowlton Manor, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1557

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1577
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1577
    Event Place: St.Dunstan Church, Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1589
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, ENG

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1616
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1632
    Event Place: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
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