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

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 June 1632

Death Location: Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Knowlton

Mother: Elizabeth Peyton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cantize

Children(s): (Capt.) *Immigrant, George Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton

The story of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent began in 1553 in Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including Capt William H Knowlton Smith Or Smyth Of Kent I Sr 9Th Pggf B1584 Immigrant, George Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton. Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent began in 1553 in Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including Capt William H Knowlton Smith Or Smyth Of Kent I Sr 9Th Pggf B1584 Immigrant, George Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton.
  • Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Count Kent's Ancestors

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Count Kent
1553–1632
Birth Place: Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Knowlton
1527–1553
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Peyton
1520–1580
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Count Kent's Descendants

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Count (Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of) Kent (1553–2 June 1632) m. Elizabeth Cantize (17 Apr 1550, 1542–1632)
  1. 1. (Capt.) (William H. KNOWLTON Smith or Smyth of Kent I Sr. ^9th PGGF b1584) *Immigrant 1584–1632 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Smith 1586–1675
    1. 1. Captain (William Knowlton) Jr 1615–1655 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Knowlton 1619–1688
      1. 1. Margery Knowlton 1653–1701 m. Samuel Abbe 1613–1698 m. Abraham Mitchell 1653–1707
        1. 1. Ebenezer (Abbe (Abbey)) Jr 1708–1758 m. Mary Allen 1688–1766 m. Abigail Goodale 1714–1796
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Abbe) (Abbey) 1680–1721
        3. 3. Mercy (Abbe) (Abbey) 1689–1771 m. Jonathan Ormsby 1678–1728
        4. 4. Samuel Abbe 1676–1737 m. Susannah Silsbee 1687–1748
        5. 5. Thomas Abbe 1678–1700
        6. 6. Benjamin (Abbe) (Abbey) 1694–1765
        7. 7. Jonathan (Abbe) (Abbey) 1674–1674
        8. 8. Sarah Geer 1684–1731 m. John Fowler 1681–1751
        9. 9. Mary (Abbe) (Abbey) 1674–1739 m. Isaac (Goodale) (Goodwell) 1670–1739
        10. 10. Abigail (Abbe) (Abbey) 1690–1721
        11. 11. Hepzibah Abbe 1688–1732 m. Samuel (Palmer) Jr 1683–1743
        12. 12. Daniel Mitchell 1700–1700
      2. 2. Thomas Knowlton 1640–1716 m. Hannah Green 1646–1708
        1. 1. Hannah Baldwin 1679–1736 m. Benjamin Baldwin 1673–1736
      3. 3. Benjamin Knowlton 1649–1690
      4. 4. Elizabeth Knowlton 1640–
      5. 5. John Knowlton 1645–1728
      6. 6. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1696
      7. 7. Nathaniel Knowlton 1641–1662
      8. 8. Samuel Knowlton 1647–1696
      9. 9. William Knowlton 1642–1717
  2. 2. George Knowlton 1578–1579
  3. 3. Stephen Knowlton 1580–1580
  4. 4. Thomas Knowlton 1582–1583
  5. 5. Thomas Knowlton 1578–1672

Count Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1632
2 June 1632
Age 79
Death of Count Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of Kent in Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Knowlton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1632
    Event Place: Finchley, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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