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Edward J George Sir Knight 1481–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1565

Death Location: Wraxall, Somerset, England

Father: Edmund Gorges

Mother: Anne Howard

Spouse(s): Mary Lady, Mary George

Children(s): Thomas Parliament, Elizabeth Wake, Thomas Gorges, Thomas (Georges, Tristram Gorges, Lady GORGES, William 1544, Ferdinando Gorges, Jane (Georges, Jane (Georges, Edward (Georges, William Gorges, Mary GORGES, Maria GORGES, eliza gorges, Nicholas Alderton, Jane Gorges, Edmund 1540, Lepton George, Nichola Gorges

The story of Edward J George Sir Knight began in 1481 in Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England. Edward J George Sir Knight married Mary A George, Mary Chilton Lady, and had children including Edmund Gorges 1512 1540, Edmund Gorges Georges, Edward Gorges Georges, Eliza Gorges, Elizabeth Gorges Wake, Ferdinando Gorges, Frances Gorges, Jane Gorges, Jane Gorges Georges, Lady Magedeline Gorges, Lepton George, Maria Gorges, Mary Gorges, Mary Gorges Georges, Nichola Gorges, Nicholas Gorges Of Alderton, Thomas De Gorges Of Langford Sir Knight Groom Of Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I Member Of Parliament, Thomas E Gorges, Thomas Gorges Georges, Tristram Gorges, William Gorges, William Gorges 1532 1544. Edward J George Sir Knight passed away in 1565 in Wraxall, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward J George Sir Knight began in 1481 in Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England.
  • Edward J George Sir Knight married Mary A George, Mary Chilton Lady, and had children including Edmund Gorges 1512 1540, Edmund Gorges Georges, Edward Gorges Georges, Eliza Gorges, Elizabeth Gorges Wake, Ferdinando Gorges, Frances Gorges, Jane Gorges, Jane Gorges Georges, Lady Magedeline Gorges, Lepton George, Maria Gorges, Mary Gorges, Mary Gorges Georges, Nichola Gorges, Nicholas Gorges Of Alderton, Thomas De Gorges Of Langford Sir Knight Groom Of Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I Member Of Parliament, Thomas E Gorges, Thomas Gorges Georges, Tristram Gorges, William Gorges, William Gorges 1532 1544.
  • Edward J George Sir Knight passed away in 1565 in Wraxall, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

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Edward Knight's Ancestors

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Edward Knight
1481–1565
Birth Place: Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England
Parents
Edmund Gorges
1442–1512
Wraxall Church,, Somerset, England
Anne Howard
1446–1500
Tendring, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Knight's Descendants

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Edward (J George Sir) Knight (1481–11 Feb 1565) m. Mary (Chilton) Lady (1501–1565) m. Mary (A) George (1499–1536)
  1. 1. Thomas (de Gorges of Langford, Sir Knight, Groom of Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I. Member of) Parliament 1536–1610 m. Elin ((Helena) Ulfsdotter Snakenborg Bååt (or Snachenborg) ("The Red Maid of Honour" and 1st Lady of the Privy Chamber to Elizabeth I, Marchioness of) Northampton) 1549–1635
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Gorges 1578–1658 m. Hugh Smyth 1575–1627 m. Ferdinando Gorges 1568–1647
      1. 1. Mary Aborn 1590–1663 m. James Smith 1592–1660 m. Thomas Aborn –1642
        1. 1. Samuel Eborne 1611–1699 m. Catherine Smith 1615–1735
      2. 2. Thomas Smyth 1609–1642
      3. 3. Helena Rogers 1598–1638
    2. 2. Lord (Sir Edward de Gorges, 1st Baron of) Dundalk. 1564–1624
    3. 3. Thomas (Gorges) (Sir) 1564–1624
    4. 4. Robert (Gorges of Redlynch (Sir,) MP) 1588–1648
    5. 5. Bridget (Gorges) (Phelips) 1584–1634
    6. 6. Francis Gorges 1579–1599
    7. 7. Theobald (Gorges (Sir,) MP) 1583–1647
    8. 8. Edward (Gorges (Sir, 1st Baron Gorges of) Dondalk) 1582–1652
  2. 2. Elizabeth (GORGES) Wake 1520–1580
  3. 3. Thomas (E) Gorges 1500–1604
  4. 4. Thomas (Gorges) (Georges –1610
  5. 5. Tristram Gorges 1562–1608
  6. 6. Lady (Magedeline) GORGES 1545–1610
  7. 7. William (Gorges, 1532,) 1544 1532–1589
  8. 8. Ferdinando Gorges 1543–1568
  9. 9. Jane (Gorges) (Georges –1591
  10. 10. Jane (Gorges) (Georges –1591
  11. 11. Edward (Gorges) (Georges –1568
  12. 12. William Gorges 1514–1584
  13. 13. Mary GORGES 1540–
  14. 14. Maria GORGES 1529–
  15. 15. eliza gorges 1522–1555
  16. 16. Nicholas (Gorges of) Alderton 1550–1594
  17. 17. Jane Gorges 1514–1591
  18. 18. Edmund (Gorges, 1512,) 1540 1512–1558
  19. 19. Lepton George 1509–1557
  20. 20. Nichola Gorges 1515–1594

Edward Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Edward J George Sir Knight in Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England
Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England
1565
11 Feb 1565
Age 84
Death of Edward J George Sir Knight in Wraxall, Somerset, England
Wraxall, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Wraxall, Clevedon, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1565
    Event Place: Wraxall, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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