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Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight 1563–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 17 December 1610

Death Location: Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Wales

Mother: Alice Cockayne

Spouse(s): Margaret Devereux

Children(s): Edward LITTLETON, Margaret Littleton, Thomas Littleton, Mary Littleton, Anna Littleton, Eleanor Littleton, Gilbert Littleton, William Littleton, Constance Littleton, Jane Littleton

Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight was born in 1563 in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Littleton Baron Littleton De Pillaton Chief Justice Of North Wales And Alice Cockayne Lady Alice Of Ashbourne Baroness Of Lyttleton Cockayne. Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight married Margaret Devereux, and had children including Anna Littleton, Constance Littleton, Edward Littleton, Eleanor Littleton, Gilbert Littleton, Jane Littleton, Margaret Littleton, Mary Littleton, Thomas Littleton, William Littleton. Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight passed away in 1610 in Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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  • Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight was born in 1563 in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Littleton Baron Littleton De Pillaton Chief Justice Of North Wales And Alice Cockayne Lady Alice Of Ashbourne Baroness Of Lyttleton Cockayne.
  • Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight married Margaret Devereux, and had children including Anna Littleton, Constance Littleton, Edward Littleton, Eleanor Littleton, Gilbert Littleton, Jane Littleton, Margaret Littleton, Mary Littleton, Thomas Littleton, William Littleton.
  • Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight passed away in 1610 in Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Edward Knight's Ancestors

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Edward Knight
1563–1610
Birth Place: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales
1523–1574
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Alice (COCKAYNE Lady Alice of Ashbourne, Baroness of Lyttleton) Cockayne
1535–1602
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward LITTLETON Sheriff of) Staffordshire
1505–1558
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Helen SWYNNERTON
1509–1574
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Sir (Francis Cockayne Knight of Pooley, Esquire of Pooley) *
1501–1538
Warwickshire, England
Dorothy COCKAYNE
1511–
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard LYTTLETON
1448–1507
Alice WINNESBURY
1452–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tixhill
1407–1481
Joan Tixhill
1425–1505
William WINNESBURY
1426–1502
Mary (Wynnesbury)
1430–1458

Edward Knight's Descendants

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Edward (LITTLETON Sir) Knight (1563–17 December 1610) m. Margaret Devereux (2 Nov 1558–23 Jan 1626)
  1. 1. Edward LITTLETON 1579–1630 m. Mary Fisher 1582–1679
    1. 1. Edward LITTLETON 1599–1657 m. Hester COURTEEN 1582–1679
  2. 2. Margaret Littleton 1589–1651
  3. 3. Thomas Littleton 1581–1641
  4. 4. Mary Littleton 1583–1643
  5. 5. Anna Littleton 1585–1655
  6. 6. Eleanor Littleton 1590–1671
  7. 7. Gilbert Littleton 1596–1656
  8. 8. William Littleton 1609–1669
  9. 9. Constance Littleton 1626–1654
  10. 10. Jane Littleton 1584–1657 m. Sir (Richard Knightley, M.P.,) Esquire 1580–1650
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) KNIGHTLEY 1610–1661 m. Anne (COURTEEN) (Knightley) 1615–1702
      1. 1. Jane (KNIGHTLEY) (Delves) 1653–1692 m. Thomas DELVES 1652–1727
        1. 1. Elizabeth DELVES 1678–1745
        2. 2. Anne DELVES 1680–1681

Edward Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
1563
1563
Birth of Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
1610
17 December 1610
Age 47
Death of Edward LITTLETON Sir Knight in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1610
    Event Place: Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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