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Eleanor Knight 1587–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 28 Oct 1651

Death Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Knight

Mother: Jane Langburne

Spouse(s): Old Bayley

Children(s): John Jr., Robert Bailey, Henry Bailey, Mary Bailey, Richard Bailey, James Bailey, Johanna Bailey

Eleanor Knight was born in 1587 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Knight And Jane Langburne. Eleanor Knight married Old John Bayley, and had children including Henry Bailey, James Bailey, Johanna Bailey, John Bailey Jr, Mary Bailey, Richard Bailey, Robert Bailey. Eleanor Knight passed away in 1651 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Knight was born in 1587 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Knight And Jane Langburne.
  • Eleanor Knight married Old John Bayley, and had children including Henry Bailey, James Bailey, Johanna Bailey, John Bailey Jr, Mary Bailey, Richard Bailey, Robert Bailey.
  • Eleanor Knight passed away in 1651 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knight
1565–1630
Birth Location: Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
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Jane Langburne
1555–1613
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Old Bayley
1585–1651
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
OB

Children(s)

John Jr.
1613–1691
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
JJ
Robert Bailey
1612–
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
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Henry Bailey
1614–
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
HB
Mary Bailey
1618–
Birth Location: chippenham
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Richard Bailey
1623–
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
RB
James Bailey
1614–
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
JB
Johanna Bailey
1617–1651
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
JB

Eleanor Knight's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Knight
1587–1651
Birth Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Knight
1565–1630
Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Langburne
1555–1613
Grandparents
William Knight
1547–1569
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Wild
1530–1570
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1500–1560
Katherine Torrey
1510–
Henry Wylde
1500–
Jane Batchelor
1508–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1475–1549
Elizabeth Smythes
1470–1555
William Batchelor
1487–1523
Unknown
1490–

Eleanor Knight's Descendants

1.
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Eleanor Knight (1587–28 Oct 1651) m. Old (John) Bayley (1585–2 Nov 1651)
  1. 1. John (Bailey) Jr. 1613–1691 m. Eleanor (Helena) Emery 1624–1700
    1. 1. James Bailey 1650–1707
    2. 2. Sarah Cheney 1644–1714
    3. 3. Joseph Bailey 1648–1723
    4. 4. Rebecca Doggett 1641–1731
    5. 5. Isaac Bayley 1654–1740
    6. 6. John Bailey 1643–1665
    7. 7. Joshua Bailey 1652–1652
    8. 8. Joshua Bailey 1657–
    9. 9. Rachel Bailey 1660–
  2. 2. Robert Bailey 1612–
  3. 3. Henry Bailey 1614–
  4. 4. Mary Bailey 1618–
  5. 5. Richard Bailey 1623–
  6. 6. James Bailey 1614–
  7. 7. Johanna Bailey 1617–1651 m. William Huntington 1613–1689
    1. 1. John Huntington 1643–1724 m. Elizabeth Hunt 1645–1687
      1. 1. William Huntington 1675–1733
      2. 2. Samuel Huntington 1684–1747
      3. 3. Sarah Huntington 1672–1675
      4. 4. Mary Huntington 1667–1739 m. Jeremiah Davis 1648–
      5. 5. Susannah Huntington 1674–1722
      6. 6. Hannah Huntington 1666–1666
      7. 7. Deborah Huntington 1687–1723
      8. 8. Elizabeth Huntington 1669–1722
      9. 9. Hannah Huntington 1671–
    2. 2. James Huntington –1646
    3. 3. Mary Huntington 1648–

Eleanor Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1651
28 Oct 1651
Age 64
Death of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 670.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LMM

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1651
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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