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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: Sir Knight

Mother: Jane Keyes)

Spouse(s): John Yorkshire

Children(s): Joanna Bailey, Richard Bailey, John Bailey, Robert Bailey, Samuel Bailey, William Bailey, Robert Bailey, Henry Bailey, John Bailey, John Bailey, Thomas Bailey, James Bailey, Joanna Lenm, Mary Bailey, Joanna Bailey, Elias Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Joanna Bayley, Tristram Baylie, John Bailey, Martha Bailey, Joanna Bailey, Richard Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Robert Baylie, Palmer Bailey, William Bailey, John 2nd, Robert Bailey, Henry Bailey, Thomas Bailey, Richard Bailey, Mary Bailey, James Bailey, Joanna Bailey, James Bayley, Mary 9pga, Ann \Bayley, Robert Bialey, James Bailey, Richard Bailey, Henry Bailey, Robert Bailey, Joanna Bayley, Mary Bailey, John Bailey, Henry Bailey, Poss Bailey, Palmer Bailey, Anne Bailey, Anne Bailey, John Bailey, Robert Bayley, James Bayley, Robert Baylie, John Bailey

Eleanor Knight was born in 1587 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir William Knight And Jane Langburne Born Keyes. Eleanor Knight married John Godfrey Bailey Of Yorkshire, and had children including Ann Bailey Bayley, Anne Bailey, Elias Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Henry Bailey, James Bailey, James Bailey, James Bayley, Joanna Bayley Bailey, Joanna Bailey, Joanna Bayley, Joanna Kk Bailey, Joanna Lenm, John Bailey, John Edward Bailey Bayley Bayle 2Nd, Joseph Bailey, Martha Bailey, Mary G3 Bailey, Mary Bailey, Mary Bailey 9Pga, Palmer Bailey, Poss Joanna Bailey, Richard Bailey, Robert Bailey, Robert Bayley, Robert Baylie, Robert Bialey, Samuel Bailey, Thomas Bailey, Tristram Baylie, William Bailey, William Filley 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 Sir William Knight And Jane Langburne Born Keyes.
  • Eleanor Knight married John Godfrey Bailey Of Yorkshire, and had children including Ann Bailey Bayley, Anne Bailey, Elias Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Henry Bailey, James Bailey, James Bailey, James Bayley, Joanna Bayley Bailey, Joanna Bailey, Joanna Bayley, Joanna Kk Bailey, Joanna Lenm, John Bailey, John Edward Bailey Bayley Bayle 2Nd, Joseph Bailey, Martha Bailey, Mary G3 Bailey, Mary Bailey, Mary Bailey 9Pga, Palmer Bailey, Poss Joanna Bailey, Richard Bailey, Robert Bailey, Robert Bayley, Robert Baylie, Robert Bialey, Samuel Bailey, Thomas Bailey, Tristram Baylie, William Bailey, William Filley Bailey.
  • Eleanor Knight passed away in 1651 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

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Eleanor Knight's Ancestors

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Eleanor Knight
1587–1651
Birth Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir William Knight
1547–1630
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Jane (Langburne (born) Keyes)
1555–1613
Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Katherine (KNYVET) (1530-)
1510–1585
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Sir (John) Keyes
1531–1578
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Marie Keys (born) DeVaucelles)
1535–1563
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rychard Keys
1500–1545
Mildred Scott
1504–1578
Rene Vaucellles)
1503–1560
Renee DECHANGY)
1511–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1480–1533
Anne PYMPE
1482–1535

Eleanor Knight's Descendants

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Eleanor Knight (1587–28 Oct 1651) m. John (Godfrey Bailey, Of) Yorkshire (30 aug 1590–2 nov 1651)
  1. 1. Joanna Bailey 1634–1721 m. William Huntington 1624–1689
    1. 1. John Huntington 1643–1727 m. Elizabeth Hunt 1645–1687
      1. 1. Susannah Huntington 1674–1739 m. ANDREW DOWNER 1672–1762
        1. 1. Gideon Downer 1704–1776 m. JUDITH MERRILL 1701–1769
    2. 2. Christopher Huntington 1660–1735
    3. 3. James Huntington 1646–1646
    4. 4. Mary Huntington 1648–1648
  2. 2. Richard Bailey 1614–1648
  3. 3. John Bailey 1613–1691
  4. 4. Robert Bailey 1624–1651
  5. 5. Samuel Bailey 1616–1651
  6. 6. William Bailey 1615–1622
  7. 7. Robert Bailey 1613–1691
  8. 8. Henry Bailey 1613–1670
  9. 9. John Bailey 1579–1696
  10. 10. John Bailey 1618–1696
  11. 11. Thomas Bailey 1614–1622
  12. 12. James Bailey 1612–1677
  13. 13. Joanna Lenm 1617–
  14. 14. Mary Bailey 1616–1669
  15. 15. Joanna Bailey 1615–1663
  16. 16. Elias Bailey 1624–1662
  17. 17. Joseph Bailey 1611–1619
  18. 18. Joanna Bayley 1620–1651
  19. 19. Tristram Baylie 1610–1650 m. Joane Bradfeilde 1600–1664 m. Margery Nightingale 1605–1664
    1. 1. Mary Baylie 1634–1674
    2. 2. Mary Baylie 1634–1674
    3. 3. Mary 1634–1677
    4. 4. Mary Baylie 1634–1674
  20. 20. John Bailey –1708
  21. 21. Martha Bailey 1620–1651
  22. 22. Joanna (KK) Bailey 1615–1679
  23. 23. Richard Bailey 1625–1694
  24. 24. Elizabeth Bailey 1625–1650
  25. 25. Robert Baylie 1611–1651
  26. 26. Palmer Bailey 1578–
  27. 27. William (Filley) Bailey 1624–1687
  28. 28. John (Edward Bailey\Bayley\Bayle) 2nd 1613–1691
  29. 29. Robert Bailey 1613–1691
  30. 30. Henry Bailey 1614–1670
  31. 31. Thomas Bailey 1614–1624
  32. 32. Richard Bailey 1614–1647
  33. 33. Mary Bailey 1617–1679
  34. 34. James Bailey 1612–1677
  35. 35. Joanna (Bayley) Bailey 1626–1651
  36. 36. James Bayley 1619–
  37. 37. Mary (Bailey) 9pga 1607–1678
  38. 38. Ann (Bailey) \Bayley 1608–1669
  39. 39. Robert Bialey 1600–1691
  40. 40. James Bailey 1612–1677
  41. 41. Richard Bailey 1614–1647
  42. 42. Henry Bailey 1613–1670
  43. 43. Robert Bailey 1613–1691
  44. 44. Joanna Bayley 1615–1721
  45. 45. Mary ((G3)) Bailey 1617–1679
  46. 46. John Bailey 1610–1696
  47. 47. Henry Bailey 1614–1641
  48. 48. Poss (Joanna) Bailey 1605–1679
  49. 49. Palmer Bailey 1578–
  50. 50. Anne Bailey 1620–
  51. 51. Anne Bailey 1608–1669
  52. 52. John Bailey 1579–1696
  53. 53. Robert Bayley 1612–1650
  54. 54. James Bayley 1619–
  55. 55. Robert Baylie 1611–1651
  56. 56. John Bailey 1613–1691

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: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1651
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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