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Eleanor Knight 1594 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Wild

Spouse(s): John Bailey

Children(s): James Bailey, John Bayley

Eleanor Knight was born in 1594 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Mortimer Knight and Elizabeth Wild. Eleanor Knight married John Jacob "Old John" Bailey, and had children including James Bailey, John Edward Bayley. Eleanor Knight passed away in 1656 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Knight was born in 1594 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Mortimer Knight and Elizabeth Wild.
  • Eleanor Knight married John Jacob "Old John" Bailey, and had children including James Bailey, John Edward Bayley.
  • Eleanor Knight passed away in 1656 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor Knight's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Knight
1594 – 1656
Birth Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Mortimer Knight
1541 – 1569
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Wild
1530 – 1570
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Thomas John) Tresham
1488 – 1559
Rushton, Northamptonshire, England
Lettice ("Katherine") Peniston
1485 – 1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Jane Batchelor
1508 – 1570
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Peniston
1446 – 1506
Lady Bulstrode
1451 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Knight's Descendants

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Eleanor Knight (1594 – 1656) m. John (Jacob "Old John") Bailey (1572 – 2 Nov 1651)
  1. 1. James Bailey (31 May 1612 – 9 Aug 1677) m. Lydia Emery (1616 – 29 Apr 1704)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Shepherd) Jones (13 Mar 1636 – 1664) m. Sir (Thomas) Lain (25 Oct 1630 – 3 Jan 1709)
      1. 1. Thomas Lane (1662 – 8 Oct 1733) m. Jane Flood (1667 – 1727)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lane (1687 – abt 1760) m. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748)
  2. 2. John (Edward) Bayley (22 Jul 1613 – 26 Aug 1696) m. Eleanor (Helena) Emery (7 Nov 1624 – 12 Oct 1699)
    1. 1. Sarah Bailey (abt 1645 – 26 Oct 1714) m. Daniel Cheney (About 1634 – 10 Sep 1694)
      1. 1. Eleanor Cheney (29 Mar 1679 – 28 Dec 1724) m. Thomas Safford (15 Oct 1672 – 1753)

Eleanor Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1580
1580
Birth of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1587
7 Nov 1587
Birth of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1594
1594
Birth of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1651
28 Oct 1651
Age 57
Death of Eleanor Knight in Northampton, Virginia, United States
Northampton, Virginia, United States
1656
1656
Age 62
Death of Eleanor Knight in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1587
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1651
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

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