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Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight 1552–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 5 Apr 1643

Death Location: Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

Father: Francis Hampshire,

Mother: Katherine Bedchamber

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The story of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight began in 1552 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England. Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight passed away in 1643 in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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  • The story of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight began in 1552 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight passed away in 1643 in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Francis Knight's Ancestors

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Francis Knight
1552–1643
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis I, Sir Knollys Knowles of Rotherfield Grey, son of Robert II, 2nd Lord de La War KG, PC, MP, Knight, Oxford U, Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain of Queen Elizabeth I's Household, Sheriff of Hampshire,
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine (Catherine, Lady Cary Carey, daughter of Sir William, married Sir Francis Knollys I known as The Illegitimate Tudor, Lady of the Queen's Privy Chamber and) Bedchamber
1524–1568
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (II 2, Sir Knollys Knolles Knowles of Rotherford Greys) PC
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine (Lettice, Lady Pennyston Peniston, daughter of Sir Thomas I, married Knollys, Tresham and) Lee
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Carey
1498–
Lady (Mary) Boleyn
1499–1543
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Wiltshire
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539

Francis Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1643
5 Apr 1643
Age 91
Death of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England
Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1643
    Event Place: Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

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