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Francis KNOLLYS 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Aug 1596

Death Location: St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND

Father: Sir SKULTHORPE

Mother: Lettice PENISTON

Spouse(s): Catherine CAREY

Children(s): Anne KNOLLYS, Lady (KNOWLES),, Mary KNOLLYS, Henry KNOLLYS, Lettice KNOLLYS, William BANBURY, William KNOLLYS, Edward KNOLLYS, Robert KNOLLYS, Maud KNOWLES, Richard KNOLLYS, Sir MP, Sir KNOLLYS, Maud KNOLLYS, Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Henry KNOLLYS, Francis KNOLLYS, Rear MP, Baroness MP, Catharine KNOLLYS, Baroness KNOLLYS, Cecily KNOLLYS, Dudley KNOLLYS, Thomas KNOLLYS

Francis KNOLLYS was born in 1514 in Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Knollys Knight Of Skulthorpe And Lettice Peniston. Francis KNOLLYS married Catherine Carey, and had children including Anne Knollys, Baroness De La Warr Anne Knollys Kt Mp, Baroness Offaley Lady Catherine Knollys, Catharine Knollys, Cecily Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Francis Knollys, Henry Francis Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lady Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Cecily Knollys Knowles, Lettice Knollys, Margaret Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Maud Knowles, Rear Admiral Sir Francis Knollys Kt Mp, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Sir Richard Knollys Mp, Sir Robert Knollys, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury. Francis KNOLLYS passed away in 1596 in St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Francis KNOLLYS was born in 1514 in Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Knollys Knight Of Skulthorpe And Lettice Peniston.
  • Francis KNOLLYS married Catherine Carey, and had children including Anne Knollys, Baroness De La Warr Anne Knollys Kt Mp, Baroness Offaley Lady Catherine Knollys, Catharine Knollys, Cecily Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Francis Knollys, Henry Francis Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lady Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Cecily Knollys Knowles, Lettice Knollys, Margaret Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Maud Knowles, Rear Admiral Sir Francis Knollys Kt Mp, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Sir Richard Knollys Mp, Sir Robert Knollys, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury.
  • Francis KNOLLYS passed away in 1596 in St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND.

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Francis KNOLLYS's Ancestors

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Francis KNOLLYS
1514–1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert KNOLLYS, KNIGHT OF SKULTHORPE
1312–1407
North Mimms, Herefordshire, England
Lettice PENISTON
1481–1558
England
Grandparents
Thomas KNOLLYS
1290–1350
Hereford, Herefordshire County, England
Joan (Baroness de Cobham) BEAUCHAMP
1290–1343
London, Greater London County, England
Thomas PENISTON
–1557
Alice BULSTRODE
1451–1557
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire County, England
Great-Grandparents
William KNOLLYS
1250–
Jane MUIR
1225–
Richard PENISTON
1424–1465
Richard BULSTRODE
1420–1502
Alice KNYFFE
1424–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John PENISTON
1385–1424
Eleanor CHESHAM
1394–1427
Thomas BULSTRODE
1405–1478
Agnes NORREYS
1402–1462
Richard KNYFFE
1400–1423
Lettice SMARTE
1400–

Francis KNOLLYS's Descendants

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Francis KNOLLYS (1514–18 Aug 1596) m. Catherine CAREY (19 May 1524–15 Jan 1569)
  1. 1. Anne KNOLLYS 1555–1608 m. Thomas WEST 1555–1602
    1. 1. Katherine WEST –1651 m. Ralph BARLOWE 1578–1652
      1. 1. Maud BARLOW 1608–1675 m. John BLACKSHAW 1608–1668
        1. 1. Thomas BLACKSHAW 1631–1688 m. Ellinor (Elizabeth) BOURNE 1659–1705
        2. 2. John BLACKSHAW 1627–1666 m. Francisca BLACKSHAW –1673
        3. 3. William BLACKSHAW 1633–
        4. 4. Ellenor BLACKSHAW 1633–1705
      2. 2. Homfrey BARLOWE 1613–
    2. 2. Lucy WEST 1572–1572
    3. 3. Elizabeth WEST 1573–1633 m. Herbert PELHAM 1545–1620 m. Sir (Richard) SALTONSTALL 1586–1661
    4. 4. Robert WEST 1575–1602 m. Elizabeth COOK 1579–1645
    5. 5. Thomas (Richard) WEST 1577–1618 m. Cecily SHIRLEY 1581–1662
    6. 6. Walsingham WEST 1579–1579
    7. 7. Penelope WEST 1582– m. Herbert PELHAM 1580–1624
    8. 8. Francis WEST 1586–1634 m. Lady (Margaret) REEVES 1590–1672 m. Temperance FLOWERDEW 1590–1628 m. Margaret WHITNEY 1565–1628 m. Jane DAVYE 1586–1640
    9. 9. Helen WEST 1587–1637 m. William SAVAGE 1585–1627
    10. 10. Anne WEST 1588–1669 m. John PELLATT 1582–1625 m. Christopher SWALE 1588–1645 m. Leonard LECHFORD 1600–1673
    11. 11. John WEST 1590–1659 m. Anne (Claiborne) PERCY 1600–1667 m. Anne (Claiborne) PERCY 1600–1667
    12. 12. Nathaniel WEST 1592–1623 m. Frances (Mary) GREVILLE 1587–1633
  2. 2. Lady (Cecilia Anne Elizabeth "Cecily" KNOLLYS) (KNOWLES), 1540–1632
  3. 3. Mary KNOLLYS 1541–1593 m. Edward STALKER 1637–
  4. 4. Henry KNOLLYS 1542–1592 m. Margaret CAVE 1549–1606
  5. 5. Lettice KNOLLYS 1543–1634 m. Walter DEVEREUX 1539–1576 m. Robert DUDLEY 1531–1588 m. Christopher BLOUNT 1555–1601
  6. 6. William (KNOLLYS, 1ST EARL OF) BANBURY 1544–1632
  7. 7. William KNOLLYS 1545–1632 m. Dorothy BRAY 1524–1605 m. Elizabeth HOWARD 1586–1658 m. Zilpha KNOWLES 1540–1605
  8. 8. Edward KNOLLYS 1546–1580
  9. 9. Robert KNOLLYS 1547–1619 m. Catherine VAUGHAN 1552–
  10. 10. Maud KNOWLES 1548–1551
  11. 11. Richard KNOLLYS 1548–1596 m. Joan HEIGHAM 1549–1631
  12. 12. Sir (Richard KNOLLYS,) MP 1548–1596
  13. 13. Sir (Robert) KNOLLYS 1548–1596 m. Agnes (Sarum) GARNER 1548–
  14. 14. Maud KNOLLYS 1548–
  15. 15. Elizabeth KNOLLYS 1549–1605 m. Thomas LEIGHTON 1529–1610
  16. 16. Henry (Francis) KNOLLYS 1550–1582 m. Margaret CAVE 1559–
  17. 17. Francis KNOLLYS 1550–1648 m. Lettice BARRETT 1555–1620
  18. 18. Rear (Admiral Sir Francis KNOLLYS, KT.,) MP 1552–1648
  19. 19. Baroness (de la Warr Anne KNOLLYS, KT.,) MP 1555–1608
  20. 20. Catharine KNOLLYS 1559–1632 m. Gerald FITZGERALD 1559–1612 m. Philip BOTELER 1544–1592
  21. 21. Baroness (Offaley Lady Catherine) KNOLLYS 1560–1632
  22. 22. Cecily KNOLLYS 1560–
  23. 23. Dudley KNOLLYS 1562–1562
  24. 24. Thomas KNOLLYS –1596 m. Odelia (de) MERODE 1559–

Francis KNOLLYS's Timeline

4 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Francis KNOLLYS in Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
1514
1514
Francis KNOLLYS was christened in Rotherfield Peppard Court, , Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Peppard Court, , Oxfordshire, England
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of Francis KNOLLYS in Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
1596
18 Aug 1596
Age 82
Burial of Francis KNOLLYS in St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND
St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Francis Knollys, person ID LBNZ-J84.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Rotherfield Peppard Court, , Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Francis Knollys, person ID LBNZ-J84.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Francis Knollys, person ID LBNZ-J84.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1596
    Event Place: St Nicholas Churchyard, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Francis Knollys, person ID LBNZ-J84.

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