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FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES 1552 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Reading, Berkshire, , England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Lady Carey

Spouse(s): Lettice Barrett

Children(s): Robert Knollys, Francis Knowles, Lettice Knowles

In 1552, FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES entered the world in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England, born to Francis ( Sir Elder Knight) (13) Knollys and Lady Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor) Carey. FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES married Lettice Barrett, and had children including Robert (11) Knowles Knollys, Francis Knollys or Knowles, Lettice Knowles. FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES passed away in 1643 in Reading, Berkshire, , England.

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  • In 1552, FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES entered the world in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England, born to Francis ( Sir Elder Knight) (13) Knollys and Lady Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor) Carey.
  • FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES married Lettice Barrett, and had children including Robert (11) Knowles Knollys, Francis Knollys or Knowles, Lettice Knowles.
  • FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES passed away in 1643 in Reading, Berkshire, , England.

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FRANCIS KNOWLES's Ancestors

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FRANCIS KNOWLES
1552 – 1643
Birth Place: Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England
Parents
Francis ( Sir Elder Knight) (13) Knollys
1514 – 1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor)) Carey
1524 – 1568
R Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Knolles
1480 – 1520
Mimms, Hertfordshire
Lettice Pennyston
1485 – 1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William ((14)(of Aldenham)) Carey
1495 – 1529
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Mary (( 4th cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn
1501 – 1543
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Knollys
Thomas Peniston
1446 – 1506
Alice Bulstrode
1451 – 1557
Thomas Carey
1465 – 1548
Margaret Spencer
1471 – 1501
Thomas BOLEYN
1477 – 1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480 – 1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Margaret Butler
1465 – 1537
Thomas Howard
1443 – 1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1488 – 1545

FRANCIS KNOWLES's Descendants

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FRANCIS ((12)) KNOWLES (1552 – 1643) m. Lettice Barrett (1555 – 1620)
  1. 1. Robert ((11) Knowles) Knollys (1585 – 1613) m. Susan Pordage (1585 – 18 Jul 1631) m. Morning (Dove Narragansett Indian) Brown (30 Dec 1583 – 1612)
  2. 2. Francis (Knollys or) Knowles (1590 – 1643)
  3. 3. Lettice Knowles (1599 – 18 May 1668)

FRANCIS KNOWLES's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England
Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England
1643
1643
Age 91
Death of FRANCIS (12) KNOWLES in Reading, Berkshire, , England
Reading, Berkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Reading Abbey, Berkshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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