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Henry Knyvett 1496 – 1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Knyvett

Mother: Muriel Lisle

Spouse(s): Anne Pickering

Children(s): Henry Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Margaret Kneyvet, Henry Knyvett, Kathryn Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Anne None, Anne Knyvett, Alice Knyvett

In 1496, Henry Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Knyvett and Muriel Howard, Countess Lisle. Henry Knyvett married Anne Pickering, and had children including Henry Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Margaret Kneyvet, Henry Knyvett, Kathryn Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Anne, Anne Knyvett, Alice Knyvett. Henry Knyvett passed away in 1589 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1496, Henry Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Knyvett and Muriel Howard, Countess Lisle.
  • Henry Knyvett married Anne Pickering, and had children including Henry Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Margaret Kneyvet, Henry Knyvett, Kathryn Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Anne, Anne Knyvett, Alice Knyvett.
  • Henry Knyvett passed away in 1589 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knyvett
1481 – 1512
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Muriel Lisle
1485 – 1512
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anne Pickering
1510 – 1582
Birth Location: Killington, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Henry Knyvett
1498 – 1589
Birth Location: Charleston, Wiltshire, England
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Anne Knyvett
1505 –
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Knyvett
1524 – 1587
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Knyvett
1526 – 1552
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Margaret Kneyvet
1537 – 1570
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Knyvett
1539 – 1587
Birth Location: Charlton, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, England
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Kathryn Knyvett
1543 – 1622
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Knyvett
1544 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Knyvett
1545 – 1622
Birth Location: Escrick, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom
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Anne None
1547 –
Birth Location: –
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Anne Knyvett
1547 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Knyvett
1549 – 1600
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Henry Knyvett
1496 – 1589
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Knyvett
1481 – 1512
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Muriel (Howard, Countess) Lisle
1485 – 1512
Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443 – 1524
Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Tilney
1440 –
Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Howard
1422 – 1485
Catherine Moleyns
1424 – 1465
Frederick Tilney
1420 – 1447
Elizabeth Cheney
1422 – 1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Howard
1385 – 1437
Margaret DeMowbry
1388 – 1459
Philip Tilney
1400 – 1453
Isabel Thorpe
1388 – 1436
Lawrence Cambridge
1398 – 1461
Elizabeth DeCokayne
1395 – 1473

Henry Knyvett's Descendants

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Henry Knyvett (1496 – 1589) m. Anne Pickering (1510 – AUG 1582)
  1. 1. Henry Knyvett (ABT 1498 – 17 APR 1589)
  2. 2. Anne Knyvett (1505 – ) m. Thomas Thoresby (ABT 1502 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Knyvett (ABT 1524 – 11 MAY 1587) m. Elizabeth Haywatd ( – 5 SEP 1622)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Knyvett (1526 – 1552) m. Hugonis Tylle (1522 – 17 MAY 1552)
  5. 5. Margaret Kneyvet (1537 – 1570) m. Henry Vavasour (1533 – 1634)
  6. 6. Henry Knyvett (1539 – 11 MAY 1587) m. Elizabeth Stumpe (1539 – 11 MAY 1587)
    1. 1. Thomas Knyvet (1558 – 27 JUL 1622)
    2. 2. Thomas Knyvett (1558 – 1610) m. Ann Taylor (1560 – 1 JAN 1656)
      1. 1. Ann Nevett (1580 – ) m. William Wickstead (1580 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Knevett (ABT 1584 – DEC 1656) m. John (Thomas) Hotchkiss (1580 – 10 JAN 1655)
        1. 1. John Hotchkiss (25 MAR 1607 – 16 MAY 1681) m. Alice Benyon (ABT 1614 – 1694)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hotchkiss (ABT 1609 – 1675)
        3. 3. Thomas Hotchkiss (CAL 1611 – 1693) m. Grace (ABT 1612 – )
        4. 4. Barbara Hotchkiss (ABT 1613 – 18 MAY 1674) m. John (( Percival)) Lancaster (ABT 1605 – )
        5. 5. Daniel Hotchkiss (ABT 1615 – 1626)
        6. 6. Sarah (Eddowes) Hotchkiss (1616 – 24 MAY 1698)
        7. 7. Sarah Hotchkiss (1618 – 24 MAY 1698) m. Ralph Eddows (OCT 1617 – 13 APR 1700)
        8. 8. Joshua Hotchkiss (ABT 1620 – ) m. Elizabeth Steadman (ABT 1620 – )
        9. 9. Samuel Hotchkiss (1622 – 18 DEC 1663) m. Elizabeth Cleverly ( – 1681)
        10. 10. Susanna Hotchkiss (ABT 1624 – ) m. John Salmon (ABT 1620 – )
        11. 11. Aurelia Hotchkiss (ABT 1627 – 12 NOV 1698) m. John Savage (25 APR 1621 – 26 FEB 1661)
    3. 3. Wroughton Knyvett (1560 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Knyvet (1562 – )
    5. 5. Katherine Knyvett (1564 – 11 MAY 1638) m. Thomas Howard (24 AUG 1561 – 28 MAY 1626) m. Robert Rich
    6. 6. Frances Knyvett (1566 – NOV 1605) m. William Beville (1557 – ) m. Francis Manners (1568 – 17 DEC 1632)
    7. 7. Edward Knyvett (1567 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Knyvett (1570 – 25 DEC 1632) m. Thomas Clinton (15 MAR 1568 – 15 JAN 1619) m. <Living>
    9. 9. Catherine Knyvett (ABT 1576 – 1628)
  7. 7. Kathryn Knyvett (1543 – 20 DEC 1622) m. Henry (Paget (2nd Baron of) Beaudesert) (1541 – 28 DEC 1568) m. Edward Carey (1540 – 18 JUL 1618)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Knyvett (1544 – ) m. Anthony Radcliffe (1543 – )
  9. 9. Thomas Knyvett (1545 – 27 JUL 1622) m. Elizabeth Hayward (1556 – 8 SEP 1622)
  10. 10. Anne (1547 – )
  11. 11. Anne Knyvett (1547 – ) m. Thorsby (1539 – )
  12. 12. Alice Knyvett (1549 – 1600) m. D'Acre (1540 – )

Henry Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Henry Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 93
Death of Henry Knyvett in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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