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Hugh Knight 1600–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Sherborne, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady (Popham)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gilbert

Children(s): Elisabeth Joanes, Arthur Jones, Eleazar Jones, Richard Jones

Hugh Knight was born in 1600 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Francis Popham Of Littlecott Knight And Lady Anne Gardiner Sutton Dudley Popham. Hugh Knight married Elizabeth Gilbert, and had children including Arthur Jones, Eleazar Jones, Elisabeth Joanes, Richard Davys, Richard Jones, Sara Davys, William Knight. Hugh Knight passed away in 1664 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh Knight was born in 1600 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Francis Popham Of Littlecott Knight And Lady Anne Gardiner Sutton Dudley Popham.
  • Hugh Knight married Elizabeth Gilbert, and had children including Arthur Jones, Eleazar Jones, Elisabeth Joanes, Richard Davys, Richard Jones, Sara Davys, William Knight.
  • Hugh Knight passed away in 1664 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1573–1644
Birth Location: Littlecott, Wiltshire, England
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Lady (Popham)
1575–1651
Birth Location: Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gilbert
1604–1643
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
EG

Children(s)

Elisabeth Joanes
1617–1675
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
EJ
Arthur Jones
1630–1681
Birth Location: London, London, , England
AJ
Eleazar Jones
–1632
Birth Location: –
EJ
Richard Jones
–1735
Birth Location: –
RJ

Hugh Knight's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Knight
1600–1664
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Popham of Littlecott, Knight
1573–1644
Littlecott, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Anne Gardiner Sutton Dudley) (Popham)
1575–1651
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of) England
1531–1607
Huntworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Lady (Joan Ann 'Amy' Games Gaines) (Popham)
1522–1606
Saint Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Sir (John Sutton Dudley,) Esq.
1530–1580
Yanwath, Westmoreland, England
Elizabeth ('Eliza') Gardiner
1538–1602
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Prory
1504–1556
Lady Donats
1505–1555
Robert (Gaines)
1496–1530
Jane Llewellyn
1500–1522
Sir Baron
1480–1549
Lady Dudley)
1482–1551
John Gardiner
1520–1558
X Spatt
1528–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bridgewater,
1478–1536
Lady Knowles
1481–1549
(Sir, Castle
1475–1535
Lady Stradling
1484–1514
John Gaines
1475–1574
Jennett Harvard
1485–1520
Capt. Esq.
1483–1538
Margred\Margaret Rowland
1483–1516
Lancelott Threlkeld
1450–1512
Lady Radcliffe
1465–

Hugh Knight's Descendants

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Hugh Knight (1600–1664) m. Elizabeth Gilbert (1604–abt 1643)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Joanes 1617–1675 m. Major (John Samuel James) Hansford 1608–1661
    1. 1. Charles Hansford 1654–1702 m. Elizabeth (Folliott) Moody 1661–1702
      1. 1. Captain (William) Hansford 1695–1754 m. Sarah (Sallis) Doniphon 1691–1754 m. Sarah Sallis 1681–1755
        1. 1. william HANSFORD 1727–1779 m. Mary (Sarah Hyde) Hansford 1729–1779
        2. 2. Sarah Hansford 1745–1750
        3. 3. Sallis Hansford 1732–1760
        4. 4. John Hansford 1743–1789
        5. 5. Sarah Hansford 1731–1750
        6. 6. John Hansford 1736–1789
        7. 7. John Hansford 1726–1727
        8. 8. Ann Hansford 1729–1743
        9. 9. William Hansford 1710–1779
        10. 10. Charles (S.) Hansford 1728–1764
        11. 11. Jonathon Hansford 1731–1789
        12. 12. Ann Hansford 1728–1750
        13. 13. Charles (S) Hansford 1728–1762
      2. 2. Thomas HANSFORD 1680–
      3. 3. Mary Hansford 1688–1799
      4. 4. Lydia Hansford 1680–1719
      5. 5. Charles Hansford 1685–1761
      6. 6. Martha Hansford 1678–1718
      7. 7. Elizabeth Moody 1676–
      8. 8. John HANSFORD 1684–1750
    2. 2. William Hansford 1642–1709
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hansford 1640–1709
    4. 4. John Hansford 1638–1671
    5. 5. Margaret Hansford 1650–1667
    6. 6. Mary Hansford 1637–1675
    7. 7. Thomas Hansford 1646–1676
    8. 8. Anne (Eliza) Hansford 1626–1709
    9. 9. Catherine Hansford 1659–1704
    10. 10. Martha Hansford 1648–1715
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Folliott) Moody 1660–1702
    12. 12. Elizabeth Hansford 1656–1657
    13. 13. Frances Ironmonger 1645–1695
    14. 14. Corderoy Ironmonger 1652–
    15. 15. Ann Ironmonger 1658–
  2. 2. Arthur Jones 1630–1681
  3. 3. Eleazar Jones –1632
  4. 4. Richard Jones –1735

Hugh Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Hugh Knight in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1664
1664
Age 64
Death of Hugh Knight in Sherborne, Dorset, England
Sherborne, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Sherborne, Dorset, England
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