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James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight 1500 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 28 July 1553

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Margarita, Margaret

Spouse(s): Lady Legh

Children(s): Thomas Knight

James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight was born in 1500 in Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Knight and Margarita, Margaret. James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight married Lady Agnes Appleyard de Legh, and had children including Thomas Knight. James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight passed away in 1553 in Wymondham, Norfolk, , England.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight was born in 1500 in Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Knight and Margarita, Margaret.
  • James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight married Lady Agnes Appleyard de Legh, and had children including Thomas Knight.
  • James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight passed away in 1553 in Wymondham, Norfolk, , England.

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James Knight's Ancestors

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James Knight
1500 – 1553
Birth Place: Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Knight
Margarita, Margaret
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James Knight's Descendants

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James (Thomas Knyght "Kett") Knight (1500 – 28 July 1553) m. Lady (Agnes Appleyard de) Legh (1502 – 01 May 1573)
  1. 1. Thomas Knight (1535 – 1612) m. Alice Ashby (1550 – 15 November 1644)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knight (1575 – 1644) m. Isaac (Taylor Lyte * \) Lite (19 Mar 1576 – 21 Feb 1659)
      1. 1. Margeria (Alice) Lite (1604 – 13 Feb 1638 / 1680) m. James (Christopher) Cate\Keate (1600 – abt 1672)
        1. 1. James Cates (16 Apr 1626 – 15 May 1677) m. Alice Westbrook (1629 – 8 June 1702)

James Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight in Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England
Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England
1553
28 July 1553
Age 53
Death of James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight in Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
1915
20 Sep 1915
Age 415
James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight - Confirmation in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920, Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 61249; Page: 72

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1553
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England

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