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Joan Giffard 1365–1417 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1365

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1417

Death Location: St Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Mary Whitmore

Spouse(s): Richard Knightley

Children(s): Richard Knightley, Margareta Knightley, Maud Knightley, John Knightley, William Knightley

Joan Giffard was born in 1365 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John V De Giffard And Mary Whitmore. Joan Giffard married Richard Knightley, and had children including John Knightley, Margareta Knightley, Maud Knightley, Richard Knightley, William Knightley. Joan Giffard passed away in 1417 in St Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Giffard was born in 1365 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John V De Giffard And Mary Whitmore.
  • Joan Giffard married Richard Knightley, and had children including John Knightley, Margareta Knightley, Maud Knightley, Richard Knightley, William Knightley.
  • Joan Giffard passed away in 1417 in St Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Joan Giffard's Ancestors

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Joan Giffard
1365–1417
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John V de Giffard
1343–1400
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Mary Whitmore
1348–1412
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Giffard's Descendants

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Joan Giffard (ABT 1365–1417) m. Richard Knightley (1364–19 DEC 1442)
  1. 1. Richard Knightley 1395–1442 m. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Joan (de) Thornbury 1375–1418
    1. 1. Thomas Knightley 1441–1534 m. Frances Gifford 1461– m. Margaret Daniel 1442–1539
      1. 1. William Knightley 1486–1548 m. Anne Hare 1489–1549 m. Margaret Pawe 1488–
        1. 1. Joanne Knightley 1545–1574 m. John Caswell 1525–1573
        2. 2. Katherine Knightley 1521–1612 m. Reynold Rouse 1516–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1513–1582 m. Nicholas (Byrd) Hill 1513–1586
        4. 4. George Knightley 1529–1607 m. Knight 1516– m. Katherine Pyrton 1492–1532
        5. 5. Audrey Knightley 1518–1566 m. Thomas Gawdy 1526–1588
        6. 6. Lettice Knightley 1512–1561 m. John Clipesby 1498–1549 m. William Cardinal 1510–1568
        7. 7. Winifred Knightley –1569 m. Robert (Coke Or) Cooke 1513–1561 m. Robert Bozon 1508–1575 m. Robert Cooke 1513–1561
      2. 2. Matthew Knightley 1485–1561
      3. 3. Thomas Knightley 1481–1578
    2. 2. John Knightley 1417–1442
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1425–
    4. 4. Joanna Knightley 1415–1457 m. Richard Leveson 1410–1469
    5. 5. Susan Knightley 1430– m. John Spencer 1558–
    6. 6. Richard Knightley 1427–1476 m. Eleanor Throckmorton 1424–1502
  2. 2. Margareta Knightley 1380–1441 m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446 m. Thomas Purefoy 1350–
  3. 3. Maud Knightley 1394–
  4. 4. John Knightley 1393–1431 m. Margaret Lewknor 1396–1480
  5. 5. William Knightley 1379–1460 m. Anne (de) Charlton 1380–1400
    1. 1. Thomas (Knightley de) Charleton 1394–1460 m. Cecily Fraunceys 1396–1430
      1. 1. Joan Charleton 1420–1503 m. William Freville 1420–1481
        1. 1. Robert Freville 1448–1521 m. Rose Peyton 1446–1529 m. Beatrice Haselden 1442–
        2. 2. John Freville 1450–1505 m. Dorothy 1450–
      2. 2. Robert (de) Charlton 1430–1473 m. Mary Corbet 1418–1471

Joan Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1365
ABT 1365
Birth of Joan Giffard in Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
1417
1417
Age 52
Death of Joan Giffard in Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1365
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1417
    Event Place: Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

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