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Joan Giffard 1368 – 1417 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1368

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 1417

Death Location: England, United Kingdom

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Mary Whitmore

Spouse(s): Richard Knightley, Richard Knightley

Children(s): Richard Knightley, Margaret Knightley, Richard Knightley

Joan Giffard was born in 1368 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Giffard and Mary Whitmore. Joan Giffard married Richard Knightley, Richard De Knightley, and had children including Richard Knightley, Margaret Knightley, Richard Knightley. Joan Giffard passed away in 1417 in England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Joan Giffard was born in 1368 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Giffard and Mary Whitmore.
  • Joan Giffard married Richard Knightley, Richard De Knightley, and had children including Richard Knightley, Margaret Knightley, Richard Knightley.
  • Joan Giffard passed away in 1417 in England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Giffard
– 1400
Birth Location: Chillington Hall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Whitmore
1348 – 1402
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Richard Knightley
1364 – 1417
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Knightley
1335 – 1384
Birth Location: Knightley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Richard Knightley
1354 – 1417
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Knightley
1382 – 1441
Birth Location: Drayton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Knightley
1395 – 1442
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Giffard's Ancestors

Self
Joan Giffard
1368 – 1417
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Giffard
– 1400
Chillington Hall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Whitmore
1348 – 1402
Grandparents
John (Ii) Giffard
1278 – 1344
Chillington Hall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Stafford
1290 –
of Marston, Staffordshire, England
Richard (de) Whitmore
1251 – 1350
Whitmore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Susan Draycot
1264 – 1350
Caunton, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gifford
– 1307
Ada Courtenay
1270 – 1330
Edmund Stafford
1272 – 1308
Margaret Basset
1277 – 1337
John Whitmore
1212 – 1301
Agnes Bagnold
1204 – 1287
Philip Draycote
1220 – 1292
Alice D'Ufford
1280 – 1335
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Giffard
1170 – 1227
Avicia Hastang
1185 – 1227
Hugh Courtenay
1249 – 1292
Eleanor Despenser
Nicholas Stafford
1242 – 1287
Alionore Clinton
1250 – 1287
Ralph Whitmore
1171 – 1243
Emma Chatesdene
1171 –
William Bagnold
1190 –
William Bagnold
1192 –
Richard DeDraycott
1218 – 1260
Alice DeLegh
1220 –
Robert Ufford
1279 – 1316
Cecily Valoines
1277 – 1325

Joan Giffard's Descendants

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Joan Giffard (1368 – ABT 1417) m. Richard Knightley (1364 – 1417) m. Richard (De) Knightley (1335 – 1384)
  1. 1. Richard Knightley (1354 – 1417) m. Elizabeth Burgh (1343 – AFT 1417)
    1. 1. John Knightley (ABT 1393 – 1431) m. Marganet (ABT 1397 – )
    2. 2. Maud Knightley (1394 – )
    3. 3. Mary Keighley (1450 – )
    4. 4. Henry (Esquire) Keighley (1505 – APR 1551) m. Cicely (De) Boteler (1505 – 1551)
  2. 2. Margaret Knightley (ABT 1382 – 1441) m. William Purefoy (1379 – 1407)
    1. 1. John Purefoy (ABT 1398 – ) m. Joan Poultney (1397 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Purefoy (1400 – 1474) m. Richard Knightley (1395 – 19 DEC 1442)
    3. 3. Margaret Purefoy (1400 – ) m. Richard (De) Knightley (ABT 1455 – 8 DEC 1534) m. John Fielding (1400 – )
      1. 1. William Fielding (1428 – 4 MAY 1471) m. Agnes (De Saint) Liz (ABT 1430 – 1460)
        1. 1. Ann Fielding (ABT 1445 – 1507) m. Humphrey Grey (1441 – 1500)
        2. 2. John Fielding (ABT 1447 – )
        3. 3. Edward Fielding (1454 – 1514) m. Giliane Ellys (1456 – ABT 1556)
        4. 4. Martin Fielding (ABT 1455 – )
        5. 5. Martina (1459 – )
  3. 3. Richard Knightley (1395 – 19 DEC 1442) m. Elizabeth Purefoy (1400 – 1474)
    1. 1. John Knightley (1417 – 1442) m. Johanna
    2. 2. John Knightly (ABT 1417 – ) m. Margaret Daniel (1421 – )
    3. 3. Richard (Knightley de) Fausley (1420 – 19 JUN 1476) m. Eleanor Thockmorton
      1. 1. Elizabeth Knightley (ABT 1451 – 1520) m. Richard Brailes (ABT 1440 – AFT 1510) m. Shirley (ABT 1447 – ) m. John Molse (ABT 1450 – ) m. Thomas Cotton (ABT 1453 – 1505) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Cotliffe
      2. 2. James Knightly (1452 – 1491)
      3. 3. Maud Knightly (ABT 1453 – ) m. William (d or o Sir Richard) Humfrey (ABT 1449 – 25 MAR 1490)
      4. 4. Richard (De) Knightley (ABT 1455 – 8 DEC 1534) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539) m. Margaret Purefoy (1400 – )
      5. 5. Sir (Richard) Knightley (ABT 1455 – ABT 1547) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539)
      6. 6. Eleanor Knightley (1457 – )
      7. 7. John Knightly (ABT 1459 – )
      8. 8. Emma Knightly (1462 – 11 APR 1490) m. Thomas Andrews (1463 – 1530)
        1. 1. Mary Andrews (1480 – 1540) m. Thomas Arden (ABT 1485 – 25 AUG 1554)
        2. 2. Thomas Andrews (1482 – 2 JUL 1541) m. Agnes (Anne) Newport (ABT 1490 – 1568)
        3. 3. Richard Andrews (1485 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Andrew (ABT 1486 – )
        5. 5. Anne Andrews (1487 – 1560) m. Sir (George) Smythe (1487 – 1538) m. George (Harris) Smith (1487 – 1538)
        6. 6. Jane Andrew (ABT 1487 – )
      9. 9. Mary Knightly (ABT 1467 – 20 APR 1490) m. William Cusse (1460 – ) m. John Crewse (ABT 1465 – )
      10. 10. Eleanor Knightley (1486 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Knightly (ABT 1425 – ABT 1580) m. Richard Brailes (ABT 1440 – AFT 1510) m. Richard Brayles (ABT 1420 – )
    5. 5. Susan Knightley (1430 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Knightly (1460 – 1554) m. William Gascaigne (1445 – 25 JUL 1520)
    7. 7. Richard Knightley (ABT 1466 – 1547) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539) m. Alianore Throckmorton
      1. 1. Susan Knightley (ABT 1445 – )
      2. 2. Nicholas Knightley (ABT 1449 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Knightly (1454 – ) m. John Catcluff m. John Catcluff
      4. 4. Susanna Knightley (1498 – 22 SEP 1532) m. William Spencer (1496 – 22 JUN 1532)
        1. 1. Isabel Spencer (1515 – 2 NOV 1578) m. John Cotton (<1511> – 21 APR 1593)
        2. 2. Mary Spencer (ABT 1515 – ) m. Thomas Bales ( – 1586)
        3. 3. John Spencer (1517 – 8 NOV 1586) m. Katherine Kitson (30 MAY 1515 – 8 NOV 1586)
        4. 4. Jane Spencer (1519 – 29 SEP 1593) m. Sir (Richard) Brydges (1497 – 1 AUG 1558)
        5. 5. Dorothy Spencer (1521 – 14 SEP 1575) m. Thomas Spencer (ABT 1500 – 16 AUG 1576)
        6. 6. Marie Spencer (1525 – ) m. Thomas Boles (ABT 1520 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Spencer (1532 – )

Joan Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1368
1368
Birth of Joan Giffard in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1417
ABT 1417
Age 49
Death of Joan Giffard in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1368
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1417
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom
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