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Joan Agnes Knight 1527–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Mathilde Orbar

Spouse(s): John Hellier

Children(s): John HELLIER\Helyer

In 1527, Joan Agnes Knight entered the world in Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ii Knight And Mathilde Knight Orbar. Joan Agnes Knight married John Hellier, and had children including John Hellier Helyer. Joan Agnes Knight passed away in 1559 in Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Joan Agnes Knight entered the world in Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ii Knight And Mathilde Knight Orbar.
  • Joan Agnes Knight married John Hellier, and had children including John Hellier Helyer.
  • Joan Agnes Knight passed away in 1559 in Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Joan Knight's Ancestors

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Joan Knight
1527–1559
Birth Place: Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas II Knight
1500–1565
England
Mathilde ((Knight)) Orbar
1500–1567
London, Middlesex, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Knight's Descendants

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Joan (Agnes) Knight (1527–1559) m. John Hellier (1527–15 Sep 1589)
  1. 1. John HELLIER\Helyer 1540–1623
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hellier 1566–1632 m. Jeffrie Benger 1565–1632
      1. 1. Elizabeth Benger 1592–1626 m. John Wormstall 1594–1675
        1. 1. Arthur (Maine) Wormstall 1617–1728 m. Susannah SCADLOCK 1639–1720

Joan Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Joan Agnes Knight in Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 32
Death of Joan Agnes Knight in Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Yarcombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Yarcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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