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John II Knight 1505–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sept 1560

Death Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Lettice (Pennyston)

Spouse(s): Katherine Knyvet

Children(s): William Knight

John II Knight was born in 1505 in Romsey, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Sir Knight And Lettice Katherine Peniston Pennyston. John II Knight married Katherine Smythe Knyvet, and had children including William Knight. John II Knight passed away in 1560 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • John II Knight was born in 1505 in Romsey, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Sir Knight And Lettice Katherine Peniston Pennyston.
  • John II Knight married Katherine Smythe Knyvet, and had children including William Knight.
  • John II Knight passed away in 1560 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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John Knight's Ancestors

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John Knight
1505–1560
Birth Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas (Sir) Knight
1488–1559
Rushton, Northamptonshire, England
Lettice ("Katherine" Peniston) (Pennyston)
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knight's Descendants

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John (II) Knight (1505–8 Sept 1560) m. Katherine (Smythe \) Knyvet (1510–ABT 1555)
  1. 1. William Knight 1547–1569 m. Elizabeth Wild 1535–1570
    1. 1. William Knight 1557–1630 m. Jane Langburne 1557–1613
      1. 1. Eleanor Knight 1587–1651 m. John Bayley 1590–1651
        1. 1. Mary Bayly\Bailey 1610–1643 m. Randall (Holt) I 1607–1650

John Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of John II Knight in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England
1560
8 Sept 1560
Age 55
Death of John II Knight in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of The Cross
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2309235

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sept 1560
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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