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John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight 1520 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1520

Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1577

Death Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Frances, \peyton

Spouse(s): Margaret Wiseman

Children(s): Martha (Read)

In 1520, John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight entered the world in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, born to Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight and Frances, Francis Haselden, hasildon, Hasilden \peyton. John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight married Margaret Philippa (Church) Wiseman, and had children including Martha Church (Read). John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight passed away in 1577 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight entered the world in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, born to Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight and Frances, Francis Haselden, hasildon, Hasilden \peyton.
  • John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight married Margaret Philippa (Church) Wiseman, and had children including Martha Church (Read).
  • John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight passed away in 1577 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1498 – 1550
Birth Location: –
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Frances, \peyton
1494 – 1581
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Wiseman
1526 – 1585
Birth Location: –
MW

Children(s)

Martha (Read)
1541 – 1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England,
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John Knight's Ancestors

Self
John Knight
1520 – 1577
Birth Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight
1498 – 1550
Frances, (Francis Haselden, hasildon, Hasilden) \peyton
1494 – 1581
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knight's Descendants

1.
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John (of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord) Knight (Jan 1520 – 20 Apr 1577) m. Margaret (Philippa (Church)) Wiseman (1526 – 1585)
  1. 1. Martha (Church) (Read) (Jan 1541 – 16 Dec 1577) m. Sir (William Reade,) Knight (1539 – 1603)
    1. 1. COL (EDMUND) READE (1563 – 1623)
      1. 1. MARTHA READE (13 Jul 1602 – 24 Sep 1662) m. George (Samuel) Symonds (1595 – 1678)
        1. 1. Priscilla Symonds (Sep 1648 – 2 Jan 1733) m. Thomas Baker (18 Sep 1636 – 18 Mar 1718)

John Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Jan 1520
Birth of John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
1577
20 Apr 1577
Age 57
Death of John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1520
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1577
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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