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John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight 1525 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1577 burial

Death Location: Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Joan Henkyn

Spouse(s): Kitty Swan

Children(s): James Churche

In 1525, John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight entered the world in Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight and Joan Henkyn. John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight married Kitty Catherine Swan, and had children including James Churche. John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight passed away in 1577 in Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight entered the world in Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight and Joan Henkyn.
  • John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight married Kitty Catherine Swan, and had children including James Churche.
  • John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight passed away in 1577 in Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England.

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John Knight's Ancestors

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John Knight
1525 – 1577
Birth Place: Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert de Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Knight
1498 – 1550
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, , England
Joan Henkyn
1505 – 1551
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Ann Norreys
1482 – 1531
Little Warley, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knight's Descendants

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John (of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord) Knight (1525 – 20 Apr 1577 burial) m. Kitty (Catherine) Swan (1526 – 4 Nov 1593)
  1. 1. James Churche (1540 – 2 Nov 1596) m. Alyce Streethinge (1544 – 2 November 1596)
    1. 1. Thomasyn (Nathanielle "Pippin"l) Church (1566 – 1634) m. George (R) Reynell\Reynolds (12 January 1555 – 1634)
      1. 1. Christopher (Robert Reynolds (Indentured) Servant) (1 May 1611 – 1 May 1654)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Battle (Abt. 1635 – Abt. 1699) m. John Battle (1600 – 1690)

John Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight in Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England
Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England
1577
20 Apr 1577 burial
Age 52
Death of John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight in Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England
Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Castle Camp, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1577 burial
    Event Place: Sanford,Runwell, Essex, England

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