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John Knightley 1339–1413 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1339

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1413

Death Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Robert Knightley

Mother: Juliane Knightley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Burgh

Children(s): Richard Knightley, John Knightley, Robert Knightly, Juliane Knightley, Joan Knightley

John Knightley was born in 1339 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Robert De Knightley And Juliane Knightley. John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, and had children including Joan Knightley, John Knightley, Juliane Knightley, Richard Knightley, Robert Knightly. John Knightley passed away in 1413 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Knightley was born in 1339 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Robert De Knightley And Juliane Knightley.
  • John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, and had children including Joan Knightley, John Knightley, Juliane Knightley, Richard Knightley, Robert Knightly.
  • John Knightley passed away in 1413 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Knightley's Ancestors

Self
John Knightley
1339–1413
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Robert de Knightley
1315–1395
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Juliane Knightley
1316–1395
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Roger (de) Knightley
1291–1362
Gnosall, Stafford, England
Sibil
1293–1325
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Robert (de) Knightley
1284–1326
Knightley, Staffordshire, England
Alice Doyley
1288–1349
Raunton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knightley
1272–1367
Dorothy Glover
1270–
Robert Knightley
1256–1302
Philippa
1258–
John Doyley
1314–1363
Margaret Tregoz
1300–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knightley
1250–1302
Nichole
1255–
Robert Foulthures
1250–1300
Agnes
1252–1300
Robert Knightley
1230–1300
Alice Doyley
1230–
Thomas Doyley
1292–1336
Margaret Hastings
1296–1323
Thomas Tregoz
1265–1353
Joan Poynings
1276–1386

John Knightley's Descendants

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John Knightley (1339–23 Apr 1413) m. Elizabeth (de) Burgh (Apr 1343–1417)
  1. 1. Richard Knightley 1364–1417 m. Joan Giffard 1370–1417
    1. 1. Richard Knightley 1395–1442 m. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474
      1. 1. Richard Knightley 1427–1476 m. Eleanor Throckmorton 1404–1502
        1. 1. Emma Knightley 1464–1490 m. Thomas Andrews 1468–1530
        2. 2. Eleanor Knightley 1457–1520
        3. 3. John Knightley 1459–
      2. 2. John Knightley 1441– m. Margaret Daniel 1442–
        1. 1. William Knightley 1480–1542 m. Ann Hare 1489–1548
    2. 2. Margareta Knightley 1380–1441 m. William Purefoy 1379–1397
      1. 1. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Richard Knightley 1395–1442
      2. 2. John Purefoy 1398–
      3. 3. Margaret Purefoy 1400– m. John Fielding 1395–
        1. 1. William Fielding 1428–1471 m. Agnes (de) StElizabeth 1430–
    3. 3. William (de) Knightley 1368–1460 m. Anna (de) Charlton 1378–1399
      1. 1. Thomas Charlton 1394–1460 m. Elizabeth Francis 1396–1430
        1. 1. Robert Charlton 1430–1471 m. Mary Corbet 1416–1471
        2. 2. Joan Charlton 1420–1503 m. William Freville 1420–1481
    4. 4. John Knightley 1393–1431 m. Margaret Lewknor 1399–
      1. 1. Margaret Knightley 1422– m. William Cheney 1416–1487
        1. 1. John Cheney 1443–1494 m. Agnes Farby 1447–1494
  2. 2. John Knightley 1369–1417
  3. 3. Robert Knightly 1370–1393
  4. 4. Juliane Knightley 1374–1393
  5. 5. Joan Knightley 1376–1397

John Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1339
1339
Birth of John Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1413
23 Apr 1413
Age 74
Death of John Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1339
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1413
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

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