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John Knightley 1344–1414 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1344

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1414

Death Location: Saint Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

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Mother: John Knightley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Burgh, John Knightley

Children(s): John Knightley, John Knightley, Richard I, Richard Knightley, Robert Knightley, Edmund Knightley, Robert Knightley

John Knightley was born in 1344 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Knightley And John De Knightley. John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, John Knightley, and had children including Edmund Knightley, John Knightley, Richard De Knightley I, Richard Knightley, Robert Knightley. John Knightley passed away in 1414 in Saint Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Knightley was born in 1344 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Knightley And John De Knightley.
  • John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, John Knightley, and had children including Edmund Knightley, John Knightley, Richard De Knightley I, Richard Knightley, Robert Knightley.
  • John Knightley passed away in 1414 in Saint Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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John Knightley's Ancestors

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John Knightley
1344–1414
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John (De) Knightley
1303–
of Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knightley's Descendants

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John Knightley (1344–1414) m. Elizabeth (de) Burgh (–1416) m. John Knightley (Abt 1330–)
  1. 1. John Knightley 1364–1416 m. Alice Masters 1435–1461 m. Joan (de Thornbury) Knightley 1375–1418
  2. 2. John Knightley 1369–1416 m. Joan (de Thornbury) Knightley 1375–1418
    1. 1. Joanna (de) Knightley 1415–1457 m. Richard Leveson 1410–1456
      1. 1. Richard Leveson 1457–1503 m. Hilary Willenhall 1461–1516 m. Jane Bradbury 1456– m. Frances Dorrington 1480–1505 m. Jane (or Judy) Bradbury 1473–1502 m. Denyse Bodley 1492–1561
        1. 1. James Leveson 1487–1553 m. Alice (Wrottesley) Leverson 1485–1553
        2. 2. Nicholas Leveson 1490–1539
        3. 3. Nicholas Leveson 1474–1539 m. Dionyse Bodley 1485–1570 m. Elizabeth Offley 1503–1576
        4. 4. Richard Leveson 1483– m. Richard Leveson 1490–
        5. 5. John Leveson 1485–1502
        6. 6. Margaret Leveson 1489– m. Gett 1485–
        7. 7. Isabella Leveson 1494–1544 m. James Collier 1490–1548
        8. 8. James Leverson 1502–1545 m. Alys Wrottersley 1500–1531 m. Margery Offley 1505–1563 m. Margaret Offley 1508–1547 m. Margaret Offley 1501–1574 m. Margery Offley 1508– m. Lady (Margery) Offley 1500–1563
        9. 9. Leveson (Lord) Mayor 1503–
        10. 10. Unknown Mayor
        11. 11. Walter Leveson 1544–1602 m. Anne Corbet 1553–1579 m. Jane Needham 1540–
      2. 2. Nicholas Leveson 1430–1491
      3. 3. William Leveson 1455–
    2. 2. William Peyto 1397–
    3. 3. George Knightley 1411–1416
    4. 4. Elizabeth Knightley 1413–1457
    5. 5. Richard DeKnightley 1414–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Knightley 1416–1457 m. Henricus Aben 1434–1454
  3. 3. Richard (de Knightley) I 1364–1415 m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington 1368–1417 m. Agnes Lewknor 1387–
    1. 1. Richard Knightley 1390–1442 m. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Margaret Daneil 1442–1539
      1. 1. John Knightley 1417–1442
      2. 2. Richard (Knightly) III 1427–1476 m. Eleanor (de) Throckmorton 1424–1502
      3. 3. Thomas Knightley 1441–1534 m. Margaret Daniel 1442–1539 m. Frances Gifford 1461–
    2. 2. Margareta (de) Knightley 1380–1441 m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446 m. Thomas Purefoy 1350– m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446
      1. 1. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Richard Knightley 1390–1442 m. Richard (KNIGHTLEY) MP 1395–1442
      2. 2. John (Purefoy) I. 1398– m. Joan Poultney 1402–
      3. 3. Margaret Purefoy 1407–1474 m. Sir (John) Fielding 1395–1450
    3. 3. John Knightley 1393–1431 m. Margaret Lewknor 1396–1480
    4. 4. Maud Knightley 1394–
    5. 5. William Knightley 1375–1460 m. Anne (De) Charlton 1370–1400
  4. 4. Richard Knightley 1365–1442 m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington 1368–1417 m. Agnes Lewknor 1387– m. Richard Knightley 1370–1399
    1. 1. Henry (Kighley Of) Inskip 1391–1451 m. Margery Hesketh 1451–1526
  5. 5. Robert Knightley 1360–
  6. 6. Edmund Knightley 1368–1416
  7. 7. Robert Knightley 1366–

John Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1344
1344
Birth of John Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1414
1414
Age 70
Death of John Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1344
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Knightley, person ID 9ZHM-1KD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Knightley, person ID 9ZHM-1KD.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Lawrence Churchyard, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Knightley, person ID 9ZHM-1KD.

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