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John Knyvett 1405–1489 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1405

Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England

Death Date: abt 1489

Death Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Father: John Knyvett

Mother: Elizabeth Clifton

Spouse(s): Alice Lynne

Children(s): Christian Knyvett, William Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett

John Knyvett was born in 1405 in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of John Knyvett And Elizabeth De Clifton. John Knyvett married Alice Lynne, and had children including Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, William Knyvett. John Knyvett passed away in 1489 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Knyvett was born in 1405 in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of John Knyvett And Elizabeth De Clifton.
  • John Knyvett married Alice Lynne, and had children including Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • John Knyvett passed away in 1489 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
John Knyvett
1405–1489
Birth Place: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Knyvett
1380–1445
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Clifton
1387–1477
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1358–1419
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
Joan Botetourt
1356–1417
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
Constantine (de) Clifton
1372–1395
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Howard
1368–1433
Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Kynvett
1322–1381
Alianore Basset
1325–1388
John Botetourt
1333–1377
Katherine Weyland
1334–1377
John Clifton
1356–1403
Elizabeth Cromwell
1374–1394
Robert Howard
1336–1388
Margaret Scales
1345–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knyvett
1291–1352
Johanna Wourth
1295–1381
Ralph Basset
1300–1341
Joan Sturton
1305–1346
Otto Botetourt
1292–1345
Sibyl
1300–1360
Robert Weyland
1310–1350
Cecily Baldock
1312–1350
Robert Clifton
1328–1356
Agnes Grey
1335–1367
Ralph Cromwell
1341–1398
Maud Bernake
1337–1419
John Howard
1310–1388
Alice Bosco
1314–1375
Robert Scales
1312–1369
Catharine Ufford
1317–1372

John Knyvett's Descendants

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John Knyvett (abt 1405–abt 1489) m. Alice Lynne (1415–1490)
  1. 1. Christian Knyvett 1446–1523 m. Henry Colet 1455–1505
    1. 1. Rafe Collett 1464–
      1. 1. Anne Collett 1504–1616 m. Anthony Andrews 1505–1541
        1. 1. William Andrews 1526–1596 m. Jane Playse 1528–1611
    2. 2. John Colet 1466–1519
  2. 2. William Knyvett 1440–1516
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knyvett 1444–1482
  4. 4. Edmund Knyvett 1462–1529 m. Eleanor Tyrrell 1466–1514
    1. 1. Edmund Knyvett 1484–1539 m. Jane Bourchier 1498–1561
      1. 1. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1560 m. Francis (de) Bohun 1525–1607
        1. 1. Nicholas (de) Bohun 1559–1602 m. Audrey Coke 1551–1630
      2. 2. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540
        1. 1. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1595
      3. 3. Rose Knyvett 1515–1588
      4. 4. Catherine Knyvett 1516–1596 m. Thomas (Alpheyade) Scarlett 1495–1592 m. John Walpole 1510–1557
        1. 1. Agnes Scarlett 1516–1574 m. William Womocke 1510–1585
        2. 2. William Walpole 1544–1587
        3. 3. Bridget Walpole 1563–1600
      5. 5. Christian Knyvett 1519–1560
      6. 6. Alice Knyvett 1519–1560
      7. 7. Thomas Knyvett 1523–
      8. 8. John Knyvett 1524–1560
      9. 9. Edmund Knyvett 1525–1567
      10. 10. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1515
      11. 11. Anne Knyvett 1529–1561
      12. 12. William Knyvett 1531–1612
      13. 13. Henry Knyvett 1533–1576
    2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1482–1512
    3. 3. Anthony Knyvett 1486–1549
    4. 4. James Knyvett 1488–1487
    5. 5. William Knyvett 1490–1491
    6. 6. Anne Knyvett 1492–1558

John Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1405
abt 1405
Birth of John Knyvett in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
1489
abt 1489
Age 84
Death of John Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1405
    Event Place: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1489
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

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