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John Thomas Knyvett 1510–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Plumstead, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir VIII)

Mother: Elizabeth Bourchier

Spouse(s): Anne Harcourt

Children(s): Sir Berners), Nathaniell Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Abigail Knyvett

In 1510, John Thomas Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett Ii Sergeant Porter To King Henry Viii And Elizabeth Bourchier. John Thomas Knyvett married Anne Agnes Harcourt, and had children including Abigail Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Nathaniell Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Lord Berners. John Thomas Knyvett passed away in 1561 in Plumstead, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, John Thomas Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett Ii Sergeant Porter To King Henry Viii And Elizabeth Bourchier.
  • John Thomas Knyvett married Anne Agnes Harcourt, and had children including Abigail Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Nathaniell Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Lord Berners.
  • John Thomas Knyvett passed away in 1561 in Plumstead, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
John Knyvett
1510–1561
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Knyvett II (Sergeant Porter to King Henry VIII)
1501–1539
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Bourchier
1496–1548
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edmund Knyvett) (Knight)
–1504
Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
Sir (John Bourchier (11th Baron FitzWaryn, Earl of) Bath)
1470–1539
Halstead, Essex, England
Cecilia D’Aubeney
1474–1539
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bourchier)
1440–1540
Lady Bedchamber)
1453–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugo Tilney)
1467–1497
Lady Manor)
1433–1545

John Knyvett's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Knyvett (1510–1561) m. Anne (Agnes) Harcourt (1513–1579)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Knyvett (4th. Lord) Berners) 1539–1617 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1547–1558 m. Lady (Muriel Parry (4th Baroness) Berners) 1543–1616
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knyvett 1558–1638
  2. 2. Nathaniell Knyvett 1538–1554
  3. 3. Rose Knyvett 1541–1590
  4. 4. Elizabeth Knyvett 1543–1623
  5. 5. Henry Knyvett 1540–1618 m. Frances Elsynge 1540–
  6. 6. Abigail Knyvett 1540–1623

John Knyvett's Timeline

4 Records

1510
1510
Birth of John Thomas Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1518
1518
Age 8
Birth of John Thomas Knyvett in Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Plumstead, Norfolk, England
1561
17 Feb 1561
Age 51
Death of John Thomas Knyvett in Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Plumstead, Norfolk, England
1561
1561
Age 51
Death of John Thomas Knyvett
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Plumstead, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Plumstead, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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