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John Knyvett 1517–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Plumstead, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1552

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: Edmund Knyvett

Mother: Jane Bourchier

Spouse(s): Agnes Harcourt

Children(s): Sir Norfolk, Rose Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, Abigail Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett

The story of John Knyvett began in 1517 in Plumstead, Norfolk, England. John Knyvett married Agnes Harcourt, and had children including Abigail Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Baron Berners High Sheriff Of Norfolk. John Knyvett passed away in 1552 in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Knyvett began in 1517 in Plumstead, Norfolk, England.
  • John Knyvett married Agnes Harcourt, and had children including Abigail Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Baron Berners High Sheriff Of Norfolk.
  • John Knyvett passed away in 1552 in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Knyvett's Ancestors

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John Knyvett
1517–1552
Birth Place: Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund Knyvett
1490–1539
Norfolk, England
Jane Bourchier
1486–1562
England
Grandparents
Edmund (Knight) Knyvet
–1504
Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
John (Bourchier - 2nd Baron) Berners
1467–1533
, Devon, , England
Lady (Catherine) Howard
1447–1535
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Knight
1435–1471
Lady Norfolk
1446–1497
John Howard
1419–1485
Lady Norfolk
1430–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ferrers
1415–1474
Margery Berners
1418–1475
Sir England
1420–1478
Elizabeth Say
1424–1473
Sir Garter
1386–1437
Margaret Mowbray
1399–1459
Sir Wiverton
1385–1459
Isabel Aylesbury
1409–1482

John Knyvett's Descendants

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John Knyvett (1517–1552) m. Agnes Harcourt (1513–1579)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners High Sheriff of) Norfolk 1539–1618 m. Muriel (Parry, Baroness) Berners 1548–1616
    1. 1. Lady (Muriel) Knyvett 1581–1605 m. Sir (Edmund) Bell 1562–1607
      1. 1. Richard Bell 1605–1700 m. Sarah Young 1605–1700
        1. 1. George Bell 1629–1702 m. Mary Sessums 1630–1742
        2. 2. Captain (Richard ll) Bell 1631–1734
        3. 3. Thomas Bell 1633–
        4. 4. Sarah Bell 1630–1700
      2. 2. Edmund Bell 1606–1636
      3. 3. Dorothy Bell 1605–1586
    2. 2. Katherine Knyvett 1578–1629
    3. 3. Abigail Knyvett 1576–1650
    4. 4. Thomas (the younger knight) Knyvet 1560–1605
    5. 5. Nathaniel Knyvett 1560–1658
    6. 6. Elizabeth Knyvett 1573–1638
    7. 7. Edmund Knyvett 1572–1618
  2. 2. Rose Knyvett 1540–1590
  3. 3. Anthony Knyvett 1539–1554
  4. 4. Abigail Knyvett 1541–1623 m. Martine Sedley 1531–1609
  5. 5. Henry Knyvett 1540–1618
  6. 6. Elizabeth Knyvett 1541–1623

John Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of John Knyvett in Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Plumstead, Norfolk, England
1552
1552
Age 35
Death of John Knyvett in Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Plumstead, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Plumstead, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Plumstead, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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