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John Knyvett 1517–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1552

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

Father: Edmund Knyvett

Mother: Jane Bourchier

Spouse(s): Agnes Knyvitt

Children(s): Thomas Knyvet

The story of John Knyvett began in 1517 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England. John Knyvett married Agnes Harcourt Knyvitt, Mary Wolverton, and had children including Thomas Sir Knyvet. 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 Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.
  • John Knyvett married Agnes Harcourt Knyvitt, Mary Wolverton, and had children including Thomas Sir Knyvet.
  • John Knyvett passed away in 1552 in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Knyvett's Ancestors

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John Knyvett
1517–1552
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund Knyvett
1490–1540
CO
Jane Bourchier
1486–1561
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
1449–
Os Ashwellthorpe, Northants, England
Eleanor Tyrrell
1465–
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
John Bourchier
1467–1533
Bourchier
Katherine (Howard) Bourchier
1467–1536
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Tilney
1450–1497
Humphrey Bourchier
1435–1471
John KG
1420–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tilney
1416–1446
Elizabeth Cheney
1420–1473
Henry Essex
1403–1483
Isabel Plantagenet
1411–1484
Robert KG
1385–1437
Margaret Mowbray
1387–1425

John Knyvett's Descendants

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John Knyvett (1517–1552) m. Agnes (Harcourt) Knyvitt (abt 1523–1578)
  1. 1. Thomas ((Sir)) Knyvet 1540–1617 m. Muriel Knyvett 1543–1616
    1. 1. Lady (Abigail) Knyvett 1576–1650 m. Sir (Edmund) Moundeford –1615
      1. 1. Elizabeth MOUNDEFORD 1607–1690
        1. 1. Christian CARTWRIGHT 1623–1691

John Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of John Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1552
1552
Age 35
Death of John Knyvett
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashwellthorp
    Record Source: Burke's Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1552
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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