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Kitty Catherine Swan 1526–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Sanford, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Nov 1593

Death Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Swan

Mother: Elizabeth Bigelow

Spouse(s): Sir Knight

Children(s): Sir Church, Lady Reade

The story of Kitty Catherine Swan began in 1526 in Sanford, Essex, England. Kitty Catherine Swan married Sir John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight, and had children including Lady Martha Church Reade, Sir James Thomas Church. Kitty Catherine Swan passed away in 1593 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Kitty Catherine Swan began in 1526 in Sanford, Essex, England.
  • Kitty Catherine Swan married Sir John Of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord Knight, and had children including Lady Martha Church Reade, Sir James Thomas Church.
  • Kitty Catherine Swan passed away in 1593 in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Swan
1500–1538
Birth Location: Eastwood, Essex, England
TS
Elizabeth Bigelow
1504–1526
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Sir Knight
1525–1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England,
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Children(s)

Sir Church
1540–1596
Birth Location: Bekesbourne, Kent, England,
SC
Lady Reade
1541–1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England,
LR

Kitty Swan's Ancestors

Self
Kitty Swan
1526–1593
Birth Place: Sanford, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Swan
1500–1538
Eastwood, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Shaw or Persis) Bigelow
1504–1526
Wye, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kitty Swan's Descendants

1.
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Kitty (Catherine) Swan (1526–4 Nov 1593) m. Sir (John of Runwell Hall Manor Church Lord) Knight (1525–20 Apr 1577)
  1. 1. Sir (James Thomas) Church 1540–1596 m. Lydia, (Alice Reynolds,) Streetinge 1544–1629
    1. 1. Thomasyn (Nathanielle) Church 1566–1634 m. George (Robert Reynolds First Arrival Virginia) 1622) 1555–1634
      1. 1. Robert Reynolds 1586–1659 m. MARY PULLEYNE 1600–1663
        1. 1. Ruth Reynolds 1623–1692 m. John (W E Arnold Whitney Whidden JR,) II 1624–1692
  2. 2. Lady (Martha Church) Reade 1541–1577

Kitty Swan's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Kitty Catherine Swan in Sanford, Essex, England
Sanford, Essex, England
1593
4 Nov 1593
Age 67
Death of Kitty Catherine Swan in Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Sanford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1593
    Event Place: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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