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Lady Katherine Cary 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1524

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 January 1568

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Aldenham

Mother: Lady Stafford

Spouse(s): Sir O

Children(s): Anne Knollys, Lettice Knollys, Henry Knollys, Maud Knollys, Catherine Knollys, Richard Knollys, Thomas Knollys, Robert Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Mary Knollys, William Banbury, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys

The story of Lady Katherine Cary began in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Lady Katherine Cary married Sir Lord Francis I Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O, and had children including Anne Shirley Knollys, Catherine Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lettice Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury. Lady Katherine Cary passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Katherine Cary began in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Katherine Cary married Sir Lord Francis I Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O, and had children including Anne Shirley Knollys, Catherine Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lettice Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury.
  • Lady Katherine Cary passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Aldenham
1500–1528
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
SA
Lady Stafford
1499–1543
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir O
1514–1596
Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SO

Children(s)

Anne Knollys
1553–1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England or Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
AK
Lettice Knollys
1540–1634
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb
LK
Henry Knollys
1542–1582
Birth Location: Rotherfield Peppard Court, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
HK
Maud Knollys
1548–
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
MK
Catherine Knollys
1559–1632
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
CK
Richard Knollys
1552–1596
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
RK
Thomas Knollys
1558–1596
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
TK
Robert Knollys
1550–1625
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
RK
Elizabeth Knollys
1545–1611
Birth Location: Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EK
Mary Knollys
1541–1593
Birth Location: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
MK
William Banbury
1544–1632
Birth Location: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
WB
Dudley Knollys
1562–
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
DK
Edward Knollys
1546–1580
Birth Location: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
EK

Lady Cary's Ancestors

Self
Lady Cary
1524–1568
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Carey of Aldenham
1500–1528
Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford
1499–1543
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (Carey of Chilton) Foliat
1460–1536
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
Arundel, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cary's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Katherine) Cary (19 June 1524–15 January 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff) O (1514–19 July 1596)
  1. 1. Anne (Shirley) Knollys 1553–1608 m. Thomas (+ Leighton 2nd WEST (direct)) (ENG) 1556–1602
    1. 1. Sir (Knight Capt. Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of) Virginia 1586–1634 m. Lady (Temperance) Flowerdew 1590–1628
      1. 1. Matthew West 1598–1677
        1. 1. Francis (John) West 1632–1696 m. Susanna Soule 1642–1685
      2. 2. William West 1616–1696
      3. 3. Francis Yeardley 1624–1655
      4. 4. Elizabeth Yeardley 1615–1666
      5. 5. Argall Yeardley 1621–1655
      6. 6. Elizabeth Croshaw 1614–1660
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) 1577–1618 m. Rachel ("Matachanna" Powhatan Croshaw, First cousin to) Pocahontas 1600–1646 m. Lady (Cecilia Cecily Shirley) Kempe 1570–1662 m. Rachel Croshaw 1600–1646 m. Rachel (A) West 1730–1796
      1. 1. Francis West 1596–1633
      2. 2. Thomas (Toby) West 1616–1656 m. Cockacoeske (Tottopottomy) Powatan 1632–1686
        1. 1. Susan (Susannah Pamunkey Swann - Dabney d'Aubigny) (1643-1724) 1643–1724
      3. 3. Anthony ((Surgeon) West) (Eng-VA) 1603–1648
      4. 4. Alice (West) (IMMIGRANT 1615–1677
      5. 5. Anne West 1609–1660
      6. 6. Catherine West 1612–1660
      7. 7. Cecily West 1612–1638
      8. 8. Essex West 1616–
      9. 9. Baron (Henry De La Warr West) 4th 1603–1628
      10. 10. Joan West 1595–1650
      11. 11. Letitia West 1610–1650
      12. 12. Lucy West 1613–1660
      13. 13. Martha West 1615–1700
      14. 14. Mary West 1605–1695
      15. 15. Twifford West 1616–1685
    3. 3. John West 1616–1648
    4. 4. Elizabeth West 1573–1633 m. Robert Pelham 1545–1620 m. Richard Saltonstall –1658
      1. 1. John (Twin of Anne) Saltonstall 1633–
      2. 2. Thomas Pelham 1597–1667
      3. 3. Anne Pelham 1601–1630
      4. 4. Anne (Twin of John) Saltonstall 1633–1633
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Pelham) (Humphrey) 1604–1628
      6. 6. Katherine Pelham 1607–1608
      7. 7. Anthony Pelham 1599–1659
      8. 8. Jonathan Pelham 1609–1634
    5. 5. Gov. (Nathaniel Lt Col Shirley Plantation West (immigrant 1617, died at) 30) 1592–1623 m. Mary (Francis Hinton (3rd GrGm G.) Washington) 1587–1633
      1. 1. Alice West 1615–1672 m. John Sojourner 1616–1688
        1. 1. John Sojourner 1668–1728
      2. 2. Nathaniel (Jr) West 1622–1671
  2. 2. Lettice Knollys 1540–1634 m. Walter (III 3, Sir Lord Devereux Devereaux, Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex,) Iii 1539–1576 m. Robert (Dudley, Earl of) Leicester 1532–1588
    1. 1. Walter Devereux 1569–1591 m. Katherine (Lettice) Pennyston 1500–1558 m. Margaret Dakins 1570–1633
    2. 2. Robert Devereux 1566–1601 m. Frances (de Burgh Countess of) Essex 1567–1632
      1. 1. Frances Devereux 1599–1674 m. Willem (Seymour Hertog van) Somerset 1587–1660
        1. 1. Robert Seymour 1622–1646
        2. 2. Frances Seymour 1625–1681
        3. 3. William (Beauchamp) Seymour 1621–1642
        4. 4. Henry (Lord Beauchamp Seymour, Baron Beauchamp) of 1626–1653
        5. 5. John (Somerset Seymour, 4th Duke of) Somerset 1632–1675
        6. 6. Arabella Seymour 1618–1684
        7. 7. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1637–1679
        8. 8. William (of) Somerset 1654–1671
        9. 9. Mary Seymour –1672
      2. 2. Robert Devereux 1590–1646
      3. 3. Dorothy Devereux 1600–1636 m. Henry Shirley 1596–1633
        1. 1. Lettice Shirley 1619–1655
        2. 2. Robert Shirley 1621–1656
        3. 3. Charles Shirley 1623–1646
    3. 3. Lord (Robert) Devereux 1565–1601
    4. 4. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
    5. 5. Dorothy Percy 1564–1619
    6. 6. Robert Dudley 1581–1584 m. Bridget Green 1574–1674
      1. 1. Edward Dudley 1601–1655
      2. 2. Ambrose Dudley 1612–
      3. 3. Henry Dudley 1606–
      4. 4. Ferdinand Dudley 1616–
  3. 3. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
  4. 4. Maud Knollys 1548–
  5. 5. Catherine Knollys 1559–1632
  6. 6. Richard Knollys 1552–1596
  7. 7. Thomas Knollys 1558–1596
  8. 8. Robert Knollys 1550–1625
  9. 9. Elizabeth Knollys 1545–1611
  10. 10. Mary Knollys 1541–1593 m. Sir (Thomas Leighton) West 1535–1618 m. Moses Lippitt 1545–1603
    1. 1. Francis West 1586–1633 m. Susannah Read 1590–1684
      1. 1. Lydia West 1607–1632
    2. 2. Moses Lippitt 1590–1648 m. Anna Sale 1593–1650
      1. 1. Mary Lippitt 1614–
      2. 2. Rebecca Lippitt 1616–1645
      3. 3. John (the Original) Lippitt 1617–
      4. 4. Moses Lippitt 1613–
    3. 3. John Lippett 1570–1648
  11. 11. William (Knollys, 1st Earl of) Banbury 1544–1632 m. Dorothea Bray 1530–1605
    1. 1. Anthony Knollys 1552–1617
    2. 2. Katherine Knollys 1554–1596
  12. 12. Dudley Knollys 1562–
  13. 13. Edward Knollys 1546–1580

Lady Cary's Timeline

29 Records

1518
WFT Est 1518-1571
Lady Katherine Cary was married
None
1524
May 19, 1524
Birth of Lady Katherine Cary in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1524
19 May 1524
Birth of Lady Katherine Cary in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1524
19 May 1524
Birth of Lady Katherine Cary in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1524
19 June 1524
Birth of Lady Katherine Cary in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1531
1531
Age 7
Lady Katherine Cary was married
None
1531
1531-1571
Age 7
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain
Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain
1532
1532
Age 8
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain
Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain
1534
26 Apr 1534
Age 10
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1534
26 April 1534/1544
Age 10
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1537
1537
Age 13
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1537
1537
Age 13
Lady Katherine Cary was married
None
1537
ABT. 1537
Age 13
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1539
26 Apr 15 1539
Age 15
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1540
26 APR 1540
Age 16
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1540
Apr 26, 1540
Age 16
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1540
Apr 26, 1540
Age 16
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1544
1544
Age 20
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hampshire or Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hampshire or Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1544
1544
Age 20
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
1550
Abt. 1550
Age 26
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1560
17 Jun 1560
Age 36
Lady Katherine Cary was married
None
1565
1565
Age 41
Lady Katherine Cary was married
None
1568
15 January 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Katherine Cary in Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1569
15 Jan 1569
Age 45
Death of Lady Katherine Cary in Hampton Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
Hampton Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
1569
15 January 1569
Age 45
Death of Lady Katherine Cary in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1569
15 January 1569
Age 45
Death of Lady Katherine Cary in Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1570
Abt. 1570
Age 46
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hants, England
Hants, England
1571
19 November 1571
Age 47
Lady Katherine Cary was married in , Hants, England
, Hants, England
1571
19 November 1571
Age 47
Lady Katherine Cary was married in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 19, 1524
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1524
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Apr 15 1539
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Oct
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: WFT Est 1518-1571

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531-1571
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancaster, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1534
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 April 1534/1544
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT. 1537
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 APR 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 26, 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 26, 1540
    Event Place: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Hampshire or Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1560

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1570
    Event Place: Hants, England

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 November 1571
    Event Place: , Hants, England

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 November 1571
    Event Place: Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Nicholas Chapel, Greys Rothford, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1569
    Event Place: Hampton Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1569
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1569
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1568
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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