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Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England 1538–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1624

Death Location: Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Rowe

Mother: Lady Gresham

Spouse(s): Sir G

Children(s): Lady Gerrard, Ann Court, Richard Knolles, Robert Knollys, Lettice Dudley

Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England was born in 1538 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Knight Of Hackney Rowe And Lady Dame Mary Gresham. Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament G, and had children including Ann Knollys Child Of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Of Greys Court, Lady Mary Elizabeth Gerrard, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knolles, Robert Knollys. Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England passed away in 1624 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England was born in 1538 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Knight Of Hackney Rowe And Lady Dame Mary Gresham.
  • Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament G, and had children including Ann Knollys Child Of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Of Greys Court, Lady Mary Elizabeth Gerrard, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knolles, Robert Knollys.
  • Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England passed away in 1624 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady England's Ancestors

Self
Lady England
1538–1624
Birth Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas (Knight of Hackney) Rowe
1515–1570
Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Lady (Dame Mary) Gresham
1523–1583
Titsey, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Robert (ROWE of London & Clapham,) Bedfordshire
1485–1538
Charcott, Leigh, Kent, Charford, Penshurst, Kent, England
Lady (Ann Ford) (Rowe)
1490–1526
Lamerton, Devonshire, England
JOHN GRESHAM
1495–1557
Holt, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Lady (Mary of Fulham) Ipswell
1495–1538
Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England -- or -- Fulham, London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Gresham
1458–1513
Alice Blythe
1465–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady England's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of) England (1538–22 Dec 1624) m. Sir (Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War, Custodian of Wallingford Castle, High Treasurer of The Royal Household, Member of Parliament,) G (1514–19 July 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Gerrard 1556–1626 m. Thomas Leighton 1554–1600
    1. 1. Robert (Leighton (ANC\Kelley) (DESC\Richard Leighton 11th) - GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND-DOVER, NH - 9th) GGF\P 1578–1672 m. Anna (Hannah) 1572–1675
      1. 1. Thomas (Leighton) younger 1604–1672 m. Joanna Silsby 1610–1703 m. Joanna ((Hannah)) Silsby 1606–1703 m. Joanna 1607–
        1. 1. Mary (Leighton) Roberts 1636–1705 m. Thomas Roberts 1636–1679
        2. 2. Thomas Leighton 1630–1718
        3. 3. Elizabeth Layton 1646–1712
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Leighton) (Small) 1634–1712
        5. 5. Lydia Leighton 1666–
        6. 6. Mary Leighton 1636–1705
        7. 7. Nathaniel Leighton 1646–1677
        8. 8. John Leighton 1624–
        9. 9. William (Capt.) Leighton 1625–1666
        10. 10. Sarah Leighton 1638–1672
        11. 11. Mary Leighton 1620–1662
        12. 12. Daniel Clement 1631–
        13. 13. Lydia Clements 1635–
        14. 14. Abraham Clement 1637–
        15. 15. Thomas Leighton 1625–1718
        16. 16. Sarah Leighton 1628–1672
        17. 17. Sarah LEIGHTON 1648–1636
        18. 18. Elizabeth Leighton 1648–1672
        19. 19. Thomas Leighton 1628–
        20. 20. Elizabeth Leighton 1622–1661
        21. 21. Sarah Leighton 1636–1636
        22. 22. Elizabeth Leighton 1640–1661
      2. 2. Robert Leighton 1606–1635
      3. 3. Elizabeth Leighton 1610–1663
      4. 4. John LEIGHTON 1605–1641
    2. 2. Sir (Robert) Leighton 1584–1625
    3. 3. Anne Leighton 1580–1653
    4. 4. Anne Leighton 1591–1628
    5. 5. Thomas Leighton –1617
    6. 6. Ann Leighton 1580–1653
    7. 7. Edward Leighton 1589–1700
    8. 8. Elizabeth Leighton 1573–
    9. 9. Jane (Elizabeth) Leighton 1587–
    10. 10. Lionel Leighton 1596–1628
    11. 11. Rowland Leighton 1585–1621
    12. 12. Mary Leighton 1570–1645
  2. 2. Ann (Knollys - Child of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys of Greys) Court 1539–1588
  3. 3. Richard Knolles 1550–1610
  4. 4. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
  5. 5. Lettice Dudley 1543–1634

Lady England's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
1624
22 Dec 1624
Age 86
Death of Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England
Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1624
    Event Place: Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England

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