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Lady Susanna. Knightley 1500 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1532

Death Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Fawsley

Mother: Lady Skenard-Harvey-Knightley

Spouse(s): Sir Spencer

Children(s): LADY PURDON

In 1500, Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard IV Knightley of Fawsley and Lady Johanna Jane Skenard-Harvey-Knightley. Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer married Sir William Spencer; Knight; Baron and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire; 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including LADY MARGARET SPENCER PURDON. Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard IV Knightley of Fawsley and Lady Johanna Jane Skenard-Harvey-Knightley.
  • Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer married Sir William Spencer; Knight; Baron and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire; 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including LADY MARGARET SPENCER PURDON.
  • Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Lady Knightley's Ancestors

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Lady Knightley
1500 – 1532
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard IV Knightley of Fawsley
1524 – 1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Johanna Jane) Skenard-Harvey-Knightley
1461 – 1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1427 – 1476
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424 – 1502
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Sir (Henry) Skenard
1435 –
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Margery) Harrowden
1439 – 1492
Plumpton, Hampton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Throckmorton
1645 – 1746
Eleanor Spinney
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knightley's Descendants

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Lady (Susanna.) Knightley (1500 – 22 Sep 1532) m. Sir (William Spencer; Knight; Baron and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire; 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana) Spencer (1496 – 10 Jan 1560)
  1. 1. LADY (MARGARET SPENCER) PURDON (1530 – 25 Nov 1625) m. COL (ROGER) JONES (1529 – 1600)
    1. 1. Humphrey (Helwal JONES) (WALES) (1555 – 1600) m. Gaynor (Penrhyn) (WALES) (Circa 1555 – Circa 1610)
      1. 1. GILBERT JONES (Circa 1580 – 11 January 1616)
        1. 1. COLONEL (ROGER) JONES, (1595 – 28 Jan 1658) m. Mary Littleton (1598 – 25 Nov 1649)

Lady Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
1532
22 Sep 1532
Age 32
Death of Lady Susanna. Knightley Baroness Spencer in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1532
    Event Place: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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