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Lady Susan Knightley 1500–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 22 September 1532

Death Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightly

Mother: Jane Knightly

Spouse(s): Sir Spencer

Children(s): JOHN Sir, Dorothy Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Anne Spencer, Marie Spencer, Sir SPENCER, Michael Spencer, SIR Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Jane Brydges, Marie Bowles, John Sir

In 1500, Lady Susan Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Richard Knightly And Jane Knightly. Lady Susan Knightley married Sir William Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire 13Th Great Grandfather Of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including Anne Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Brydges, John Ii Sir Knight Spencer Of Althorpe High Sheriff Of Wormleighton Lord Sir, John Spencer Sir, Margaret Spencer, Marie Bowles, Marie Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Sir John Spencer, Sir Thomas Spencer. Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Lady Susan Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Richard Knightly And Jane Knightly.
  • Lady Susan Knightley married Sir William Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire 13Th Great Grandfather Of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including Anne Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Brydges, John Ii Sir Knight Spencer Of Althorpe High Sheriff Of Wormleighton Lord Sir, John Spencer Sir, Margaret Spencer, Marie Bowles, Marie Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Sir John Spencer, Sir Thomas Spencer.
  • Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knightly
1455–1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
RK
Jane Knightly
1461–1539
Birth Location: Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
JK

Spouses(s)

Sir Spencer
1520–1532
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
SS

Children(s)

JOHN Sir
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
JS
Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
DS
Isabel Spencer
1515–1578
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
IS
Anne Spencer
1523–1593
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
AS
Marie Spencer
1525–1550
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Sir SPENCER
1517–1576
Birth Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
SS
Michael Spencer
1530–1599
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
MS
SIR Spencer
1524–1595
Birth Location: England
SS
Elizabeth Spencer
1532–1598
Birth Location: Hampstead, Middlesex, England
ES
Margaret Spencer
1530–1625
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Jane Brydges
1519–1593
Birth Location: –
JB
Marie Bowles
1525–1596
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
MB
John Sir
1509–1586
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
JS

Lady Knightley's Ancestors

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Lady Knightley
1500–1532
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard Knightly
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Knightly
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knightley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Susan) Knightley (1500–22 September 1532) m. Sir (William Spencer; Knight; Baron and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire; 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana) Spencer (ABT 1520–22 Jun 1532)
  1. 1. JOHN (II SIR Knight SPENCER of Althorpe High Sheriff OF WORMLEIGHTON Lord) Sir 1517–1586 m. Lady (Catherine Kitson Baroness) Spencer 1521–1586
    1. 1. Lady (Katharine) Spencer 1545–1639 m. Sir (Thomas Leigh, 1st Baronet of) Stoneleigh 1545–1625
      1. 1. Sir (John) Leigh 1575–1626 m. Lady (Ursula) Hoddesdon 1570–1630
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Leigh First Baron Leigh, Lord Mayor) London 1595–1672 m. Lady (Mary Egerton Baroness Leigh of) Stoneleigh 1598–1669
        2. 2. Lady (Alice) Leigh* 1588–1626
        3. 3. Anne LEE 1586–1626
        4. 4. John LEE 1584–
      2. 2. Charles Leigh 1575–1626
      3. 3. Catherine Leigh 1573–1602
      4. 4. Margery Leigh 1562–1635
      5. 5. Sir (John) Lee 1557–1630
      6. 6. John \Leigh 1565–1626
      7. 7. Thomas Leighe 1565–1650
      8. 8. Francis –1615
      9. 9. Sir (Baron Thomas) Leigh 1595–1672
      10. 10. Thomas Leigh 1556–1588
    2. 2. Alice Egerton 1559–1637
    3. 3. Richard Spencer 1560–1624
    4. 4. Mary Spencer 1550–1590
    5. 5. Edward Spencer 1561–1584
    6. 6. Charles Spencer 1558–
    7. 7. Sarah (Susan) Spencer 1560–1620
    8. 8. Anne Spencer 1538–1618
    9. 9. Margaret Spencer 1546–1626
    10. 10. Sir (Richard) Spencer 1576–1624
    11. 11. Elizabeth Spencer 1540–1618
    12. 12. Joyce Romney 1530–1609
    13. 13. Cecily Baker 1535–
    14. 14. Edmund Spencer 1553–1599
    15. 15. James Spencer –1807
    16. 16. Sir (Nicholas (Colonel)) deSpencer 1546–1598
    17. 17. William Spencer 1555–1609
    18. 18. Alice Spencer 1563–1637
    19. 19. Thomas Spencer 1558–1580
    20. 20. Robert Spencer 1570–1627
    21. 21. EARL (KNIGHT Sir John III) Spencer 1556–1599 m. Mary Spencer 1555–1619
      1. 1. Robert (Spencer Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627 m. Margaret Willoughby 1560–1597
        1. 1. Sir (William of Wormleighton Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, KB,) MP 1591–1636 m. Margaret Willouby 1571–1597 m. Penelope Spencer 1598–1667
        2. 2. Edward Spencer 1594–1656
        3. 3. Lydia Kenden 1595–1620
        4. 4. Lady (Mary) Spencer 1588–1658
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Spencer) (Fane) 1589–1618
        6. 6. Margaret Spencer 1597–1613
        7. 7. Richard (Spencer of) Wormleighton 1593–1667
        8. 8. Randolph Spencer 1590–1658
        9. 9. John (Spencer) 1590 1590–1610
      2. 2. Dorathie Spencer 1587–1685
      3. 3. Margaret Spencer 1585–1685
      4. 4. Mary Spencer 1575–1603
      5. 5. Ellen ((Helena)) Spencer 1578–
      6. 6. William Spencer 1591–1592
      7. 7. John DeSpencer 1587–1627
      8. 8. Alice Spencer 1576–1603
      9. 9. Thomas Spencer –1680
      10. 10. William Spencer –1796
  2. 2. Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575
  3. 3. Isabel Spencer 1515–1578
  4. 4. Anne Spencer 1523–1593
  5. 5. Marie Spencer 1525–1550
  6. 6. Sir (Thomas) SPENCER 1517–1576
  7. 7. Michael (Merril) Spencer 1530–1599
  8. 8. SIR (John) Spencer 1524–1595
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Spencer 1532–1598
  10. 10. Margaret Spencer 1530–1625
  11. 11. Jane Brydges 1519–1593
  12. 12. Marie Bowles 1525–1596
  13. 13. John (Spencer,) Sir 1509–1586

Lady Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Lady Susan Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1532
22 September 1532
Age 32
Death of Lady Susan Knightley in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

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

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