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Lettice Knollys 1539–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Catherine Cary

Spouse(s): Robert Dudley, Walter Devereux, Christopher Blount

Children(s): Robert Devereux, Dorothy Devoraxe, Penelope Devereux, Francis Devereux, Walter Devereux

In 1539, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Cary. Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Robert Of Leicester Dudley, Walter Devereux, and had children including Dorothy Devoraxe, Francis Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1539, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Cary.
  • Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Robert Of Leicester Dudley, Walter Devereux, and had children including Dorothy Devoraxe, Francis Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knollys
1539–1634
Birth Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Cary
1518–1568
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Lettice Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Cary
1492–1528
Clovelly, Devon, England
Mary Boleyn
1504–1544
Hever Castle, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1451–
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–
Thomas Pennyston
1446–1506
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Thomas Cary
1465–1548
Margaret Spencer
1466–1501
Thomas Boleyn
1469–1536
Elizabeth Howard
1486–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knollys
1425–1485
Margaret Doyley
1429–1449
John Troutbeck
1412–1459
Margery Hulse
1415–1457
Richard Peniston
1424–1465
Margaret HARRIS
1428–1480
Richard Bulstrode
1440–1502
Alice Kniffe
1450–1490
William Cary
1437–1471
Alice Fulford
1443–1460
Robert Spencer
1430–1502
Eleanor Beaufort
1431–1501
William Boleyn
1449–1505
Margaret Butler
1465–1537
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1447–1497

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

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Lettice Knollys (1539–1634) m. Robert (of Leicester) Dudley (–1588) m. Walter Devereux (16 Sep 1539–1576) m. Christopher Blount (–1601)
  1. 1. Robert Devereux 1566–1601 m. Frances Walsingham 1569–1632
    1. 1. Frances Devereux 1599–1674 m. William Seymour –1660
    2. 2. Robert Devereux 1591–1646
    3. 3. Dorothy Devereux 1600–1636
  2. 2. Dorothy Devoraxe 1544–1619 m. Thomas Perrot 1547–1594 m. Thomas Perrot 1562–1594 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632
    1. 1. Mary Perrot 1567–1581 m. Francis Smith 1559–1600
      1. 1. Margery Smith 1585–1618 m. William Plasse 1572–1646
        1. 1. Rejoice Plasse 1616–1687 m. Henry Watters 1520–1621
        2. 2. George (William) Plasse 1610–1654
        3. 3. Mary Plasse 1597–
        4. 4. Nathaniel Plasse 1600–
      2. 2. Isabell Smith 1585–1641
    2. 2. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
    3. 3. Henry (de) Percy 1596–1597
    4. 4. Lucy Percy 1599–1660
    5. 5. George Percy 1580–1632 m. Sarah (Anne) Floyd 1578–1630
      1. 1. Ann (Claiborne de) Percy 1600–1667 m. John West 1590–1659
        1. 1. John West 1632–1689 m. Cockacoeskie (Cornstalk Weroance of the Pamunkey) Powhatan 1640–1686
        2. 2. Alice (Ann) West 1633–1700
        3. 3. Isabel (Maria) West 1610–1674
        4. 4. Anthony West 1617–1689
        5. 5. Matthew West 1633–1689
        6. 6. Unity West 1634–1782
        7. 7. Thomas West 1625–1689
        8. 8. James West 1620–1701
        9. 9. John (Francis) West 1627–1698
        10. 10. Anne (Mary) West 1630–1708
        11. 11. Martha West 1615–1723
        12. 12. Nathaniel West 1625–1689
        13. 13. Jerusha West 1615–1689
      2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Percy 1612–1688
      3. 3. Anthony Percy 1617–
      4. 4. Alice Percy 1614–
      5. 5. Susan Percy 1600–1667
    6. 6. Dorothy Percy 1598–1650
    7. 7. Eleanor Percy 1595–
  3. 3. Penelope Devereux 1562–1607
  4. 4. Francis Devereux 1571–
  5. 5. Walter Devereux 1570–1591

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
1634
1634
Age 95
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

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