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Lettice Countess Essex Knollys 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1543

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir LY55-FHH

Mother: Cecily Shirley

Spouse(s): Sir Dudley

Children(s): Lady KLHW-TQM, Penelope Devereux

In 1543, Lettice Countess Essex Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Richard Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia Ly55 Fhh And Cecily Elizabeth Shirley. Lettice Countess Essex Knollys married Sir Robert 1St Earl Of Liecester Dudley, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth Klhw Tqm, Penelope Devereux. Lettice Countess Essex Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Lettice Countess Essex Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Richard Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia Ly55 Fhh And Cecily Elizabeth Shirley.
  • Lettice Countess Essex Knollys married Sir Robert 1St Earl Of Liecester Dudley, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth Klhw Tqm, Penelope Devereux.
  • Lettice Countess Essex Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir LY55-FHH
1577–1618
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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Cecily Shirley
1580–1662
Birth Location: Winston, Sussex, , England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Dudley
1532–1588
Birth Location: Sheen, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Lady KLHW-TQM
1555–1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
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Penelope Devereux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
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Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

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Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial Virginia LY55-FHH
1577–1618
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Cecily (Elizabeth) Shirley
1580–1662
Winston, Sussex, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William) LT7X-VWH
1556–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr 1st Cousin to Queen Elizabeth) KLHW-TQM
1555–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England
Sir (Thomas The Elder) Shirley
1542–1612
Wiston, Thakeham, Sussex, England
Anne Kempe
1544–1623
Olantigh, Wye, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dudley
1532–1588
Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
William Shirley
1510–1551
Mary Isley
1512–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Powys
1459–1532
Jane Northumberland
1498–1555
Sir LY55-FHH
1577–1618
Cecily Shirley
1580–1662
RICHARD Sussexshire,
1478–1540
Anne Wiston
1484–1540

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

1.
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Lettice (Countess Essex) Knollys (8 Nov 1543–25 Dec 1634) m. Sir (Robert (1st Earl of Liecester)) Dudley (1532–1588)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr 1st Cousin to Queen Elizabeth) KLHW-TQM 1555–1608 m. Sir (Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William) LT7X-VWH 1556–1602 m. Sir (Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of) William 1556–1602
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial Virginia) LY55-FHH 1577–1618 m. Cecily (Elizabeth) Shirley 1580–1662 m. Matachanna ((Rachel)) Powhatan 1600–1669 m. Lady (Cecily) Shirley 1577–1662 m. Rachel ("Matachanna" Powhatan Croshaw, First cousin to Pocahontas) PQXV-VPM 1600–1646
      1. 1. ANTHONY West 1605–1652
      2. 2. Francis West 1596–
      3. 3. John West 1600–1659
      4. 4. Sir (Henry De la Warr \ Ware) WEST 1603–1628
      5. 5. Cecilie West 1612–1638
      6. 6. Anne West 1609–1660
      7. 7. Lucy West 1613–1660
      8. 8. Thomas West 1618–1674
      9. 9. Martha (Eliza Woodard) West 1615– m. William (Woodward “The Indian) Interpreter” 1620–1702
        1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Woodward 1661–1689
        2. 2. John Woodward 1648–
        3. 3. Martha (Patsy) Woodward 1661–1723 m. Nathaniel West 1655–1723 m. Col. (Gideon) Macon 1648–1727
        4. 4. Philemon (Philip) Woodward 1645–
        5. 5. Samuel Woodward 1651–
        6. 6. Samuel Woodward 1656–
      10. 10. John West 1616–1683
      11. 11. William West 1616–1696
      12. 12. Thomas ("Toby" West, Chief Totopomoi Totopotomy of the Pamunkey Indians (d. Battle of Bloody Run) Primo) PQXK-962 1616–1656 m. Cockacoeske (Cornstalk Powhatan "Queen Anne of the Pamunkey") PQXK-DRV 1634–1686 m. Hester Anderson 1620–1686
        1. 1. Joseph West 1650–1731 m. Sarah Sutcliffe 1650–
        2. 2. Jane (Totopotomoi (daughter of Toby Totopotomoi West) West) 😃 1650–1740 m. Capt. (Thomas William) Harrison 1647–1716 m. Nathaniel (Robert Davis) Trader 1650–1710
        3. 3. Susan (Susannah Pamunkey Swann, daughter of Queen Cockacoeske of the Pamunkey) Tribe 1643–1724 m. Cornelius (Francis D'Aubigne) Dabney 1631–1694
        4. 4. John ([son of Queen of the Pamunkey Native Americans, Cockacoeske]) West 1657–1687
        5. 5. Susannah ("Swan") West 1643–1724
        6. 6. Anne (Powhatan) West 1655–1708
        7. 7. Charity (Holt (Powhatan Native American)[her father was King "Toby West" & mother was "Queen Anne"]) West 1644–1700 m. Henry Webster 1646–1701
        8. 8. Colonel (Nathaniel) West 1652–1716
        9. 9. Jane (Totopotomoi West) PQXV-Y98 1648–1724
        10. 10. Joseph West 1650–1731
      13. 13. Essex West 1616–1660
      14. 14. Martha (Shirley West) (Woodward) 1615–1723
      15. 15. Henry (West 4th Lord) Delaware 1603–1628
      16. 16. Mary West 1605–1695
      17. 17. Matthew West 1598–1659
      18. 18. Cecilie (Cecilia West) (Bryon) 1605–1638
      19. 19. Letitia West 1587–1639
      20. 20. Anne West 1609–1660
      21. 21. John West 1590–1659
      22. 22. Jane West 1605–1650
      23. 23. Cecilie West 1612–1638
      24. 24. Lieut (Col Anthony West) Immigrant 1605–1652
      25. 25. John (West) Immigrant 1606–1648
      26. 26. Elizabeth West 1606–1660
      27. 27. Elizabeth West 1604–1677
      28. 28. Kathryne West 1590–1652
      29. 29. Capt (Francis West Gov Virginia Esq, Deputy Gov, Colony & Dominion of) Virginia 1596–1634
    2. 2. Sir (Knight Capt. Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of) Virginia 1586–1634
  2. 2. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

4 Records

1543
8 Nov 1543
Birth of Lettice Countess Essex Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1587
1587 24 Nov 1579
Age 44
Birth of Lettice Countess Essex Knollys in Clarington Parke, Wiltshire, England
Clarington Parke, Wiltshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lettice Countess Essex Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
1639
16 Oct 1639 28 July 1645
Age 96
Death of Lettice Countess Essex Knollys in Mattlock, Derbyshire, England
Mattlock, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587 24 Nov 1579
    Event Place: Clarington Parke, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1639 28 July 1645
    Event Place: Mattlock, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
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