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Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1543

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 December 1634

Death Location: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Francis I

Mother: Catherine Knollys

Spouse(s): Walter Devereux, Christopher Blount

Children(s): Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Dorothy Percy, Lord Devereux, Walter Devereux

In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Knollys I And Catherine Knollys. Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Walter Devereux, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Knollys I And Catherine Knollys.
  • Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Walter Devereux, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

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Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Knollys I
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Knollys
1524–1569
Grandparents
Robert ((Knollys)) Knowles
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lettice Penistone
1485–1557
Hawridge, (Present UK), Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Mary Bolyne
1499–1543
Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foliat
1460–1536
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

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Lettice Knollys (8 November 1543–25 December 1634) m. Walter Devereux (16 September 1539–22 September 1576) m. Christopher Blount (1555–18 March 1601)
  1. 1. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607 m. Charles (8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire) Blount 1563–1606 m. The (Right Honourable Lord Robert Rich II of (Leighs)Leez) Priory, 1559–1619
    1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe 1595–1632 m. John (Smith (Jamestown Colony leader Sep 1608-1609)) Pocohantas 1581–1631
      1. 1. Laetitia (Isabella Smith-Robartes Countess) Radnor 1630–1714 m. Lord (John Roberts of Truro, 1st Earl of) Radnor 1606–1685
        1. 1. Captain (John Alexander ROBERTS) Jr 1658–1724 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Trammell 1672–1730
      2. 2. Charles Smythe 1628–1683
    2. 2. Henry Rich 1590–1649
  2. 2. Robert Devereux 1566–1601
  3. 3. Dorothy Percy 1564–1619
  4. 4. Lord (Robert) Devereux 1565–1601
  5. 5. Walter Devereux 1569–1591

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1543
8 November 1543
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 December 1634
Age 91
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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