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Lettice Knollys 1583–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1583

Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Mary Carey

Spouse(s): Walter Essex,

Children(s): Penelope Devonshire

The story of Lettice Knollys began in 1583 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England. Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux Iii Sir Lord Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Penelope Devereux Lady Countess Of Devonshire. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lettice Knollys began in 1583 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux Iii Sir Lord Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Penelope Devereux Lady Countess Of Devonshire.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Carey
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Walter Essex,
1539–1576
Birth Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
WE

Children(s)

Penelope Devonshire
1563–1607
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
PD

Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knollys
1583–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Catherine) Carey
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lettice Peniston
1485–1577
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William) Carey
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1455–
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1461–
Thomas Peniston
–1557
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Thomas Carey
1460–1536
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

1.
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Lettice Knollys (8 Nov 1583–25 Dec 1634) m. Walter (Devereux III , Sir Lord, Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of) Essex, (16 September 1539–22 September 1576)
  1. 1. Penelope (Devereux Lady, Countess of) Devonshire 1563–1607 m. Robert (Rich II Sir Lord, Earl of) Warwick 1559–1619
    1. 1. Robert (RICH Sir , Baron of) Leighs 1594–1679 m. Susanna (Bean Lady , Baroness of) Leighs 1602–1682
      1. 1. William (George) Rich 1634–1685 m. Alice Paddison 1638–1692
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rich 1655–1694 m. Richard Smith 1650–

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1583
8 Nov 1583
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 51
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1583
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
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