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Lettice Knowles 1540–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1540

Birth Location: Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Mary Carey

Spouse(s): Robert Dudley, Walter D'evereaux

Children(s): Robert Dudley, Walter D'evereaux, Penelope D'evereaux, Dorothy D'evereaux, Robert D'evereaux

Lettice Knowles was born in 1540 in Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis Knollys And Mary Katherine Carey. Lettice Knowles married Robert Dudley, Walter D Evereaux, and had children including Dorothy D Evereaux, Penelope D Evereaux, Robert D Evereaux, Robert Dudley, Walter D Evereaux. Lettice Knowles passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lettice Knowles was born in 1540 in Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis Knollys And Mary Katherine Carey.
  • Lettice Knowles married Robert Dudley, Walter D Evereaux, and had children including Dorothy D Evereaux, Penelope D Evereaux, Robert D Evereaux, Robert Dudley, Walter D Evereaux.
  • Lettice Knowles passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Knollys
1526–1596
Birth Location: Stringston, Somersetshire, England
FK
Mary Carey
1524–1568
Birth Location: Chilton Folis, Hants, Wiltshire, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Robert Dudley
1532–1588
Birth Location: Stringston, Somersetshire, England
RD
Walter D'evereaux
1539–1576
Birth Location: Devereux Castle, Carnarthenshire, Wales
WD

Children(s)

Robert Dudley
1581–1584
Birth Location: –
RD
Walter D'evereaux
1568–
Birth Location: Netherwood, Essex, England
WD
Penelope D'evereaux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
PD
Dorothy D'evereaux
1564–1619
Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
DD
Robert D'evereaux
1566–1649
Birth Location: Netherwood, Essex, England
RD

Lettice Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knowles
1540–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1526–1596
Stringston, Somersetshire, England
Mary (Katherine) Carey
1524–1568
Chilton Folis, Hants, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William Carey
1495–1528
Chilton, Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1498–1534
Hever, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1475–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Agnes Tilney
1455–1545

Lettice Knowles's Descendants

1.
LK
Lettice Knowles (Abt 1540–25 Dec 1634) m. Robert Dudley (24 Jun 1532–4 Sep 1588) m. Walter D'evereaux (1 Sep 1539–22 Sep 1576)
  1. 1. Robert Dudley 1581–1584
  2. 2. Walter D'evereaux 1568–
  3. 3. Penelope D'evereaux 1563–1607 m. Robert Rich 1559–1619
    1. 1. Penelope Rich 1589–1613
    2. 2. Robert Rich 1587–1658 m. Frances Hatton 1590–1623
      1. 1. Anne Rich –1642 m. Edward Montagu 1602–1671
        1. 1. Anne Montagu –1689 m. Robert Rich 1620–1675
        2. 2. Robert Montagu 1634–1682 m. Anne Yelverton 1628–1698
      2. 2. Robert Rich 1611– m. Anne Cheke –1652
        1. 1. Mary Rich 1651–1678 m. Henry (St.) John 1652–1742
        2. 2. Essex Rich 1652–1684 m. Daniel Finch 1649–1730
    3. 3. Henry Rich 1590–1649 m. Isabel Cope 1598–1655
      1. 1. Frances Rich 1617–1672 m. William Paget 1609–1678
        1. 1. Henry Paget 1643– m. Mary Sandford 1647–
      2. 2. Robert Rich 1620–1675 m. Anne Montagu –1689
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rich –1725 m. Francis Edwardes –1725
      3. 3. Mary Rich –1666 m. John Campbell 1635–1717
        1. 1. John Campbell 1662–1752 m. Henrietta Villiers –1720
    4. 4. Charles Rich 1592–
    5. 5. Lettice Rich 1594–
    6. 6. Essex Rich 1596– m. Thomas Cheke 1574–1659
      1. 1. Frances Cheke m. Lancelot Lake –1680
        1. 1. Thomas Lake m. Rebecca Langham
      2. 2. Essex Cheke –1658 m. Edward Montagu 1602–1671
        1. 1. Essex Montagu –1677 m. Henry Ingram 1641–1666
      3. 3. Anne Cheke –1652 m. Robert Rich 1611–
    7. 7. Isabella Rich 1598–
  4. 4. Dorothy D'evereaux 1564–1619 m. Thomas Perrot –1594 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632
    1. 1. Algernon Percy 1602–1668 m. Elizabeth Howard 1628–1704 m. Anne Cecil 1612–1637
      1. 1. Josceline Percy 1644–1670 m. Elizabeth Wriothesley 1645–1683
        1. 1. Elizabeth Percy 1667–1772 m. Charles Seymour 1662–1748
      2. 2. Elizabeth Percy 1636–1717 m. Arthur Capell 1632–1683
        1. 1. Algernon Capell 1670–1710 m. Mary Bentinck 1679–1726
        2. 2. Anne Capell 1670–1752 m. Charles Howard 1668–1752
    2. 2. Lucy Percy 1600–
    3. 3. George Percy 1590–
    4. 4. Dorothy Perrot m. James Perrot
      1. 1. Damaris Perrot m. Owen Edwardes
        1. 1. Francis Edwardes –1725 m. Elizabeth Rich –1725
    5. 5. Henry Percy 1604–1659 m. Lydia Cope 1604–
      1. 1. Richard Percy 1630– m. Sarah Palfield 1630–
        1. 1. Jonas Percy 1648– m. Mary Parsons 1638–1733
    6. 6. Penelope Perrot m. William Lower
      1. 1. Dorothy Lower m. Maurice Drummond
        1. 1. Henrietta (Maria) Drummond m. Robert Middlemore
    7. 7. Dorothy Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert Sydney 1595–1677
      1. 1. Philip Sydney 1619–1698 m. Catherine Cecil 1628–1652
        1. 1. Robert Sydney 1649–1702 m. Elizabeth Egerton 1653–1709
      2. 2. Dorothy Sydney 1617–1684 m. Henry Spencer 1620–1643 m. Robert Smythe 1615–
        1. 1. Dorothy Spencer 1640–1670 m. George Savile 1633–1695
        2. 2. Robert Spencer 1641–1702 m. Anne Digby 1646–1715
      3. 3. Lucy Sydney 1627–1685 m. John Pelham 1620–1702
        1. 1. Henry Pelham 1655– m. Frances Bine 1660–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Pelham 1658– m. Edward Montague 1649–1715
        3. 3. Thomas Pelham 1653–1712 m. Grace Holles 1664–1700 m. Elizabeth Jones 1658–1681
  5. 5. Robert D'evereaux 1566–1649 m. Frances Walsingham 1567–1633
    1. 1. Frances D'evereaux 1598–1674 m. William Seymour 1587–1660
      1. 1. Jane Seymour 1637–1679 m. Charles Boyle 1639–1694
        1. 1. Arabella Boyle 1679–1740 m. Henry Petty 1675–1751
        2. 2. Elizabeth Boyle –1747 m. James Barry 1667–1746
        3. 3. Charles Boyle 1674–1703 m. Juliana Noel 1672–1750
        4. 4. Mary Boyle 1670–1709 m. James Douglas 1662–1711
      2. 2. John Seymour –1675 m. Sarah Alston –1692
      3. 3. Henry Seymour 1626–1653 m. Mary Capell 1630–1716
        1. 1. Elizabeth Seymour 1660–1697 m. Thomas Bruce 1656–1741
        2. 2. William Seymour –1671
      4. 4. Robert Seymour 1622–1645
      5. 5. William Seymour 1621–1642
      6. 6. Mary Seymour –1673 m. Heneage Finch 1620–1689
        1. 1. Heneage Finch –1726
        2. 2. William Finch –1672
        3. 3. Frances Finch 1650–1712 m. Thomas Thynne 1640–1714
    2. 2. Robert D'evereaux 1591–1646 m. Frances Howard 1589–1632
    3. 3. Dorothy D'evereaux 1600–1636 m. Henry Shirley 1590–1633
      1. 1. Lettice Shirley 1617–1655 m. William Bourke 1625–1687
        1. 1. John Bourke 1642–1722 m. Mary Talbot –1711
      2. 2. Robert Shirley 1629–1656 m. Katherine Okeover 1615–
        1. 1. Robert Shirley 1650–1717 m. Selina Finch 1681–1762 m. Elizabeth Washington 1656–1693

Lettice Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt 1540
Birth of Lettice Knowles in Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 94
Death of Lettice Knowles in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1540
    Event Place: Rotherfield Gray's, Oxfordshire, England

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