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Matthew Knight 1542–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Dec 1596

Death Location: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: George Knight

Mother: Alice Brown

Spouse(s): Agnes None

Children(s):

The story of Matthew Knight began in 1542 in Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Matthew Knight married Agnes. Matthew Knight passed away in 1596 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Knight began in 1542 in Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
  • Matthew Knight married Agnes.
  • Matthew Knight passed away in 1596 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Matthew Knight's Ancestors

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Matthew Knight
1542–1596
Birth Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Knight
1517–1597
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Alice Brown
1517–1577
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John (Knight) III
1490–1554
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Smythes
1498–1560
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Richard Browne
1490–1562
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Anne Sandys
1491–1559
Charleswood, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1470–1549
Maude
1475–1550
Christopher Brown
1438–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1440–1490
John Knight
1450–1541
Anne Spencer
1450–1479

Matthew Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Matthew Knight in Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1596
12 Dec 1596
Age 54
Death of Matthew Knight in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1596
    Event Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom

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