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Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight 1512–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 AUG 1581

Death Location: Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Gifford

Mother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Spouse(s): Lady Blount

Children(s): Sir Somersetshire, Sir Modbury, Anne Berkeley, Richard Combe, Francis Combes, John Berkeley, Sir Berkeley, Thomas Combes, Maurice Berkeley, Frances Berkeley, Elizabeth Berkeley, Gertrude Berkeley, Margaret Berkeley, Robert Berkeley, Robert Berkeley

In 1512, Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight entered the world in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Berkeley Of Stoke Gifford And Elizabeth Humphreydr Coningsby. Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight married Lady Catherine Blount, and had children including Anne Berkeley, Elizabeth Berkeley, Frances Berkeley, Francis Combe Combes, Gertrude Berkeley, John Berkeley, Margaret Berkeley, Maurice De Berkeley, Richard Combe, Robert Berkeley, Sir Edward Berkeley, Sir Henry Champernowne Of Modbury, Sir Henry De Berkeley Lygon I Of Bruton Somersetshire, Thomas Combes. Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight passed away in 1581 in Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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  • In 1512, Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight entered the world in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Berkeley Of Stoke Gifford And Elizabeth Humphreydr Coningsby.
  • Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight married Lady Catherine Blount, and had children including Anne Berkeley, Elizabeth Berkeley, Frances Berkeley, Francis Combe Combes, Gertrude Berkeley, John Berkeley, Margaret Berkeley, Maurice De Berkeley, Richard Combe, Robert Berkeley, Sir Edward Berkeley, Sir Henry Champernowne Of Modbury, Sir Henry De Berkeley Lygon I Of Bruton Somersetshire, Thomas Combes.
  • Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight passed away in 1581 in Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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Maurice Knight's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Knight
1512–1581
Birth Place: Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford
1470–1514
Stoke Gifford, Chipping, Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Humphreydr.) Coningsby
1483–1546
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Humphrey Coningsby\Conesby-van Sobwell of Sobwell, MP, Justice of the King's Bench, via Throckmorton) Line
1460–1535
Sopwell or Sobwell or Rock, Worcestershire, England
Ferebie
1452–1504
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coningsby
1516–1535
Katharine Waldiffe
1423–1471
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maurice Knight's Descendants

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Maurice (of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP,) Knight (1512–11 AUG 1581) m. Lady (Catherine) Blount (1518–25 Feb 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry De Berkeley (Lygon) I of Bruton,) Somersetshire 1531–1601 m. Lady (Margaret) Lygon 1553–1617
    1. 1. Edward (Berkeley) Sir 1581–1653 m. Margaret Holland 1585–1654 m. Jane Berkeley 1593–1625
      1. 1. Katherine (“Kathleen” Berkeley of) Pill 1605–1641 m. James (E) Frampton 1598–1655
        1. 1. Catheren Frampton 1623–1717 m. George (William) Daubeny 1616–1690
      2. 2. Edward Berkeley 1618–1670
      3. 3. Phillipa Berkeley 1600–
      4. 4. Dorothy Berkley 1614–1668
      5. 5. Frances Berkeley 1624–1674
      6. 6. Captain (Edward) Berkeley 1598–1669
      7. 7. Jane Berkeley 1593–1625 m. Edward (Berkeley) Sir 1581–1653
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Page) Berkeley 1595–1625
      9. 9. Isabella (Sibella Berkeley Felgate) Beech 1595–1625
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane) Page 1614–1640
      11. 11. Sarah Berkeley 1615–
      12. 12. Sarah Martiau 1629–1695
      13. 13. Mary (Jane) Martiau 1628–1657
      14. 14. Richard Martiau 1630–1640
      15. 15. Isabella (Sibella Felgate) Beech 1595–1625
      16. 16. Henry Berkeley –1622
    2. 2. Sir (Henry) Berkeley 1580–1667
    3. 3. Maurits (Sir Berkeley van) Bruton 1575–1617
  2. 2. Sir (Henry Champernowne of) Modbury 1538–1570
  3. 3. Anne Berkeley 1551–1625
  4. 4. Richard Combe 1537–1619
  5. 5. Francis ((Combe)) Combes 1541–1576
  6. 6. John Berkeley 1539–
  7. 7. Sir (Edward) Berkeley 1533–1601
  8. 8. Thomas Combes 1549–
  9. 9. Maurice (DE) Berkeley 1546–1623
  10. 10. Frances Berkeley 1549–1576
  11. 11. Elizabeth Berkeley 1534–1582
  12. 12. Gertrude Berkeley 1541–1606
  13. 13. Margaret Berkeley 1547–
  14. 14. Robert Berkeley 1537–1623
  15. 15. Robert Berkeley 1566–1623

Maurice Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1581
11 AUG 1581
Age 69
Death of Maurice of Bruton Sir Knight Berkeley, MP, Knight in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1581
    Event Place: Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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