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Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: William Knowlton

Mother: Elizabeth Peyton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cantize

Children(s): William Knowlton, George Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, John Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton

Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent was born in 1553 in Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of William Knowlton And Elizabeth Peyton. Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including George Knowlton, John Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, William Knowlton. Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent was born in 1553 in Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of William Knowlton And Elizabeth Peyton.
  • Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent married Elizabeth Cantize, and had children including George Knowlton, John Knowlton, Stephen Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, William Knowlton.
  • Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent passed away in 1632 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Richard Kent's Ancestors

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Richard Kent
1553–1632
Birth Place: Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
William Knowlton
1527–1553
Of, Kent, England
Elizabeth Peyton
1520–1580
Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knowlton
1485–1550
Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
Dorothy Lyndal
1485–1558
Canterbury, Kent, England
John (Peyton Sir Esq. of) Knowlton
1492–1560
Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Tyndall
1498–1575
Hockwold Manor, Thetford, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Knowlton
1457–1520
Elizabeth Peyton
1460–1520
John Sir
1465–
Robert Cambridgeshire"
1468–1517
Elizabeth Dame
1466–1522
John London
1475–1539
Amphyllis Tyndale
1478–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knowlton
1423–1498
Dorothy Tyndal
1425–
John Sir
1426–
Dorothy Beaudre
1435–
William Reformer
1440–1488
Mary Dame
1440–1496

Richard Kent's Descendants

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Richard (Knowlton Earl of) Kent (1553–1632) m. Elizabeth Cantize (17 Apr 1550–1632)
  1. 1. William Knowlton 1584–1632 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Smith 1586–1675
    1. 1. John Knowlton 1610–1653 m. Margery Wilson 1614–1645
      1. 1. John (Charles) Knowlton 1633–1684 m. Deborah Grant 1637–1666
        1. 1. Robert Knowlton 1666–1690 m. Hannah Robinson 1675–1736
        2. 2. Nathaniel Knowlton 1658–1726
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knowlton 1660–1738
        4. 4. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1750
        5. 5. John Knowlton 1656–1720
        6. 6. Abraham Knowlton 1664–
      2. 2. Sarah Knowlton 1641–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Knowlton 1639–1688
      4. 4. Abraham Knowlton 1635–1688
    2. 2. William (Knowlton) Jr 1614–1655
    3. 3. Samuel Knowlton 1611–1655
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Knowlton 1617–1660
    5. 5. Thomas (Knowlton) Deacon 1622–1692
    6. 6. Susanna Knowlton 1624–1660
    7. 7. Robert Knowlton 1613–1703
    8. 8. Elizabeth Knowlton 1608–1679
  2. 2. George Knowlton 1578–1647
  3. 3. Stephen Knowlton 1580–1585
  4. 4. John Knowlton 1584–1672
  5. 5. Thomas Knowlton 1578–1672

Richard Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent in Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
1632
1632
Age 79
Death of Richard Knowlton Earl of Kent in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

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