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Richard Knight 1575 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Lynton,Devon,England

Death Date: 1607

Death Location: Chardstock, Dorset, , England

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Margaret Tesar

Spouse(s): Beaton Knight

Children(s): Sir Knight

The story of Richard Knight began in 1575 in Lynton,Devon,England. Richard Knight married Beaton Bury Knight, and had children including Sir David Lee Knight. Richard Knight passed away in 1607 in Chardstock, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Knight began in 1575 in Lynton,Devon,England.
  • Richard Knight married Beaton Bury Knight, and had children including Sir David Lee Knight.
  • Richard Knight passed away in 1607 in Chardstock, Dorset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knight
1550 – 1649
Birth Location: Lynton, Devon, England
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Margaret Tesar
1540 – 1638
Birth Location: Chardstock, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Beaton Knight
1579 –
Birth Location: Lynton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Knight
1600 – 1630
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Richard Knight's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knight
1575 – 1607
Birth Place: Lynton,Devon,England
Parents
Richard Knight
1550 – 1649
Lynton, Devon, England
Margaret Tesar
1540 – 1638
Chardstock, Devon, England
Grandparents
Henry ((Henricus) Richard) Norris(Knight)
1525 – 1601
Devon, England
Julyan Mey\Knight
1521 – 1623
Devon, England
Henerie Knight
Martha Knight
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knight's Descendants

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Richard Knight (1575 – 1607) m. Beaton (Bury) Knight (1579 – )
  1. 1. Sir (David Lee) Knight (1600 – 1630) m. Lady (Mary Emily) Coleman (13 Jul 1600 – 1623)
    1. 1. Joanna (F) Sleeper (1623 – 5 February 1703) m. Thomas (Sleeper) ll (1616 – 30 Jul 1696)
      1. 1. Aron ("Aaron") Sleeper (20 Dec 1660 – 9 May 1732) m. Elizabeth (Caroline Shaw) Sleeper (23 Aug 1664 – 27 Oct 1708)
        1. 1. John Sleeper (14 Jun 1690 – Jun 1720) m. Anna (Philbrick) Sleeper (12 Mar 1690 – 30 Aug 1716) m. Elizabeth Fifield (25 Nov 1698 – 1768) m. Mary (Towle) (Sleeper) (20 May 1695 – 17 Dec 1783)

Richard Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Richard Knight in Lynton,Devon,England
Lynton,Devon,England
1607
1607
Age 32
Death of Richard Knight in Chardstock, Dorset, , England
Chardstock, Dorset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Lynton,Devon,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Chardstock, Dorset, , England
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