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Richard Knightley 1364 – 1415 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1364

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1415

Death Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Knightley

Mother: Elizabeth Burgh,

Spouse(s): Johanna Giffard

Children(s): Sir Knightley

In 1364, Richard Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to John Knightley and Elizabeth de Burgh,. Richard Knightley married Johanna Giffard, and had children including Sir Richard Knightley. Richard Knightley passed away in 1415 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1364, Richard Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to John Knightley and Elizabeth de Burgh,.
  • Richard Knightley married Johanna Giffard, and had children including Sir Richard Knightley.
  • Richard Knightley passed away in 1415 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Burgh,
1332 – 1363
Birth Location: Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire
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Children(s)

Sir Knightley
1395 – 1442
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Richard Knightley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Burgh,
1332 – 1363
Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Knightley
1315 – 1390
Gnosall, Staffordshire
Juliane (de) Knightley
1316 – 1395
Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
William ("Donn" de) Burgh,
1312 – 1333
Ulster, Ireland
Matilda ("Maud") Plantagenet,
1310 – 1377
Lancaster, Lancastershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Knightley,
1293 – 1362
John Burgh
1286 – 1313
Elizabeth Clare
1295 – 1360
Henry Lancaster,
1281 – 1345
Maud Chaworth
1282 – 1322
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knightley,
– 1300
Margaret Burgh
1264 – 1304
Gilbert Clare,
1243 – 1295
Joan Plantagenet,
1272 – 1307
Edmund Plantagenet,
1245 – 1296
Blanche Artois
1248 – 1302
Patrick Chaworth,
1250 – 1283
Isabel Beauchamp,
1252 – 1306

Richard Knightley's Descendants

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Richard Knightley (1364 – 1415) m. Johanna Giffard (1370 – )
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Knightley (1395 – 19 Dec 1442) m. Margaret Purefoy (1395 – 1450)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Knightley (1417 – 1442) m. Joan Thornbury (1395 – 3 Oct 1438) m. Margaret Knightley (1421 – )
      1. 1. Joanna (De) Knightley (5 Mar 1432 – 1457) m. Sir (Richard) Leveson (1420 – 1469)
        1. 1. Nicholas Leveson (1430 – 1491)
        2. 2. Sir (Richard II Leveson of) Prestwood, (1457 – 1503) m. Hillary Wyllenhall (1461 – Abt. 1516) m. Jane Bradbury (1473 – )
    2. 2. Sir (Richard) Knightley (1427 – 19 Jun 1476) m. Eleanor Throckmorton (1424 – 10 Oct 1502)
      1. 1. Maude Knightley (1453 – Bet. 1483–1547)
      2. 2. Sir (Richard) Knightley, (1455 – 8 Dec 1534) m. Lady (Jane) Skenard (1461 – 22 May 1539)
        1. 1. Sir (Richard) Knightley (1483 – 30 Mar 1537) m. Jane Spencer (1490 – 8 Jan 1560)
        2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Knightley (1485 – 18 Oct 1516) m. Joan Burneby (1489 – 1515)
        3. 3. Sir (Edmund) Knightley (1487 – 15 Dec 1542) m. Ursula (de) Vere (21 Aug 1500 – Aug-Nov 1558)
        4. 4. Anthony Knightley (1493 – 1539)
        5. 5. Lady (Susan) Knightley, (1498 – 22 Sep 1532) m. Sir (William) Despenser, (1496 – 22 Jun 1532)
        6. 6. Sir (Valentine) Knightley (1501 – 8 May 1566) m. Anne Ferrer (1510 – 12 Dec 1554)
        7. 7. Dorothy Knightley (1503 – 1538)
        8. 8. Ursula Knightley (1505 – 1538)
      3. 3. Eleanor Knightley (1457 – 1520)
      4. 4. James Knightley (1461 – Bet. 1462–1551)
      5. 5. Mary Knightley (1467 – 1566)
      6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Knightley (1470 – 1554)
    3. 3. Margaret Knightly (1458 – )

Richard Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1364
1364
Birth of Richard Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1415
1415
Age 51
Death of Richard Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1364
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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