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Richard Knightley 1365–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1365

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1442

Death Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Keighley

Mother: Joan Chillington

Spouse(s): Joan Chillington, Agnes Lewknor, Richard Knightley

Children(s): Richard Knightley, Margareta Knightley, Henry Inskip, John Knightley, Maud Knightley, William Knightley

Richard Knightley was born in 1365 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Keighley And Joan Giffard De Chillington. Richard Knightley married Agnes Lewknor, Joan Giffard De Chillington, Katherine, Richard Knightley, and had children including Henry Kighley Of Inskip, John Knightley, Margareta De Knightley, Maud Knightley, Richard Knightley, William Knightley. Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Knightley was born in 1365 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Keighley And Joan Giffard De Chillington.
  • Richard Knightley married Agnes Lewknor, Joan Giffard De Chillington, Katherine, Richard Knightley, and had children including Henry Kighley Of Inskip, John Knightley, Margareta De Knightley, Maud Knightley, Richard Knightley, William Knightley.
  • Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Knightley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knightley
1365–1442
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Keighley
1345–
Joan (Giffard de) Chillington
1368–1417
Chillington, Brewood, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Thornbury
1343–
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knightley's Descendants

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Richard Knightley (Abt 1365–Dec 1442) m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington (Bef 1368–1417) m. Agnes Lewknor (1387–) m. Richard Knightley (Abt 1370–1399)
  1. 1. Richard Knightley 1390–1442 m. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Margaret Daneil 1442–1539
    1. 1. Joanna (de) Knightley 1415–1457 m. Richard Leveson 1410–1456
      1. 1. Richard Leveson 1457–1503 m. Hilary Willenhall 1461–1516 m. Jane Bradbury 1456– m. Frances Dorrington 1480–1505 m. Jane (or Judy) Bradbury 1473–1502 m. Denyse Bodley 1492–1561
        1. 1. James Leveson 1487–1553 m. Alice (Wrottesley) Leverson 1485–1553
        2. 2. Nicholas Leveson 1490–1539
        3. 3. Nicholas Leveson 1474–1539 m. Dionyse Bodley 1485–1570 m. Elizabeth Offley 1503–1576
        4. 4. Richard Leveson 1483– m. Richard Leveson 1490–
        5. 5. John Leveson 1485–1502
        6. 6. Margaret Leveson 1489– m. Gett 1485–
        7. 7. Isabella Leveson 1494–1544 m. James Collier 1490–1548
        8. 8. James Leverson 1502–1545 m. Alys Wrottersley 1500–1531 m. Margery Offley 1505–1563 m. Margaret Offley 1508–1547 m. Margaret Offley 1501–1574 m. Margery Offley 1508– m. Lady (Margery) Offley 1500–1563
        9. 9. Leveson (Lord) Mayor 1503–
        10. 10. Unknown Mayor
        11. 11. Walter Leveson 1544–1602 m. Anne Corbet 1553–1579 m. Jane Needham 1540–
      2. 2. Nicholas Leveson 1430–1491
      3. 3. William Leveson 1455–
    2. 2. John Knightley 1417–1442
    3. 3. Richard (Knightly) III 1427–1476 m. Eleanor (de) Throckmorton 1424–1502
    4. 4. Thomas Knightley 1441–1534 m. Margaret Daniel 1442–1539 m. Frances Gifford 1461–
  2. 2. Margareta (de) Knightley 1380–1441 m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446 m. Thomas Purefoy 1350– m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446
    1. 1. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Richard Knightley 1390–1442 m. Richard (KNIGHTLEY) MP 1395–1442
    2. 2. John (Purefoy) I. 1398– m. Joan Poultney 1402–
    3. 3. Margaret Purefoy 1407–1474 m. Sir (John) Fielding 1395–1450
  3. 3. Henry (Kighley Of) Inskip 1391–1451 m. Margery Hesketh 1451–1526
  4. 4. John Knightley 1393–1431 m. Margaret Lewknor 1396–1480
  5. 5. Maud Knightley 1394–
  6. 6. William Knightley 1375–1460 m. Anne (De) Charlton 1370–1400

Richard Knightley's Timeline

3 Records

1365
Abt 1365
Birth of Richard Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1442
19 Dec 1442
Age 77
Death of Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1442
Dec 1442
Age 77
Burial of Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1365
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Knightley, person ID LYBZ-SYZ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1442
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Knightley, person ID LYBZ-SYZ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1442
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Knightley, person ID LYBZ-SYZ.

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