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Richard Knightley 1395 – 1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1395

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 DEC 1442

Death Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Elizabeth Burgh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purefoy

Children(s): John Knightley, John Knightly, Richard Fausley, Elizabeth Knightly, Susan Knightley, Margaret Knightly, Richard Knightley

Richard Knightley was born in 1395 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Knightley and Elizabeth Burgh. Richard Knightley married Elizabeth Purefoy, and had children including John Knightley, John Knightly, Richard Knightley de Fausley, Elizabeth Knightly, Susan Knightley, Margaret Knightly, Richard Knightley. Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Knightley was born in 1395 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Knightley and Elizabeth Burgh.
  • Richard Knightley married Elizabeth Purefoy, and had children including John Knightley, John Knightly, Richard Knightley de Fausley, Elizabeth Knightly, Susan Knightley, Margaret Knightly, Richard Knightley.
  • Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knightley
1354 – 1417
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Burgh
1343 – 1417
Birth Location: Drayton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Purefoy
1400 – 1474
Birth Location: Drayton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Knightley
1417 – 1442
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Knightly
1417 –
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Fausley
1420 – 1476
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Knightly
1425 – 1580
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Susan Knightley
1430 –
Birth Location: Coughton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Knightly
1460 – 1554
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Knightley
1466 – 1547
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Knightley's Ancestors

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Richard Knightley
1395 – 1442
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Knightley
1354 – 1417
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Burgh
1343 – 1417
Drayton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1417
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Giffard
1368 – 1417
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Adam Burgh
1320 –
Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
– 1400
Mary Whitmore
1348 – 1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
1278 – 1344
Catherine Stafford
1290 –
Richard Whitmore
1251 – 1350
Susan Draycot
1264 – 1350

Richard Knightley's Descendants

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Richard Knightley (1395 – 19 DEC 1442) m. Elizabeth Purefoy (1400 – 1474)
  1. 1. John Knightley (1417 – 1442) m. Johanna
  2. 2. John Knightly (ABT 1417 – ) m. Margaret Daniel (1421 – )
  3. 3. Richard (Knightley de) Fausley (1420 – 19 JUN 1476) m. Eleanor Thockmorton
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knightley (ABT 1451 – 1520) m. Richard Brailes (ABT 1440 – AFT 1510) m. Shirley (ABT 1447 – ) m. John Molse (ABT 1450 – ) m. Thomas Cotton (ABT 1453 – 1505) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Mulsho (ABT 1450 – ) m. John Cotliffe
    2. 2. James Knightly (1452 – 1491)
    3. 3. Maud Knightly (ABT 1453 – ) m. William (d or o Sir Richard) Humfrey (ABT 1449 – 25 MAR 1490)
    4. 4. Richard (De) Knightley (ABT 1455 – 8 DEC 1534) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539) m. Margaret Purefoy (1400 – )
    5. 5. Sir (Richard) Knightley (ABT 1455 – ABT 1547) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539)
    6. 6. Eleanor Knightley (1457 – )
    7. 7. John Knightly (ABT 1459 – )
    8. 8. Emma Knightly (1462 – 11 APR 1490) m. Thomas Andrews (1463 – 1530)
      1. 1. Mary Andrews (1480 – 1540) m. Thomas Arden (ABT 1485 – 25 AUG 1554)
      2. 2. Thomas Andrews (1482 – 2 JUL 1541) m. Agnes (Anne) Newport (ABT 1490 – 1568)
        1. 1. Anthony Andrews (1512 – ) m. Anne (Agnes) Newport (1487 – 1541) m. Deol Woodstock (1509 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Andrews (ABT 1520 – 2 JUL 1581) m. Mary Heneage (1529 – AFT 1564)
        3. 3. Thomas Andrews (1530 – 2 JUL 1541) m. Jane Casey (ABT 1544 – ) m. Jane Casey (ABT 1544 – )
      3. 3. Richard Andrews (1485 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Andrew (ABT 1486 – )
      5. 5. Anne Andrews (1487 – 1560) m. Sir (George) Smythe (1487 – 1538) m. George (Harris) Smith (1487 – 1538)
      6. 6. Jane Andrew (ABT 1487 – )
    9. 9. Mary Knightly (ABT 1467 – 20 APR 1490) m. William Cusse (1460 – ) m. John Crewse (ABT 1465 – )
    10. 10. Eleanor Knightley (1486 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Knightly (ABT 1425 – ABT 1580) m. Richard Brailes (ABT 1440 – AFT 1510) m. Richard Brayles (ABT 1420 – )
  5. 5. Susan Knightley (1430 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Knightly (1460 – 1554) m. William Gascaigne (1445 – 25 JUL 1520)
  7. 7. Richard Knightley (ABT 1466 – 1547) m. Jane Skenard (1473 – 22 MAY 1539) m. Alianore Throckmorton
    1. 1. Susan Knightley (ABT 1445 – )
    2. 2. Nicholas Knightley (ABT 1449 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knightly (1454 – ) m. John Catcluff m. John Catcluff
    4. 4. Susanna Knightley (1498 – 22 SEP 1532) m. William Spencer (1496 – 22 JUN 1532)
      1. 1. Isabel Spencer (1515 – 2 NOV 1578) m. John Cotton (<1511> – 21 APR 1593)
      2. 2. Mary Spencer (ABT 1515 – ) m. Thomas Bales ( – 1586)
      3. 3. John Spencer (1517 – 8 NOV 1586) m. Katherine Kitson (30 MAY 1515 – 8 NOV 1586)
      4. 4. Jane Spencer (1519 – 29 SEP 1593) m. Sir (Richard) Brydges (1497 – 1 AUG 1558)
        1. 1. Jane Brydges (1541 – )
        2. 2. Anthony Brydges (1543 – 1617) m. Barbara (( Anne)) Pexsall (ABT 1534 – )
        3. 3. Edmund Brydges (ABT 1545 – 1594) m. Edmund Brydges (ABT 1545 – )
        4. 4. Frances Brydges (1546 – 1585) m. Nicholas Stephens (1550 – 1590)
      5. 5. Dorothy Spencer (1521 – 14 SEP 1575) m. Thomas Spencer (ABT 1500 – 16 AUG 1576)
      6. 6. Marie Spencer (1525 – ) m. Thomas Boles (ABT 1520 – )
      7. 7. Margaret Spencer (1532 – )

Richard Knightley's Timeline

3 Records

1395
1395
Birth of Richard Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1442
19 DEC 1442
Age 47
Death of Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1443
24 APR 1443
Age 48
Burial of Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1395
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1442
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 APR 1443
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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