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Robert Knapp 1506–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 Sep 1597

Death Location: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England

Father: Jonathan Knapp

Mother: Jyllian Childs

Spouse(s): Margaret Poley

Children(s): John Knapp

In 1506, Robert Knapp entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Jonathan Henry Francis Knapp And Jyllian Childs. Robert Knapp married Margaret Poley, and had children including John Knapp. Robert Knapp passed away in 1597 in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1506, Robert Knapp entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Jonathan Henry Francis Knapp And Jyllian Childs.
  • Robert Knapp married Margaret Poley, and had children including John Knapp.
  • Robert Knapp passed away in 1597 in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England.

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Robert Knapp's Ancestors

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Robert Knapp
1506–1597
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Jonathan Henry Francis Knapp
1470–1552
Barking, Suffolk, England
Jyllian Childs
1472–1552
Barking, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Knappe
1450–1527
Barking, Suffolk, England
Agnes Badwell
1452–1498
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knappe
1420–1452
Christian Unknown
1432–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knappe
1400–1452
Julianne Unknown
1402–1452

Robert Knapp's Descendants

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Robert Knapp (1506–24 Sep 1597) m. Margaret Poley (1496–1558)
  1. 1. John Knapp 1536–1604 m. Martha (Blois) Blosse 1540–1599
    1. 1. Judith Knapp 1590–1661 m. William Hubbard 1589–1670

Robert Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Robert Knapp in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1597
24 Sep 1597
Age 91
Death of Robert Knapp in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1597
    Event Place: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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