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Robert Knowles 1589–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Richard Knollys

Mother: Joan Winchcombe

Spouse(s): Joan Knollys

Children(s): Letitia Knowles

Robert Knowles was born in 1589 in Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Knollys And Joan Winchcombe. Robert Knowles married Joan Knollys, and had children including Letitia Knowles. Robert Knowles passed away in 1659 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Knowles was born in 1589 in Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Knollys And Joan Winchcombe.
  • Robert Knowles married Joan Knollys, and had children including Letitia Knowles.
  • Robert Knowles passed away in 1659 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Robert Knowles's Ancestors

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Robert Knowles
1589–1659
Birth Place: Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Knollys
1548–1596
Joan Winchcombe
–1631
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knowles's Descendants

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Robert Knowles (1589–1659) m. Joan Knollys (–1660)
  1. 1. Letitia Knowles 1620–1670 m. Sir (John Corbett 2nd Baronet of Stoke &) Adderley 1619–1680
    1. 1. Elizabeth Corbett 1640–1695 m. John ((Richard)) Greaves 1627–1711
      1. 1. William Greaves 1666–1727 m. Elizabeth Corbett 1677–1768
        1. 1. William (F) Greaves* 1703–1782 m. Faith Whitehead 1707–1780
      2. 2. George Greaves 1671–
      3. 3. Helen Greaves 1678–
      4. 4. Ellen Greaves 1680–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Greaves 1667–
    2. 2. Sir (John Corbett 3rd Baron of Stoke &) Adderley 1642–1695

Robert Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Robert Knowles in Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1659
1659
Age 70
Death of Robert Knowles in Rotherfields Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfields Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Stanford IN The Vale, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Rotherfields Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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