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Roger Adam Knight 1427–1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1516

Death Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Knight

Mother: Alice Forster

Spouse(s): Jane Mytton, Anne Smith, Elizabeth Knight

Children(s): Robert Knight, John Knight, Anna Knight, Alice Knight, Henry KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Benedicta Mytton

Roger Adam Knight was born in 1427 in Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England, the child of John Knight And Alice Forster. Roger Adam Knight married Anne Smith, Elizabeth Knight, Jane Mytton, and had children including Alice Knight, Anna Knight, Benedicta Bennet Mytton, Henry Knight, Johane Knight, John Knight, Robert Knight, Thomas Knight. Roger Adam Knight passed away in 1516 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Roger Adam Knight was born in 1427 in Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England, the child of John Knight And Alice Forster.
  • Roger Adam Knight married Anne Smith, Elizabeth Knight, Jane Mytton, and had children including Alice Knight, Anna Knight, Benedicta Bennet Mytton, Henry Knight, Johane Knight, John Knight, Robert Knight, Thomas Knight.
  • Roger Adam Knight passed away in 1516 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Children(s)

Roger Knight's Ancestors

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Roger Knight
1427–1516
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Knight
1400–1491
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England
Alice Forster
1400–1507
Castle-Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Kynaston) Knight
1375–1466
Baschurch, Shropshire, England
Jane (De) Basticouta
1375–1466
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Forster
1368–
Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (De) Buckton
1372–1450
Buckton, Kyloe, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Jenkins Kynaston
1330–1389
Annes Ddu
1330–1374
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Madog Kynaston
1300–1377
Silod Jenkin
1310–
Llywelyn Gruffydd
1303–1340
Margred Fychan
1305–

Roger Knight's Descendants

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Roger (Adam) Knight (1427–1516) m. Jane Mytton (1435–1485) m. Anne Smith (1437–1516) m. Elizabeth Knight (1430–1516)
  1. 1. Robert Knight 1445–1531 m. Catherine Marschall 1447–1520 m. Jane Mitton 1455–1667
    1. 1. Catharine Knight 1475–1531 m. David Ireland 1470–1529 m. William (Percy) Knight 1480–1536
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Ireland 1503–1557 m. Richard (de Trentham of) Rochester 1495–1547
        1. 1. Thomas (Trentham) III 1538–1587 m. Jane Sneyd 1546–1616
        2. 2. Joanna Trentham 1524–1572
        3. 3. Joyce Trentham 1540– m. Edward Minors 1537–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Trentham 1536– m. Thomas Hacluyt 1531–
        5. 5. Margaret Trentham 1545–
        6. 6. catherine trentham 1540– m. Francis Lane 1542–1632
        7. 7. Frances Trentham 1542–
        8. 8. Margeria Trentham 1545– m. Sampson Meverell 1546–1584
        9. 9. Catherine Trentham 1520–1596 m. Thomas (Lane of Hyde and) Bentley 1520–1586
      2. 2. Margorie Ireland 1510–
      3. 3. Christina Ireland 1514–
      4. 4. Hellena Ireland 1519–
      5. 5. John Ireland 1495–1514 m. Ann Kerns 1494–1514
      6. 6. Robert Ireland 1500–1599 m. Elizabeth Pontesbury 1502–
      7. 7. William Ireland 1500–1529
      8. 8. Jane Ireland 1500–1557
      9. 9. Richard Ireland 1524–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Ireland 1517–
      11. 11. Anna Ireland 1512–
      12. 12. Alice Ireland 1508– m. Richard Owen 1500–
    2. 2. Roger Bodenham 1460–1514 m. Jane Mytton 1540–
  2. 2. John Knight 1446–1528
  3. 3. Anna Knight 1450–
  4. 4. Alice Knight 1450–
  5. 5. Henry KNIGHT 1450–
  6. 6. Thomas Knight 1450–
  7. 7. Benedicta (Bennet) Mytton 1455–1539 m. John (Acton of) Aldenham –1494

Roger Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of Roger Adam Knight in Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England
1516
1516
Age 89
Death of Roger Adam Knight in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Clunbury district, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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