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Sir Edward the Knight Belknap 1472–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Giddy Hall, Sussex, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1521

Death Location: England

Father: Lord Belknap

Mother: Lady Knolles

Spouse(s): Alice Burnby

Children(s): Elizabeth Belknap

The story of Sir Edward the Knight Belknap began in 1472 in Giddy Hall, Sussex, England. Sir Edward the Knight Belknap married Alice Burnby, and had children including Elizabeth Belknap. Sir Edward the Knight Belknap passed away in 1521 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edward the Knight Belknap began in 1472 in Giddy Hall, Sussex, England.
  • Sir Edward the Knight Belknap married Alice Burnby, and had children including Elizabeth Belknap.
  • Sir Edward the Knight Belknap passed away in 1521 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Belknap
1435–1488
Birth Location: Griffe, Warwick, England
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Lady Knolles
1432–1488
Birth Location: Griffe, Warwickshire, England
LK

Spouses(s)

Alice Burnby
1490–
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Belknap
1524–1569
Birth Location: Parham, Sussex, England
EB

Sir Belknap's Ancestors

Self
Sir Belknap
1472–1521
Birth Place: Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Henry Oston Belknap
1435–1488
Griffe, Warwick, England
Lady (Margaret) Knolles
1432–1488
Griffe, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Hamon Seintlynge "the Treasurer of Normandy") Belknap
1394–1429
1668064, Kent, England
Lady (Baroness Joan Le) Botiler
1395–1489
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Richard (Sir, Knolles) Knollys
1425–1485
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret Doyley
1429–1449
Hambeldon, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Belknap
1357–1400
Sybell Dorset
1372–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dorset
1347–1409
Elizabeth
1351–1380

Sir Belknap's Descendants

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Sir (Edward the Knight) Belknap (1472–25 Mar 1521) m. Alice Burnby (1490–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Belknap 1524–1569 m. Thomas Bishopp 1524–1583
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas "1st Baronet") Bishopp 1549–1626 m. Jane Weston 1553–1623 m. Jane Weston 1553–1623
      1. 1. Sir (Edward Bishop) I 1605–1695 m. Sarah Wildes 1601–1673
        1. 1. Edward (Bishop) II 1620–1646 m. Hannah (Thomas) Moore 1606–1651 m. Hannah Moore 1620–1686
      2. 2. Thomas Bishopp 1524–1583 m. Elizabeth Belknap 1524–1569

Sir Belknap's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of Sir Edward the Knight Belknap in Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
1521
25 Mar 1521
Age 49
Death of Sir Edward the Knight Belknap in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Giddy Hall, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1521
    Event Place: England
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