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Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 14 June 1598

Death Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir *

Mother: Anne )

Spouse(s): Lady Stumpe

Children(s): Catherine 10mggm

In 1537, Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Hendrik Henry Knyvett Sir Of Charlton Wiltshire And Anne Nee Pickering Lady Of Risbridge Suffolk Knyvett. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Lady Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Wiltshire Stumpe, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett 10Mggm. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Charlton, Wiltshire, England.

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  • In 1537, Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Hendrik Henry Knyvett Sir Of Charlton Wiltshire And Anne Nee Pickering Lady Of Risbridge Suffolk Knyvett.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Lady Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Wiltshire Stumpe, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett 10Mggm.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Charlton, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Charlton's Ancestors

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Sir Charlton
1537–1598
Birth Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Hendrik (Henry) Knyvett (Sir of Charlton, Wiltshire) *
1506–1574
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne ((Nee Pickering) (Lady of Risbridge, Suffolk) Knyvett) )
1514–1582
Risbridge, Suffolk, Killington, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
CHRISTOPHER ((Sir) PICKERING) (P15XGF)
1488–1516
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Charlton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of) Charlton (1537–14 June 1598) m. Lady (Elizabeth of Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Stumpe (1524–14 July 1585)
  1. 1. Catherine (Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett) 10mggm 1563–1638 m. Lord (Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of) Walden 1561–1626
    1. 1. Theophilus (Howard Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Howard of) Walden 1584–1640 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Suffolk) Home 1595–1633
      1. 1. Lady (Frances Howard (Villiers) (Countess of) Suffolk) 1617–1677 m. Sir (Edward II van Villiers Viscount Grandison van) Limerick 1620–1689
        1. 1. ELIZABETH ("Lady; Countess of Orkney; Former Mistress of William III & II, King of England\Scotland, 1680-1695; Lady-in-Waiti van) VILLIERS 1666–1733 m. Sir (Gen. George Eagleton (Knight of Thistle 13th) Douglas Arran Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Field) Marshal 1666–1737 m. Willem (Hendrik Prins van Oranje-Nassau) III 1650–1702 m. William Harcott 1650–1701
        2. 2. Hans (William) Villiers 1655–
        3. 3. Frances (de) Villiers 1650–1688
        4. 4. Louise (Renee De Penancoet De Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734
        5. 5. Frances (de) Villiers 1650–1688
        6. 6. Louise (Renee De Penancoet De Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Villiers) (Hamilton) 1657–1733
        8. 8. Barbara (Villiers, Duchess) Cleveland 1641–1709
        9. 9. ANNIE ((widow Villiers?) (Villers)) Bentinck 1598–1650
        10. 10. Lady (BARBARA (VILLIERS)) Berkeley 1653–1708
        11. 11. Lord (Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of) Jersey 1656–1711
        12. 12. Francis (Anne) Villiers 1654–1688
        13. 13. Frances Villers 1654–
        14. 14. Edward Villiers 1656–1711
        15. 15. Barbara Berkeley 1654–1708
        16. 16. Lady (Mary Ephelia Villiers (Countess Of) Inchiquin) 1657–1753
      2. 2. Anne (Walsingham) Howard 1610–1679
      3. 3. James Howard 1619–1688
      4. 4. George Howard 1625–1691
      5. 5. Margaret (Boyle) Howard 1622–1689
      6. 6. Henry Howard 1627–1709
      7. 7. Lady (Katherine) Howard 1621–1650

Sir Charlton's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1598
14 June 1598
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1598
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

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