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Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall 1477–1524 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1524

Death Location: Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir VII

Mother: Isabella Grenville

Spouse(s): Margaret Whitley

Children(s): Anne Companion

In 1477, Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall entered the world in Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Thomas Grenville Ii Knight Of The Bath 2Nd Baron Grenville High Sheriff Of Cornwall Esquire Of The Body To King Henry Vii And Isabella Gilbert Grenville. Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall married Margaret Whitley, and had children including Anne Grenville Knights Lady Companion. Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall passed away in 1524 in Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1477, Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall entered the world in Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Thomas Grenville Ii Knight Of The Bath 2Nd Baron Grenville High Sheriff Of Cornwall Esquire Of The Body To King Henry Vii And Isabella Gilbert Grenville.
  • Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall married Margaret Whitley, and had children including Anne Grenville Knights Lady Companion.
  • Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall passed away in 1524 in Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VII
1450–1513
Birth Location: Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
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Isabella Grenville
1455–1494
Birth Location: Compton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Whitley
–1514
Birth Location: Efford (Devonshire) England
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Children(s)

Anne Companion
1513–1577
Birth Location: Stow (Devonshire) England
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Sir Cornwall's Ancestors

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Sir Cornwall
1477–1524
Birth Place: Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Grenville II, Knight of the Bath, 2nd Baron Grenville, High Sheriff of Cornwall, Esquire of the Body to King Henry VII
1450–1513
Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Isabella ((Gilbert)) Grenville
1455–1494
Compton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cornwall's Descendants

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Sir (Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of) Cornwall (1477–7 Jul 1524) m. Margaret Whitley (–14 January 1514)
  1. 1. Anne (Grenville ^ Knights Lady) Companion 1513–1577 m. John (Drake, IV High Sheriff of) Devon 1490–1588
    1. 1. William (Thomas Drake) I 1526–1555 m. Joan (Ann) Marsham 1526–1573
      1. 1. Sir (William II James Stanton) Drake 1550–1616 m. Joan (Merrill) Drake 1557–1617
        1. 1. Katheren Drake 1585–1639 m. John Smith\Smythe 1589–1639

Sir Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall in Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
1524
7 Jul 1524
Age 47
Death of Sir Roger Grenville Knight, MP and Sheriff of Cornwall in Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Stowe House, Kilkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1524
    Event Place: Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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