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Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 July 1596

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

Father: Sir Knollys

Mother: Lady Peniston

Spouse(s): Lady Chamber

Children(s): Anne, Knollys, William Knollys, Lettice Leicester, Richard Knollys, Lady Knollys, Sir (Knowles),, Richard Knollys, Francis Knollys, Katharine (Fitzgerald), Robert Knollys, Sir (Knowles), Sir Knollys, Ann Knollys, Sir Knollys, Sir (Knowles),, Maud (Knowles), Lady (Knowles), Lady Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Henry Knollys, Sir Knollys

The story of Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder began in 1514 in Grays, Oxfordshire, England. Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder married Lady Catherine The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Lady Of The Queenprivy Chamber, and had children including Ann Knollys, Anne Baroness De La Warre Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Francis The Young Knollys, Henry Knollys, Katharine Knollys Baroness Offalay Boteler Fitzgerald, Lady Cecily Knollys, Lady Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Mary Knollys Knowles, Lettice Latisha Knollys Countess Of Essex Amp Leicester, Maud Knollys Knowles, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Sir Edward Knollys, Sir Henry Francis Knollys, Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knowles, Sir Richard Knollys Knowles, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys Knowles, William Knollys. Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder began in 1514 in Grays, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder married Lady Catherine The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Lady Of The Queenprivy Chamber, and had children including Ann Knollys, Anne Baroness De La Warre Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Francis The Young Knollys, Henry Knollys, Katharine Knollys Baroness Offalay Boteler Fitzgerald, Lady Cecily Knollys, Lady Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Mary Knollys Knowles, Lettice Latisha Knollys Countess Of Essex Amp Leicester, Maud Knollys Knowles, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, Sir Edward Knollys, Sir Henry Francis Knollys, Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knowles, Sir Richard Knollys Knowles, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys Knowles, William Knollys.
  • Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Elder's Ancestors

Self
Sir Elder
1514–1596
Birth Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Lettice) Peniston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1435–1458
North, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1485
Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England
Sir (Thomas) Peniston
1446–1506
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard London
1405–1485
Margaret Doyley
1415–1449
Sir Troutbeck
1412–1459
Margaret Hulse
1415–1457
Sir Peniston
1424–1465
Lady Harris
1428–1480
Richard Bulstrode
1420–1502
Alice Knyffe
1424–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knollys
1380–1536
Isabell More
1380–1461
William D'Oyley
1370–1449
Eleanor Ewedon
1392–1449
Sir Troutbeck
1382–1447
Lady Rixton
1382–1453
Thomas Hulse
1392–1421
Alice Hinton
1395–1421
Sir Peniston
1385–1424
Lady Chesham
1394–1427
Philip Harris
1400–1450
Mary Marshall
1404–1460
Thomas Bulstrode
1398–1473
Agnes Norreys
1402–1462
Richard Knyffe
1400–1423

Sir Elder's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The) Elder (1514–19 July 1596) m. Lady (Catherine "The Illegitimate Tudor" Carey, Lady of the Queen’Privy) Chamber (19 May 1524–15 January 1568)
  1. 1. Anne, (Baroness De La Warre) Knollys 1553–1608 m. Thomas 1555–1618
    1. 1. Deborah West 1583–1626 m. Stephen Goffe 1571–1626
      1. 1. Edward Goffe 1604–1658 m. Joyce Goffe 1608–1638 m. Margaret Wilkinson 1617–1669
        1. 1. Hannah Goffe 1645– m. John (Moore) Jr. 1645–
        2. 2. Deborah Goffe 1639–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Goffe 1637–
        4. 4. Mary Goffe 1633–
        5. 5. Lydia Goffe 1631–
        6. 6. Samuel Goffe 1629–
        7. 7. Abiah Wolcott 1646–1717
        8. 8. Joanna Goffe 1614–
        9. 9. Lydia Goffe 1658–1715
        10. 10. Deborah Goffe 1639–
        11. 11. Nathaniel Goffe 1645–
        12. 12. Anna Goffe 1632–
      2. 2. Edward (Bovery) Goffe 1594–1658
      3. 3. William Goffe 1605–1679
      4. 4. Timothy Goffe 1610–
      5. 5. John Goffe 1608–1660
      6. 6. James Goffe 1610–
      7. 7. Stephen Goffe 1607–1681
    2. 2. Elizabeth West 1573–1633
    3. 3. Richard (West of Ballydugan Co.) Down 1579–1643 m. Maudin (Magdaline) Staple 1580–1641
      1. 1. Magdalene West 1615–1634 m. Sir (Hercules) Dobbs 1613–1634
        1. 1. Richard (Dobbs, High Sheriff of County) Antrim 1634–1701 m. Dorothy Williams 1631–1665
      2. 2. Joane West 1606–1654
      3. 3. Anne West 1608–
      4. 4. John West 1620–1660
      5. 5. Agnes West 1611–
      6. 6. Mary West 1618–
      7. 7. Robert West 1612–1646
      8. 8. William West 1604–1606
      9. 9. Joane West 1600–1631
      10. 10. Thomas West 1610–1678
      11. 11. Henry West 1605–1644
      12. 12. Nicholas West 1616–
      13. 13. Richard West 1602–1606
    4. 4. Gov. (Thomas, Lord de la Ware) West 1577–1618
    5. 5. Jane West 1565–1606
    6. 6. Katherine West 1571–
    7. 7. Lucy West 1572–
    8. 8. Robert West 1575–1601
    9. 9. Elizabeth West 1576–1633
    10. 10. Letitia West 1579–1645
    11. 11. Anne West 1581–1640
    12. 12. Penelope West 1582–1619
    13. 13. Wakingham West 1582–1580
    14. 14. Catherine West 1583–1650
    15. 15. Francis West 1586–1633
    16. 16. Helena West 1587–1602
    17. 17. Jane West 1588–1606
    18. 18. Gov. (John) West 1590–1660
    19. 19. Lt. (Nathaniel) West 1592–1624
    20. 20. Eleanor West 1593–1660
    21. 21. Walsingham West 1573–1583
    22. 22. Zachariah West 1574–
    23. 23. Margarey West 1576–
    24. 24. Mathew West 1598–1677
  2. 2. William Knollys 1545–1632
  3. 3. Lettice (Latisha Knollys Countess of Essex &) Leicester 1543–1634
  4. 4. Richard Knollys 1568–1596
  5. 5. Lady (Cecily) Knollys 1558–1632
  6. 6. Sir (Henry Francis Knollys) (Knowles), 1542–1582
  7. 7. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
  8. 8. Francis (the Young) Knollys 1550–1648
  9. 9. Katharine (Knollys Baroness Offalay (Boteler)) (Fitzgerald) 1559–1632
  10. 10. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
  11. 11. Sir (Richard Knollys) (Knowles) 1544–1610
  12. 12. Sir (Robert) Knollys 1545–1632
  13. 13. Ann Knollys 1539–1588
  14. 14. Sir (Edward) Knollys 1547–1582
  15. 15. Sir (Thomas Knollys) (Knowles), 1554–1596
  16. 16. Maud (Knollys) (Knowles) 1548–1551
  17. 17. Lady (Mary Knollys) (Knowles) 1541–1593
  18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth) Knollys 1545–1601
  19. 19. Dudley Knollys 1562–1562
  20. 20. Cecilia Knollys 1540–1600
  21. 21. Henry Knollys 1542–1596
  22. 22. Sir (Henry Francis) Knollys 1545–1610

Sir Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder in Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
1596
19 July 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The Elder in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

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

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