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Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq 1500–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Dec 1549

Death Location: Nonington, Kent

Father: Jonathan Debois

Mother: Elizabeth Alday

Spouse(s): Mary Debois

Children(s): Sir (Debois), John Boys, Ellen Mundaye, Elizabeth Boys, Vincent Boys, Thomas Boys

In 1500, Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq entered the world in Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Jonathan Nightingale Debois And Elizabeth Alday. Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq married Mary Debois, and had children including Elizabeth Boys, Ellen Mundaye, John Boys, Sir Edward Thomas Boys Debois, Thomas Boys, Vincent Boys. Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq passed away in 1549 in Nonington, Kent.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq entered the world in Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Jonathan Nightingale Debois And Elizabeth Alday.
  • Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq married Mary Debois, and had children including Elizabeth Boys, Ellen Mundaye, John Boys, Sir Edward Thomas Boys Debois, Thomas Boys, Vincent Boys.
  • Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq passed away in 1549 in Nonington, Kent.

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Sir Esq's Ancestors

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Sir Esq
1500–1549
Birth Place: Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jonathan Nightingale Debois
1474–1533
Nonington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Alday
1470–1500
Nonington Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Esq's Descendants

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Sir (William Knight Boys (deBois)) Esq (1500–22 Dec 1549) m. Mary Debois (1500–15 January 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward Thomas Boys) (Debois) 1528–1599 m. Lady (Clara) Wentworth 1537–1631 m. Joan Boys –1598
    1. 1. Sir (Edward Boys) (Debois) 1554–1599
  2. 2. John Boys 1535–1612
  3. 3. Ellen Mundaye 1531–1601
  4. 4. Elizabeth Boys 1538–1612
  5. 5. Vincent Boys 1537–1591
  6. 6. Thomas Boys 1527–1599

Sir Esq's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq in Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1549
22 December 1549
Age 49
Death of Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq in Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1549
22 Dec 1549
Age 49
Burial of Sir William Knight Boys (deBois) Esq in Nonington, Kent
Nonington, Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nonington
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1549
    Event Place: Fredville Manor, Nonington parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1549
    Event Place: Nonington, Kent
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

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