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Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire 1580–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1580

Birth Location: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1650

Death Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Knightley

Mother: Elizabeth )

Spouse(s): Jane Littleton

Children(s): Lucius Knightley, Jane Knightly, Sir Knightley, Deveraux Esqr., Valentine Esquire, Elizabeth Knyghtley, Edward Knightley

Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire was born in 1580 in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley And Elizabeth Shuckburg Coles. Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire married Jane Littleton, and had children including Deveraux Knightley Esqr, Edward Knightley, Elizabeth Knyghtley, Jane Knightly, Lucius Lucy Knightley, Sir Richard Knightley, Valentine Knightley Esquire. Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire passed away in 1650 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire was born in 1580 in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley And Elizabeth Shuckburg Coles.
  • Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire married Jane Littleton, and had children including Deveraux Knightley Esqr, Edward Knightley, Elizabeth Knyghtley, Jane Knightly, Lucius Lucy Knightley, Sir Richard Knightley, Valentine Knightley Esquire.
  • Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire passed away in 1650 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Esquire's Ancestors

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Sir Esquire
1580–1650
Birth Place: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Knightley
1541–1621
Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (Shuckburg (Coles) )
1554–1594
Navesby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Valentine) Knightley
1501–1566
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Ferrer
1510–1554
Baddesley Clinton, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Northampshire
1455–1534
Lady Skenard
1461–1539
Sir Warwickshire
1470–1535
Constance Brome
1485–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1427–1476
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424–1502
Sir Tamworth
1432–1498
Lady Heckstall
1450–1486

Sir Esquire's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Knightley, M.P.,) Esquire (abt 1580–19 Sep 1650) m. Jane Littleton (1587–31 Aug 1657)
  1. 1. Lucius ((Lucy)) Knightley 1623–1691 m. Elizabeth Dent 1632–1710
    1. 1. Richard Knightley 1658–1728 m. Elizabeth Waldren\Walrond 1653–1723
      1. 1. Lucius (Lucy Knightley,) Esquire 1684–1738 m. Jane (Grey) Benson 1684–1731
        1. 1. Jane Knightley 1726–1781
        2. 2. Valentine (Knightley, MP for) Hampshire 1718–1754 m. Elizabeth (Dummer) Dame 1722–1760
        3. 3. Richard (Benson) Knightley 1720–1721
        4. 4. Elizabeth Knightley 1721–1745
        5. 5. Lucy Knightley 1727–1800 m. Joseph (Smyth, Esq., Lieutenant of Whittlebury) Forest 1723–1799
        6. 6. Deborah Knightley 1728–1728
      2. 2. Thomas Knightley –1687
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Tufton) 1687–1743
      4. 4. Richard Knightley 1686–1767
      5. 5. Alexander Knightley 1682–1683
    2. 2. Lucius ('Lucy' Knightley, Esq. (no) issue) 1651–1726
      1. 1. Deborah Knightley –1728
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1653–1711
    4. 4. John Knightley 1662–1728
    5. 5. Giles (Knightley, High Sheriff of) Nothamptonshire 1674–1743 m. Catherine Knightley 1666–1730 m. Angel Stanley 1711–1779
      1. 1. Lucy (Knightley) (Wheler) 1732–1791
    6. 6. Dent Knightley 1677–1743 m. Malachi Thurston –1728
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Thurston Knightley) (Seaman) 1702–1732
  2. 2. Jane Knightly 1606–1667
  3. 3. Sir (Richard) Knightley 1610–1661 m. Anne Courteen 1614–1702
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knightly 1651–1685
    2. 2. Richard Knightly 1647–1667
    3. 3. Essex Knightley 1649–1670 m. Sarah Foley 1650–1687
      1. 1. Anne (Knightley) (Foley) 1670–1727
  4. 4. Deveraux (Knightley,) Esqr. 1619–1681 m. Elizabeth Crew 1643–1715
    1. 1. Devereux Knightley 1676–1695
    2. 2. Mary Knightley 1673–1674
  5. 5. Valentine (Knightley,) Esquire 1620–1671
  6. 6. Elizabeth Knyghtley 1612–1637
  7. 7. Edward Knightley 1612–1659

Sir Esquire's Timeline

3 Records

1580
abt 1580
Birth of Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1650
15 Sep 1650
Age 70
Death of Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire in Brough Hall, Staffordshire, England
Brough Hall, Staffordshire, England
1650
19 Sep 1650
Age 70
Burial of Sir Richard Knightley, M.P., Esquire in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1580
    Event Place: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1650
    Event Place: Brough Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 125P1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1650
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 125P1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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