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Sign up freeSir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey 1514 – 1596 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 1514
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Death Date: 19 Jul 1596
Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Father: Sir Greys
Mother: Lady Peniston
Spouse(s): Lady Chamber,
Children(s): Elizabeth Warr
In 1514, Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Robert Knollys of Rotherford Greys and Lady Katherine Lettice Pennyston Peniston. Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War married Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber,, and had children including Elizabeth Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr. Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.
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- In 1514, Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Robert Knollys of Rotherford Greys and Lady Katherine Lettice Pennyston Peniston.
- Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War married Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber,, and had children including Elizabeth Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr.
- Sir Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.
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Sir Grey's Descendants
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1. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (24 Mar 1556 – 15 Feb 1618)
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1. Sir (Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 July 1662)
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1. Ann West (1609 – 1660) m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West (14 Dec 1590 – 10 Apr 1659)
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1. Lady (Jerusha) West (1615 – 1689) m. William (Nesse Neff I; arrived 1635) Virginia (1613 – 7 Feb 1688)
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Sir Grey's Timeline
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1514
Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1544
Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: USA
Record Source:
[1] The book of Carlaverock : memoirs of the Maxwells, Earls of Nithsdale, Lords Maxwell & Herries
[2] The Livingstons of Callendar and their principal cadets : the history of an old Stirlingshire family
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current