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Sir 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 Ancestors

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Sir Grey
1514 – 1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Knollys of Rotherford Greys
1481 – 1521
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice Pennyston) Peniston
1485 – 1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
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Sir Grey's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield) Grey (1514 – 19 Jul 1596) m. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568)
  1. 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)
    1. 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)
      1. 1. Ann West (1609 – 1660) m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West (14 Dec 1590 – 10 Apr 1659)
        1. 1. Lady (Jerusha) West (1615 – 1689) m. William (Nesse Neff I; arrived 1635) Virginia (1613 – 7 Feb 1688)

Sir Grey's Timeline

3 Records

1514
1514
Birth of 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 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1544
1544
Age 30
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 was married
None
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of 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 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: 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

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