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Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb 1525–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1592

Death Location: Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas (Denys)

Mother: Wynette Holcombe

Spouse(s): Mary LL

Children(s): Ellen Bostwick

Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb was born in 1525 in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Lord Of Holcombe Burnell Dennis Denys And Wynette White Holcombe. Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb married Mary Jane Le Blount Ll, and had children including Ellen Bostwick. Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb passed away in 1592 in Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb was born in 1525 in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Lord Of Holcombe Burnell Dennis Denys And Wynette White Holcombe.
  • Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb married Mary Jane Le Blount Ll, and had children including Ellen Bostwick.
  • Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb passed away in 1592 in Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (Denys)
1500–1560
Birth Location: Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Wynette Holcombe
1512–1590
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary LL
1527–1559
Birth Location: Bicton, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Ellen Bostwick
1559–1642
Birth Location: Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Holcomb's Ancestors

Self
Sir Holcomb
1525–1592
Birth Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas "Lord of Holcombe Burnell" Dennis (Denys)
1500–1560
Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Wynette (White) Holcombe
1512–1590
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas ("Lord of Holcombe Burnell" Dennis) (Denys)
1500–1561
Holcombe Burnel, Devon, England
Johanna (Loveday) Lady
1480–1510
Cheston, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
William Holcombe)
1472–1510
Johanna Lady
1475–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Holcomb's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Dennis Knight, of) Holcomb (1525–22 Sep 1592) m. Mary (Jane Le Blount) LL (7 Feb 1527–25 Feb 1559)
  1. 1. Ellen Bostwick 1559–1642 m. Arthur (Elmore Bostwick(became Bostwick) Sr **- LL) LL 1559–1632
    1. 1. Arthur (William) Bostwick 1603–1680
      1. 1. Elinor Bostworth 1625–1675 m. Henry (Ennalls II (Arrival) 1708) 1620–1734
        1. 1. Col. (Bartholomew Ennalls(Member of the House of) Burgesses) 1643–1688
    2. 2. Allitia (Bostocke) LL 1585–1641
    3. 3. Elizbeth (Bostwick) LL 1605–
    4. 4. Francis (Harry Bostwick) LL 1605–
    5. 5. Ellen (Johnson Bostwick) LL 1607–1642
    6. 6. Margaret (Bostwick) LL 1607–1656
    7. 7. Zechariah (Bostwick) LL 1609–
    8. 8. Helena (Bostwick) LL 1611–1640

Sir Holcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
1592
22 Sep 1592
Age 67
Death of Sir Robert Dennis Knight, of Holcomb in Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1592
    Event Place: Holcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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