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Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight 1470 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Romsey Hampshire, England

Death Date: 13 JAN 1550

Death Location: England, Romsey, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Tresham

Mother: Lettice Penyston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smythes, Johan Knight

Children(s): John Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, The Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Doris Knight, John KNIGHT, GEORGE Knight, William KNIGHT, Thomas KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Alice Knight, John knight, William Knight, William KNIGHT

In 1470, Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight entered the world in Romsey Hampshire, England, born to Sir Thomas, Knight Hospitaller Tresham and Lettice Penyston. Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight married Elizabeth Maude Smythes, Johan Knight, and had children including John Francis Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, The Sonne of John Knight Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Doris Adeline Elsie Knight, John KNIGHT, GEORGE Knight, William KNIGHT, Thomas KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Alice Knight, John knight, William Knight, William KNIGHT. Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight passed away in 1550 in England, Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight entered the world in Romsey Hampshire, England, born to Sir Thomas, Knight Hospitaller Tresham and Lettice Penyston.
  • Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight married Elizabeth Maude Smythes, Johan Knight, and had children including John Francis Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, The Sonne of John Knight Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Doris Adeline Elsie Knight, John KNIGHT, GEORGE Knight, William KNIGHT, Thomas KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Alice Knight, John knight, William Knight, William KNIGHT.
  • Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight passed away in 1550 in England, Romsey, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1470 – 1550
Birth Place: Romsey Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas, Knight Hospitaller Tresham
1488 – 1559
Kent, England
Lettice Penyston
1485 – 1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Tresham of) Rushton
1513 – 1546
Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
John, (of Rushton Hall) Tresham
– 1521
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (Lord John 2 Mortimer -) Knight (1470 – 13 JAN 1550) m. Elizabeth (Maude) Smythes (1470 – 1555) m. Johan Knight
  1. 1. John (Francis) Knight (1490 – 20 Apr 1580)
  2. 2. Richard Knight (1495 – 1571)
  3. 3. Joan Knight (1496 – 1560)
  4. 4. John Knight (1500 – Apr 1560)
  5. 5. The (Sonne of John Knight) Knight (abt 1500 – 1569) m. Isabel Norton (abt 1505 – 1558)
    1. 1. Elenour (Felpes or) Kingswell (1527 – 24 Dec 1584) m. William Newland (1511 – 1590) m. John (William) Newland (1516 – 1610)
      1. 1. William Newland (1550 – 12 Apr 1593) m. Em Smythe (Jun 5, 1548 – 12 Feb 1592) m. Sarah Newland (1559 – 9 Nov 1592) m. Mary Read
        1. 1. Nycholas (Newlande) (Newlin) (1580 (1 March 1571?) – 4 Jan 1643)
        2. 2. Nycholas Newlande (Mar 1571 – 4 Jan 1643)
        3. 3. Nycholas Newlande (Mar 1571 – 4 Jan 1643)
        4. 4. Nycholas Newlande (Mar 1571 – 4 Jan 1643)
        5. 5. Nycholas Newlande (Mar 1571 – 4 Jan 1643)
        6. 6. Nycholas (Newlande) (Newlin) (01 Mar 1571 – 4 Jan 1643)
        7. 7. Margery Newland (02 Nov 1572 – )
        8. 8. William Newman (1577 – 1695)
        9. 9. William Newland (8 Aug 1578 – 1608)
        10. 10. Nicholas (Roger) Newlin (1580 – 1617) m. Dorythe Gaskkyne (1582 – abt 1615) m. Dorythe Gaskkyne (1582 – abt 1615) m. Dorothy Gaskkyne (1571 – ) m. Jane Hyde (1597 – 4 Jan 1643)
        11. 11. WILLIAM Newland (1580 – 23 Feb 1673)
        12. 12. Nicholas (Roger) Newlin (1580 – 4 Jan 1643)
        13. 13. Robert Newland (1580 – Apr 1653)
        14. 14. Thomas Newland (1580 – )
        15. 15. John Newland (16 Mar 1580 – 16 Apr 1642)
        16. 16. Anne NEWLAND (Sep 1584 – Mar 1652)
        17. 17. Edward Newland (Jan 1587 – Aug 1593)
        18. 18. Isabell Newland (01 Mar 1587 – ) m. Nicholas Davers
        19. 19. Grace Newland (Feb 1578 – Nov 1578)
        20. 20. John Newland (Jan 1579 – Mar 1579)
        21. 21. Joseph Newland ( – 21 Feb 1807)
    2. 2. Jane Kingswell (1530 – 8May1566)
    3. 3. John Kingsmill (20 Jun 1536 – 1580)
    4. 4. William Knight (1542 – 10 Jan 1630)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Knight (1504 – 1585)
  7. 7. Doris (Adeline Elsie) Knight (1504 – 1585)
  8. 8. John KNIGHT (1515 – 1560)
  9. 9. GEORGE Knight (1517 – 17 Feb 1597)
  10. 10. William KNIGHT (1517 – Sep 1549)
  11. 11. Thomas KNIGHT (1519 – )
  12. 12. Thomas Knight (1519 – 8 Jun 1574)
  13. 13. Alice Knight (1530 – 1558)
  14. 14. John knight (1540 – 28 Oct 1611)
  15. 15. William Knight (1547 – 1596)
  16. 16. William KNIGHT

Sir Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight in Romsey Hampshire, England
Romsey Hampshire, England
1550
13 JAN 1550
Age 80
Death of Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight in England, Romsey, Hampshire, England
England, Romsey, Hampshire, England
1560
1 Feb 1560
Age 90
Burial of Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight in Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Romsey Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1550
    Event Place: England, Romsey, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1063; Document Reference: DR 181

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1560
    Event Place: Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1063; Document Reference: DR 181

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