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Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight 1542 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 December 1582

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Katherine Knollys

Spouse(s): Margaret Cave

Children(s): Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Lettice Paget

Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was born in 1542 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis Knollys and Katherine Knollys. Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight married Margaret "Margery" Cave, and had children including Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Lettice Paget. Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight passed away in 1582 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was born in 1542 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis Knollys and Katherine Knollys.
  • Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight married Margaret "Margery" Cave, and had children including Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Lettice Paget.
  • Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight passed away in 1582 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1542 – 1582
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine Knollys
1524 – 1569
Grandparents
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500 – 1528
Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary boleyn
1499 – 1543
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Francis Knollys) Knight (1542 – 21 December 1582) m. Margaret ("Margery") Cave (25 Apr 1559 – 15 August 1606)
  1. 1. Elizabeth KNOLLYS (1579 – BEF 1621) m. Henry (Francis) Willoughby (14 September 1579 – 20 November 1653)
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Willoughby (14 May 1605 – 1688) m. Sir (Henry Griffith) II (1603 – 1646)
      1. 1. Samuel (Goldsmith) Griffith (1637 – 8 September 1717) m. Elizabeth (Soones) Evans (1645 – 16 December 1718)
        1. 1. Dr (Septimus Griffith) Davis (30 Sep 1658 – 1684) m. Elizabeth (Frances) Harris (1660 – 1685)
  2. 2. Lettice Paget (1583 – 1655)

Sir Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1565
16 July 1565
Age 23
Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was married in The Strand
The Strand
1572
1572(?)1575(?)
Age 30
Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
1575
1575
Age 33
Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1579
BEF 1579
Age 37
Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was married in England
England
1582
21 December 1582
Age 40
Death of Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1572(?)1575(?)
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 July 1565
    Event Place: The Strand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 1579
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1582
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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