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Sir Henry Portman Knight 1544 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1591

Death Location: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Bench

Mother: Lady Gilbert*

Spouse(s): Lady Mitchell

Children(s): Joan Portman

In 1544, Sir Henry Portman Knight entered the world in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, born to Sir William Portman, English judge, politician and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and Lady Elizabeth Gilbert*. Sir Henry Portman Knight married Lady Jane Joan Mitchell, and had children including Joan Portman. Sir Henry Portman Knight passed away in 1591 in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Sir Henry Portman Knight entered the world in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, born to Sir William Portman, English judge, politician and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and Lady Elizabeth Gilbert*.
  • Sir Henry Portman Knight married Lady Jane Joan Mitchell, and had children including Joan Portman.
  • Sir Henry Portman Knight passed away in 1591 in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1544 – 1591
Birth Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir William Portman, English judge, politician and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
1510 – 1557
Bristol, Somerset, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Gilbert*
1515 – 1552
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Portman
1475 – 1521
Orchard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Alice Knoell
1470 – 1559
Samford Orcas, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
John (Gilbert) Gylbert
1490 – 1573
Compton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Christian Baskett
1500 –
Melcombe, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Baskett
1470 –
Eleanor Lynde
1436 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Portman) Knight (1544 – 15 Jan 1591) m. Lady (Jane Joan) Mitchell (1544 – 1589)
  1. 1. Joan Portman (1554 – 1589) m. John (Sir Wyndham van Orchard) Wyndham (1558 – 1648)
    1. 1. John (Wyndham van Orchard) Wyndham ( – 1649)
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Windham (1575 – March 1, 1631) m. Susan Clere (1576 – 13 June 1620) m. Elizabeth Coningsby (1578 – 1646)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Windham (1590 – 18 October 1666) m. Sir (Thomas Morgan of) Machen (1588 – 13 May 1664)
        1. 1. William Morgan (1640 – 28 April 1680)
        2. 2. John Morgan (1641 – 1 January 1715)
        3. 3. Rachel Morgan (Abt. 1650 – 06 Apr 1673) m. Henry (Thomas) Probert (1635 – 1719)
      2. 2. Sir (Francis) Wyndham (1612 – 15 July 1676)

Sir Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sir Henry Portman Knight in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
1549
1 Sep 1549
Age 5
Sir Henry Portman Knight was married in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
1559
1 Sep 1559
Age 15
Sir Henry Portman Knight was married in Orchard Portman, Somerset, , England
Orchard Portman, Somerset, , England
1569
1 Sep 1569
Age 25
Sir Henry Portman Knight was married in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
1591
15 Jan 1591
Age 47
Death of Sir Henry Portman Knight in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1549
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1569
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1591
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orchard Portman, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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