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Sir John Knightley 1343–1413 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1343

Birth Location: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1413

Death Location: Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Juliane Knightley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Burgh

Children(s): Sir Cowley, John Knightley, Robert Knightley

The story of Sir John Knightley began in 1343 in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England. Sir John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, and had children including Alice Knightley, John Knightley, Juliane Knightley, Robert Knightley, Sir Richard I Knightley De Manor De Cowley. Sir John Knightley passed away in 1413 in Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Knightley began in 1343 in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir John Knightley married Elizabeth De Burgh, and had children including Alice Knightley, John Knightley, Juliane Knightley, Robert Knightley, Sir Richard I Knightley De Manor De Cowley.
  • Sir John Knightley passed away in 1413 in Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1343–1413
Birth Place: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Knightley
1315–1395
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Juliane (de) Knightley
1316–1395
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger de) Knightley
1291–1362
Gnosall,,Staffordshire,England
Sibil (de) Knightley
1293–1363
Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knightley
1282–1316
Dorothy Glover
1270–1291
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Knightly
1248–1280
Philippa Knightley
1258–
Robert Glover
1250–
Agnes Foulthures
1252–1300

Sir Knightley's Descendants

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Sir (John) Knightley (1343–1413) m. Elizabeth (de) Burgh (1340–1416)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard I Knightley, de Manor de) Cowley 1364–1415 m. Lady (Joan or Joana Gifford) Knightley 1368–
    1. 1. Sir (Richard II Knightley de Fawsley, Esq.) Esq. 1395–1442 m. Lady (Elisabeth) Purefoy 1410–1474
      1. 1. Sir (Richard III, the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of) England. 1427–1476 m. Eleanor THROCKMORTON 1424–1502
        1. 1. Lady (Eleanor (Cotton)) Knightley 1457–1520 m. Thomas (Cotton Sherriff van) Huntingdonshire 1460–1559
      2. 2. Sir (John Knightley de Fawsley,) Esq. 1417–1442
  2. 2. John Knightley 1369–1416
  3. 3. Robert Knightley 1370–

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1343
1343
Birth of Sir John Knightley in Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1413
1413
Age 70
Death of Sir John Knightley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1343
    Event Place: Burgh Hall, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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