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Sir Richard Knightley 1395 – 1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1395

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1442

Death Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Johanna Giffard

Spouse(s): Margaret Purefoy

Children(s): Sir Knightley, Sir Knightley, Margaret Knightly

In 1395, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Richard Knightley and Johanna Giffard. Sir Richard Knightley married Margaret Purefoy, and had children including Sir John Knightley, Sir Richard Knightley, Margaret Knightly. Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1395, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Richard Knightley and Johanna Giffard.
  • Sir Richard Knightley married Margaret Purefoy, and had children including Sir John Knightley, Sir Richard Knightley, Margaret Knightly.
  • Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1442 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Purefoy
1395 – 1450
Birth Location: Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Knightley
1417 – 1442
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Knightley
1427 – 1476
Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
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Margaret Knightly
1458 –
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1395 – 1442
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Chillington, Staffordshire
Grandparents
John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Burgh,
1332 – 1363
Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knightley
1315 – 1390
Juliane Knightley
1316 – 1395
William Burgh,
1312 – 1333
Matilda Plantagenet,
1310 – 1377
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Knightley,
1293 – 1362
John Burgh
1286 – 1313
Elizabeth Clare
1295 – 1360
Henry Lancaster,
1281 – 1345
Maud Chaworth
1282 – 1322

Sir Knightley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Knightley (1395 – 19 Dec 1442) m. Margaret Purefoy (1395 – 1450)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Knightley (1417 – 1442) m. Joan Thornbury (1395 – 3 Oct 1438) m. Margaret Knightley (1421 – )
    1. 1. Joanna (De) Knightley (5 Mar 1432 – 1457) m. Sir (Richard) Leveson (1420 – 1469)
      1. 1. Nicholas Leveson (1430 – 1491)
      2. 2. Sir (Richard II Leveson of) Prestwood, (1457 – 1503) m. Hillary Wyllenhall (1461 – Abt. 1516) m. Jane Bradbury (1473 – )
        1. 1. Richard LEVESON (Abt. 1483 – Abt. 1529)
        2. 2. John Leveson (1485 – 1313)
        3. 3. Isabella Leveson (1494 – 1544) m. James Coliere, (1490 – 30 Mar 1548)
        4. 4. Sir (Nicholas) Leveson (Abt. 1494 – 13 Oct 1539)
        5. 5. James Leveson (1502 – 07 Jul 1553)
  2. 2. Sir (Richard) Knightley (1427 – 19 Jun 1476) m. Eleanor Throckmorton (1424 – 10 Oct 1502)
    1. 1. Maude Knightley (1453 – Bet. 1483–1547)
    2. 2. Sir (Richard) Knightley, (1455 – 8 Dec 1534) m. Lady (Jane) Skenard (1461 – 22 May 1539)
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Knightley (1483 – 30 Mar 1537) m. Jane Spencer (1490 – 8 Jan 1560)
        1. 1. Jane Knightley (1516 – 1593)
        2. 2. Susan Knightley (1519 – 1583)
        3. 3. Ann KNIGHTLEY\Throckmorton (1521 – 11 June 1565)
        4. 4. Mary Knightley (1528 – )
        5. 5. Frances Knightley (1529 – 7 Apr 1585)
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Knightley (1485 – 18 Oct 1516) m. Joan Burneby (1489 – 1515)
      3. 3. Sir (Edmund) Knightley (1487 – 15 Dec 1542) m. Ursula (de) Vere (21 Aug 1500 – Aug-Nov 1558)
        1. 1. Jone Knightley (1521 – 1522)
        2. 2. Isabel Knightley (1523 – 1524)
        3. 3. Susan Knightley (1527 – 1529)
        4. 4. Joan Knightley (1530 – 1532)
      4. 4. Anthony Knightley (1493 – 1539)
      5. 5. Lady (Susan) Knightley, (1498 – 22 Sep 1532) m. Sir (William) Despenser, (1496 – 22 Jun 1532)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Spencer (1524 – 8 Nov 1586) m. Catherine (Katherine) Kitson, (1521 – 8 Nov 1586)
      6. 6. Sir (Valentine) Knightley (1501 – 8 May 1566) m. Anne Ferrer (1510 – 12 Dec 1554)
        1. 1. Richard (Payne) Knightley, (1532 – 1 Sep 1615) m. Mary Fermor (1533 – 27 Sep 1573) m. Elizabeth Seymour (1547 – 3 Jun 1602)
        2. 2. Edmund Knightley (1534 – 18 Jun 1596) m. Alice Bury (ABT 1545 – 1612)
        3. 3. Thomas Knightley (1541 – 28 Nov 1621) m. Elizabeth Shuckburg (1554 – 21 Dec 1594)
        4. 4. John Knightley (1545 – 24 Jul 1614) m. Ellen Elizabeth (1527 – )
        5. 5. Ann (Knightly) (Cokayne) (1549 – 12 Jul 1617)
      7. 7. Dorothy Knightley (1503 – 1538)
      8. 8. Ursula Knightley (1505 – 1538)
    3. 3. Eleanor Knightley (1457 – 1520)
    4. 4. James Knightley (1461 – Bet. 1462–1551)
    5. 5. Mary Knightley (1467 – 1566)
    6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Knightley (1470 – 1554)
  3. 3. Margaret Knightly (1458 – )

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1395
1395
Birth of Sir Richard Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1442
19 Dec 1442
Age 47
Death of Sir Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1395
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1442
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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