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Sir John Knightley 1417 – 1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1417

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1442

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Margaret Purefoy

Spouse(s): Joan Thornbury, Margaret Knightley

Children(s): Joanna Knightley

In 1417, Sir John Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley and Margaret Purefoy. Sir John Knightley married Joan Thornbury, Margaret Knightley, and had children including Joanna De Knightley. Sir John Knightley passed away in 1442 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1417, Sir John Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley and Margaret Purefoy.
  • Sir John Knightley married Joan Thornbury, Margaret Knightley, and had children including Joanna De Knightley.
  • Sir John Knightley passed away in 1442 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1417 – 1442
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Knightley
1395 – 1442
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Purefoy
1395 – 1450
Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Chillington, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Elizabeth Burgh,
1332 – 1363
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Knightley
1315 – 1390
Juliane Knightley
1316 – 1395
William Burgh,
1312 – 1333
Matilda Plantagenet,
1310 – 1377

Sir Knightley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Sir (Robert) Coliere, (1515 – 12 Jul 1586) m. Joyce Skrimshire (1514 – 1553) m. Agnes (Venables) Coliere (1533 – April 1582)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Collier (1518 – 1553)
        3. 3. Agnes Collyer (1524 – 15 Mar 1602)
        4. 4. George Collier (1526 – ) m. Elizabeth Chilton (1529 – )
        5. 5. Ursula Collier (1533 – )
      4. 4. Sir (Nicholas) Leveson (Abt. 1494 – 13 Oct 1539)
      5. 5. James Leveson (1502 – 07 Jul 1553)

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1417
1417
Birth of Sir John Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1442
1442
Age 25
Death of Sir John Knightley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1417
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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