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Sir Richard Knightley 1427–1476 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1476

Death Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Margaret Purefoy

Spouse(s): Eleanor Throckmorton

Children(s): Sir Northampshire, Eleanor (Cotton), Maude (Humphrey), Mary (Crewse), James Knightley, Lady Knightley

In 1427, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley And Margaret Purefoy. Sir Richard Knightley married Eleanor Throckmorton, and had children including Eleanor Knightley Cotton, James Knightley, Lady Margaret Knightley, Mary Knightley Crewse, Maude Knightley Humphrey, Sir Richard Knightley Sheriff Of Northampshire. Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1476 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1427, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley And Margaret Purefoy.
  • Sir Richard Knightley married Eleanor Throckmorton, and had children including Eleanor Knightley Cotton, James Knightley, Lady Margaret Knightley, Mary Knightley Crewse, Maude Knightley Humphrey, Sir Richard Knightley Sheriff Of Northampshire.
  • Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1476 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knightley
1395–1442
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Margaret Purefoy
1395–1450
Birth Location: Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Throckmorton
1424–1502
Birth Location: Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Northampshire
1455–1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Eleanor (Cotton)
1457–1520
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Maude (Humphrey)
1453–1483
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Mary (Crewse)
1467–1566
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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James Knightley
1461–1462
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Knightley
1470–1554
Birth Location: Lasingcroft, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1427–1476
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, 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 Gnosall
1339–1414
Elizabeth Ulster
1332–1364
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Knightley
1315–1390
Juliane Knightley
1316–1395
William Ulster
1312–1333
Matilda (Chaworth)
1310–1377

Sir Knightley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Knightley (1427–19 Jun 1476) m. Eleanor Throckmorton (1424–10 Oct 1502)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Knightley, Sheriff of) Northampshire 1455–1534 m. Lady (Jane) Skenard 1461–1539
    1. 1. Susan Knightley 1498–1532 m. Sir (William Despenser, High Sheriff Northampton,) knight 1496–1532
      1. 1. John Despenser 1524–1586 m. Catherine (Katherine Kitson, Baroness of) Spencer 1521–1586
        1. 1. Sir (John De Spencer Spenser, invested as a Knight in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth) I 1541–1599 m. Mary (Margaret) Catlyn 1548–1619
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Spencer Baroness) Hunsdon 1547–1623 m. Sir (George Carey, 2nd Baron) Hunsdon 1547–1603 m. Sir (Ralph Evers or) Eure 1558–1617
        3. 3. Edmund Spencer 1553–1599
        4. 4. Ann Spencer 1540–1618
        5. 5. William Spencer –1609
    2. 2. Sir (Valentine) Knightley 1501–1566 m. Anne Ferrer 1510–1554
      1. 1. Richard (Payne Knightley, Puritan, Member of) Parliament 1532–1615 m. Mary Fermor 1533–1573 m. Elizabeth Seymour 1547–1602
        1. 1. Valentine (Knightly, knight, member of Virginia Company & Northest Passage) Co. 1556–1618 m. Anne Unton 1554–1596
        2. 2. Thomas Knightley 1557–
        3. 3. Constance Knightley 1558–
        4. 4. Jerome Knightley 1564–1596
        5. 5. Edward (Knightley, cupbearer to King James) 1st 1566–1598 m. Mary Coles 1577–1610
        6. 6. Seymour Knightley 1580–1640 m. Dorothy Bedell 1584–1633
        7. 7. Dudley Knightley 1582–1602
        8. 8. John Knightley 1585–1614
        9. 9. Nathaniel Knightley 1587–1602
        10. 10. Robert Knightley 1588– m. Bridget Palmer 1590–1637 m. Sarah Ward 1590–
        11. 11. Francis Knightley 1590–1619
      2. 2. Thomas Knightley 1541–1621 m. Elizabeth (Shuckburg (Coles) ) 1554–1594
        1. 1. Sir (Richard Knightley, M.P.,) Esquire 1580–1650 m. Jane Littleton 1587–1657
        2. 2. Frances Knightley 1590–1659
        3. 3. Edward Knightley 1593–1674 m. Elizabeth Knightley 1598–1659
        4. 4. Nathaniel Knightley 1595–1638
        5. 5. Thomas (E) Knightley 1598–1688 m. Elizabeth Smith 1602–1679 m. Frances (Anne) Sare 1611–1715
        6. 6. Martha Knightley 1600–
        7. 7. Maria (Mary) Coles 1577–1610
        8. 8. Samuel Knightley 1587–1653 m. Elizabeth Knightley 1591–1658
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Devereaux) 1588–1634 m. Walter (Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford, House of) Commons 1575–1658 m. Matthew Martin 1559–1613
      3. 3. Ann (Knightly) (Cokayne) 1549–1617
      4. 4. Edmund Knightley 1534–1596 m. Alice Bury 1545–1612
        1. 1. Anne Knightley 1575–
        2. 2. George Knightley 1571–1596
        3. 3. Richard Knightley 1569–1610
        4. 4. Ursula Knightley 1577–1606
      5. 5. John Knightley 1545–1614 m. Ellen Elizabeth 1527–
        1. 1. John Knightley 1550–1612
    3. 3. Sir (Richard) Knightley 1483–1537 m. Jane Spencer 1490–1560
      1. 1. Jane Knightley 1516–1593
      2. 2. Susan (Knightley) (Langtree) 1519–1583
      3. 3. Ann KNIGHTLEY\Throckmorton 1521–1565
      4. 4. Mary (Knightley) (Hussey) 1528–
      5. 5. Frances (Knightley) (Duffield) 1529–1585
    4. 4. Sir (Thomas) Knightley 1485–1516 m. Joan Burneby 1489–1515
    5. 5. Ursula Knightley 1505–1538
    6. 6. Sir (Edmund) Knightley 1487–1542 m. Ursula (de) Vere 1500–1558
      1. 1. Jone Knightley 1521–1522
      2. 2. Isabel Knightley 1523–1524
      3. 3. Susan Knightley 1527–1529
      4. 4. Joan Knightley 1530–1532
    7. 7. Anthony Knightley 1493–1539
    8. 8. Dorothy Knightley 1503–1538
  2. 2. Eleanor (Knightley) (Cotton) 1457–1520
  3. 3. Maude (Knightley) (Humphrey) 1453–1483
  4. 4. Mary (Knightley) (Crewse) 1467–1566
  5. 5. James Knightley 1461–1462
  6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Knightley 1470–1554

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of Sir Richard Knightley in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
1476
19 Jun 1476
Age 49
Death of Sir Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1476
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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