YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Sir Valentine Knightley 1501–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 May 1566

Death Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Northampshire

Mother: Lady Skenard

Spouse(s): Anne Ferrer

Children(s): Richard Parliament, Thomas Knightley, Ann (Cokayne), Edmund Knightley, John Knightley

Sir Valentine Knightley was born in 1501 in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Knightley Sheriff Of Northampshire And Lady Jane Skenard. Sir Valentine Knightley married Anne Ferrer, and had children including Ann Knightly Cokayne, Edmund Knightley, John Knightley, Richard Payne Knightley Puritan Member Of Parliament, Thomas Knightley. Sir Valentine Knightley passed away in 1566 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Find more search results for Sir Knightley
SK

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • Sir Valentine Knightley was born in 1501 in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Knightley Sheriff Of Northampshire And Lady Jane Skenard.
  • Sir Valentine Knightley married Anne Ferrer, and had children including Ann Knightly Cokayne, Edmund Knightley, John Knightley, Richard Payne Knightley Puritan Member Of Parliament, Thomas Knightley.
  • Sir Valentine Knightley passed away in 1566 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Northampshire
1455–1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
SN
Lady Skenard
1461–1539
Birth Location: Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Anne Ferrer
1510–1554
Birth Location: Baddesley Clinton, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
AF

Children(s)

Richard Parliament
1532–1615
Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
RP
Thomas Knightley
1541–1621
Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
TK
Ann (Cokayne)
1549–1617
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
A(
Edmund Knightley
1534–1596
Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
EK
John Knightley
1545–1614
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
JK

Sir Knightley's Ancestors

Self
Sir Knightley
1501–1566
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Knightley, Sheriff of Northampshire
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Jane) Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knightley
1427–1476
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424–1502
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1395–1442
Margaret Purefoy
1395–1450
Sir England
1380–1445
Eleanor Spinney
1385–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364–1415
Johanna Giffard
1370–
Sir Warwickshire
1355–1412
Agnes Nauton
1350–1428

Sir Knightley's Descendants

1.
SK
Sir (Valentine) Knightley (1501–8 May 1566) m. Anne Ferrer (1510–12 Dec 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
      1. 1. Mary (Knightley) (Purefoy) 1585–1617
      2. 2. Elizabeth Luke 1580–1607
      3. 3. Anne (Knightley) (Chetwode) 1582–1618
      4. 4. Richard Knightley 1578–
    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
      1. 1. Richard Knightley 1593–1639 m. Bridget Lucy 1593–1655
      2. 2. Valentine Knightley 1592–1595
    6. 6. Seymour Knightley 1580–1640 m. Dorothy Bedell 1584–1633
      1. 1. Robert Knightley 1609–1657 m. Ellen Yorke 1611–1657
        1. 1. Mary Knightly 1644–1706
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Chamberlain) 1606–1637
      3. 3. Valentine Knightley 1605–1647
      4. 4. Susan Knightley 1615–
      5. 5. Thomas Knightley 1611–1616
    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–
      1. 1. Rev (Edward) Knightley 1622–1685 m. Bridget Farmer 1625–1648 m. Catharine Pleydell 1626–1685
        1. 1. Robert Knightley 1650–1652
        2. 2. Edward Knightley 1652–1652
        3. 3. Katharine (Knightley) (Lane) 1648–1685
        4. 4. Susanna Knightley 1660–1685
        5. 5. Edward Knightley 1657–1691
      2. 2. Eleanor Knightley 1612–1635
      3. 3. Lucy Knightley 1615–1694 m. Edmond Howarth 1609–1673
      4. 4. Ferdinand Knightley 1618–1620
      5. 5. Valentine Knightley 1620–
      6. 6. Thomas Knightley 1614–1686 m. Elizabeth Bearcroft 1658–1721
    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
      1. 1. Lucius ((Lucy)) Knightley 1623–1691 m. Elizabeth Dent 1632–1710
        1. 1. Richard Knightley 1658–1728 m. Elizabeth Waldren\Walrond 1653–1723
        2. 2. Lucius ('Lucy' Knightley, Esq. (no) issue) 1651–1726
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1653–1711
        4. 4. John Knightley 1662–1728
        5. 5. Giles (Knightley, High Sheriff of) Nothamptonshire 1674–1743 m. Catherine Knightley 1666–1730 m. Angel Stanley 1711–1779
        6. 6. Dent Knightley 1677–1743 m. Malachi Thurston –1728
      2. 2. Jane Knightly 1606–1667
      3. 3. Sir (Richard) Knightley 1610–1661 m. Anne Courteen 1614–1702
        1. 1. Elizabeth Knightly 1651–1685
        2. 2. Richard Knightly 1647–1667
        3. 3. Essex Knightley 1649–1670 m. Sarah Foley 1650–1687
      4. 4. Deveraux (Knightley,) Esqr. 1619–1681 m. Elizabeth Crew 1643–1715
        1. 1. Devereux Knightley 1676–1695
        2. 2. Mary Knightley 1673–1674
      5. 5. Valentine (Knightley,) Esquire 1620–1671
      6. 6. Elizabeth Knyghtley 1612–1637
      7. 7. Edward Knightley 1612–1659
    2. 2. Frances Knightley 1590–1659
    3. 3. Edward Knightley 1593–1674 m. Elizabeth Knightley 1598–1659
      1. 1. Richard Knightley 1634–1644
      2. 2. Martha (Knightley) (Chapman) 1638–1681
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Newse) 1631–
    4. 4. Nathaniel Knightley 1595–1638
      1. 1. Ann Knightley 1623–1624
      2. 2. Elizabeth Knightley 1625–1628
    5. 5. Thomas (E) Knightley 1598–1688 m. Elizabeth Smith 1602–1679 m. Frances (Anne) Sare 1611–1715
      1. 1. Jane (Knightley) (Danvers) 1643–1740
      2. 2. Richard Knightley 1636–1695 m. Sara Wood 1637–1723 m. Elizabeth Hampton
        1. 1. John 1668–1676
        2. 2. Thomas Knightley 1672–
        3. 3. Essex Knightley 1648–1670
      3. 3. Catherine (Knightley) (Adams) 1646–1719
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Adams) 1633–1685
      5. 5. Anne Hinde 1653–1672
      6. 6. Edward Knightley 1655–
        1. 1. Henry Knightley 1675–1748 m. Mary 1686–1748
        2. 2. Henry Knightley 1700–1773
      7. 7. Thomas Knightley 1638–
      8. 8. Francis Knightley 1645–
    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
      1. 1. John Devereux 1619–1695
      2. 2. Essex Devereux 1615–1640
      3. 3. Leicester Devereux 1617–1676
      4. 4. Walter Devereux 1618–1683
  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

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Sir Valentine Knightley in Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
1566
8 May 1566
Age 65
Death of Sir Valentine Knightley in Baddesley, Clinton, Warwickshire, England
Baddesley, Clinton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1566
    Event Place: Baddesley, Clinton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [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
Find more search results for Sir Knightley

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE