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Sir Richard Payne Knightley 1532–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 2 Sep 1615

Death Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Fawsley

Mother: Francisci Knightley

Spouse(s): Mary Fermor

Children(s): Mary Knightley

In 1532, Sir Richard Payne Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Valentine Knightley Of Fawsley And Francisci Alice Anne Ferrers Cokam Knightley. Sir Richard Payne Knightley married Mary Fermor, and had children including Mary Knightley. Sir Richard Payne Knightley passed away in 1615 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir Richard Payne Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Valentine Knightley Of Fawsley And Francisci Alice Anne Ferrers Cokam Knightley.
  • Sir Richard Payne Knightley married Mary Fermor, and had children including Mary Knightley.
  • Sir Richard Payne Knightley passed away in 1615 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fawsley
1501–1566
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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Francisci Knightley
1508–1627
Birth Location: Baddesley, Clinton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fermor
1534–1573
Birth Location: Easton Neston, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
MF

Children(s)

Mary Knightley
1562–1594
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1532–1615
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Valentine Knightley of Fawsley
1501–1566
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Francisci (Alice Anne Ferrers Cokam) Knightley
1508–1627
Baddesley, Clinton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Ferrers
1470–1535
Constance Ferrers
–1551
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Broome
1400–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knightley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Payne) Knightley (1532–2 Sep 1615) m. Mary Fermor (1534–27 Sep 1573)
  1. 1. Mary Knightley 1562–1594 m. Thomas Barnardiston 1564–1610
    1. 1. Sir (Nathaniel Montague) Barnardiston 1588–1653 m. Jane Soame 1588–1669
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Barnardiston 1618–1669 m. Anne Armyne 1624–1671
        1. 1. Thomas Barnardiston 1646–1698 m. Elizabeth King 1651–1707

Sir Knightley's Timeline

3 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir Richard Payne Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1615
1 Sep 1615
Age 83
Death of Sir Richard Payne Knightley in Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1615
2 Sep 1615
Age 83
Burial of Sir Richard Payne Knightley in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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