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Sir Francis Bart Knollys 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Aug 1596

Death Location: Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Robert Knollys

Mother: Lettice Pennyston

Spouse(s): Lady Carey

Children(s): Anne Knollys

In 1514, Sir Francis Bart Knollys entered the world in Grays, Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Knollys And Lettice Pennyston. Sir Francis Bart Knollys married Lady Mary Catherine Carey, and had children including Anne Knollys. Sir Francis Bart Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir Francis Bart Knollys entered the world in Grays, Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Knollys And Lettice Pennyston.
  • Sir Francis Bart Knollys married Lady Mary Catherine Carey, and had children including Anne Knollys.
  • Sir Francis Bart Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Sir Knollys's Ancestors

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Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Oxfordshire, England
Lettice Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1451–1458
North, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1458
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knollys
1425–1485
Margaret Doyley
1429–1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knollys's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Bart) Knollys (1514–18 Aug 1596) m. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey (1518–15 Aug 1568)
  1. 1. Anne Knollys 1553–1608 m. Thomas (West) Sir 1556–1602
    1. 1. Elizabeth West 1573–1633 m. Herbert Pelham 1546–1620 m. Richard Saltonstall 1586–1661
      1. 1. Thomas Pelham 1597–
      2. 2. Anthony Pelham 1599–
      3. 3. Anne Pelham 1601–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Pelham 1604–1628
      5. 5. Jonathan Pelham 1609–
      6. 6. Anne Saltonstall 1622–1675
      7. 7. John Saltonstall 1628–
      8. 8. Herbert Pelham 1608–1624
    2. 2. Robert West 1574–1602
    3. 3. Margarey West 1576–
    4. 4. Thomas (West) Sir 1577–1618 m. Cecily Shirley 1581–1662
      1. 1. Matthew West 1598–1677 m. Margery ((Margaret)) Reeves 1608–1672
        1. 1. Francis (John) West 1630– m. Susanna (Soule) West 1642–1685
      2. 2. Anthony West 1605–1652
      3. 3. Henry West 1603–1628
      4. 4. John West 1600–1659
      5. 5. Francis West 1596–1633
      6. 6. Jane West 1605–1650
    5. 5. Walsingham West 1572–1580
    6. 6. Letitia West 1579–1612
    7. 7. Anne West 1581–1605
    8. 8. Penelope West 1582–1684
    9. 9. Catherine West 1583–1650
    10. 10. Helena West 1587–1602
    11. 11. Gov (John) West 1590–1659
    12. 12. Nathaniel West 1592–1623
    13. 13. Letitia West 1589–1645
    14. 14. Francis (West) Captain 1586–1692 m. Temperance Flowerdew 1567–1628 m. Jane Davye 1605–1640 m. Margaret (Whitney Stitt Powell Blaney) West 1590–1628
      1. 1. Francis WEST 1606–1692 m. Margery (Margaret) Reeves 1608–1672
        1. 1. Thomas WEST 1646–1706 m. Elizabeth Thomas 1652–1728

Sir Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Bart Knollys in Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
1596
18 Aug 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Francis Bart Knollys in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Livingstons of Callendar and Their Principal Cadets : the History of an Old Stirlingshire Family

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

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