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Sir Francis Bart Knowles 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Knollys

Mother: Lettice Penistone

Spouse(s): Mary Carey

Children(s): Abigail Knollys, William Knowles, Catherine Knollys, Francis Knollys, Richard Knollys, Sir Knollys, Henry Knollys, Anne, Elizabeth, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys, Francis Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Sir Knollys, Henry Knollys

Sir Francis Bart Knowles was born in 1514 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Knollys And Lettice Penistone. Sir Francis Bart Knowles married Mary Katherine Carey, and had children including Abigail Lettice Knollys, Anne Lady Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Francis I Baroness West Married West 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, Catherine Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Lady Leighton Knollys, Francis Knollys, Francis The Younger Knollys, Henry Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Richard Member Parliament Knollys, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, William Knowles. Sir Francis Bart Knowles passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Bart Knowles was born in 1514 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Knollys And Lettice Penistone.
  • Sir Francis Bart Knowles married Mary Katherine Carey, and had children including Abigail Lettice Knollys, Anne Lady Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Francis I Baroness West Married West 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, Catherine Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Lady Leighton Knollys, Francis Knollys, Francis The Younger Knollys, Henry Knollys, Mary Knollys, Maud Knollys, Richard Member Parliament Knollys, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, William Knowles.
  • Sir Francis Bart Knowles passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Knowles's Ancestors

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Sir Knowles
1514–1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice Penistone
1485–1557
Hawridge, (Present UK), Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Knowles's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Bart) Knowles (1514–19 Jul 1596) m. Mary (Katherine) Carey (19 May 1524–15 Jan 1569)
  1. 1. Abigail (Lettice) Knollys 1551–1620 m. Joseph ((1) Hildreth) Sr 1550–1611
    1. 1. Richard Hildreth 1583–1645
  2. 2. William Knowles 1544–1632
  3. 3. Catherine Knollys 1560–1632
  4. 4. Francis Knollys 1552–1648
  5. 5. Richard (Member Parliament) Knollys 1548–1596
  6. 6. Sir (Robert) Knollys 1547–1596
  7. 7. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
  8. 8. Anne, (Lady Knollys Knowles, daughter of Francis I, Baroness West married West 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth 1555–1595
  9. 9. Dudley Knollys 1562–1562
  10. 10. Edward Knollys 1546–1575
  11. 11. Elizabeth ((Lady Leighton)) Knollys 1549–1605
  12. 12. Francis (The Younger) Knollys 1552–1648
  13. 13. Mary Knollys 1541–1593
  14. 14. Maud Knollys 1548–1551
  15. 15. Sir (Thomas) Knollys 1554–1596
  16. 16. Henry Knollys 1542–1582

Sir Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Bart Knowles in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
1540
Apr 26, 1540
Age 26
Sir Francis Bart Knowles was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Francis Bart Knowles in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 26, 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

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