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Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett 1383–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1383

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 9 Nov 1445

Death Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Knyvett

Mother: Lady Botetourt

Spouse(s): Lady deClifton

Children(s): Sir IV

In 1383, Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John Mendlesham Knyvett And Lady Joan Of Mendlesham De Botetourt. Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett married Lady Elizabeth Declifton, and had children including Sir Lord John Ketchum Knyvett Iv. Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett passed away in 1445 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1383, Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John Mendlesham Knyvett And Lady Joan Of Mendlesham De Botetourt.
  • Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett married Lady Elizabeth Declifton, and had children including Sir Lord John Ketchum Knyvett Iv.
  • Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett passed away in 1445 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knyvett
1352–1418
Birth Location: Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
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Lady Botetourt
1356–1428
Birth Location: Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady deClifton
1387–1441
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sir IV
1412–1489
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Sir Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Sir Knyvett
1383–1445
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John Mendlesham Knyvett
1352–1418
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Joan " of Mendlesham" de) Botetourt
1356–1428
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John 'Chancellor of England') Knyvett
1322–1381
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
Alianore Basset
1325–1389
Weldon, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (Knight John 'of Hamerton Hunt) DeBotetourte
1333–1377
Mendlesham, Suffolk, , England
Katherine ('of Woodridge') Weyland
1334–1377
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knyvett
1291–1352
Johanna Wourth
1295–1381
Ralph Basset
1300–1341
Joan Sturdon
1305–1346
Sir Botetourte
1303–1345
Lady Suffolk
1300–1360
Robert DeWeyland
1312–1319
Cecily DeBaldock
1312–1350
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knyvett
1265–
Johanna DeEngayne
1269–
Richard Wourth
1269–1347
Sir Weldon
1275–1314
Joan Huntingfield
1273–1314
Ralph DeStourton
1251–1303
Alice DeBerkeley
1283–1290
John Edward
1264–1324
Maud Fitzthomas
1270–1329
Richard DeWeyland
1294–1319
Thomas DeBaldock
1284–

Sir Knyvett's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John Lord Chancellor) Knyvett (1383–9 Nov 1445) m. Lady (Elizabeth) deClifton (1387–1441)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord John Ketchum Knyvett) IV 1412–1489 m. Lady (Alice) Lynne 1416–1490
    1. 1. William Knyvett 1440–1515 m. Lady (Alice De) Grey 1415–1474
      1. 1. Edmund Knyvett 1462–1528 m. Eleanor Tyrrell 1466–1514 m. Anne KNYVETT 1458–1479
        1. 1. Thomas Knyvett 1482–1512 m. Muriel Howard 1486–1512

Sir Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1383
1383
Birth of Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1445
9 Nov 1445
Age 62
Death of Sir John Lord Chancellor Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1383
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1445
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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