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Susan Knightley 1480–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 1539

Death Location: Outwood, Wakefield

Father: Richard IV

Mother: Jane Knight

Spouse(s): Baron Spencer, Sir Northamptonshire

Children(s): Helen Spenser\Fogge, Sir II, Dorothy Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Ada Spencer, Lady Goodwin, Robert Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Michael Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Isabel Cotton

Susan Knightley was born in 1480 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Richard De Knightley Iv And Jane Skynnerton Knight. Susan Knightley married Baron Sir Willem William De Le Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire Baron Spencer, Michael W Maher, Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Ada Jane Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Helen Spenser Fogge, Isabel Cotton, Isabel Elizabeth Spencer, Lady Anne Spencer Goodwin, Margaret Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Nola Healy, Robert Nicholas Spencer, Sir John Spencer Ii, Thomas Spencer. Susan Knightley passed away in 1539 in Outwood, Wakefield.

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Biography

  • Susan Knightley was born in 1480 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Richard De Knightley Iv And Jane Skynnerton Knight.
  • Susan Knightley married Baron Sir Willem William De Le Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire Baron Spencer, Michael W Maher, Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Ada Jane Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Helen Spenser Fogge, Isabel Cotton, Isabel Elizabeth Spencer, Lady Anne Spencer Goodwin, Margaret Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Nola Healy, Robert Nicholas Spencer, Sir John Spencer Ii, Thomas Spencer.
  • Susan Knightley passed away in 1539 in Outwood, Wakefield.

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Susan Knightley's Ancestors

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Susan Knightley
1480–1539
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard De Knightley IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Skynnerton) Knight
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Susan Knightley's Descendants

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Susan Knightley (1480–1539) m. Baron (Sir. Willem William de le Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Baron) Spencer (1496–22 Jun 1532) m. Sir (Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire (1480–22 June 1532)
  1. 1. Helen Spenser\Fogge 1524–1597 m. Thomas (Fogge) II 1512–1560
    1. 1. Jane ("of Repton" Fogge) Lady 1558–1587 m. Thomas Green 1560–1595
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Green 1584–1685 m. Racheal Keys 1585–1633
        1. 1. P07GGF (Capt. John Davis Sr.) x 1610–1665 m. Mary Greene 1615–1665
    2. 2. SIR (JOHN) FOGGE 1554–1624
  2. 2. Sir (John Spencer) II 1500–1586
  3. 3. Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575
  4. 4. Isabel (Elizabeth) Spencer 1515–1578
  5. 5. Ada (Jane) Spencer 1519–1593
  6. 6. Lady (Anne Spencer) Goodwin 1523–1593
  7. 7. Robert (Nicholas) Spencer 1527–1620
  8. 8. Thomas Spencer 1517–1576
  9. 9. Margaret Spencer 1530–1625
  10. 10. Michael (Merril) Spencer 1530–1599
  11. 11. Gerard Spencer 1531–
  12. 12. Isabel Cotton 1515–1578

Susan Knightley's Timeline

7 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Susan Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1503
1503
Age 23
Susan Knightley was married in South Mylls, Bedfordshire, , England
South Mylls, Bedfordshire, , England
1508
abt 1508
Age 28
Susan Knightley was married in of Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
of Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1514
1514
Age 34
Susan Knightley was married in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1520
EST 1520
Age 40
Susan Knightley was married in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1530
1530
Age 50
Susan Knightley was married in Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, , England
Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, , England
1539
1539
Age 59
Death of Susan Knightley in Outwood, Wakefield
Outwood, Wakefield

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: South Mylls, Bedfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1508
    Event Place: of Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: EST 1520
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cottesbrooke, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of Althorpe,, Eng

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Outwood, Wakefield

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