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Thomas Lee, Knight 1535–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir GGF

Mother: Katherine Blount

Spouse(s): Dorothy GGM

Children(s): Thomas Lee, Katherine Lee, Jane Lee, Humphrey Lee, Anne Lee, Martha Lee, John Lee, Joyce Lee, Lancelot Lee, Garret Lee, Richard Lee, Eleanor Lee

Thomas Lee, Knight was born in 1535 in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Humphrey Lee Leigh 12Th Ggf And Katherine Lady Blount. Thomas Lee, Knight married Dorothy Oteley 11Th Ggm, and had children including Anne Lee, Eleanor Lee, Garret Lee, Humphrey Lee, Jane Lee, John Lee, Joyce Lee, Katherine Lee, Lancelot Lee, Martha Lee, Richard Lee, Thomas Lee. Thomas Lee, Knight passed away in 1595 in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lee, Knight was born in 1535 in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Humphrey Lee Leigh 12Th Ggf And Katherine Lady Blount.
  • Thomas Lee, Knight married Dorothy Oteley 11Th Ggm, and had children including Anne Lee, Eleanor Lee, Garret Lee, Humphrey Lee, Jane Lee, John Lee, Joyce Lee, Katherine Lee, Lancelot Lee, Martha Lee, Richard Lee, Thomas Lee.
  • Thomas Lee, Knight passed away in 1595 in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Knight's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Knight
1535–1595
Birth Place: Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Humphrey Lee (Leigh) 12th GGF
1506–1588
Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Katherine (Lady) Blount
1506–1591
Eye, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas de Lee (Leigh) 13th) GGF
1460–1526
Nordley Regls, Shropshire, England
Johanna (Morton) (Morten)(Moreton)
1482–1526
of, Houghton, Shropshire, England
Sir (Thomas "Sherriff of the County of Hereford" Blount 13th) GGF
1455–1524
Burton-Upon-Trent (Stafford) England
Elizabeth Yeo
1470–1550
Yeo, Salop, England
Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1440–1520
Elizabeth
1445–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Knight's Descendants

1.
TK
Thomas (Lee,) Knight (1535–1595) m. Dorothy (Oteley 11th) GGM (8 FEB 1569–9 AUG 1636)
  1. 1. Thomas Lee 1566–1627 m. Elnor Ris 1570–1618 m. first –1589 m. First Wife 1567–1589
    1. 1. John ((John Lyes)) Lee 1589–1630
    2. 2. William (I.) Lee 1589–1657
    3. 3. Hugh Lee 1609–1662
    4. 4. William Leigh 1595–1635
    5. 5. Mary (Lucelia) Leigh 1578–1636 m. William Kendall 1575–1655 m. Arthur Lippincott 1582–1598
      1. 1. William Kendall 1599–1686
      2. 2. Thomas Kendall 1602–
      3. 3. John Kendall 1617–1679
    6. 6. Mary Leigh 1578–1636
    7. 7. William (Lee) (Leigh) 1589–1595
      1. 1. William (Lee) Lea 1638–1684
    8. 8. William Leigh 1595–1635
    9. 9. Hugh Lee 1609–1662 m. Hannah Hewitt 1616–1665
      1. 1. Hugh Lee 1645–1714
      2. 2. Francis Lee 1648–1714
      3. 3. Thomas Lee 1656–1709
    10. 10. John Lee 1600–1671
    11. 11. Richard (Lee) (Leigh) 1608–1665
  2. 2. Katherine Lee 1599–
  3. 3. Jane Lee 1599–
  4. 4. Humphrey Lee 1610–1610
  5. 5. Anne Lee 1609–
  6. 6. Martha Lee 1605–
  7. 7. John Lee 1602–1682
  8. 8. Joyce Lee 1597–
  9. 9. Lancelot Lee 1594–1667
  10. 10. Garret Lee 1593–
  11. 11. Richard Lee 1591–
  12. 12. Eleanor Lee 1590–1632

Thomas Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Thomas Lee, Knight in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
1557
23 Jun 1557
Age 22
Thomas Lee, Knight was baptized in St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
1595
1595
Age 60
Death of Thomas Lee, Knight in Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Age: About 49-50
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [3] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Coton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1557
    Event Place: St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St John at Hackney, Hackney, Composite register: baptisms Jan 1556 - Jun 1652, marriages Apr 1600 - Jun 1652, burials Mar 1600 - Jun 1652, P79JN1022

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

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