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Thomas Knight 1536 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 JUN 1612

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Kett

Mother: Agnes Leigh

Spouse(s): Frances Mayde

Children(s): Thomas Knight, Terry Knight, Terry Knight, Alice Knight, Anthony Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, Frances Knight

In 1536, Thomas Knight entered the world in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Kett and Agnes Leigh. Thomas Knight married Frances Mayde, and had children including Thomas Knight, Terry Knight, Terry Knight, Alice Knight, Anthony Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, Frances Knight. Thomas Knight passed away in 1612 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Thomas Knight entered the world in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Kett and Agnes Leigh.
  • Thomas Knight married Frances Mayde, and had children including Thomas Knight, Terry Knight, Terry Knight, Alice Knight, Anthony Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, Frances Knight.
  • Thomas Knight passed away in 1612 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kett
1500 – 1553
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Leigh
1502 – 1573
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Frances Mayde
1539 – 1622
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Knight
1560 – 1629
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Terry Knight
1565 – 1574
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Terry Knight
1565 – 1574
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Knight
1566 – 1574
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Anthony Knight
1566 – 1601
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Knight
1572 – 1653
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Knight
1573 –
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Knight
1578 –
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Knight
1580 – 1653
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Knight's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Knight
1536 – 1612
Birth Place: Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Kett
1500 – 1553
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Leigh
1502 – 1573
Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Giles Leigh
1491 – 1537
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Bold
1478 – 1558
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Leigh
1444 – 1495
Margaret
1448 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leigh
1415 – 1509
Ellen Bruen
1420 – 1509

Thomas Knight's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Knight (1536 – 1 JUN 1612) m. Frances Mayde (1539 – 31 OCT 1622)
  1. 1. Thomas Knight (1560 – 1629) m. Margery Thayer (1562 – 18 JUL 1676)
    1. 1. Margery Knights (12 AUG 1611 – 18 JUL 1676) m. William Hayward (FEB 1604 – 10 MAY 1659)
      1. 1. Jonathan Hayward (19 NOV 1634 – 21 NOV 1689) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAY 1644 – 27 AUG 1690)
      2. 2. Hannah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
      3. 3. Sarah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
      4. 4. John Hayward (ABT 1645 – )
      5. 5. Mary Hayward (JUN 1654 – )
      6. 6. Sarah Hayward (DEC 1655 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hayward (25 JUL 1658 – )
      8. 8. Samuel (Hayward) Howard (3 APR 1664 – 29 JUL 1713)
    2. 2. Margaret (Margery) Knight ( – 18 JUL 1676) m. William Hayward (3 MAY 1612 – 10 MAY 1659) m. William Hayward (FEB 1604 – 10 MAY 1659)
      1. 1. John Heywood (1634 – ABT 1705) m. Rebecca Atkinson (ABT 1627 – 5 AUG 1665)
      2. 2. John Hayward (13 NOV 1634 – 1724)
      3. 3. Mary Hayward (1635 – 1730)
      4. 4. Sarah Hayward (ABT 1636 – 1637)
      5. 5. Huldah Hayward (7 OCT 1636 – 1 SEP 1690) m. Ferdinando Thayer (18 APR 1625 – 28 MAR 1713)
        1. 1. Sarah Simmons (ABT 1649 – 17 JUN 1689) m. James Nash (1634 – 1695)
        2. 2. Sarah Thayer (3 FEB 1655 – 16 OCT 1677) m. Joseph Stevens (1 SEP 1642 – 19 JUN 1677)
        3. 3. Huldah (H) Thayer (16 JUN 1657 – 1725) m. Jacob Aldrich (28 FEB 1652 – 22 OCT 1695)
        4. 4. Jonathan Thayer (18 JAN 1659 – 1690) m. Elisabeth French (29 JUL 1655 – 3 OCT 1703) m. Elizabeth Bullen (3 DEC 1646 – 3 OCT 1703)
        5. 5. Joseph Thayer (ABT 1660 – 1728) m. Margaret Fairbanks (21 JUN 1664 – 1714) m. Joseph Thayer (ABT 1664 – ) m. <Living>
        6. 6. David Thayer (20 JUN 1660 – 1 JUN 1674)
        7. 7. David Thayer (20 JUN 1660 – 1 AUG 1674)
        8. 8. Naomi Thayer (28 JAN 1663 – 1718) m. John Cooke (16 JUN 1654 – 1718)
        9. 9. Thomas Thayer (11 FEB 1664 – 1 MAY 1738) m. Mary Poole (20 NOV 1668 – 8 DEC 1745)
        10. 10. Thomas (John) Thayer (14 FEB 1664 – 1 MAY 1738) m. Mary Adams m. Adelia (Mae) Mathews
        11. 11. Samuel Thayer (15 NOV 1666 – 19 DEC 1721) m. Mercy (Hannah Sarah) Butterworth (22 JAN 1663 – 1714) m. Sarah Bass (28 OCT 1673 – BEF 6 JUN 1719) m. Margaret Holbrook (1668 – ) m. Mary Bass (20 APR 1672 – 1723)
        12. 12. Israel Thayer (1667 – 1755)
        13. 13. Josiah Thayer (14 JAN 1670 – 27 FEB 1727) m. Sarah Bass (28 OCT 1673 – BEF 6 JUN 1719)
        14. 14. Isaac Thayer (ABT 1672 – DEC 1754) m. Miriam Thayer (3 JUN 1699 – BEF 1750)
        15. 15. Ebenezer Thayer (1674 – 1723) m. Martha White (28 AUG 1675 – ABT 1720)
        16. 16. Benjamin Thayer (1674 – 1729) m. Sarah Hayward (2 MAR 1673 – 8 DEC 1711) m. Hannah Hayward (11 MAR 1689 – AFT 1715)
        17. 17. David Thayer (17 AUG 1677 – 29 AUG 1678) m. Hannah Parks (18 MAY 1704 – )
      6. 6. Hannah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
      7. 7. Samuel Hayward (4 JAN 1642 – 29 JUL 1713) m. Mehitable Thompson (1645 – 1700) m. Elizabeth Miller (5 FEB 1663 – 9 SEP 1741) m. Mehitable Dunham (1669 – 29 DEC 1755)
      8. 8. William (Hayward) III (1647 – 17 DEC 1717) m. Sarah Butterworth (18 MAY 1653 – 1708) m. Prissillah Tompkins (1650 – 17 DEC 1717) m. Sarah Butterworth (28 MAY 1653 – ABT 1703)
      9. 9. Sarah (I) Hayward (20 AUG 1647 – 10 MAY 1720) m. William Dye (1654 – 3 MAR 1729) m. William Weeden (ABT 1660 – 1711) m. James Weeden (1640 – 1711)
      10. 10. Robert Hayward (1652 – 1683) m. Mary (1653 – 1683)
      11. 11. John Hayward (16 NOV 1634 – 1635)
      12. 12. Robert Hayward (1638 – 1683)
      13. 13. Sarah Hayward (1639 – 1673)
      14. 14. Samuel Haywood (1639 – )
      15. 15. Jonathan Hayward (6 FEB 1641 – 21 NOV 1690) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAR 1639 – 27 AUG 1695)
      16. 16. John (Hayward or) Heywood (1614 – 17 JAN 1701)
      17. 17. Samuel Hayward (ABT 1638 – 27 JUL 1713)
      18. 18. Samuel (Hayward (1643 - 1713)* Samuel Hayward (1643 -) 1713)* (1643 – 1713)
      19. 19. Hannah Hayward m. Joseph Bennett (ABT 1635 – )
      20. 20. Margery (Knight Hayward (1610 - 1676) Margery Knight Hayward (1610 -) 1676)
  2. 2. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
  3. 3. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
  4. 4. Alice Knight (1566 – 25 AUG 1574)
  5. 5. Anthony Knight (ABT 1566 – BEF 1601)
  6. 6. Richard Knight (1572 – 21 MAY 1653) m. Elizabeth (ABT 1576 – ) m. Elizabeth (<1574> – 6 JAN 1647) m. Elizabeth (1574 – ) m. Elizabeth (Kett alias) Knyght (ABT 1574 – )
  7. 7. Joan Knight (1573 – ) m. John Sparke (1571 – )
  8. 8. John Knight (ABT 1578 – )
  9. 9. Frances Knight (1580 – 21 MAY 1653)

Thomas Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Thomas Knight in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1594
25 FEB 1594
Age 58
Burial of Thomas Knight in Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1612
1 JUN 1612
Age 76
Death of Thomas Knight in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1612
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1594
    Event Place: Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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