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Valentine Knightley 1501–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: May 1566

Death Location: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard IV

Mother: Jane Skenard

Spouse(s): Anne Ferrers

Children(s): John KNIGHTLEY, Mary Knightley, Berry Knightley, John Knightley, Edward Knightley, Ann Cokayne, Constance Knightley, John Knightley, Edmund Knightley, Thomas Knightley, Richard Knightley

The story of Valentine Knightley began in 1501 in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom. Valentine Knightley married Anne Ferrers, and had children including Ann Knightly Cokayne, Berry Knightley, Constance Knightley, Edmund Knightley, Edward Knightley, John Knightley, Mary De Knightley, Richard Knightley, Thomas Knightley. Valentine Knightley passed away in 1566 in Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Valentine Knightley began in 1501 in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom.
  • Valentine Knightley married Anne Ferrers, and had children including Ann Knightly Cokayne, Berry Knightley, Constance Knightley, Edmund Knightley, Edward Knightley, John Knightley, Mary De Knightley, Richard Knightley, Thomas Knightley.
  • Valentine Knightley passed away in 1566 in Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Valentine Knightley's Ancestors

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Valentine Knightley
1501–1566
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard de Knightley IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Knightly) III
1427–1476
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor (de) Throckmorton
1424–1502
Coughton, Warwickshire, England
Henry Skenard
1435–1480
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Margery Harrowden
1439–1492
Plumpton, Hampton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Fladbury
1382–1445
Eleanor Coughton
1385–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pol
1355–1412
Agnes Besford
1350–1428
Guy Spine
1360–1427
Katherine Holt
1354–1438

Valentine Knightley's Descendants

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Valentine Knightley (1501–May 1566) m. Anne Ferrers (1510–12 Dec 1554)
  1. 1. John KNIGHTLEY 1530–1566
  2. 2. Mary (de) Knightley 1536–
  3. 3. Berry Knightley 1543–1621
  4. 4. John Knightley 1545–1566
  5. 5. Edward Knightley 1539–1614 m. Elizabeth Lenthall 1560–1612 m. Elizabeth Thacker 1546–1570
    1. 1. Christiana Knightley 1580–
    2. 2. Alice Knightley 1573–1623
    3. 3. Anne Knightley 1577–
    4. 4. Constance Knightley 1572–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Knightley 1579–1579
    6. 6. Dorothy Knightley 1582–1659
    7. 7. Edward Knightley 1574–1577
    8. 8. George Knightley 1584–1585
    9. 9. Andrew Knightley 1588–1660
    10. 10. Robert Knightley 1576–1655 m. Mary Oldham 1585– m. Ann Pettus 1583–1628 m. Eleanor Blount 1622–1674
      1. 1. Valentine Knightley 1636–1707
      2. 2. Thomas Knightley 1645–1653
      3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1647–1728 m. Henry (Lawson 2nd) Baronet 1663–1726
        1. 1. Mary Lawson 1683–1685
        2. 2. Henry Lawson 1691–1691
        3. 3. Mary Lawson 1693–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lawson 1687–1721 m. Martin Middleton 1690–1745
        5. 5. Anne Lawson 1685– m. William Witham 1668–1724
        6. 6. Elizabeth Lawson 1693–1732 m. Stephen Tempest 1689–1771
        7. 7. John (Lawson 3rd) Bt 1689–1739 m. Mary Shelley 1690–
      4. 4. Robert Knightley 1634–1685 m. Elizabeth More 1638–
    11. 11. Christian Knightley 1578– m. Gilbert Stanney 1576–
    12. 12. Edward Knightley 1586–1659 m. Elizabeth Wale 1590–1625 m. Mary 1590–1659
  6. 6. Ann (Knightly) Cokayne 1549–1617 m. Francis Cokayne 1545–1594
  7. 7. Constance Knightley 1531– m. Henry Acton 1543–
  8. 8. John Knightley 1552– m. John Knightley 1552–
  9. 9. Edmund Knightley 1539–1596 m. Alice Bury 1545–1612
  10. 10. Thomas Knightley 1541–1621 m. Elizabeth (Shuckburgh) Coles 1547–1598
  11. 11. Richard Knightley 1532–1615 m. Mary Fermor 1534–1573 m. Elizabeth Seymour 1552–1602

Valentine Knightley's Timeline

4 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Valentine Knightley in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
1501
1501
Valentine Knightley was christened in Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
1566
08 May 1566
Age 65
Death of Valentine Knightley in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
1566
May 1566
Age 65
Burial of Valentine Knightley in Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1566
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1566
    Event Place: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire district, Northampton, England, United Kingdom

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