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William Knapp 1559 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Bures, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 21 Apr 1627

Death Location: Bures, Suffolk, England

Father: Nicholas grandfather)

Mother: Alice Howlett

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William Knapp was born in 1559 in Bures, Suffolk, England, the child of Nicholas Knopp\Knapp (12th great grandfather) and Alice Howlett. William Knapp passed away in 1627 in Bures, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Knapp was born in 1559 in Bures, Suffolk, England, the child of Nicholas Knopp\Knapp (12th great grandfather) and Alice Howlett.
  • William Knapp passed away in 1627 in Bures, Suffolk, England.

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William Knapp's Ancestors

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William Knapp
1559 – 1627
Birth Place: Bures, Suffolk, England
Parents
Nicholas Knopp\Knapp (12th great grandfather)
1521 – 1604
Bures, Suffolk, England
Alice Howlett
1530 – 1628
Bures, St. Mary, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Knopp\Knapp (13th great) grandfather)
1525 – 1617
Barking, Suffolk, England
Margaret (Poley (13th great) grandmother)
1496 – 1539
Badley, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William Knapp in Bures, Suffolk, England
Bures, Suffolk, England
1627
21 Apr 1627
Age 68
Death of William Knapp in Bures, Suffolk, England
Bures, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1627
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, England

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