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William Knight 1568 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAY 1568

Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 AUG 1622

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John Knight

Mother: Margery Lascelles

Spouse(s): Anne Ives

Children(s): Thomas Knight, Joanna Knight, Ann Knight, Mary Knight, Jacob Knight, Hannah Knight, Hannah Knight, Francis Knight, Johanna Knight, Elizabeth Knight

William Knight was born in 1568 in Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Knight and Margery Lascelles. William Knight married Anne Ives, and had children including Thomas Knight, Joanna Knight, Ann Knight, Mary Knight, Jacob Knight, Hannah Knight, Hannah Knight, Francis Knight, Johanna Knight, Elizabeth Knight. William Knight passed away in 1622 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Knight was born in 1568 in Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Knight and Margery Lascelles.
  • William Knight married Anne Ives, and had children including Thomas Knight, Joanna Knight, Ann Knight, Mary Knight, Jacob Knight, Hannah Knight, Hannah Knight, Francis Knight, Johanna Knight, Elizabeth Knight.
  • William Knight passed away in 1622 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1568 – 1622
Birth Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Knight
1540 – 1583
Moulton St Mary, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margery Lascelles
1538 – 1631
Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Knight
1517 – 1577
Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Alice Browne
1517 – 1577
Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Robert Lascelles
1504 – 1558
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Newport
1509 – 1552
Bradford, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1470 – 1549
Elizabeth Smythes
1470 – 1555
Richard Browne
1485 –
Anne Sandys
1490 –
William Lascelles
1475 –
Miss Holtby
1482 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lascelles
1446 –
Miss Radcliffe
1454 –

William Knight's Descendants

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William Knight (12 MAY 1568 – 21 AUG 1622) m. Anne Ives (1595 – 1670)
  1. 1. Thomas Knight (1592 – ABT 1630) m. Platte Thayer (1591 – 18 JUL 1676)
  2. 2. Joanna Knight (ABT 1596 – )
  3. 3. Ann Knight (ABT 1600 – ) m. John Ballard (ABT 1609 – )
  4. 4. Mary Knight (25 MAR 1609 – 27 MAR 1609)
  5. 5. Jacob Knight (1611 – )
  6. 6. Hannah Knight (21 AUG 1612 – 9 DEC 1613)
  7. 7. Hannah Knight (1613 – 17 JUL 1695) m. Nathaniel Ballard (ABT 1613 – )
  8. 8. Francis Knight (ABT 1620 – )
  9. 9. Johanna Knight (ABT 1620 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Knight (22 OCT 1628 – )

William Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1568
12 MAY 1568
Birth of William Knight in Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1570
15 DEC 1570
Age 2
William Knight was christened in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1622
21 AUG 1622
Age 54
Death of William Knight in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1568
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1570
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1622
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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