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William de Knightley 1270–1316 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1270

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1316

Death Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Robert lV

Mother: Philippa None

Spouse(s): Dorothy Glover

Children(s): Roger I, Alice Knightley

In 1270, William de Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Robert De Knightley Lv And Philippa. William de Knightley married Dorothy Glover, and had children including Alice Knightley, Roger Knightley I. William de Knightley passed away in 1316 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1270, William de Knightley entered the world in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, born to Robert De Knightley Lv And Philippa.
  • William de Knightley married Dorothy Glover, and had children including Alice Knightley, Roger Knightley I.
  • William de Knightley passed away in 1316 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert lV
1248–1327
Birth Location: Knightley, Staffordshire, England
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Philippa None
1258–
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Glover
1270–1291
Birth Location: Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Roger I
1291–1362
Birth Location: Knightley, Staffordshire, Angleterre
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Alice Knightley
1295–1351
Birth Location: Knightley, Gnosall, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Knightley's Ancestors

Self
William Knightley
1270–1316
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Robert de Knightley lV
1248–1327
Knightley, Staffordshire, England
Philippa
1258–
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knightley's Descendants

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William (de) Knightley (Abt 1270–1316) m. Dorothy Glover (1270–1291)
  1. 1. Roger (Knightley) I 1291–1362 m. Sybil 1305–
    1. 1. John Knightley 1324–1413 m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington 1368–1417
      1. 1. John Knightley 1369–1416 m. Joan (de Thornbury) Knightley 1375–1418
        1. 1. Joanna (de) Knightley 1415–1457 m. Richard Leveson 1410–1456
        2. 2. William Peyto 1397–
        3. 3. George Knightley 1411–1416
        4. 4. Elizabeth Knightley 1413–1457
        5. 5. Richard DeKnightley 1414–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Knightley 1416–1457 m. Henricus Aben 1434–1454
      2. 2. Richard (de Knightley) I 1364–1415 m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington 1368–1417 m. Agnes Lewknor 1387–
        1. 1. Richard Knightley 1390–1442 m. Elizabeth Purefoy 1400–1474 m. Margaret Daneil 1442–1539
        2. 2. Margareta (de) Knightley 1380–1441 m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446 m. Thomas Purefoy 1350– m. William (II) Purefoy 1379–1446
        3. 3. John Knightley 1393–1431 m. Margaret Lewknor 1396–1480
        4. 4. Maud Knightley 1394–
        5. 5. William Knightley 1375–1460 m. Anne (De) Charlton 1370–1400
      3. 3. Richard Knightley 1365–1442 m. Joan (Giffard de) Chillington 1368–1417 m. Agnes Lewknor 1387– m. Richard Knightley 1370–1399
        1. 1. Henry (Kighley Of) Inskip 1391–1451 m. Margery Hesketh 1451–1526
    2. 2. Robert Knightley 1284–1336 m. Robert Knightley 1284–
      1. 1. John Knightley 1314–1391 m. Nichole 1318–1340
      2. 2. Ralph Knightley 1313–
      3. 3. Robert Knightley 1315–1395 m. Juliana Knightley 1316–1395 m. Elizabeth (de) Burgh –1416
        1. 1. Joan (De) Knightley 1341–1364
        2. 2. John Knightley 1344–1414 m. Elizabeth (de) Burgh –1416 m. John Knightley 1330–
        3. 3. Alice (Knightley 2) wife 1355–
        4. 4. Edmund (de) KNIGHTLEY 1369–1416 m. Joan THORNBURY 1395–1438
        5. 5. Robert (de) Knightley 1370–1393
        6. 6. Alice Knightley 1372–1393
        7. 7. Juliane Knightley 1374–1393
        8. 8. Joan Knightley 1376–
      4. 4. Gilbert Knightley 1318–1369
      5. 5. William Knightley 1320–
      6. 6. Richard Knightley 1326–1384 m. Ellen Chaunceaux 1335–1380
    3. 3. Roger (de) Knightley 1317–1375
    4. 4. Stephen (de) Knightley 1319–1392 m. Stephen (De) Knightley 1323–
    5. 5. Peter (de) Knightley 1321–1400
  2. 2. Alice Knightley 1295–1351 m. Robert Cotes 1290–
    1. 1. Robert (de Cotes of) Fairoak 1345– m. Isabella Woodcote 1345–
      1. 1. Thomas (Cotes) Woodcote 1395–1472 m. Elizabeth (Isabelle) Downton 1421–1472
        1. 1. Humphrey (Cotes) Woodcote 1435–1485 m. Johanna (de) Daventre 1440–1475 m. Eleanora Blount 1452–1500

William Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1270
Abt 1270
Birth of William de Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1316
1316
Age 46
Death of William de Knightley in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1270
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 29 May 2023), entry for William de Knightley, person ID GNBZ-3B2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1316
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 29 May 2023), entry for William de Knightley, person ID GNBZ-3B2.
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