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William Brydges Knowles 1566 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1598

Death Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England

Father: William Knollys

Mother: Elizabeth Howard

Spouse(s): Grace Clavell

Children(s): John Knowles

The story of William Brydges Knowles began in 1566 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. William Brydges Knowles married Grace Clavell, and had children including John William Knowles. William Brydges Knowles passed away in 1598 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brydges Knowles began in 1566 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
  • William Brydges Knowles married Grace Clavell, and had children including John William Knowles.
  • William Brydges Knowles passed away in 1598 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knollys
1547 – 1632
Birth Location: Rotherfield Gray, Oxfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Howard
1586 – 1658
Birth Location: Saffron Welden, Essesx, England
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Spouses(s)

Grace Clavell
1570 – 1598
Birth Location: Barston, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

John Knowles
1596 – 1681
Birth Location: Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England
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William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1566 – 1598
Birth Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Knollys
1547 – 1632
Rotherfield Gray, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Howard
1586 – 1658
Saffron Welden, Essesx, England
Grandparents
Francis Knollys
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Carey
1524 – 1569
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tudor
Mary Boleyn
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Tudor
1457 – 1509
Elizabeth York
1465 – 1503

William Knowles's Descendants

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William (Brydges) Knowles (1566 – 26 Oct 1598) m. Grace Clavell (11 Sep 1570 – 26 Oct 1598)
  1. 1. John (William) Knowles (1 Nov 1596 – 1 Feb 1681) m. Elizabeth Willis (1590 – 1684)
    1. 1. Richard Knowles (17 September 1614 – 3 June 1675) m. Ruth Bower (1616 – 1687)
      1. 1. Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651 – 19 Jun 1737) m. Mercy Freeman (Jul 1659 – Bef. 17 Apr 1745)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Knowles (15 May 1686 – 1732) m. Elizabeth Bacon (26 January 1677 – 6 April 1678)
      2. 2. Mehitable Knowles (20 May 1653 – 23 Feb 1721) m. George Brown (16 Jan 1651 – 3 Aug 1721)
        1. 1. George Brown (1680 – 1735) m. Elizabeth Mulford (Abt. 1681 – Dec 1744)
    2. 2. Hannah Knowles (18 April 1678 – 12 September 1769) m. William Locke (17 April 1677 – 22 January 1768)
      1. 1. Abigail Locke (24 April 1706 – 12 May 1783) m. Joses ((Moses)) Philbrick (5 Nov 1703 – 24 Mar 1757)
        1. 1. Abigail Philbrick (11 Nov 1730 – ) m. Mark Randall (1726 – )

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of William Brydges Knowles in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England
1598
26 Oct 1598
Age 32
Death of William Brydges Knowles in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1598
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
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