'Knightley2'
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Families covered: Knightley of Borough Hall, Kinghtley of Fawsley
| Thomas Knightley of Brough or Borough Hall (b c1541, a 1619) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Shukburgh (dau of John Shukburgh of Navesby) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Knightley of Burgh or Borough Hall, later of Fawsley (b c1580-4, bur 19.09.1650) the first mentioned by MGH | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Littleton (b c1584, bur 03.09.1657, dau of Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Richard Knightley of Fawsley (d 29.06.1661) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Hampden (dau of John Hampden of Hampden) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Richard (b c1639, d unm 05.10.1665), Elizabeth (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Courtine (dau of William Courtine, widow of Essex Devereux) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Essex Knightley of Fawsley (d 20.04.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Foley (bur 1687, dau of Thomas Foley of Witley Court) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anne Knightley (b 06.06.1670, bur 13.05.1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.07.1688) Thomas Foley of Stoke Edith (d 10.12.1737) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Knightley (d 30.09.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1664-5) Sir Edward Seabright of Besford Court (b 1645, d 11.09.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Jane Knightley (bur 24.12.1692) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.08.1674) Sir Thomas Delves, 4th Bart of Doddington (b 04.10.1652, d 12.09.1725) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Edward Knightley of Hampborough (bur sp 02.09.1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Robinson (dau of John Robinson of Gravesend) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Devereux Knightley of Fawsley (bpt 26.01.1618, d 17.12.1681, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Crew (b c1643, d 21.04.1715, dau of John Crew of Utkinton by Mary, dau of Sir John Done of Utkinton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Devereux Knightley of Fawsley (b 14.04.1676, d 31.07.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Knightley (bpt 09.07.1673, bur 13.08.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Lucy (Lucius) Knightley of London (b 23.04.1623, 7th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Dent (b c1631, d 21.01.1710, dau of Giles Dent of London (Alderman)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Lucy (Lucius) Knightley of Fawsley (b c1651, d 08.1738) | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 is not comprehensive for the generations before this Lucy, an unusual name for a man, but notes that he inherited from his 1st cousin, Essex Knightley. The Visitation record ends with this Lucy and his siblings, noting that he was unmarried in 1681. A note added to the Visitation suggests that he died 29.11.1729 but it seems certain that he is the same Lucy who, according to BP1934, married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1680) Jane Grey Benson (dau of Henry Benson by Elizabeth Grey) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Valentine Knightley of Fawsley (b 01.05.1718, d 02.05.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.12.1740) Elizabeth Dummer (d 11.08.1760, dau of Edward Dummer of Swathling) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Lucy (Lucius) Knightley of Fawsley (b 23.02.1741-2, dsp 29.01.1791, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.04.1764) Catherine Dashwood (dau of Sir James Dashwood, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Valentine Knightley of Fawsley, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (d unm 07.07.1796) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sir John Knightley, 1st Bart of Fawsley (b 17.02.1746, dsp 29.01.1812, rector of Byfield) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.04.1779) Mary Baines (d 21.10.1830, dau of John Baines of Layham by Elizabeth Johnson) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | James Knightley (b 05.08.1752, dsp 11.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Davies | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Charles Knightley (b 29.10.1753, d 23.06.1787, rector of Preston Capes, vicar of Fawsley) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.06.1779) Elizabeth Boulton (d 18.02.1835, dau of Henry Boulton of Moulton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Bart of Fawsley (b 30.06.1781, d 30.08.1864) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.08.1813) Selina Mary Hervey (d 27.07.1856, dau of Felton Lionel Hervey of Englefield Green) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Valentine Knightley (b 1782, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Henry Knightley (b 23.01.1786, d 09.09.1813, rector of Byfield, vicar of Fawsley) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1810) Jane Diana Story (d 04.03.1875, dau of Rev. Philip Story of Lockington Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Sophia Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Story of Lockington | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Willis Fleming of Stoneham Park | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Jane Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Kingston of Belmont | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Richard Knightley of London (b c1659, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Waldron (dau of _ Waldron, judge in Barbadoes) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sandford of Ninehead Flory (d 1711) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Mary Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jacob Turner of London | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Rebeccah Knightley (bur 23.11.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.11.1679) John Mabletoft (Mapletoft) of London (bur 15.11.1721, vicar of St. Larwrence Jewry) parents of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Mapletoft (b 24.06.1687) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Mapletoft (bpt 11.08.1680, bur 08.02.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.08.1703) Francis Gastrell, Bishop of Chester | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - Giles (d young), John (d young), Devereux (d young), Valentine, Giles (b 10.08.1674), Jane (a 1681), Susanna (a 1681), Lucy (a 1681), Dent (b c1678) | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Jane Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (21.03.1631-2) Peregrine Gastrell of East Garston | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Tomson of Preston Capes | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Randall of Lincoln's Inn | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Mary Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.03.1649) John Shelton of West Bromwich | |||||||||||||||
| H.+ | other issue - Walter (b before 1616, d infant), William (b before 1616, d infant), Valentine (b c1620, d unm 01.05.1671), Bridget (bur unm 27.02.1637-8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Samuel Knightley (b c1587, a 1634, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Pledwell (dau of John Pledwell) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Edward Knightley of East Haddon (b c1595, bur 20.05.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Dyer | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Jane Knightley (bpt 04.08.1641, a 1688) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Hodges | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sarah Knightley (bpt 13.12.1648, d 15.03.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wills of Murcote | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Martha Knightley (bpt 15.09.1638, bur 13.10.1681) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Chapman | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Edward (bpt 12.04.1633, draper in London), Richard (bpt 25.08.1634, bur 23.11.1644), Alice (bpt 10.12.1635, bur 30.07.1638), Honor (bpt 22.12.1643), Elizabeth (bpt 02.04.1632) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Thomas Knightley (b c1599, d 15.10.1688, rector of Byfield, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 1 (1830), Knightley of Byfield and Charwelton, p299). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (06.08.1632) Elizabeth Smith of Northampton (d 12.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Knightley (b c1647, d 17.09.1695, rector of Charwelton, prebend of Durham) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c07.1664) Sarah Wood (bur 11.06.1723, dau of John Wood of Hookland Park) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Knightley (b c1673, d 14.09.1721, rector of Byfield, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c 11.1698) Sarah Mitford (bur 15.07.1732?, dau of Humphrey Mitford of Mitford) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by MGH (NS2, vol 1 (1886), 'Continuation, with additions and corrections, of the Pedigree of Knightley of Byfield and Charwelton', p245). | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Knightley (d 05.1805, rector of Charwelton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Anne Jackson (b 1760, d 15.07.1837, dau of Rev. Gilbert Jackson of Titchfield, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Arabella Knightley (b 1797, dsp 18.04.1879) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1824) Gilbert Rich Charles Jackson (d 16.09.1870, Vicar of Tockenham, son of Rev. Gilbert of Donhead St. Mar's by Bathia Pitfold) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Knightley (b 1803, d 25.09.1877) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.08.1831) John Thornburgh Osburne (b 1791-2, d 19.08.1843, Lt. Colonel son of Henry of Cork by Sarah Elly) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (d unm) - Richard (b 1785, d before 1824), Frances Anne (b 1787, d 19.04.1851), Maria (b 1789, d 19.09.1857), Sarah Jane (b 1790, bur 1801), Charlotte (b 1792, d 12.12.1868), Jane (b 14795, d 22.02.1883), Anne (b 1799, bur 1801), Sarah (b 1801, d before 1822) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Anne Knightley (bpt 05.07.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.03.1778) George King of Broughton | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Sarah Knightley (bpt 13.07.1734, d 1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.07.1762) Thomas Wightwick, later Wightwick-Knightley of Offchurch (Major) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sarah Wightwick-Knightley (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Little | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - John (b 31.08.1763, had issue), Catherine (b 1764, d 1769) | ||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Richard (b 03.12.1728, d 1759), Thomas (b/d 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Knightley (b c1668, d 17.11.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Simon Adams of Oxford | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Samuel Leeke of Lichborough | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Thomas (b c1665, bur 26.10.1669), Richard (b c1671, bur 22.07.1673), John (b c1673, bur 18.10.1676), John (b c1677) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Anne Knightley (bur 24.03.1692-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.06.1681) Richard Hindes (rector of Boddington) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Catherine Knightley (b c1646, d 03.02.1718-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1670) William Adams of Charwelton (son of John of Charwelton) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Andrew Adams of Dodford (d 1671-2, brother of John of Charwelton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Samuel Hawes of Daventrie | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Jane Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.02.1668-9) Daniell Danvers of Northampton (bur 15.05.1699) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Jane Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1602) Richard Hood of Grooby Park | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Matthias Martin of Barton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Walter Devereux of Bromwich, Bart of Lye Court, later 5th Viscount Hereford (bur 08.11.1649) | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Mary Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Fabian Gastrell of Tedbury | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Major _ Gunter | |||||||||||||||
| m3. _ Dennie | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Anne Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Smith of Colsham | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | Martha Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Norden of Middlesex | |||||||||||||||
| 10.+ | other issue - Nathaniel (b c1595, draper in London), Frances | ||||||||||||||
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| John Knightley | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Daniell (dau of Thomas Daniell) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Knightley of Bent, Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Gifford | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Knightley ('of Morgrave Knightley') of Marsham, Norfolk (d 1543, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hare (dau of Thomas Hare, sister of Sir Nicholas) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Knightley of Essex (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Pyrton (dau of Sir William Pyrton of Essex) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Lettice Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William (not John) Clipsbye | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Cardinall 'of Bromley Magna, Essex' | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Charles Cardinall | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cardinall | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Winifred Knightley (d 01.1569) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Cooke (b c1513, d 15.11.1561) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Bozom | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Bozom | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hill | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Hill | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Woodnoth | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Henry, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Audrey Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Gawdey (d 1588, serjeant at law) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Katharen Knightley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Reynold Rouse of Badingham | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Thomas, Mathew (priest) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 15.04.05) : BP1934 ('Knightley'), MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Magnam pergamenam perantiqua Familiae de Knightley, p129+), Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681, 'Knightley of Fawsley') with a little support from Visitation (Warwickshire, 1619, 'Knightley')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 17.01.11) : Visitation (Essex, 1558, 'Knightley')
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