'Knyvett2'
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Families covered: Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe, Knyvet of Berners, Knyvett of Buckenham, Knyvett of Denver, Knyvet of Rosemeryn
| Sir Edmund Knyvett of Buckenham (a 1547) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Sheldon (dau of Sir Thomas Sheldon or Shelton or Shellon) named Joan by Banks | |||||||||||||||
| BEB1841 reports that Sir Philip, 1st Bart, was son of Sir Edmund's son Sir Thomas but BE1883 suggests that the 1st Bart was great-grandson of Sir Edmund. Banks supports the following. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Thomas Knyvett (d 22.209.1569) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine (dau of the Earl of Derby) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Thomas Knyvett (d 1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catharine Lovel (dau of Sir Thomas Lovel of East Herling) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Philip Knyvett, last of Buckenham, 1st Bart (bpt 24.04.1609, bur 28.02.1654/5) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Forth (bur 25.09.1647, dau of Charles Forth (not Ford) of Butley Abbey by Elizabeth, dau/heir of John Jernegan of Somerleyton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Robert Knyvett, 2nd Bart (bpt 23.01.1615, dsp bur 09.10.1699, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Ludley (dau of William Ludley of Middleham) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Dorothy Thornborough (dau of William Thornborough of Salstead) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Philippa Russell (a 1699, dau of Thomas Russell of Barsham) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Dorothy Knyvett (bpt 15.09.1611, bur 04.02.1638/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Erskine, Earl of Buchan (d 01.1639-40) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Eleanor Knyvett | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Henry Hastings of Braunston | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Waldron of Charley | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Philip (bpt 24.04.1609, dvp?), William (bpt 28.06.1610, bur 1615), John (bpt 1616), Katherine (bpt 02.06.1614, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Knyvett probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1613) Clement Herne of Haveringland (d before 16.02.1656) | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Anthony, Edmond, Henry | ||||||||||||||
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| Edmund Knyvett of Ashwellthorp, Norfolk (d 01.03.1539, "serjeant porter to Henry VIII") | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Bourchier of Ashwellthorpe, de jure Baroness Berners (d 17.02.1561/2, dau of Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Lord Berners) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Knyvet of Plumstead (b 1510, dvm/dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Harcourt (dau of Sir John Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt & Ellenhall, m2. William Bowyer) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Thomas Knyvet, Sheriff of Norfolk, de jure 4th Lord Berners (b c1539, d 09.02.1617-8) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Muriel Parry (d 25.04.1616, dau of Sir Thomas Parry, sister/coheir of Sir Thomas of Welford) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Thomas Knyvet (dvp bur 20.09.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bacon (dau of Sir Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe, de jure 5th Lord Berners (bpt 10.06.1596, d 30.06.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.02.1619-20) Catherine Burgh (bur 01.05.1646, dau of Thomas Burgh, 5th Lord of Gainsborough) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir John Knyvet, de jure 6th Lord Berners (d 28.07.1673) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.06.1655) Mary Bedingfield (d 18.04.1713, dau of Sir Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe & Darsham, de jure 7th Lord Berners (b 02.1655-6, d unm 28.09.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Glemham of Little Glemham | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Katharine Knyvet, Baroness Berners (bpt 13.08.1658, dsp 29.11.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (02.10.1685) John Harris of London (dsp 09.1686) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.01.1696) Richard Bokenham of Weston Market (d 02.09.1721) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Mary Knyvet (d 29.10.1700) | ||||||||||||||
| Le Neve reports that Mary was unmarried in 1693 and died in 1700 but does not mention a marriage. However, it appears that she married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Dugald Campbell, 3rd of Kilberry | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Jane Knyvet (dsp 19.06.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1698) Oliver Le Neve of Great Witchingham (m1. ??) | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue (d before 1711) - John (dps 15.02.1689, Captain), Muriell (d unm 08.09.1688) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Knyvet of Mutford (bpt 22.02.1624, d c1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emme Haward (d 1656, dau of Thomas Haward or Hayward of Cranwise) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Knyvet of Trowse & Norwich (bur 10.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Suckling (a 1717, dau of Charles Suckling) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Elizabeth Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe (bur 24.08.1757) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.05.1720) Henry Wilson of Didlington (bur 28.03.1741) | |||||||||||||||
| The barony of Berners was successfully claimed by one of their grandsons. | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Lucy Knyvet (bur 11.04.1740) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas (not Rowland) Holt of Reading (d 11.1728) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1729) John Field of Reading | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue (d unm) - Paston (d 1727), Thomas, John, John (a 1717, d unm?), Charles, Henry, Catherine (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Knyvett (d 07.07.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1656) Sir John Rous, 1st Bart of Henham Hall (b 1608, d 27.11.1670) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Muriel Knyvett (dsp 1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Legard of Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Nathaniell Knyvett of Denver, Norfolk (d before 17.12.1659, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Knevett) shows Nathaniell as of this generation and provides the following: | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Vernatti of Delft, Holland | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Nathaniell Knyvett of Denver (dsp before 15.02.1672-3) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Knyvett | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ayde | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Adriana Knyvett | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Knyvett | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert London of Aldeby | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Knyvet shown by Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Knevett) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Pettus, Sheriff of Norfolk, 1st Bart of Rackheath (d 21.11.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Catherine Knyvet (d 1628) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Edmund Paston of Paston (b c1584, d 1632) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Henry Knyvet possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Wolverstone (dau of Philip Wolverstone of Wolverstone Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Merriell Knyvet probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Bell of Outwell | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Abigail Knyvet probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martin Sedley | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Rose Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Beresford (a 1580, son of George of Newton Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Knyvet of Fundenhall, Norfolk (bur 30.06.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Thorpe (bur 02.03.1616, dau of Robert Thirnel (or Thimel) Thorpe of Tunstead) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Henry Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| Henry is the only son (other than Thomas) mentioned by Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Knyvett', p272) which provides the following. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Wolverston (dau of Philip Wolverston, m2. Sir John Killigrew of Arwenack) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Knyvet of Rosemeryn, Cornwall (bur 21.05.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Croker (dau of John Croker of Lynam) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Henry Knyvet of Rosemeryn (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elyn Forster (dau of Robert Forster) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Knyvet (b c1606, bur 1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1646) Joan Hals (bur 1669) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Thomas (b 15.05.1617, bur 1662), Barbara (bur 1676), Ann | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Whitfeld | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sara Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Kemnp of Roscarrock | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Frances Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Ingram | |||||||||||||||
| The following are mentioned in BEB1844 (Knyvett of Buckenham). | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Edmund Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Rose Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Oliver Reynes | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Alice Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Oliver Spiers | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Christian Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Foster | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Katherine Knyvet probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Walpole (d 1557, lawyer, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Elizabeth Knyvet apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Bohun of Westhall (d before 29.07.1607) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For Knyvett of Buckenham : BE1883 ('Knyvett of Escrick'), BEB1841 ('Knyvett of Buckenham'), Banks 'Baronies in Fee' (vol 1 (1844), 'Clifton, Cromwell of Tatshall, and Basset of Weldon', p158), TCB (vol 1, 'Knyvet of Buckenham', p24)
(2) For Knyvett of Berners : BP1934 ('Berners') with some input/support from TCP ('Berners'), Le Neve's Knights (1873, p21+) and a little from BE1883 ('Knyvett of Escrick')
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