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'Knyvett2'
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Families covered:
Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe, Knyvet of Berners, Knyvett of Buckenham
| Sir Edmund Knyvett of Buckenham (a 1547) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Sheldon (dau of Sir Thomas Sheldon) | |||||||||||||||
| BEB1844 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. We follow BEB1844, as it names the/an intervening generation as Sir Thomas, but note that there may be a missing generation here. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Thomas Knyvett of Buckenham (a 05.1603) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Bart of Buckenham (d c1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Ford (dau of Charles Ford of Butley Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Robert Knyvett, 2nd Bart of Buckenham (dsp c1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Ludley (dau of William Ludley of Middleham) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Dorothy Thornborough (dau of William Thornborough of Salstead) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Philippa Russell (dau of Thomas Russell of Barsham) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Dorothy Knyvett (bur 04.02.1638/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Erskine, Earl of Buchan (d 01.1639-40) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Katherine Knyvett (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Eleanor Knyvett | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Henry Hastings of Braunston | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Waldron of Charley | |||||||||||||||
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| Edmund Knyvett (d 01.03.1539) | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Harcourt (dau of Sir John Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt) | |||||||||||||||
| 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 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 and 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) Richards Bokenham of Weston Market (d 02.09.1721) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Mary Knyvet (3rd dau) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dugald Campbell, 3rd of Kilberry | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue (d before 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Knyvet of Mutford (bpt 22.02.1624, d c1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emme Haward (dau of Thomas Haward) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Knyvet of Trowse (bur 10.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Suckling (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 Holt of Reading (d 11.1728) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1729) John Field of Reading | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Knyvett (d 07.07.1670) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1656) Sir John Rous, 1st Bart of Henham Hall (b 1608, d 27.11.1670) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Knyvet probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Pettus, Sheriff of Norfolk, 1st Bart of Rackheath (d 21.11.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Catherine Knyvet (d 1628) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Edmund Paston of Paston (b c1584, d 1632) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Merriell Knyvet probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Bell of Outwell | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Rose Knyvet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Beresford (a 1580, son of George of Newton Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Knyvet ancestor of Knyvets of Fundenhall | ||||||||||||||
| 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), BEB1844 (Knyvett
of Buckenham).
(2) For Knyvett of Berners : BP1934 (Berners) with support from TCP (Berners).
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