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Knyvett, of Buckenham, co. Norfolk (E Baronet, 1611 - 1699)

Creation: let.pat. 22 May 1611

Extinct: 9 Oct 1699

Family name: Knyvett

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Arms:

Argent a Bend Sable a Bordure engrailed of the last

Crest:

A Demi Dragon winged Azure

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Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Bt.

son and heir of Sir Thomas Knyvett, of Buckenham Castle, co . Norfolk (by his wife Katharine Lovell, dau. of Sir Thomas Lovell, of East Harling, co. Norfolk), son and heir of Sir Edmund Knyvett, of Buckenham Castle, co. Norfolk (by his wife Anne Sheldon, dau. of Sir Thomas Sheldon), son and heir of Sir Thomas Knyvett, of Buckenham Castle, co. Norfolk, Master of the Horse to King Henry VIII, by his wife Lady Marcella Howard, aunt to both Queen Anne Boleyn and her cousin Queen Catherine Howard, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Thomas [Howard], 2nd Duke of Norfolk

born

mar.

Katharine Ford (bur. 25 Sep 1647 at St Martin's-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex), dau. and hrss. of Charles Ford, of Butley Abbey, co. Suffolk, by his wife Elizabeth Jernegan, dau. and hrss. of John Jernegan, of Somerleyton, co. Suffolk

children

1. Sir Robert Knyvett, 2nd Bt.

1. Dorothy Knyvett (bur. 4 Feb 1638/9), mar. as his second wife Hon James Erskine, jure uxoris 6th Earl of Buchan (d. Jan 1639/40), 1st son of John [Erskine], 18th and de jure 2nd Earl of Mar, by his second wife Lady Mary Stuart, 2nd dau. of Esmé [Stuart], 1st Duke of Lennox

2. Katherine Knyvett (d. unm.)

3. Eleanor Knyvett, mar. (1) Sir Henry Hastings, of Braunston, and (2) Thomas Waldron, of Charley

bur.

28 Feb 1654/5 in St Andrew's, Holborn

created

22 May 1611 a Baronet of England, styled "of Buckenham, co. Norfolk"

suc. by

son

note

he sold the castle and estate of Buckenham before 1650

Sir Robert Knyvett, 2nd Bt.

born

mar. (1)

Elizabeth Ludley, dau. of William Ludley, of Middlesham, co. York

mar. (2)

Dorothy Thornborough, dau. of William Thornborough, of Salstead, co. Westmorland

mar. (3)

Philippa Russell, dau. of Thomas Russell, of Barsham, co. Norfolk

died

s.p. 9 Oct 1699 (bur. in St Giles'-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex)

note

On the death of the 2nd Baronet the Baronetcy of Knyvett of Buckenham became extinct.

First written 9 May 2012

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