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Peerage Record – 23585

Richard Knightley1

Male, Registry Number #235841, b. circa 1580, d. 1670

Last Edited=15 Sep 2014
     Richard Knightley was born circa 1580.1 He was the son of Edmond Knightley and Alice Bury.2 He married Jane Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton and Margaret Devereux.1 He died in 1670.1
     He lived at Fawsley, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)1 He lived at Burg Hall, Staffordshire, EnglandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage, page 167. However his father have been one of Edmond’s brothers, Thomas, Edward or Berry.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1821. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Jane Littleton1

Female, Registry Number #235842

Last Edited=15 Sep 2014
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Jane Littleton is the daughter of Sir Edward Littleton and Margaret Devereux.1,2 She married Richard Knightley, son of Edmond Knightley and Alice Bury.1
     Her married name became Knightley.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Edward Littleton1

Male, Registry Number #235843

Last Edited=13 Jun 2018
     Sir Edward Littleton is the son of Sir Edward Littleton and Alice Cockayne.2 He married Margaret Devereux, daughter of Sir William Devereux and Jane Scudamore.3
     He lived at Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, EnglandG.4 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1583.4 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1593.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Staffordshire in 1597.4

Children of Sir Edward Littleton and Margaret Devereux

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S8051] Oliver Wilson, “re: Babington Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 31 July 2016. Hereinafter cited as “re: Babington Family.”
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Richard Knightley1

Male, Registry Number #235844

Last Edited=2 Nov 2007
     Richard Knightley is the son of Thomas Knightley.1 He married Jane Littleton.2
     He lived at Fawsley, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.3 He was living on 1 December 1647.2

Child of Richard Knightley and Jane Littleton

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. However his father have been one of Thomas’ brothers, Edward or Berry. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S2494] Roy Smith, “re: Knightley Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 November 2007. Hereinafter cited as “re: Knightley Family.”
  3. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage, page 167.

Elizabeth Hampden1,2,3

Female, Registry Number #235845, b. 1622, d. 1643

Last Edited=9 Mar 2017
     Elizabeth Hampden was born in 1622.4 She was the daughter of John Hampden and Elizabeth Simeon.1 She married Sir Richard Knightley, son of Richard Knightley and Jane Littleton, circa 1637.1,3 She died in 1643.3
     From circa 1637, her married name became Knightley.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S2494] Roy Smith, “re: Knightley Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 November 2007. Hereinafter cited as “re: Knightley Family.”
  3. [S7165] Jason Clark, “re: Knightley Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 14 June 2014. Hereinafter cited as “re: Knightley Family.”
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Harry Adrian Hammond-Spencer1

Male, Registry Number #235846, b. 1868

Last Edited=26 Sep 2014
     Harry Adrian Hammond-Spencer was born in 1868 at Teignmouth, Devon, England.1 He married Florence Rachel de Courcy Dashwood, daughter of de Courcy Pitcairn Dashwood and Jane Whitling Hope, in April 1898 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England.1

Children of Harry Adrian Hammond-Spencer and Florence Rachel de Courcy Dashwood

Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Essex Knightley1

Male, Registry Number #235847

Last Edited=26 Sep 2014
     Essex Knightley was the son of Sir Richard Knightley and Ann Courteen.1,2 He married Sarah Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley and Anne Browne.3 He died, without male issue.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S7165] Jason Clark, “re: Knightley Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 14 June 2014. Hereinafter cited as “re: Knightley Family.”
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1448. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lucy Knightley1

Male, Registry Number #235848

Last Edited=26 Jun 2007
     Lucy Knightley is the son of Thomas Knightley.1
     He was a merchant at Hamburg, GermanyG.1

Child of Lucy Knightley

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Lucy Knightley1

Male, Registry Number #235849, d. August 1738

Last Edited=26 Jun 2007
     Lucy Knightley was the son of Lucy Knightley.1 He married Jane Grey Benson, daughter of Henry Benson.1 He died in August 1738.1

Child of Lucy Knightley and Jane Grey Benson

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Jane Grey Benson1

Female, Registry Number #235850

Last Edited=26 Jun 2007
     Jane Grey Benson is the daughter of Henry Benson.1 She married Lucy Knightley, son of Lucy Knightley.1
     Her married name became Knightley.1

Child of Jane Grey Benson and Lucy Knightley

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 167. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

 

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