John Knighton was born in Bayford in about 1560, the son of George Bayford and his wife Joan Coventrey.[1]
He was mentioned in the will of his father George Knighton, of Bayford, knight (PCC probate 1613).[2]
The Visitation of Hertfordshire 1634 shows him married to Elizabeth the daughter of Stephen Vaughan.[3]
In his own will (PCC, made 12 January 1633/4, probate 2 April 1635), of John Knighton, of Bayford, esquire, he mentioned his father Sir George Knight and made several bequests to nieces and nephews, but does not appear to have had any surviving children.[4]
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