George Knight (abt. 1517 - 1596)

Born about 1517 in Lingfield Parish, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Brown) Knight — married 1538 in Lingfield Parish, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 1596 at about age 79 in Lingfield Parish, Surrey, England

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Biography

With no "primary" birth record available, current sources are divided as to whether George Knight was born in 1510 or 1517. Given that his father is usually-recognized as having been born in 1490 and his mother, Elizabeth Anne Smythes, born around 1500 (1497-1503), a date of "about 1517" seems the best fit.^[1]

George Knight, a "yeoman" (small independent landowner), inherited the manor "Smythes of Lingfield" from his mother's family. He married a local woman, Alice Brown, daughter of Richard Brown, there in 1538 (if born in 1517, he would have been 21 years old). The couple had the following 4 sons:

John Knight, b: 1540 in Lingfield, Surrey, England

Mathew Knight, b: 1542

Robert Knight, b: 1544

Nicholas Knight, b: 1546

Richard Knight, b: 1548 in Lingfield, Surrey, England

George Knight died in Lingfield, Surrey, England, in 1596. If born in 1517, he would have been 79 years old; a goodly age for that time and place.

Name: George /KNIGHT/^[2][3]

Birth Date: 1517:

Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England^[4][5]

Death Date: 1596:

Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England^[6][7]

Marriage: Date: 1538:

Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England^[8]

Husband: George Knight

Wife: Alice Brown

Child: John Knight

Child: Matthew Knight

Child: Nicholas Knight

Child: Robert Knight

Child: Richard Knight

George Knight - Born 1510 - Died 1596 ^[9]
Father John Knight, b. 1490, d. 1581
Marriage: Alice Brown
Children: John Knight, b. 1540, d. 26 Oct 1611"
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George Knight (c.1510 - c.1596) ^[10]
Birthdate: circa 1510
Birthplace: Lingfield, Surrey, UK
Death: Died 1596
Immediate Family:
Alice Brom [sic=Brown] - wife
John Knight - son
John Knight - father
Unknown Knight - mother [Elizabeth Smythes]
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"John Knight III was born in 1490 in Lingfield, Co. Surrey, England. He died in 1581. Wife unknown. He had a son, George Knight .
George Knight was born in 1510 in Lingfield, Co. Surrey, England. He died in 1596. He married Alice Brown. They had five children, including a son, John Knight IV. ..." ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ GRKnight-Files on RootsWeb: Elizabeth Anne Smythes
2. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Knight
3. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for George Knight
4. ↑ Source: #S36 Database online. Record for John Knight
5. ↑ Source: #S36 Database online. Record for George Knight
6. ↑ Source: #S36 Database online. Record for John Knight
7. ↑ Source: #S36 Database online. Record for George Knight
8. ↑ Source: #S36 Database online. Record for George Knight
9. ↑ personID=I94865&tree=penrose Penrose Tree on RootsWeb: George Knight
10. ↑ George Knight on Geni.com
11. ↑ George Knight on HomerbJames genealogy list

• Knights from Continental Europe to England/Ireland to Philadelphia... on RootsWeb: George Knight

• Source: S36 Ancestry.com: OneWorldTree: The Generations Network, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1 . Repository: R1 www.ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Knight-951 was created on 22 April 2011 through the import of MOR2003d.GED.

• WikiTree profile Knight-1668 was created through the import of NEWEST BACKUP_2011-10-12.ged on Oct 13, 2011 by Season McMillan. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Season and others.

• Thank you to Eric Wallace for creating WikiTree profile Knight-3237 through the import of Eric Wallace Family Tree - 29-03-2013.ged on Mar 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Eric and others.