Born about in Leicestershire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Valentine Knightley
and Ann (Unton) Knightley
Sister of
Elizabeth (Knightley) Luke and Anna (Knightley) Chetwood
Wife of
George Purefoy
— married
1604 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Purefoy) Franklyn
Died
at about age 32
in Leicestershire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jun 2014
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Biography
Mary, daughter of Sir Valentine Knightley, was born in 1585. [1]
She married George Purefoy of Wadley, Berkshire in about 1604 and they had three sons and five daughters. She died and was buried at St Michael and All Angelsin Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire in 1617. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 May 2019), memorial page for Mary Knightly Purefoy (1585–18 Apr 1617), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58173583, citing St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Fenny Drayton, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England ; Maintained by Robert C. Peurifoy (contributor 46928811)
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 May 2019), memorial page for Mary Knightly Purefoy (1585–18 Apr 1617), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58173583, citing St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Fenny Drayton, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England ; Maintained by Robert C. Peurifoy (contributor 46928811) .
- The Visitation of Warwickshire, pages 400 & 401
- Visitation of Berkshire Page 267 Purefoy of Wadley and Faringdon
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