Thomas Knyvett Esq. (1447 - 1479)

Born 1447 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lunsford) Knyvett — married before 4 Nov 1462 in England

Descendants

Died 1479 at about age 32 in England

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Thomas Knyvett is in a trail badged by the Magna Carta Project to surety baron William de Huntingfield (see text below).

Biography

Thomas Knyvett was born in 1447.^[1][2] He was the son and heir apparent of John Knyvett, Esq. of Stanway and of Ramsden-Belhouse, Essex, England, and his wife, Margery Baynard, the daughter of Richard Baynard, Speaker of the House of Commons, but did not inherit as he predeceased his father.^[1][2]

Thomas married Elizabeth Lunsford, daughter of William Lunsford Thomasina Barrington, before 4 November 1462.^[1][2] They had at least three children:

• Edward^[1][2]
• Thomasine, wife of Sir William Clopton^[1][2]
• Margaret, wife of John Roydon^[1][2]

On 4 November 1463, Thomas' father, John, granted the Manor of Whetle in Essex to William and John Lunsford, brothers of Thomas' wife; this probably was a part of the wedding bargain negotiated between the two families.^[3]

Thomas died in 1479, predeceasing his father by about one year.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. II p. 510, KNYVET 11
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013, Vol III, p 451, KNYVET 15 & 16
3. ↑ Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, London, England:John Bowyer Nichols & Son, 1837, p 156, Google Books

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
• Marlyn Lewis

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

Thomas Knyvett Esq. appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor William Clopton Sr. to Magna Carta Surety Baron William de Huntingfield (vol. I, pages 520-522 CLOPTON). This profile was developed in accordance with project standards by a Magna Carta project member, was reviewed/approved on 10 July 2019 by Michael Cayley and badged 6 September 2019. This trail is outlined in the Magna Carta Trails on the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Thomas Knyvet is also potentially the descendant of William d'Aubeney, Lord of Belvoir Castle. His descent from these two Barons is directly from his father, John Knyvet. The potential trails can be inspected at Ten Surety Barons.