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Anne Bourchier Knyvett (abt. 1509 - abt. 1595)

Anne Bourchier Knyvett
Born about in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1526 in Colchester, Essex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died about at about age 86 in Amsterdam, Holland, Nederlandmap
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Biography

An article by S.P May in the July 1886 New England Historical and Genealogical Register casts doubt on the existence of Anne Bourchier Knyvet (and much else).[1]

An expanded version of the article appears in Sears Genealogy (1890 edition), pp. 1-22.

This is a fictional person[2]. Edmund Hamilton Sears proposed this person in Pictures of the Olden Times with a genealogy - private edition in 1857, and got his information from A visitation of the seats and arms of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain by Sir Bernard Burke (1814-1892) (Vol. 1, p. 52). Burke got his information from Horatio Gates Somerby, who created the "Sayers of Colchester" record out of thin air. Here is a letter from Sir Bernard Burke, Dublin Castle 28 Mar 1884 to S P May, Esq where Burke apologizes for the incorrect info in "Seats and Arms" and says "the details were not only not proven but incapable of proof." Burke says that these details have been removed from his "Seats and Arms". Unfortunately this fictional family has been extensively copied and included in genealogies and histories and Wikitree is about the only place that is making a stand to debunk the information.

Sources

  1. ↑ May, Samuel Pearce. "Some Doubts Concerning the Sears Pedigree", in New England Historical and Genealogical Register (July 1886). Image Copy. Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=_P1v1mqnsOYC&oe=UTF-8 Vol. 40:261-268, especially 262-263. Also on archive.org (reprint).
  2. ↑ EHS: App: Page 11

Here is the reference that promulgated this mythical family record

  • Sears, Edmund Hamilton. "Pictures of the Olden Times with a genealogy - private edition." 1857 Appendix p. 11




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Mackinnon-507 C. Mackinnon
Very Early date to have a double name like this.
posted by C. Mackinnon
Athey-67 Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill
Knyvett-73 and Knyvett-1 appear to represent the same person because: same person; please merge.
posted by Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill

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