Thomas Knyvett (abt. 1545 - 1622)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hayward) Knyvett — married 21 Jul 1597 in St. Pancras, London, Middlesex, England

Died 27 Jul 1622 at about age 77 in King St, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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Thomas Knyvett was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet of Escrick (c.1545-1622) was the 2nd s. of Sir Henry Knyvet by his w. Anne Pickering and the bro. of Henry Knyvet and half-bro. of Sir Henry Weston.

He matriculated Jesus College, Cambridge in 1565 but did not take a degree; he was admitted to the bar at Greys Inn in 1566. He m. c.1597, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Rowland Hayward, wid. of Richard Warren of Claybury, Essex. He was knighted bef. 1601 and created. Baron Knyvet of Escrick in 1607.

He and his wife had no children. ^[1]

He died at his home in Westminster 27 July 1622 and his wife d. 5 Sept 1622.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Nicholls, Mark. Knyvett [Knyvet], Thomas, Baron Knyvett (1545/6–1622). Article published in: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2004.
2. ↑ Gentleman's Magazine. 1794, p313 [1].

• KNYVET, Thomas I (c.1545-1622), of Westminster, Mdx. and Escrick, Yorks. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
• Another Hist. Parl article
• Clay, J.W: Extinct Northern Peerages, page 112, II.
• Mark Nicholls. Knyvett (Knyvet), Thomas, Baron Knyvett, (1545/6–1622). Published 3 January 2008, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
• Wikipedia: Thomas_Knyvet,_1st_Baron_Knyvet
• The Visitation of Wiltshire 1565 Page 63: Knevett

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