Anne (Sherard) Knollys (abt. 1637 - 1680)

Born about 1637 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Knollys — married 4 Oct 1655 (to 1674) in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1680 at about age 43 in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Biography

Anne Sherard was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Anne (Sherard) Knollys was born in Leicestershire, England.

Anne (Sherard) Knollys was born about 1637 likely in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England, daughter of William Sherard and Abigail Cave. ^{[1] [2]}

Anne likely lived at Stapleford Park, which is a country house that was known to belong to the Sherard family.

Stapleford Hall Hotel

Her siblings were:

1. Bennet Sherard (<1621 - 1699)
2. Philip Sherard MP (<1623 - 1695)
3. George Sherard (1624 - 1670)

Anne (~18) married Nicholas Knollys (25) on 4 Oct 1655 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England. ^{[3] [4]}

Their children were:

1. Anna Maria (Knollys) Littleton (~1656 - )
2. Charles Knollys (1662 - 1740)
3. Catherine Knollys (~1669 - 1747).

Anne died on 6 Mar 1680 at Harrowden Magna ~42. She was buried in Boughton, Northamptonshire, England on 10 Mar 1680 at St John the Baptist Church. The administration of her will occurred on 21 Jun 1681 and again on 04 Jul 1683. ^[3]

Church yard at St John's

Research notes

• Unverified additional children and possible siblings need to be created if able to verify. Anne's husband wikipedia pages notes that at least an additional two children between Anne and Nicholas. Vernon-2152 16:07, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
• Unverified FindaGrave for Anne Sherard Knollys. Should only be used for guidance. (Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #144713231 (accessed 6 March 2023)
  Memorial page for Lady Anne Sherard Knollys (unknown-6 Mar 1680), citing St John the Baptist Churchyard, Boughton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Frontierkoala (contributor 50543487)). Vernon-2152 12:20, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Extant, Extinct or Dormant 1, 1st ed., 7:128–28. London: George Bell & Sons, 1896. Complete Peerage.
2. ↑ Burghill, Fran. (Francis); King, Gregory; St. George, Henry, Sir; May, Thomas, Chester herald; Rylands, William Harry; Bannerman, William Bruce. The Visitation of the county of Rutland, 4–5. London: Roworth & Co., 1922. Rutland Visitation.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Cokayne, George E. In The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Extant, Extinct or Dormant 1, 1st ed., 1:233–33. London: George Bell & Sons, 1887. Complete Peerage.
4. ↑ Burghill, Fran. (Francis); King, Gregory; St. George, Henry, Sir; May, Thomas, Chester herald; Rylands, William Harry; Bannerman, William Bruce. The Visitation of the county of Rutland, 4–5. London: Roworth & Co., 1922. Rutland Visitation.

see also:

• Stapleford Park (accessed 04 March 2023).
• Boughton (accessed 04 March 2023).
• Stapleford (accessed 04 March 2023).
• Harrowden (acessed 04 March 2023).
• St John the Baptist Church (accessed 04 March 2023).
• Knollys (accessed 04 March 2023).

Acknowledgements

This profile has been improved by a member of the England Project's Orphan Trail