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Sir Lord, John, 2, Mortimer, - Knight 1470 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Romsey Hampshire, England

Death Date: 13 JAN 1550

Death Location: England, Romsey, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Tresham

Mother: Lettice Penyston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smythes, Johan Knight

Children(s): John Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, The Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Doris Knight, John KNIGHT, GEORGE Knight, William KNIGHT, Thomas KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Alice Knight, John knight, William Knight, William KNIGHT

According to available records, Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight was born in 1470 in Romsey Hampshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas, Knight Hospitaller Tresham and Lettice Penyston. Following those early years, Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight married Elizabeth Maude Smythes and Johan Knight, and their family grew to include John Francis Knight, Richard Knight, Joan Knight, John Knight, The Sonne of John Knight Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Doris Adeline Elsie Knight, John KNIGHT, GEORGE Knight, William KNIGHT, Thomas KNIGHT, Thomas Knight, Alice Knight, John knight, William Knight and William KNIGHT. In the later years of life, Sir Lord John 2 Mortimer - Knight died in 1550 in England, Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Tresham
1488 – 1559
Birth Location: Kent, England
ST
Lettice Penyston
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
LP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smythes
1470 – 1555
Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England
ES
Johan Knight
Birth Location: –
JK

Children(s)

John Knight
1490 – 1580
Birth Location: Lingfield, Surrey, England
JK
Richard Knight
1495 – 1571
Birth Location: –
RK
Joan Knight
1496 – 1560
Birth Location: –
JK
John Knight
1500 – 1560
Birth Location: Romsey, Hertfordshire, , England
JK
The Knight
1500 – 1569
Birth Location: Brading, Isle of Wight
TK
Elizabeth Knight
1504 – 1585
Birth Location: Brockholm, Surrey, England
EK
Doris Knight
1504 – 1585
Birth Location: Brockholm, Surrey, England
DK
John KNIGHT
1515 – 1560
Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England
JK
GEORGE Knight
1517 – 1597
Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England
GK
William KNIGHT
1517 – 1549
Birth Location: (or 1500 or 1505 or 1490) Lingfield, Surrey, England
WK
Thomas KNIGHT
1519 –
Birth Location: –
TK
Thomas Knight
1519 – 1574
Birth Location: –
TK
Alice Knight
1530 – 1558
Birth Location: Coventry, Shropshire, England
AK
John knight
1540 – 1611
Birth Location: Lingfield, Surrey, England
Jk
William Knight
1547 – 1596
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
WK
William KNIGHT
Birth Location: –
WK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1470
    Event Place: Romsey Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 JAN 1550
    Event Place: England, Romsey, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1063; Document Reference: DR 181

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1560
    Event Place: Warwick, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1063; Document Reference: DR 181

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