Person:John Knyvet (2)

Sir John Knyvet , Kt.
d.9 Nov 1445 Norfolk, England
m. Abt Dec 1376
  1. Margaret KnyvettAbt 1367 - 1467
  2. Sir John Knyvet, Kt.Abt 1380 - 1445
m. Abt 1412
  1. Joan KNYVETAbt 1408 -
  2. Margaret Knyvet1412 - 1458
  3. Sir John Knyvett1425 - 1490
  4. Joanna KNYVETEst 1428 -
Facts and Events
Name Sir John Knyvet , Kt.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1380 Southwick Hall, England
Alt Birth? Abt 1394 Norfolk, EnglandBuckenham Castle
Marriage Abt 1412 Norfolk, Englandto Elizabeth DE CLIFTON
Death? 9 Nov 1445 Norfolk, England

Sir John Knevit, Kt., who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Constantine de Clifton, second Baron Clifton, and by this lady, who was eventually coheiress of her family, he acquired Buckenham Castle, County Norfolk. He served the office of sheriff for that county and for Suffolk in the fifteenth year of Richard II.