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b. c. 1555, 1st s. of Sir Richard Knightley† of Fawsley and Anne, da. of Sir Edward Ferrers† of Baddesley Clinton, Warws.VCH Northants. Fams. 185. educ. Hart Hall, Oxf. 1568, aged 13, MA 1605; G. Inn 1583.Al. Ox.; GI Admiss.; J. Nichols, Progs. of Jas. I, i. 555. m. settlement 9 June 1575,VCH Northants. Fams. 185. Anne (d.1596), da. of Sir Edward Unton† of Wadley, Berks., 1s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 d.v.p.).Baker, Northants. 282. Kntd. 11 May 1603;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 105. suc. fa. 1615.C142/358/105. d. 9 Dec. 1618.C142/375/65.
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J.p. Northants. c. 1584 – 87, by 1594 – 1605, 1616 – d., Berks. by 1603–d.;Lansd. 737, f. 149; E163/14/8, f. 24; C66/1421, 1620, 1988; C231/4, f. 21. commr. discovery of priests, Northants. 1591,HMC Var. iii. 61. sewers, Oxon. and Berks. 1604, 1612,C181/1, f. 85; 181/2, f. 168v. musters, Northants. 1605,Northants. Musters ed. J. Wake (Northants. Rec. Soc. iii), 119. inquiry, lands of Gunpowder plotters, Northants. 1606,C181/2, ff. 5, 13. subsidy, Northampton, Northants. 1608,SP14/31/1. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1609 – d., Midland circ. 1616–d.,C181/2, ff. 78, 259v, 315v, 316v. swans, Oxon., Berks., Wilts., Glos., Northants., Hants 1615,C181/2, f. 233. gaol delivery, Northampton 1616,Ibid. f. 260v. inquiry, lands of earl of Somerset, Northants. 1617;Ibid. f. 281v. sheriff, Berks. 1617–18;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 6. dep. lt. Northants. by 1618.Montagu Musters Bk. ed. J. Wake (Northants. Rec. Soc. vii), 174.

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KNIGHTLEY, Sir Valentine (c.1555-1618), of Fawsley, Northants.
Main residence: Fawsley, Northants.
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V.C.D.M.
R.C.L.S.
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Commons 1604-1629
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KNIGHTLEY, Sir Valentine (c.1555-1618)

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