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Anne St. Leger (Knyvett)

Also Known As: "Anne Knyvet", "Coffin", "Coffyn"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably Buckenham Castle, Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Death: circa 1558 (57-75)
Monkleigh, Devon, England
Place of Burial: Monkleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Edmund Knyvett, of Buckenham and Eleanor Knyvett
Wife of George St. Leger and Sir James Coffyn, Knight
Mother of Katherine Courtenay; Sir John St Leger, Kt., MP; George Saint Leger and Charles St Leger
Sister of Edmund Knyvett, Sargeant Porter to King Henry VIII; Sit Thomas Knyvett; James Knyvett; William Knyvett; Edward Knyvett and 2 others

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About Anne St. Leger

  • Anne Knyvett1
  • F, #84991, b. circa 1482
  • Father Sir Edmund Knyvett1 d. 1504
  • Mother Eleanor Tyrrell1 d. 1514
  • Anne Knyvett was born circa 1482 at of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England.1 She married Sir George St. Leger, son of Sir James St. Leger and Anne Butler, circa 1503.1
  • Family Sir George St. Leger b. c 1484
  • Children
    • Catherine St. Leger+1 b. c 1505
    • Sir John St. Leger1 b. c 1515
  • Citations
  • 1.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2829.htm#... ________________________
  • Anne KNYVETT
  • Born: ABT 1475
  • Died: 1558
  • Father: Edmund KNYVETT of Buckenham (Sir Knight)
  • Mother: Eleanor TYRRELL
  • Married: George St. LEGER (Sir)
  • Children:
    • 1. John St. LEGER of Annery (Sir Knight)
    • 2. Catherine St. LEGER
    • 3. George St. LEGER
    • 4. Lath St. LEGER
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/KNYVETT.htm#Anne KNYVETT1 ______
  • Anne Knyvett1
  • F, #488981
  • Last Edited=23 Nov 2011
  • Anne Knyvett married Sir George St. Leger.1
  • Her married name became St. Leger.1
  • Child of Anne Knyvett and Sir George St. Leger
    • 1.John St. Leger+1 b. c 1520, d. 8 Oct 1596
  • Citations
  • 1.[S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p48899.htm#i488981 ______________
  • Anne Knyvett St Leger
  • Birth: 1475 Monkleigh, Devon, England
  • Death: 1559 Monkleigh, Devon, England
  • Anne Knyvett initially married to Sir George St Leger of Plagenet royalty lineage, then married to Sir James Coffyn of Devon, but died 7 years before her final husband.
  • Family links:
  • Spouses:
  • James Coffyn (____ - 1566)
  • George St Leger (1475 - 1536)*
  • Burial: St George Church, Monkleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 73383014
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73383014 ________________
  • ST. LEGER, Sir John (by 1516-93/96), of Annery in Monkleigh, Devon.
  • b. by 1516, 1st s. of Sir George St. Leger of Annery by Anne, da. of Edmund Knyvet. m. by June 1535, Catherine, da. of George Neville, 5th Lord Bergavenny, at least 2s. 4da. suc. fa. 1533/37. Kntd. 1544/1 Oct. 1547.1
  • .... etc.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/st... ______________________
  • Sir John St Leger (died 1596), of Annery in the parish of Monkleigh, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.
  • He was the son of Sir George St Leger of Annery by his wife Anne Knyvett, daughter of Edmund Knyvett. He was knighted in 1544. ....
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_St_Leger _________________________

Husband: George SAINT LEGER

  Born: 1475-1495        at:    Married: 1506-1539        at:   
  Died: 1509-1581        at:   
Father:
Mother:
       Other Spouses: 
  Wife: Anne KNYVETT
  Born: ABT. 1492        at: Of, Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England  
  Died: 1506-1586        at:   
Father:Edmund KNYVETT
Mother:Eleanor TYRRELL
       Other Spouses: 

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Anne St. Leger's Timeline

1492
1492
Probably Buckenham Castle, Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1514
1514
Probably Annery, Devon, England
1515
1515
Probably Annery, Devon, England
1530
1530
of Annery, Devonshire, England
1558
1558
Age 66
Monkleigh, Devon, England
1942
May 16, 1942
Age 66
May 16, 1942
Age 66
May 16, 1942
Age 66
May 28, 1942
Age 66