Margaret Knollys

Margaret and Richard were married in 1430 in Sussex, England.

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16. HENRY (or HARRY) BELKNAP, Esq., of Crofton, Kent, Beccles, Suffolk, Dassett (in Burton Dassett) and Kingswood (in Lapworth), Warwickshire, etc., 3rd son, born about 1419 (aged 10 in 1429). He married before 1465 (date of lawsuit) MARGARET KNOLLES (or KNOLLYS), widow of Richard Flynte, Gent., of Somerset and Dorset (died shortly before 13 May 1463), and allegedly daughter of Richard Knolles, Knt., by Margaret, daughter of William d'Oyley, of Hughenden, Buckinghamshire. They had one son, Edward, Knt., and six daughters, Alice (wife of William Shelley, Knt.), Anne (wife of Robert Wotton, K.G.), Elizabeth (wife of Philip Cooke, Knt.), Mary (wife of Gerard Dannet, Esq.), Griselde (wife of John Caryll), and Margaret (wife of John Boteler, Esq.). In 1465 Henry Belknap and his wife, Margaret, widow and executrix of Richard Flynte, sued John Patewyn, of Bourhenton, Somerset, husbandman, and another in the Court of Common Pleas regarding a debt of £20. In 1484 he was heir to his brother, William Belknap, Esq., by which he inherited the manors of Knelle (in Beckley), Sussex, Sentling (in St. Mary Cray), and Ringwold (in Walmer), Kent. HENRY BELKNAP, Esq., died 3 July 1488. He left a will proved 2 Dec. 1488 (P.C.C. 17 Milles), requesting burial in the Chapel of our Lady at Beckley, Sussex. His widow, Margaret, survived him.

Parents unverified

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knollys-28

Richard's reputed marriage to Margaret D'Oyley - Richardson's Plantaganet Ancestry names a Richard Knolles, Knight married to Margaret D'Oyley, daughter of William but he does not suggest anything about Richard Knolles' parents. Douglas Richardson himself now expresses doubt about the Knolles-D'Oyley marriage and what follows are his words.:

Henry (or Harry) Belknap (died 1488) is alleged in secondary sources to have married Margaret Knolles (or Knollys), daughter of Richard Knolles, Knt., by Margaret, daughter of William d'Oyley, of Hughenden, Buckinghamshire. For example, Wotton, English Baronetage 1 (1741): 62 and Betham, Baronetage of England 1 (1801): 68 both identify Margaret, wife of Henry Belknap, as the "daughter of Sir Richard Knowles, Knt." Dallaway, Hist. of the Western Div. of Sussex 2(2) (1830): 77 similarly identifies Margaret as the "daughter of sir Rd. Knolles." While this may be true, the only evidence I know of Margaret's parentage is a miscellaneous pedigree included in the published Visitations of Essex which reads as follows:

"Henry Belknap. = Margaret d. of Ric...." END OF QUOTE.

Reference: Hawley et al., Vis. of Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 & 1634 2 (H.S.P. 14) (1879): 563-565 (Misc. Essex Peds.) (Cooke ped.).

As we can see, the last name of Margaret Belknap's father, Richard, is omitted from the pedigree. And, as best as I can determine, there is no reliable pedigree of the Knolles family in print that addresses this issue. [7]

Also unverified at this time is a date of death for Richard and whether he had any children.