Thomas Knolles, II

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By 1371 Thomas Knolles had married Joan (died 1431) who in their sixty years together had nineteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived their father. His eldest son Thomas (died 1446), who inherited his businesses and properties, was through his younger son Richard the ancestor of the courtier Sir Francis Knollys.[3][4]

Biography

Thomas Knolles, citizen and grocer, son of Sir Thomas, inherited the manor of North Mymms but only enjoyed possession for ten years. He was also a great benefactor to the church of St Antholin in Budge Row, where he was buried beside his father "under a faire marble stone, thus sometime engraven but now quite taken away for the gain of the brasse".

Thomas Knolles, in his will dated 7 & 8 February 1445 (PCC Luffnam fo 30, refers to his wife Isabel already deceased; mentions his son Robert (to whom he left the manor of North Mymms), his son Richard, and his son John. He mentions also his daughter Beatrice as a nun at Dartford; his daughter Johanna as wife of William Baron, and a daughter Isabella.

Origins

Known children of Thomas Knolles (d 1435) and his wife Joan (d 1431) were Beatrice (Knollys) Bedham, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys, Margaret Knollys and Margery (Knollys) Chichley. Ref: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-540862

References

• https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2018/03/a-short-history-of-knolles...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Antholin,_Budge_Row The church was "re-edified" at the expense of Sir Thomas Knollys (Mayor of London in 1399 and 1410) and his son, also called Thomas. Both were buried in the church.[1][5] It seems to have been rebuilt again in 1513 by John Tate.[3]