Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Roger Knell
1645 --
Name Roger Knell Christened 30/30 Mar 1644/5 Brenchley, Kent, England Gender Male Person ID I1494 Petersen-de Lanskoy Last Modified 27 May 2021
Father Roger Knell, c. 12 Aug 1604, Brenchley, Kent, England , bur. 11 May 1665, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 60 years) Mother Mary Shelly, b. Bef 1609, Kent, England , bur. 27/27 Feb 1684/5, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 76 years) Married 29 Jun 1641 Brenchley, Kent, England Family ID F729 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Gateland, c. Aug 1652, Yalding, Kent, England Married 13 May 1673 Brenchley, Kent, England Children 1. Mary Knell, c. 1 Nov 1674, Brenchley, Kent, England 2. John Knell, c. 5 Nov 1676, Yalding, Kent, England 3. Roger Knell, c. 22 Oct 1679, Brenchley, Kent, England , bur. 14 Apr 1770, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 90 years) 4. Amos Knell, c. 24 Dec 1682, Brenchley, Kent, England , bur. 11 Jun 1764, Yalding, Kent, England (Age ~ 81 years) 5. Anne Knell, c. 27 Feb 1684, Brenchley, Kent, England , bur. 15 Mar 1684, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 0 years) 6. Margaret Knell, c. 3 Jun 1685, Brenchley, Kent, England , d. Bef Jun 1688, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 2 years) 7. Margaret Knell, c. 10 Jun 1688, Brenchley, Kent, England 8. Mercy Knell, c. 3 Jun 1694, Brenchley, Kent, England , bur. 2 Dec 1694, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 0 years) Last Modified 28 May 2021 Family ID F267 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Mentioned in father-in-law's will. Will in the Rochester Archdeaconry Court in Kent: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23161-2165-50?cc=1949814&wc=M68J-FWG:250713201,250719201,250744301, images 147-149, Amos Gatland, Registered Will DRa/Pwr 1.143; Original Will DRa/Pw4:
Amos Gatland of Brenchley, yeoman
Date of will: 20 Aug 1684
- Bequeaths 20 shillings to the parish
- "Elizabeth Gatland widow late wife of Amos Gatland my son deceased"
- "Margaret my daughter now wife of Roger Knell"
- "Mary Knell my Grand-child daughter of the said Roger Knell by the said Margaret my daughter" to be paid at 21 or marriage.
- "John Martin my son-in-law"
- "Elizabeth my daughter now wife of the said John Martin."
- John Martin, son-in-law, named as executor
- Refences an indenture dated 15 Jul 1663 between "Nicholas Fessenden then of Brenchley aforesaid Yeioman of the one part and me the said Amos Gateland and John Gatland my sonne since deceased of the other part." Concerns 26 acres with improvements in Brenchley called "Trench". Mentions John's daughters Mary Gatland and Jane Gatland.
- Grandchildren John Knell and Roger Knell, "sons of Roger Knell and Margaret my daughter", to receive property called "Antroe" in Brenchley which he bought of Thomas Wood consisting of about ten acres.
- Grandchild Amos Knell, son of Roger and Margaret Knell, to receive four parcels of land totalling seven acres where he now lives called the "Ton Acres" which he bought from Thomas Wood to be held in trust for Amos until his mother Margaret's decease.
- Part of the land called the "Trench" Elizabeth Martin, his daughter wife of John Martin and then to pass to her children John Martin, Mary Martin, and Amye Martin.
Witnesses Geo. Hooper Snr., Thomas Brodby, Geo. Hooper Jnr.
Probated 6 Feb 1684[/85]
CHRISTENING:
1. Online Brenchley church records: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23569-45976-97?cc=1952887&wc=M62M-F29:252597701,252665801,252672901
MARRIAGE:
1. Family Search's "England Marriages, 1538-1973"
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