Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
James Knell
Bef 1617 --
Name James Knell Born Bef 1617 Brenchley, Kent, England Gender Male Person ID I4906 Petersen-de Lanskoy Last Modified 27 May 2021
Father Edmond Knell, c. 1 Nov 1579, Shipbourne, Kent, England , bur. 15 Jun 1649, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 69 years) Mother Mary Broke, b. Bef 1584, , Kent, England , bur. 3 Jun 1653, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 69 years) Married 16 Oct 1603 Brenchley, Kent, England Family ID F730 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret, bur. 17/17 Mar 1646/7, Brenchley, Kent, England Married Bef 1647 , Kent, England Last Modified 28 May 2021 Family ID F2202 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Skinner, b. Bef 1634, , Kent, England , bur. 5 Nov 1668, Brenchley, Kent, England (Age ~ 34 years) Married Bef 1654 Kent, England Last Modified 28 May 2021 Family ID F2212 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Mentioned in father's will. Copy of registered will in the Rochester Consistory Court of Kent, England; FHL film 188801; Document reference DRb/Pwr/23.118 or DRb/Pw/32. My abstract:
Date of will: 11 Jun 1649
Edmund Knell of Brenchley, trugger.
- To be buried in the Brenchley churchyard.
- Eldest son Roger.
- Son James
- Daughters Mercie and Marie
- Youngest son Thomas
- Wife Marie
Probated 8 Jul 1649.
2. The Brenchley parish record shows two boys christened 30 May 1664, both illegitimate and sons of the widow Mary Parker. She says the first son, Thomas, was the son of James Knell and he was born 6 May 1658. The second son she says was the son of Josias Geffry and he was born 12 Nov 1663.
MARRIAGE:
1. No record of the marriage between James Knell and Margaret ___ is found in the Brenchley Church records.
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