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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Fawsley, West Northamptonshire

St Mary: marble memorial to Richard Knightley, d.1661, & wives Elizabeth Hampden & Anne Courteen; urn in centre of open pediment; Corinthian columns

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In memory of Sr Richard Knightley of Fawsley Kt of ye Honble Order of ye Bath: who first marryed Elizabeth Daughter of John Hampden of Great Hampden in ye County of Bucks Esqr & had Issue by her Richard who dyed unmarryed & Elizabeth who dyed an Infant. His second wife was Anne one of ye Daughters of Sr William Courteen Kt and Relict of Essex Devereux Esqr eldest son of Sr Walter Devereux of Leigh-Court in ye Cou’ty of Worcester Bart. and had issue by her, Essex, who married Sarah Daughter of Thomas Foley of Wittley Court in the County of Worc. Esqr. And two Daughters Elizabeth who was marryed to Sr. Edward Sebright of Besford-Court in ye County of Worc. Bart And Jane who was marryed to Thomas Delves Esqr. onley son of Sr. Thomas Delves of Doddington in the County of Chester Bart. He departed this life ye 29th day of June 1661.

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