(Buckenham, co. Norfolk; descended from Othemarus de Knyvet, Lord of the Castle and Borough of Launceston before the Conquest; Elizabeth Knyvett, heiress of Knyvett, of Ashwellthorpe, m. Henry Wilson, Esq., of Didlington, and conveyed to that family her right to the barony of Berners. The male heir of the Knyvets of Funden Hall, co. Norfolk, Charles Knyvett, Esq., of Sonning, near Reading, was descended from William Knyvett, second son of Edmund Knyvett, yonnger son of Sir Edmund Knyvet, Knt., of Buckenham). Ar. a bend sa. a bordure engr. of the last. Crest—A demi dragon, wings az.
(Buckenham, co. Norfolk, bart., extinct 1699; Philip Knyvett, Esq., of Buckenham, great-grandson of Sir Edmund Knyvett, Knt., of Buckenham, M.P. Norfolk, 1545, was created a bart. 1611; the second bart., Sir Robert Knyvett, d. s. p.). Same Arms, &c.
(Baron Knyvett, extinct 1622; Sir Thomas Knyvett, Knt., second son of Sir Henry Knyvett, knighted by Queen Elizabeth, 1574, younger brother of Sir Edmund Knyvett, M.P. Norfolk, 1545, was summoned to Parliament, 1607, d. s. p.). Same Arms, &c.
(Ashwell Thorpe, co. Norfolk; descended from Edmond Knyvett, Serjeant Porter to Henry VIII., who acquired the manor of Ashwell Thorpe in right of his wife, Jane Bourchier, dau. and heir of Sir John Bourchier, second Lord Berners. Emma Harriett, Baroness Berners in her own right, wife of Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, third bart. of Stanley Hall, is heir-general of this family). Same Arms, &c.
(Rosemaryn, co. Cornwall; Thomas Knyvet, Visit. Cornw. 1620, grandson of Henry Knyvet, second son of Sir Thomas Knyvet, Knt., of Ashwell Thorpe, co. Norfolk). Same Arms, a crescent for diff.
Az. three knives ar. with crooked (or bent) hafts gu. Crest—A sword and ear of wheat in saltire ppr.
Ar. a chev. gu. betw. three stags’ heads couped ppr.
Norfolk – (Baronet, 22 mai 1611. M. ét. en 1699) – D’argent à la bande de sable à la bordure engrelée du même Cimier un dragon ailé d’azur issant
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