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Holdenby of Holdenby and Wold, Knight of Chawton, Martin of Ensham, May of Rawmere, Ragon of Bromham
Robert Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold d 06.1411
m by 1375 Maud, heiress of Wold b c1348, dau of William de la Carnail
1. John Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold
A. John Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold 2nd son
i. William Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold
m Eleanor Mortimer dau of John Mortimer of Grendon by Anne Longueville
a. William Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold d 07.1498
1 John Holdenby of Holdenby & Wold b1488, dspms
m Joce d 1511
b. Elizabeth Holdenby
m1 Henry Hatton of Holdenby
m2 _ Giles
ii. John Holdenby of Holdenby Isham d c1456
m Joan Mortimer dau of John Mortimer of Grendon by Anne Longueville
a. William Holdenby of Holdenby Isham
m Agnes m2. _ Nevill
1 William Holdenby of Holdenby Isham
B. Jane Holdenby possibly of this generation
m Henry Dyve of Brampton
C. Elizabeth Holdenby possibly of this generation
m Robert Mordaunt of Turvey a 1422
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Commoners starts with William Knight of Chawton, described as "living about the middle of the sixteenth century" and mentioned as great-grandfather of Nicholas who, by his wife Elizabeth, was father of John, Nicholas & Stephen with Stephen being father of Richard father of Sir Richard and Dorothy. This seems somewhat confused, given that BLG1952 shows the following ...
William Knight of Chawton, Hampshire a 1525, d 1585
m 1560 Elizabeth Standen
1. John Knight of Chawton, Sheriff of Hampshire d 1620-1
m Mary Neale dau of William Neale of Warnford
BLG1952 reports that John dsp 1620. Commoners reports that he d 1621 having had ...
A. Joanna Knight
m John Gunter of Racton
2. Stephen Knight of Chawton, Sheriff of Hampshire d 1627-8
m Judith
A. John Knight dsp 1636
B. Richard Knight of Chawton d 1641-2
m Elizabeth Fielder dau of J. Fielder of Barrow Court
i. Sir Richard Knight of Chawton dsp 1679
m Priscilla Reynolds dau of Sir Robert Reynolds of Elvetham
C. Dorothy Knight
m Richard Martin of Ensham see below
As shown below, Chawton passed into the Martin family.
3. son
Michael Martin of Ensham, Oxfordshire b 1545, d 1610
1. Richard Martin of Ensham d 1617
A. Richard Martin of Ensham
m Dorothy Knight dau of Stephen Knight of Chawton see above
i. Michael Martin of Ensham d 1681
m Frances Lewkenor dau of Sir Christopher Lewkenor by Mary, dau of John May of Rawmere
a. Richard Martin of Ensham, later Knight of Chawton d unm 1687
b. Christopher Martin, later Knight of Chawton d unm 1702
c. Elizabeth Martin dsp 1737
m1 William Woodward son of Edward of Fosters by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Christopher Lewkenor by Mary May
m2 1725 Bulstrode Peachey, later Knight of Chawton dsp 1736-7
B. Michael Martin dsp
C. Edward Martin of Whitney
m Anne Brice
i. Anne Martin
m John Hinton prebendary of Sarum, rector of Newbury, etc.
a. Edward Hinton b 1671, rector of Sheering
m Mary Bridge dau/heir of Rev. Francis Bridge
1 Mary Hinton
m 1745 John Hinton rector of Chawton just below
b. John Hinton 5th son
1 John Hinton rector of Chawton
m1 Mary Hinton dau of Rev. Edward Hnton, cousin just above
A Jane Hinton
m James Baverstock
m2 Elizabeth Harrison dau of Thomas Harrison
B+ other issue - John Knight, 3 daughters
c.+ other issue
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John May of Rawmere, Sussex
1. Christopher May
m Dorothy Prude
A. Anne May
m William Broadnax or Brodnax
i. Thomas Broadnax or Brodnax of Godmersham, later May, later Knight of Chawton d 1781
m 1729 Jane Monk dau/coheir of William Monk of Buckingham by Hannah, dau of Stephen Stringer of Goudhurst by Jane Austen
a. Thomas Knight of Chawton & Godmersham b 1735, dsp 1794
m Catherine Knatchbull dau of Wadham Knatchbull of Durham
Godmersham & Chawton passed to Edward Austen who assumed the name Knight.
2. John May
m Constance
A. Sir Thomas May dsp 1710
3. Mary May
m Sir Christopher Lewkenor of West Dean
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Reignold / Reginald Ragon of Bromham, Bedfordshire
m Elizabeth Woodville sister/heir of Thomas Woodville of Grafton
1. John Ragon
A. Agnes Ragon
m Thomas Wylde of Bromham
i. Elizabeth Wylde
m1/2. Henry Dyve of Bromham
m2/1. William Salisbury of Horton, Northamptonshire
a. Mary Salisbury
m William, Lord Parr of Horton d 10.09.1546
b. Elizabeth Salisbury
m John Enderby of Stratton

Sources:
1 VCH Northamptonshire, vol IV, Old alias Wold
2 BLG1952 Knight of Chawton, Commoners vol I, Knight of Godmersham
3 Commoners vol I, Knight of Godmersham
4 BLG1952 Knight of Chawton
5 Visitation Bedfordshire, 1566, Dyve of Bromham
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