Baptised in St Brides Fleet Street.1

From the Parish Register :-
"17 / Francis / Knollys son of Richard and Elizabeth his wife / 10 Nov."

Knighted.2,3

From the London Gazette :-
"The King has been pleased to grant to Francis Knollys the younger of Thame in the County of Oxford, Esq; and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain."

From the Scots Magazine :-
"- to grant unto Francis Knollys the younger of Thame, in the county of Oxford, Esq; and to his heirs-male, the dignity of Baronet of G. Britain."

Married Mary CARTER

Appointed.4

Sherriff for the county of Oxfordshire

From the Derby Mercury :-
"SHERRIFFS appointed by His Majesty in Council for the year 1757.
Oxfordshire : Sir Francis Knollys, of Thame, Bart"

Executor.5

of the estate of Richard Knollys, his father

Died in Fernhill.6

From Bingley's Journal :-
"Monday, at Fern-hill, in Berkshire, Sir Francis Knollys, Bart."

Newspaper report.7

From the Hereford Journal :-
"The Lords of the Treasury have ordered their Solicitor to give public notice, that they shall lay claim, on behalf of his Majesty, to the estates of the late Sir Francis Knollys, if no heir at law shall be found previous to the 4th of next month.
It s said to be his Majesty's declared intention, in default of a claimant, to make a present of the above estates, and situated in the counties of Berks, Bucks, Oxford and Lincoln, to Mr. Pitt, as a reward for his public service."