'Francis02'
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Families covered: Fraunceis (Francis) of Combe Florey, Fraunceis of Frances Court, Francis of Ticknall (Tickenhall)
| (1) The following section was first launched on 08.05.12 as a section of a Temporary page. It was moved here after review led to acceptance that there was little chance of our making a significant improvement to it in the near future and that it was 'good enough' to be promoted into the main database. (2) VCH reports that the first proven member of this branch was the undermentioned Richard (who d 1529) but also mentions that one source shows that his grandfather was ... |
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| John le Franceys of Tickenhall, Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||
| VCH notes that the above-mentioned source shows that John's wife was Agnes, dau/heir of Sir Henry Fitzlongley of Warwickshire, but that she was probably ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Fitzlongley (dau of John Fitzlongley of Old Fillongley, sister/coheir of Henry) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Francis | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Francis of Ticknall (aka Tickenhall, Ticknell, etc.) (d 1529) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | William Francis | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Ralph Francis of Ticknall (d 1533-4) probably the Ralph who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sacheverell (dau of Sir Henry Sacheverell of Morley) wife of Ralph, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Francis of Ticknall (b c1526, a 1554) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cotton (dau of George Cotton of Combermere) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Francis of Ticknall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susan Hunt (dau of John Hunt of Stoke Daubeny & Lindon) | |||||||||||||||
| VCH reports that Richard had 2 sons, Henry (the elder) and another. Susan was a/the wife of Richard. We presume that she was mother of his children. | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Henry Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Erdeswick (dau of Sampson Erdeswick of Sandon) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | son possibly Sir Edward 'of Ticknall', brother of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jane Francis possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1594) Ralph Hassal of Hassal & Dankelow (d 1622) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Francis (dsp) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. 1608) Edward Charnells of Snareston (d c1612) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Edward Francis of Petworth & Wappingthorpe, Sussex (b c1566, bur 23.05.1626, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| Identified in HoP ('Edward Fraunceys or Francis') as 2nd son of William & Elizabeth. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Atslowe (dau of Edward Atslowe) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | (Eleanor of Bridget) Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Goring (bur 25.02.1657-8) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Francis (d 06-7.1635) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Francis of Foremark | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Hastings Gresley (son of Sir William of Drakelow) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Anne Francis possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Sacheverell of Kirby | |||||||||||||||
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| BLG1850 identifies the arms of this family, quartered with those of Gwyn & Prideaux, as "arg., a chev., between three mullets, pierced, gu.". | |||||||||||||||
| John Fraunceis | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Henry Fraunceis (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Fraunceis | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Fraunceis | ||||||||||||||
| i. | William Fraunceis of Frances Court | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice de la Hele (dau/heir of Nicholas de la Hele of Hele by Alice, cousin of William de Percehay of Combe Florey) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Fraunceis of Frances Court | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Fraunceis of Combe Florey, Somerset (d 1457) the first mentioned by Weaver | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bampfield (dau of John Bampfield of Poltimore) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Nicholas Fraunceis of Combe Florey | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Winard (dau of Nicholas Winard) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Fraunceis of Combe Florey | ||||||||||||||
| m. Florence Ashford (dau of (John) Ashford of Ashford) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Nicholas Fraunceis 'of Broadclist' of Combe Florey | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecily Courtenay (dau of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir William Fraunceis of Combe Florey - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Berkeley (dau of Sir Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Fraunceis possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Fortescue of Preston (d 29.01.1598-9) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Elizabeth Fraunceis | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Ashford of Ashford (d 1508, m2. Margarert) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sir William Fraunceis of Combe Florey (d Honiton Clist 1549) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Berkeley (dau of Sir Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford, sister of Sir Maurice) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Fraunceis of Combe Florey (d 1620) the first mentioned by Visitation (1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Wyndham (dau of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Fraunceis (dvpsp, 3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Chichester (dau of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Fraunceis of Combe Florey (a 1623, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Aurthur (dau of Edward Aurthur (Arthur) of Clapton) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | John Fraunceis of East Chevitthorne in Tiverton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanna Luttrell (dau of George Luttrell of Dunster Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Fraunceis of Combe Florey (b c1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Popham (dau of Sir Francis Popham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Amy Fraunceis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Prideaux, later Fraunceis (son/heir of Edmund Prideaux of Ford Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Fraunceis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Basset of Claverton | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Fraunceis of High Nettleton, later of Combe Florey (dspm 1686, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Deborah Hill | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Nicholas Fraunceis of Burlescombe, later of Combe Florey (b after 1623?) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Fraunceis of Combe Florey (d 1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philippa Prowse (dau of James Prowse of Norton FitzWarren) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Fraunceis of Combe Florey (dsp 1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Berrie (dau/heir of Thomas Berrie of Berrynarber) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Fraunceis of Combe Florey, Sheriff of Somerset (b 03.1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.02.1725) Joanna Whitclock (d 11.1730, dau of _ Whitlock of Burlescombe) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Fraunceis of Combe Florey, later Gwyn of Ford Abbey & Lansannor (b 1728, d 03.10.1789) | ||||||||||||||
| John unherited Ford Abbey & Lansannor from his kinsman Francis Gwyn, connected through the above link to the Prideaux faimly. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.01.1761) Jane Towell (d 04.02.1763, dau of Edward Towell of Stogumber) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Fraunceis-Gwyn of Ford Abbey (b 31.10.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1796) _ Norman (dsp 24.09.1807, dau of J. Norman of Thorncombe) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (11.11.1815) Dinah Good (dsp 22.06.1831, dau of R. Good of Winsham) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Joanna Pillippa Fraunceis (d 1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Griffith of Stogumber | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sarah Escott (d 1793, sister of Rev. Bickham Escott of Hartrow) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | James Escott Fraunceis (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | William Fraunceis 'of Taunton' (b 27.04.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.02.1796) (Janetta Mary) Brereton | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue (d young) - son + daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (v) | Margaretta-Maria Fraunceis (d 1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Fitzgerald of Glin Castle, The Knight of Glin | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Ann Fraunceis (d 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Fraunceis (a 1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Shephard of Meyton | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Francis (d young before 1623?), William (a 1623, d young), Henry (a 1623, d young), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| Last generation mentioned by Weaver, which shows Francis & Elizabeth, and Visitation (1623), which shows William & Henry. | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Margaret Fraunceis or Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Fortescue of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Edmund Morgan | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Elizabeth Fraunceis or Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Anketel of Amor | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue (dsp) - John, John | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Mary Fraunceis or Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Fitzjames | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elizabeth Fraunceis or Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Bonville | |||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue (dsp) - Humphrey, Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : VCH (Warwickshire, vol 4: Hemlingford, 'Parishes: Fillongley')
(2) For middle & lower sections : BLG1850 (vol 1, 'Gwyn of Ford Abbey') with some input/support, as reported above, from Visitation (Somerset, 1551+1575, Frederic William Weaver (1885), 'Francis of Combe Flory, Nr. Taunton', p25), Visitation (Somerset, 1623, 'Francis')
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