'Francis01'
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Families covered: Frauncis of Allestrey, Francis (Frauncis, Fraunceys, Franceys, etc.) of Foremark, Franceis of Osmondeston
[This page was initially launched on 16.02.08 as a draft page called 'FrancisXX'. It was moved here on 20.06.08 with 3 sections. It was reviewed & redone on 03.05.26 when those original 3 sections were treated as follows:
(1) The old upper section,. This provided an ancestry for Sir Robert Frauncis of Foremark & Engeby (a 1337, 1379) (see below). It was sourced from "various web sites". We no longer wish to support that section but, rather than lose sight of it altogether, have 'stored' it in Temp49. The new upper section, as shown below, was added on 03.05.26.
(2) The old middle section. This remains below albeit it with some significant amendments.
(3) The lower section. This remains below unchanged.
| 'T&G' identifies the arms of this family as "Argent, a chevron gules between three eagles displaed sable". | |||||||||||||||
| Robert de Osmondeston, alias le Franceis, de Osmondeston, Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||
| m. Magella (dau of Hugo de Luttchurch) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William le Franceis of Osmondeston | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John le Franceis of Osmondeston | ||||||||||||||
| i. | William le Franceis of Tyckenhall & Osmondeston (a 1286) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes (dau/coheir of Radulphus de Tyckenhall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Franceys of Osmundeston & Tyckenhall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margeria Beaufoy (dau/heir of William Beaufoy of Trusley) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Franceys of Osmundestone & Tyckenhall (a 1332) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matilda Salome (dau/heir of Thomas Salome) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Franceys | ||||||||||||||
| 'T&G' identifies John as ancestors of "the family of Tyckenhall and of Petworth, co. Sussex" but does not follow his line any further. We suggest that John was possibly the same person as or the father (or grandfather) of .... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John le Franceys of Tickenhall, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| This John was possibly the grandfather of Richard of Ticknall (aka Tickenhall, Ticknell, etc.) who d 1529. | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert le Franceys of Osmondeston (Derbyshire), later of Foremark, Derbyshire (a 1386) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | John le Franceys of Engleby & Foremark (a 1390) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matildis | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Henry le Franceys of Foremark - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - William (clerk), Matilda, Felicia, Margeria | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Cecilia Franceys | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Foulcher (son of Elias of Osmundeston) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
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| (1) 'T&G' continues to identify the family name as 'le Franceys' whilst Visitation uses the spelling 'Frauncis'. However, for most generations, we use the more familiar modern spelling, Francis. (2) Other than to indicate that he was descended from an earlier Hugh of Allestrey, Visitation starts with Hugh of Allestrey (a 1315.1337), showing him as the father of William and the Robert who was father of Robert father of the Robert who m1. Ann Clinton m2. Elizabeth. We presume that Hugh was the same person as Henry shown by 'T&G' as the Henry who was father of Robert who was father of Robert father of the Robert who m1. Ann Clinton m2. Elizabeth. |
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| Henry (Hugh) le Franceys of Foremark - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| 1/2. | William Frauncis (a 1338) | ||||||||||||||
| 2/1. | Sir Robert Frauncis of Foremark & Engeby (a 1337, 1379) ## see here for alternative (dubious) ancestry ## | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecily | |||||||||||||||
| Some web sites identify Cecily as heiress of Foremark whilst 'T&G' (which does not name Robert's wife) and other web sites show earlier generations of this family as 'of Foremark'. Visitation reports that Sir Robert "purchased the manor of Foremark of Elias Verdon". | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Robert Francis of Foremark, Engeby, Allestrey, etc. (a 1392, 1412) | ||||||||||||||
| 'T&G' does not name Robert's wife. Some web sites show this Robert as married to an Isabel and also to Anne Clinton whom we show as married to his son. Some web sites show 2 wives called Isabel; one a daughter of Adam de Peshall (widow of Thomas Brampton of Longford) and the other Isabel Bernchard. We follow Visitation in showing just 1 wife called ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Isabell | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Francis of Foremark, Sheriff of Staffordshire (a 1405, 1462) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Clinton (dau of Sir Thomas Clinton of Amington, son of William) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Francis of Foremark (a 1457, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| 'Derbyshire Pedigrees' shows Thomas's successor Ralph as Thomas's son. We now follow 'T&G' in showing him below as Thomas's younger half-brother instead. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Montgomery (dau of Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Cubley) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Cicely Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. William FitzHerbert of Upton | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Margaret Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Robert Wels | |||||||||||||||
| This Margaret appears (also) to have married (first?) ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. (before 1466) Nicholas FitzHerbert of Upton, later of Tissington (d 1472) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Joan (nun), Elizabeth (nun), Isabel | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth (relict of John Fitzherbert of Somersall) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Ralph (Raufe) Francis of Foremark (a 1485) | ||||||||||||||
| 'T&G' shows Ralph, ancestor of Jane who m. Thomas Burderr of Bracott, as of this generation & marriage but does not follow his line. The following comes from 'Derbyshire Pedigrees'. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1475-6) Mary Delves (dau of John Delves) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Raufe Francis of Foremark (a 1506) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1493-4) Elizabeth Babington (dau of John Babington of Dethick) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Francis of Foremark | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Porte (dau of Sir John Porte, Judge) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Francis (a 1569, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Sacheverell (dau of Henry Sachverell of Ratcliffe) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Francis of Foremark | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Verney | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Francis (dau of William Francis or Frauncis of Tichnall) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jane Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1602) Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Bart of Bramcote (b 1585, d by 1647) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jane Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Bradshaw of Windley | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Hill (not Bill) of Pipe | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Agnes Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Hildiard | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Joan Francis | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Derbyshire, Frauncis) shows Joan married to a Robert Willoughby. Visitation (Nottinghamshire, 1569+1615, Whalley) identifies him more fully and names their daughter as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Mallett of Willoughby (son of Richard by Isabell, dau/heir of John Ward (by Isabell, dau/heir of Sir John Selioke) son of John Ward, lord of Willoughby) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Mallett | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hatfield of Willoughby | |||||||||||||||
| j. | Elizabeth Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Finderne of Finderne ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Francis | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Isabel Francis (d 13.06(01?).1457) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Gervaise Clifton | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Joan Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Harcourt of Bosworth | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anne Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Robert Stanton | |||||||||||||||
| This may have been the Anne (or possibly it was her sister Joyce) who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. William Greville of Milcote | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Alice Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Peyton (Peyto?) of Chesterton | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Mary Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Strelley | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Isabel Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Coney of Weston Coney | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Joyce Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Giffard of Chillington (d 1420) | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Cecily Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Cherleton | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Hoorde of Maisters (a 1425) | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - John, Simon, Jane | ||||||||||||||
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| Presumed to have been connected with the above family, but in what way is not yet known, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sir Adam Francis or Fraunceys, Lord Mayor of London | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Champnes (dau/coheir of William Champnes) wife of Sir Adam & mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Adam Francis | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Elizabeth Francis probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Knightley or Charlton of Apley Castle | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Maud Francis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John de Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (d 01.1400) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Francis probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Carleton (son of Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Mary Carleton (heir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Browne of Langhouse | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'T&G' (vol 1, 1846, 'Table III. Franceis of Foremark, co. Derby', p361)
(2) For middle section : Visitation ('Derbyshire Pedigrees', 1569+1611, 'Frauncis of Foremark'), T&G' (vol 1, 1846, 'Table III. Franceis of Foremark, co. Derby', p361)
(3) For lower section : cross-references from elsewhere in the database
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