Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Paternal Family Tree: Fanshawe

In or before 1628 [his father] Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins [aged 20] and [his mother] Susanna Otten [aged 19] were married.

In 1628 Thomas Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins [aged 21] and Susanna Otten [aged 20].

In 1651 [his father] Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins [aged 44] died.

Around 1659 Peter Lely [aged 40]. Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe [aged 31] and [his future wife] Margaret Heath.

Margaret Heath: she was born to Edward Heath of Cottesmore. Before 1674 Thomas Fanshawe and she were married. In 1674 she died.

In 1660 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 32] was appointed Clerk of the Crown in the King's Bench.

In 1660 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 32] was knighted.

In 1668 [his mother] Susanna Otten [aged 60] died.

Before 1674 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 45] and Margaret Heath were married.

In 1674 [his wife] Margaret Heath died.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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After 1674 Peter Lely [aged 55]. Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe [aged 46] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fanshawe.

Elizabeth Fanshawe: she was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe and Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe. After 1674 Thomas Fanshawe and she were married. They were half second cousins.

After 1674 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 46] and Elizabeth Fanshawe were married. They were half second cousins.

Before 1684 [his son-in-law] Baptist Noel [aged 25] and [his daughter] Susannah Fanshawe were married.

In 1685 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 57] was elected MP Essex.

Around 1690 Mary Beale aka Cradock [aged 56]. Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe [aged 62].

In 1705 Thomas Fanshawe [aged 77] died.

[his daughter] Susannah Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe and Margaret Heath. She married before 1684 Baptist Noel, son of Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden and Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden, and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe

Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Smythe

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Smythe 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Smythe 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

father: Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Thomas Fanshawe 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: Matthias Otten

mother: Susanna Otten