Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

Paternal Family Tree: Mansel

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In or after 1557 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet was born to Edward Mansel of Margam [aged 26] and Jane Somerset [aged 27].

In or before 1588 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Catherine Morgan were married.

Around 1588 [his son] Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 30] and [his wife] Catherine Morgan. He married on or after 2nd August 1623 Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby, daughter of Charles Fotherby and Cecilia Waller, and had issue.

After 1588 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 31] and Dorothy Stepney were married.

In 1594 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 36] was appointed High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.

On 5th August 1595 [his father] Edward Mansel of Margam [aged 64] died.

On 16th October 1597 [his mother] Jane Somerset [aged 67] died.

Before 1607 [his son-in-law] John Stepney 1st Baronet [aged 25] and [his daughter] Jane Mansel Lady Stepney were married. They were uncle and niece.

In 1610 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 52] was appointed High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.

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On or before 8th December 1611 [his son] John Mansel died.

On 14th January 1622 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 65] was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.

On or after 2nd August 1623 [his son] Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 35] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby [aged 9] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

After 1628 [his former wife] Dorothy Stepney died.

Before 2nd December 1628 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 71] died. His will was adminstered on 2nd December 1628. His son Walter [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.

[his son] Anthony Mansel of Ischoed was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet and Catherine Morgan.

[his son] John Mansel was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet and Dorothy Stepney.

[his daughter] Jane Mansel Lady Stepney was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet and Dorothy Stepney. She married before 1607 her uncle John Stepney 1st Baronet and had issue.

[his father] Edward Mansel of Margam and [his mother] Jane Somerset were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester.

[his son] Richard Mansel of Ischeod was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet and Catherine Morgan.

Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

father: Edward Mansel of Margam

Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Hill 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Champernoun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Daubeny 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxembourg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

mother: Jane Somerset 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Browne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Moyns

Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ingaldsthorpe

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Pole

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

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Royal Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628