Paternal Family Tree: Dashwood
Maternal Family Tree: Alice Sleigh 1617-1694
Around 1658 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet was born to Francis Dashwood [aged 55] and Alice Sleigh [aged 41] at West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
On 12th January 1665 [his brother-in-law] Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke [aged 21] and [his sister] Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke [aged 19] were married at St Bartholomew the Less.
On 17th February 1677 Robert Greville 4th Baron Brooke [aged 38] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His brother [his brother-in-law] Fulke [aged 33] succeeded 5th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire. [his sister] Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
Around 13th April 1683 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 25] and Mary Jennings [aged 23] were married.
On 23rd April 1683 [his father] Francis Dashwood [aged 80] died.
Around 1685 [his daughter] Susanna Dashwood Lady Bridgeman was born to Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 27] and [his wife] Mary Jennings [aged 25]. She married 15th April 1702 Orlando Bridgeman 2nd Baronet, son of Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet and Mary Cave Lady Bridgeman.
In 1694 [his wife] Mary Jennings [aged 34] died.
On 6th February 1694 [his mother] Alice Sleigh [aged 77] died.
In 1702 [his brother] Samuel Dashwood [aged 59] was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
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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In 1702 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 44] was knighted.
On 15th April 1702 [his son-in-law] Orlando Bridgeman 2nd Baronet [aged 23] and [his daughter] Susanna Dashwood Lady Bridgeman [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Lady Bridgeman of Ridley in Cheshire.
After 18th August 1703 [his son-in-law] Fulwar Skipwith 2nd Baronet [aged 27] and [his daughter] Mary Dashwood Lady Skipwith were married. She by marriage Lady Skipwith of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire.
On 30th May 1705 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Lady Mary Fane [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of Vere Fane 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Rachel Bence Countess of Westmoreland.
On 12th August 1705 [his brother] Samuel Dashwood [aged 62] died.
On 20th September 1705 [his sister] Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke [aged 59] died.
In 1706 [his daughter] Rachel Dashwood was born to Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 48] and [his wife] Lady Mary Fane [aged 31]. She married 4th November 1738 Robert Austen 4th Baronet.
In 1707 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Fane 6th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 25] and Catherine Stringer Countess Westmoreland [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Vere Fane 4th Earl of Westmoreland and [his mother-in-law] Rachel Bence Countess of Westmoreland.
On 28th June 1707 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. [his wife] Lady Mary Fane [aged 33] by marriage Lady Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 3rd May 1708 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In December 1708 [his son] Francis Dashwood 11th Baron Despencer was born to Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 50] and [his wife] Lady Mary Fane [aged 34].
On 19th August 1710 [his wife] Lady Mary Fane [aged 36] died.
On 9th October 1710 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Winchelsea.
On 17th June 1712 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 54] and Lady Mary King were married. She by marriage Lady Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 4th August 1716 [his son] John Dashwood-King 3rd Baronet was born to Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 58] and [his wife] Lady Mary King. He married 1761 Mary Moore and had issue.
On 4th November 1724 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 66] died. He was buried at West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. His son Francis [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
[his daughter] Mary Dashwood Lady Skipwith was born to Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet and Mary Jennings. She married after 18th August 1703 Fulwar Skipwith 2nd Baronet and had issue.
[his father] Francis Dashwood and [his mother] Alice Sleigh were married.
Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
father: Francis Dashwood
Grandfather: Richard Sleigh
mother: Alice Sleigh