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Biography of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

Paternal Family Tree: Mansel

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

In or after 1557 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Edward Mansel of Margam (age 26) and [his mother] Jane Somerset (age 27).

In or before 1588 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet (age 30) and Catherine Morgan were married.

Around 1588 [his son] Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet (age 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 (age 31) and Dorothy Stepney were married.

In 1594 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet (age 36) was appointed High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.

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

On 16th October 1597 [his mother] Jane Somerset (age 67) died.

In 1610 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet (age 52) was appointed High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.

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

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On 14th January 1622 Francis Mansel 1st Baronet (age 65) was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.

On or after 2nd August 1623 [his son] Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby (age 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 (age 71) died. His will was adminstered on 2nd December 1628. His son Walter (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.

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

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

Jane Mansel Lady StepneyFrancis Mansel 1st Baronet and Dorothy Stepney.

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

Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet

Father: Edward Mansel of Margam

Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Hill

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Champernoun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Daubeny

GrandFather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of

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 Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

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 Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Mother: Jane Somerset 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Browne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Moyns

GrandMother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

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 Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Biography of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 1557-1628

Francis Mansel 1st Baronet appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet

Ancestors of Francis Mansel 1st Baronet