Genealogy & Family History
Fane of Aston
Sir Thomas Fane(d.1588) , married Mary Neville, Baroness le Despenser on 12 December, 1574, at Birling, Kent.
Mary Neville was the daughter of Lord Henry Neville, Lord Abergavenny(b 1483) and Frances Manners
Thomas Fane and Mary had one child: Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland born February, 1579.
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland(1579-1628) married Mary Mildmay on 15th February, 1598. Their children:
- Mildmay, Earl of Westmorland 2nd, born 24 January 1601. Married in 1626 to Grace Thornhurst
- Francis (d.1680), Poet & Dramatist. Married Elizabeth daughter of William West of Firbeck.
- George
- Lady Grace, born 1604. Married James Home, Earl of Home 2nd
- Catherine who married to Conyers Darcy,2nd Earl of Holderness
Children of Sir Francis Fane and Elizabeth (Nee West) d.1669:
- Sir Francis made KB at coronation of Charles II, m.about 1664 to Hannah Rushworth
- Henry
- John
- Mary
- Edward
- Elizabeth
- William
- Jane
- Rachel
- Grace
- Catherine
Elizabeth Fane died in 1669 and Sir Francis Fane continued to live in Aston until his death aged 69 in 1680. Their tomb holds a prominent position in Aston Church.
Sir Francis and Elizabeth probably lived at an area known as 'Canonthorpe' which was situated close to Hail Mary Wood. In January 1637/8 Henry Earnshaw and Will Radcliffe of Treeton were fined 20s. after confessing to breaking and entering the close of Francis Fane, commonly called Hell Mother Hill, and hunting and killing a doe.
The following tree begins with West of Aston
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