Born in Mereworth, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Neville KB
and Frances (Manners) Neville
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Fane
— married
12 Dec 1574 in Birling, Kent, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Francis Fane KB and George Fane
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2016
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Mary Neville was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
Mary Neville, Baroness le Despenser was born on 25 March 1554. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Neville, 4th Lord Abergavenny and Lady Frances Manners. She married Sir Thomas Fane, son of George Fane and Joan Waller, on 12 December 1574. She succeeded to the title of suo jure 3rd Baroness le Despenser on 25 May 1604 after she had claimed the succession to the Barony of Bergavenny held by her father, which was settled on her cousin, Edward Neville. and in compensation the abeyance of the Barony of Le Despencer was terminated in her favor. She died on 28 June 1626.
Child of Mary Neville, Baroness le Despenser and Sir Thomas Fane
- Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland b. Feb 1579/80, d. 23 Mar 1628
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Categories: Barons Abergavenny
Mary (Neville) Fane and Gerald Jones are both descendants of Anne (Plantagenet) of Gloucester. [1]
1. Mary is the daughter of Henry Neville KB [unknown confidence] 2. Henry is the son of Mary (Stafford) Neville [unknown confidence] 3. Mary is the daughter of Edward Stafford [confident] 4. Edward is the son of Henry Stafford KG [unknown confidence] 5. Henry is the son of Humphrey Stafford Knt. [confident] 6. Humphrey is the son of Humphrey Stafford KG [unknown confidence] 7. Humphrey is the son of Anne (Plantagenet) of Gloucester [unknown confidence] This makes Anne the fifth great grandmother of Mary.
1. Gerald is the son of Neumon Brown Jones [confident] 2. Neumon is the son of Lawson Woodard Jones [confident] 3. Lawson is the son of Mary M. (Brown) Jones [confident] 4. Mary is the daughter of Redman Brown [confident] 5. Redman is the son of Eliza (Hightower) Brown [confident] 6. Eliza is the daughter of William Hightower [confident] 7. William is the son of Mary Winniford Bryan [confident] 8. Mary is the daughter of Thomas Bryan Jr. [unknown confidence] 9. Thomas is the son of Thomas Bryan Sr. [confident] 10. Thomas is the son of William Smith Bryan [unknown confidence] 11. William is the son of Francis Bryan [unknown confidence] 12. Francis is the son of Francis Bryan [confident] 13. Francis is the son of Margaret (Bourchier) Bryan [confident] 14. Margaret is the daughter of Humphrey Bourchier [confident] 15. Humphrey is the son of John Bourchier MP [unknown confidence] 16. John is the son of Anne (Plantagenet) of Gloucester [unknown confidence] This makes Anne the 14th great grandmother of Gerald.