Frances (Wray) Vane (abt. 1624 - 1679)

Born about 1624 in Ashby Cum Fenby, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Vane — married 1 Jul 1640 in St Mary At Lambeth, Lambeth, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1679 at about age 55 in Shipbourne, Kent, England

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Biography

Frances Wray was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Frances Wray (c.1624-1679), was the daughter of Sir Christopher Wray. She m. on 1 July 1640 at St. Mary's, Lambeth Governor Sir Henry Vane "the Younger" after his return from New England. She was buried at Shipborne, Kent, 18 Dec 1679.

Henry and Frances had seven sons and seven daughters, the eldest son, Henry Vane, died on 2 Nov. 1660, aged 18; Christopher, the fifth son, inherited Raby, and was created by William III Baron Barnard of Barnard Castle (8 July 1699); Thomas, the next surviving son, was elected one of the first members for the county of Durham on 21 June 1675, and died four days later. Of the daughters, Frances married Edward Kekewich; Albinia, John Forth, alderman of London; Dorothy, Thomas Crisp of Essex; and Mary, Sir James Tillie of Pentillie Castle, Cornwall. ^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Charles Harding Firth 'Vane, Henry (1613-1662)' Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 58
2. ↑ VANE, Thomas (1651-75), of Raby Castle, co. Dur. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983
3. ↑ VANE, Christopher (1653-1723), of Raby Castle, co. Dur. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983

• Source: S180 The Life of Henry Vane the Younger, John Willcock, M.A., D.D, F.R. Hist. Soc., London, The Saint Catherine Press, Oswaldestre House, Norfolk St, 1913
• Find A Grave: Memorial #79665091. Record for Frances Wray Vane.