Francis Gatacre (1520 - abt. 1590)

Born 1520 in Shropshire, England

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Biography

Francis Gatacre of Gatacre (d. 19 Jun 1590), succeeded his father William. He is the second husband of Elizabeth (d. 04 Apr 1616), d & h. of Humphrey Swinnerton (Swynnerton), esq. of Swinnerton, Staffs (d. 25 Aug 1562) and Cassandra Gifford (bur. 07 Jan 1570). She was previously married to William FitzHerbert (d. 1558).^[1]

Francis and Elizabeth are the parents of:

• William of Gatacre (d. 1615)

m. Anne, d & h. of Jerome Corbet

Sources

• Burke, B. (1898). "Gatacre of Gatacre," in A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, 9th ed, 1, pp. 573. Google Books.
• Burke, J. (1833). "Gataker of Mildenhall," in A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pp. 590. Google Books.
• Fletcher, W.G.D. (1907). Diocese of Hereford, 10. Shropshire Parish Registers, pp. iv. Google Books.

1. ↑ Will of Henry Vernon (d. 21 Jun 1592). National Archives PROB 11/80/156 1. oxford-shakespear.com PDF.