Mary (Fanshawe) Newce (abt. 1599)

Born about 1599 in Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Newce — married about 1616 in Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Fanshawe was a daughter of Henry Fanshawe and Elizabeth Smythe.^[1][2] Her year of birth is unknown.

She was recorded in the will of her father, the will dated 13 Nov 1613.^[3]

She married William Newce of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire.^[1][4][5] The marriage took place one month after the death of her father in 1616.^[2]

Children:

• Thomas Newce^[4][6] (baptised on 04 May 1617 at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, son of William)^[7]
• William Newce^[4][6] (baptised on 04 Mar 1618 at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, son of William)^[8]
• Henry Newce^[4][6]
• Clement Newce^[4][6]
• [possible] Helen (Helen Myles was recorded in the will of Henry Newce as his sister)^[9]

Mary was a beneficiary of the will of her mother Elizabeth Fanshawe, her will made on 20 Feb 1629 and proved on 02 Jun 1631. Also recorded were her husband William Newce and their children Thomas, William, Henry and Clement.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Visitation of England and Wales. Crisp F A (Ed). Notes. Vol 6, 1906, p 158 Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The History of the Fanshawe Family. By H C Fanshawe. Privately Published, 1927, p 80 & 84 Internet Archive.
3. ↑ 'Fanshawe Wills Part I. Communicated by Edward J Sage Esq. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica Vol II, 1876, pp 280-303. Will of Sir Henry Fanshawe (see pp 296-300) Internet Archive.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Visitations of Hertfordshire. Metcalfe W C (Ed.). The Publications of the Harleian Society Vol XXII, 1886. Newce Pedigree, p 78 Internet Archive.
5. ↑ Memoirs of Lady Ann Fanshawe. First published by Colburne and Bentley, London 1830. John Lane Edition, 1907.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Will of Elizabeth Fanshawe of Ware, Hertfordshire. 02 Jun 1631. PROB 11: Will Registers. 1624-1643. Piece 160: St. John, Quire Numbers 69-138 (1631). Accessed via Ancestry.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J97W-L2Y : 20 September 2020), Thomas Newce, 1617.
8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J74N-4MV : 20 September 2020), William Newce, 1618.
9. ↑ Will of Henry Newce, Prebendary of the Cathedral Church of Chichester and Rector of Stedham cum Hayshott in the County of Sussex. 22 September 1690. PROB 11/401/147. The National Archives, Kew.