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Frances (Read) Villebois (abt. 1750 - abt. 1820)

Frances Villebois formerly Read
Born about [location unknown]
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 31 Oct 1768 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 70 [location unknown]
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Biography

Frances Read was born in 1750 the daughter of Henry READ and Frances (née TRUMAN).[1] She was married at Ramsbury on 31 October, 1768 to William VILLEBOIS of Feltham Place, Middlesex, her former dance teacher. She is mentioned in the will of her grandfather, Benjamin Truman as my ‘Grand Daughter Frances Villebois and W. Villebois her husband’. She died in 1820. Her portrait was painted by Thomas Gainsborough (following her marriage), commissioned by her grandfather, Benjamin Truman. The painting was sold at auction in July, 2011. Gainsborough also painted portraits of her grandfather, her sister, Henrietta, and her two sons, John and Henry (jointly).

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Footnotes

  1. Maternal relationship is confirmed by an exact HVR1 and HVR2 match between this mtDNA test for Michael Ibsen and this mtDNA test of his direct maternal line 14th cousin twice removed Wendy Duldig and this mtDNA test of his direct maternal line 15th great uncle King Richard III.
  • This person is a confirmed DNA-linked descendand of Anne of York, sister of King Richard III. For more information, Please see the full study and the conclusions The University of Leicester
  • Marriage record Ramsbury, Wiltshire (31 Oct 1768 William Villebois Esq. married Frances Read)




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