Sir Francis Englefield, 1st Bart of Wooton Bassett

Biography

Francis Englefield was born 30th June 1562 at Englefield, Berkshire, England. Francis was the eldest son of John Englefield of Wootton Bassett (Wiltshire) and his wife, Margaret daughter of Edward Fitton of Gosworth (Cheshire). John Englefield died when his only son was but four years old and - his uncle, having fled abroad as a well-known opponent of Queen Elizabeth's Protestant reforms - the Young Francis' wardship was acquired by the great Elizabethan lawyer, Edmund Plowden.

https://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/fenglefieldjr.html

Francis had mostly lived at Shiplake (Oxfordshire) and Wokefield (Berkshire) with his guardian, a most considerate man who had no intention of making a profit from his ward. Rather than select a wife or collect a heavy fine from his ward for having married against his wishes, he allowed Francis to wed who who liked. He married Jane the daughter of Anthony Browne of Cowdray Park in Midhurst (Sussex) at about the same time that her brother was created Viscount Montague and they eventually produced ten children.

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From Stirnet.. main sources being : BEB1844 (Englefield of Wotton Basset), Visitation (Berkshire, 1532+1566+1623+1665-6, Englefield of Englefield) .

• Sir Francis Englefield, 1st Bart of Wotton Basset (b c07.1562, d 26.10.1631) married Jane Browne (d c1650, dau of Hon. Anthony Browne) HAD SEVERAL SONS
• (A) Thomas Englefield who mar. Mary Wollascot (dau of William Wollascot of Shenfield)
• (B) Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Bart of Wotton Basset (d 01.05.1666). The following is supported by Commoners (vol II, Turvile of Husband's Bosworth). m. Winifred Brooksby (dau of William Brooksby of Sholeby)
• (C) Sir Thomas Englefield, 4th Bart of Wotton Basset 2 marriages
  • 1. ( Mary Winchcomb (dau of Sir Henry Winchcomb, Bart)
  • 2. Mary Hartley (dau of George Hartley of Gloucestershire)
• (D) John Englefield (d unmarried)
• (E) Anthony Englefield of White Knights (d c1665) mar. Susan Ryley (d 02.06.1664)
• (F) William Englefield (d 1662)
• (G) Henry Englefield two marriages 1. Elizabeth Pickford (of Cornwall) 2.. Elizabeth Blount (dau of Sir Walter Blount, Bart of Sodington)

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References

• https://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/fenglefieldjr.html
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Englefield-59
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englefield_baronets