Henry Fane of Brympton
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Henry Fane of Brympton
, Somerset
was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
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Henry was born in 1669 the fourth son of Francis Fane
a noted Restoration dramatist, and Hannah, daughter of John Rushworth
of the county of Essex. He was the second son to be named Henry and the second eldest to survive his father.
Henry made a fortune through Bristol privateering and trade in West Africa and West Indies. He was Clark to the Society of Merchant Venturers of the City of Bristol from 1701 to 1726 when his son Thomas took over from him.
Henry married Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope
of Wormsley, they had three sons who survived him: Anne Scrope was a granddaughter of the regicide
Colonel Adrian Scrope
who was hung drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I.
Henry and Anne had one daughter, Mary (died October 1773). She married twice, first to John Henley of Bristol and second to Dr. Samuel Creswick, dean of Wells
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Henry died 19 December 1726 and was buried at Westbury-on-Trym in Gloucestershire
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Brympton
Brympton is a civil parish and ward in Somerset, UK. The parish is situated on the north-west edge of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish/ward has a population of 4,956...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, KB head of the Fane family, of Mereworth in Kent, and then of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, was first a Member of Parliament and then an English peer...
and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland , MP for Lyme Regis and a lord commissioner of trade. Thomas Fane was the second son of Henry Fane of Brympton d'Evercy in Somerset and Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope, children of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant. Anne was a granddaughter of Colonel...
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Henry was born in 1669 the fourth son of Francis Fane
Francis Fane (dramatist)
Sir Francis Fane, of Fulbeck, in the county of Lincoln, K.B. was a writer of stage plays and poems and a courtier in the Restoration court of Charles II of England.-Biography:...
a noted Restoration dramatist, and Hannah, daughter of John Rushworth
John Rushworth
John Rushworth , English historian, was born at Acklington Park in the parish of Warkworth, Northumberland, England. He compiled a series of works called Historical Collections , concerning the period of history covering the English Civil Wars throughout the 17th century.-Background:John Rushworth...
of the county of Essex. He was the second son to be named Henry and the second eldest to survive his father.
Henry made a fortune through Bristol privateering and trade in West Africa and West Indies. He was Clark to the Society of Merchant Venturers of the City of Bristol from 1701 to 1726 when his son Thomas took over from him.
Henry married Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope
John Scrope
John Scrope was a British lawyer and politician.He was the son of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant, the third son and ultimate heir of Colonel Adrian Scrope of Wormsley in Oxfordshire, hung drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I.Scrope was educated at the...
of Wormsley, they had three sons who survived him: Anne Scrope was a granddaughter of the regicide
Regicide
The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial...
Colonel Adrian Scrope
Adrian Scrope
Colonel Adrian Scrope was the twenty seventh of the fifty nine Commissioners who signed the Death Warrant of King Charles I. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Charing Cross after the restoration of Charles II.-Early life:...
who was hung drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I.
- FrancisFrancis Fane of BrymptonFrancis Fane KC of Brympton, nr. Yeovil, Somerset, and later Wormsley, Oxfordshire was a commissioner for trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament.-Early life:...
. He became a commissioner for Trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament. He died in 1757; - ThomasThomas Fane, 8th Earl of WestmorlandThomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland , MP for Lyme Regis and a lord commissioner of trade. Thomas Fane was the second son of Henry Fane of Brympton d'Evercy in Somerset and Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope, children of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant. Anne was a granddaughter of Colonel...
. He inherited the title of Earl of WestmorlandEarl of WestmorlandEarl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
, on the death of John Fane, 7th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 7th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, styled The Honourable John Fane from 1691 to 1736....
in 1762. - HenryHenry Fane of WormsleyHenry Fane of Wormsley nr. Watlington, Oxfordshire, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.-Biography:...
. He became one of the chief clerks of the board of treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.
Henry and Anne had one daughter, Mary (died October 1773). She married twice, first to John Henley of Bristol and second to Dr. Samuel Creswick, dean of Wells
Dean of Wells
The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The current Dean is the Very Revd John Clarke, who lives in The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells.-List of the Deans of Wells:*1140–1164 Ivo...
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Henry died 19 December 1726 and was buried at Westbury-on-Trym in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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