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Frances Devereux 1599 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1599

Birth Location: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England

Death Date: 24 April 1674

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Father: Robert Devereux

Mother: Frances Walsingham

Spouse(s): William Seymour

Children(s): Arabella Seymour, Edward Seymour, William Seymour, Robert Seymour, Judith Seymour, Maria Seymour, Henry\Hendrik Seymour, Lady Seymour, Mary, Seymour, John Seymour, Lady Seymour

In 1599, Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset entered the world in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England, born to Robert Devereux and Frances Walsingham. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset married William "2nd Duke of Sommerset" Seymour, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Edward Seymour, William Seymour, Robert Seymour, Judith Ann Seymour, Maria Seymour, Henry\Hendrik Duke of Somerset Seymour, Lady Frances Darcy Seymour, Mary, Countess of Winchilsea Seymour, John 4th Duke of Somerset Seymour, Lady Jane Seymour. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset passed away in 1674 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset entered the world in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England, born to Robert Devereux and Frances Walsingham.
  • Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset married William "2nd Duke of Sommerset" Seymour, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Edward Seymour, William Seymour, Robert Seymour, Judith Ann Seymour, Maria Seymour, Henry\Hendrik Duke of Somerset Seymour, Lady Frances Darcy Seymour, Mary, Countess of Winchilsea Seymour, John 4th Duke of Somerset Seymour, Lady Jane Seymour.
  • Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset passed away in 1674 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Devereux
1566 – 1601
Birth Location: Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
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Frances Walsingham
1569 – 1632
Birth Location: Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

William Seymour
1587 – 1660
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Arabella Seymour
1618 –
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Edward Seymour
1620 – 1642
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
ES
William Seymour
1621 – 1642
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
WS
Robert Seymour
1622 – 1646
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
RS
Judith Seymour
1624 – 1662
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
JS
Maria Seymour
1625 – 1672
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Henry\Hendrik Seymour
1625 – 1654
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Lady Seymour
1625 – 1680
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Mary, Seymour
1630 – 1672
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wilthshire, England
MS
John Seymour
1633 – 1675
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Lady Seymour
1637 – 1679
Birth Location: Tottenham House, Great Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
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Frances Devereux's Ancestors

Self
Frances Devereux
1599 – 1674
Birth Place: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
Parents
Robert Devereux
1566 – 1601
Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
Frances Walsingham
1569 – 1632
Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Devereux's Descendants

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Frances Devereux (30 Sep 1599 – 24 April 1674) m. William ("2nd Duke of Sommerset") Seymour (1 Sep 1587 – 24 Oct 1660)
  1. 1. Arabella Seymour (1618 – )
  2. 2. Edward Seymour (1620 – 2 Jun 1642)
  3. 3. William Seymour (1621 – 2 Jun 1642)
  4. 4. Robert Seymour (1622 – Jan 1646)
  5. 5. Judith (Ann) Seymour (1624 – 1662)
  6. 6. Maria Seymour (1625 – 20 Nov 1672)
  7. 7. Henry\Hendrik (Duke of Somerset) Seymour (1625 – 1654)
  8. 8. Lady (Frances Darcy) Seymour (21 Apr 1625 – 5 Jan 1680)
  9. 9. Mary, (Countess of Winchilsea) Seymour (1630 – 20 Nov 1672)
    1. 1. Lady (Frances Finch of) Winchelsea (1662 – 17 April 1712)
  10. 10. John (4th Duke of Somerset) Seymour (1633 – 29 Apr 1675)
  11. 11. Lady (Jane) Seymour (06 Jul 1637 – 23 Nov 1679) m. Charles (Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan\2nd Baron Clifford of) Lanesborough (12 Sep 1639 – 12 Oct 1694)
    1. 1. John Boyle (1660 – ) m. Mary Jolly (1 Mar 1671 – 2 Oct 1709)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Page) BOYLE (1688 – 1736)
    2. 2. Countess (Elizabeth Boyle of) Barrymore (13 Feb 1662 – Oct 1703) m. James Boyle
    3. 3. Lady (Mary) Boyle (1665 – 2 October 1709) m. James Douglas (Dec 18, 1662 – 06 Jul 1712)
      1. 1. Agnes Douglas (09 APR 1684 – 26 OCT 1741) m. William Moffitt (Jan 1682 – 1759)
        1. 1. William Moffat (1712 – 21 FEB 1796) m. Mary Carruthers (1720 – 08 Jan 1790) m. JEAN Porteous (1707 – )
        2. 2. James Moffatt (1720 – Jul 22, 1789)
      2. 2. Lady (Anne) Douglas (1685 – 26 Oct 1741)
      3. 3. Lady (Isabel) Douglas (4 Dec 1688 – 7 Jul 1694)
      4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (11 Aug 1691 – 17 Jul 1695)
      5. 5. Lady (Jean) Douglas (1696 – 31 Aug 1729)
      6. 6. Lord (William Dramlanrig) Douglas (18 May 1696 – 21 Oct 1696)
      7. 7. Lord (James) Douglas, (02 NOV 1697 – 17 Feb 1714)
      8. 8. Lady (Mary) Douglas (4 Feb 1698 – 16 Nov 1703)
      9. 9. Lord (Charles) Douglas, (24 Nov 1698 – 22 Oct 1778)
      10. 10. Lord (George) Douglas (20 Feb 1700 – 1725)
      11. 11. Lady (Jane) Douglas (24 May 1701 – 31 Aug 1729)
      12. 12. Anne Douglas (12 Feb 1705 – 26 OCT 1741)
    4. 4. Sir (Henry The Honorable 1st Baron Carleton) Boyle (1669 – 1725)
    5. 5. Lady (Mary) Boyle (1670 – 2 Oct 1709) m. James (Duke of Queensberry) Douglas (Dec 18, 1662 – 06 Jul 1712)
      1. 1. Agnes Douglas (09 APR 1684 – 1750)
      2. 2. Lady (Anne) Douglas (1685 – 26 Oct 1741)
      3. 3. Lady (Isabel) Douglas (4 Dec 1688 – 7 Jul 1694)
      4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (11 Aug 1691 – 17 Jul 1695)
      5. 5. Johanna (Lady) Douglas (1695 – 31 Aug 1729)
      6. 6. Lady (Jean) Douglas (1696 – 31 AUG 1729)
      7. 7. Lord (William Dramlanrig) Douglas (18 May 1696 – 21 Oct 1696)
      8. 8. James ("Canabilistic Idiot") Douglas (2 Nov 1697 – 17 Feb 1714)
      9. 9. Marquess (of) Queensbury (2 Nov 1697 – 1714)
      10. 10. Lady (Mary) Douglas (4 Feb 1698 – 16 Nov 1703)
      11. 11. Jane Douglas (17 Mar 1698 – 22 Nov 1753)
      12. 12. Karel (Douglas Hertog van) Queensberry (24 Nov 1698 – 22 Oct 1778)
      13. 13. Charles (Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 4th Marquess of) Queensberry (24 Nov 1698 – 22 Oct 1778)
      14. 14. Lord (George) Douglas (20 Feb 1700 – 1725)
      15. 15. Lady (Jane) Douglas (24 May 1701 – 31 Aug 1729) m. Francis (William) Scott (11 Jan 1694 – 22 Apr 1751) m. Francis Scott (1680 – About 1740)
        1. 1. Jane Scott (3 Apr 1723 – 26 Nov 1779)
        2. 2. Anne Scott (13 Nov 1724 – 15 Jul 1737)
        3. 3. Mary Scott (31 Oct 1725 – 20 May 1743)
        4. 4. Charles Scott (14 Feb 1727 – 18 Jun 1747)
        5. 5. William Scott (1729 – )
        6. 6. David Scott ( – 22 May 1825)
        7. 7. Francis (Scott, Earl Of) Dalkeith (19 Feb 1721 – 1 Oct 1750)
      16. 16. Mary (Frances) Douglas (1702 – 6 Dec 1771)
      17. 17. Lady (Anne) Douglas (12 Feb 1705 – 26 Oct 1741)
    6. 6. Lady (Arabella) Boyle (1671 – 1740?) m. Henry (Petty,1st Earl of) Shelburne
    7. 7. Charles (Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork\2nd Earl of) Burlington (1674 – 9 February 1704) m. Juliana Noel (19 May 1672 – 17 October 1750)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Boyle (1690 – 25 November 1751)
      2. 2. Richard Boyle (25 April 1694 – 3 December 1753)
      3. 3. Juliana Boyle (1697 – 26 Mar 1739)
      4. 4. Jane Boyle (1699 – 28 Jan 1780)
      5. 5. Lady (Henrietta) Boyle (9 Feb 1700 – 13 Dec 1746)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Boyle ( – 1751)
    8. 8. Samuel Boyle (1675 – 9 February 1704)

Frances Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1599
30 Sep 1599
Birth of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
1674
24 April 1674
Age 75
Death of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1599
    Event Place: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1674
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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