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Frances Wray 1617–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND

Death Date: 18 DEC 1679

Death Location: Kent , ENGLAND

Father: Christopher Wray

Mother: Albinia Cissell

Spouse(s): Henry Vane

Children(s): Frances Vane

The story of Frances Wray began in 1617 in Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND. Frances Wray married Henry Vane, and had children including Frances Vane. Frances Wray passed away in 1679 in Kent , ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Wray began in 1617 in Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND.
  • Frances Wray married Henry Vane, and had children including Frances Vane.
  • Frances Wray passed away in 1679 in Kent , ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Wray
1601–1647
Birth Location: Ashby, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND
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Albinia Cissell
1595–1658
Birth Location: London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND
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Spouses(s)

Henry Vane
1613–1662
Birth Location: Castle, Durham Co., NC, USA
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Children(s)

Frances Vane
1660–1712
Birth Location: Randolph Co., NC, USA
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Frances Wray's Ancestors

Self
Frances Wray
1617–1679
Birth Place: Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND
Parents
Christopher Wray
1601–1647
Ashby, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND
Albinia Cissell
1595–1658
London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND
Grandparents
William Wray
–1617
Frances Drury
1576–1642
Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Edward Cissell
1572–1638
Stamford, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Theodosia Noel
1573–1615
Dalby, Leicestershire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Wray
1524–1592
Anne Gyrlyngton
1537–1592
William Drury
1550–1590
Elizabeth Stafford
1550–1598
Thomas Cissell
1542–1623
Dorothy Neville
1548–1609
Andrew Noel
1558–1607
Mabel Harrington
1560–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wray
1495–1590
Joan Jackson
1498–1562
Nicholas Gyrlyngton
1514–1564
Anne Aske
1520–
Robert Drury
1524–1558
Audrey Rich
1543–1567
William Stafford
1500–1556
Dorothy Stafford
1526–1604
William Cissell
1521–1598
Mary Cheke
1512–1543
John Neville
1520–1577
Lucy Somerset
1523–1582
Andrew Noel
1512–1563
Elizabeth Hopton
1515–
James Harrington
1511–1592
Lucy Sydney
1520–1591

Frances Wray's Descendants

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Frances Wray (1617–18 DEC 1679) m. Henry Vane (MAY 1613–14 JUN 1662)
  1. 1. Frances Vane 1660–1712 m. Richard Buffington 1655–1748 m. John Grubb 1652–1708
    1. 1. Charity Grubb –1761 m. Richard Beeson 1684–1777
      1. 1. Charity Beeson 1719–1809
      2. 2. Benjamin Beeson 1714–1794
      3. 3. John Beeson 1707–1747
      4. 4. Richard Beeson 1711–1748
      5. 5. Phebe Beeson 1712–
      6. 6. Edward Beeson 1719–1745
      7. 7. William Beeson 1721–1760
      8. 8. Rachel Beeson 1725–1775
      9. 9. Isaac Beeson 1729–1803

Frances Wray's Timeline

2 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Frances Wray in Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND
Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND
1679
18 DEC 1679
Age 62
Death of Frances Wray in Kent , ENGLAND
Kent , ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Raby Castle Raby With Keverstone Staindrop Durham, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1679
    Event Place: Kent , ENGLAND
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