Francis Tanfield, Esq

Abt 1508 - 1558  (50 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Francis Tanfield  [1]
  Suffix	Esq
  Birth	Abt 1508	Gayton, Northamptonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1558  [1]
  Burial	Gayton Parish Church
  M.I. (marble tomb).
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Robert Tanfield   d. Abt 1557 ▻ Wilgeford FitzHerbert + 2. Francis Tanfield, Esq,   b. Abt 1508, Gayton, Northamptonshire, England d. 21 Nov 1558  (Age 50 years) ▻ Bridget Cave,  m. 13 Jun 1536 + 3. William Tanfield   d. 1584 ▻ Elizabeth Colvile
  Person ID	I14956	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2001

  
  

  Father	William Tanfield,   b. 1489, Gayton, Northamptonshire, England d. 6 Apr 1529 (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Isabel Stavely   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Cave   d. 20 Jun 1583
  Marriage	13 Jun 1536  [1]
  Children	1. Robert Tanfield,   b. Abt 1540   bur. 4 Jan 1598-1599, Gayton (Age ~ 59 years) + 2. Anne Tanfield   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Dorothy Tanfield   bur. 21 Oct 1591, Hardingstone, Co.Northants
  Family ID	F7672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  of Gayton He was recorded as "aged 17" in 1525/6. Married Bridget (mentioned in her husband’s will, 12 Jan. 1557/8. Will dated 11 Jan. 1578/9. Mentioned in the will of his brother-in-law Anthony Cave, of Chicheley, Bucks. as "my brother", 31 May 1555. Will dated 12 Jan. 1557/8 (in which he refers to "my late father William Tanfield" & "my mother Isabel Humphrey"). "Gentleman". Will Proved at P.C.C., 1558.

  
  

• Sources

  [S188] David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996), 1st ed, pp 235-237 "Randolph" (Reliability: 0).