Frances Freke
Female, #8897, (1644 - 1731)
| Parent* | Ralph Freke of Aldington in Thornham, co. Kent (1596 - 1684) | |
| Parent* | Cicely Culpeper (b 10 Oct 1610 - b 6 Jan 1651) | |
Frances Freke|b. 1644\nd. 1731|p8897.htm|Ralph Freke of Aldington in Thornham, co. Kent|b. 1596\nd. 1684|p8894.htm|Cicely Culpeper|b. before 10 Oct 1610\nd. before 6 Jan 1651|p8893.htm|Sir Thomas Freke M.P. from Dorsett|b. say 1566|p8895.htm||||Sir Thomas Culpeper of Hollingbourne, the Elder|b. before 8 Dec 1575\nd. before 27 Jan 1661|p8879.htm|Elizabeth Cheney|b. say 1582\nd. 27 Oct 1638|p8881.htm| | ||
| Birth* | 1644 | Frances was born in 1644. |
| She was the daughter of Ralph Freke of Aldington in Thornham, co. Kent and Cicely Culpeper. | ||
| Marriage* | say 1670 | She married Sir George Norton of Abbots Leigh, Som. say 1670. |
| Married Name | say 1670 | As of say 1670, her married name was Norton. |
| Marriage | say 1716 | She married Col. Ambrose Norton say 1716. |
| Marriage | say 1724 | She married William Jones Esq. say 1724. |
| Married Name | say 1724 | As of say 1724, her married name was Jones. |
| Death* | 1731 | She died in 1731. |
| Biography* | Third daughter of Cicely Culpeper and Ralph Freke, she appears in Clarendon's pages by reason of the shelter she gave Charles II during his escape in 1651 after Worcester fight (Rebellion, vi, 528). - Fairfax Harrison. On the north side of the (Westminster Abbey's South Choir) aisle is a monument which Dame Frances Norton, d. 1731, widow successively of Sir George Norton (d. 1715) of Abbotts Leigh, Som., of the latter's cousin Colonel Ambrose Norton (d. 1723), and of William Jones, Esq., erected to her two sisters: (Mrs) Elizabeth Freke, b. c. 1650, d. 1714, wife of her kinsman Percy Freke, Esq., of West Bilney, Norfolk; and (Mrs) Judith Austin, d. 1716, widow of Robert Austin (or Austen), Esq., of Tenterden, Kent. The three sisters, who are all buried in the nave, were daughters of Ralph Freke, Esq., of Hannington, Wilts., and of Cecily, his wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne, Kent. Next is a monument to Lady Norton's daughter Dame Grace Gethin, d. 1697, aged twenty, wife of Sir Richard Gethin, 2nd Bt. After Dame Grace's death a book of devotions was published, purporting to be reflections noted down by her'with a pencil at spare hours, or as she was dressing'; it was prefaced by a poem written in her honour by Congreve. The work, in fact, is a compilation from Bacon and others. An anniversary sermon is preached in her memory in the Abbey every Ash Wednesday. Buried at Hollingbourne, where there is a similar monument. Source: Westminster Abbey Guide Book. |
Family | Sir George Norton of Abbots Leigh, Som. (say 1640 - 1715) | |
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