Descendants of William Fitch of Little Canfield, co. Essex

  1. Mary Fitch (daughter of Elizabeth Unknown [AFLC]) married Francis Mannock. [EB2, pp. 57-8] Francis was the son of William and Audrey (Allington) Mannock. [EB2, pp. 57-8] He died on 3 Nov 1590. [EB2, pp. 57-8]
    1. William Mannock died on 15 Mar 15 Jac I [1617]. [EB2, pp. 57-8] He married Ethelred Parys. [EB2, pp. 57-8]
      1. Sir Francis Mannock, Bart., died on 20 Nov 1634. [EB2, pp. 57-8] He married Dorothy Saunders. [EB2, pp. 57-8]
        Francis was created a baronet on 1 Jun 1627. [EB2, pp. 57-8]
  2. Eleanor Fitch (daughter of Elizabeth Unknown [AFLC]) marrked Rooke Greene, Esq. of Sampford. [GHDB, pp. 224-5] Rooke was the son of Sir Edward Greene, knt. and Margery Allington. [GHDB, pp. 224-5] He died on 9 Apr 1602. [GHDB, pp. 224-5]
    1. William Greene, Esq. of Sampford married Catherine Temperley. [GHDB, pp. 224-5]
      1. John Greene, Esq. of Sampford married Frances Russell. [GHDB, pp. 224-5]
        1. Sir Edward Greene, Bart. died in Dec 1676. [GHDB, pp. 224-5]
          Edward was created a baronet on 20 Jul 1660. [GHDB, pp. 224-5] He had no surviving sons and the title expired with his death. [GHDB, pp. 224-5] "Sir Edward, by his extravagancy and love of gambling entirely ruined his estate and his large inheritance passed from his family. [GHDB, pp. 224-5]
  3. Thomas Fitch [AFLC]
  4. William Fitch [AFLC] (son of Anne Wiseman [CB]) was born in 1563 at Little Canfield. [CB] He died on 21 Nov 1611 in the convent of the Capuchins in Paris. [CB]
    William studied law at Middle Temple but converted to Catholicism and entered the convent of the Capuchins in Paris on 23 Mar 1583, taking the name of Benedict or Benet. [CB] He returned to England and was imprisoned. [CB] He was released three years later at the request of King Henry IV of France. [CB]
    William was a celebrated preacher. [CB]
  5. Francis Fitch [AFLC]

References

GHDB Burke, John and Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, 2nd ed., London, Scott Webster and Geary, 1841.
EB2 Collins Arthur, The English Baronetage, v. 2, London, Thomas Wotton, 1741.
CB Cooper, Thomas, "Canfield, Benedict," Dictionary of National Biography, Wikisource.
AFLC Monumental Brass Society," Anne Fitch, 1593, Little Canningfield, Essex," Brass of the Month, Mar 2008.

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