William Fraunceis of Frances Court
William's father was
Henry Fraunceis and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were
John Fraunceis and <Unknown>. He was an only child.
General Notes
Inherited Frances Court from his father Henry Fraunceis.
William married Alice, daughter and heir of Nicholas de la Hele, of Hele, Devon. Alice was also heir of her cousin William de Percehay of Combe Florey.
This was during the reign of King Henry V (1413 - 1422).
From the website http://cruwys.blogspot.com/search/label/Fraunceys
"Some time in the late 1300s William Fraunceys of Fraunceis Court made an advantageous marriage to Alice, the daughter of Nicholas Hele and Alice Florey of Hele in the parish of Bradninch, Devon. Alice brought to the marriage a considerable estate which she had inherited from her father. She subsequently received a substantial inheritance from her mother which included the manors of Combe Florey in Somerset and Tallaton in Devon. Later generations of the Fraunceys family moved to Combe Florey, and they reputedly held the manor for some twelve generations."
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