William Faunt

16th-century English politician

William Faunt
Coat of arms
Argent crusuly fitch a lion rampant Gules
Born1495/1496
Foston, Leicestershire
Died9 September 1559
Spouse(s)Jane Vincent
IssueWilliam Faunt
Anthony Faunt
Arthur Faunt
Vincent Faunt
Dorothy Faunt
Frideswide Faunt
Alice Faunt
Mary Faunt
FatherWilliam Faunt
MotherIsabel Sayer

William Faunt (1495/1496 – 1559), of Foston, Leicestershire, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leicester in October 1553 Leicestershire in 1555.[1] He married Jane Vincent, the daughter of George Vincent of Peckleton.[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Faunt
William Faunt[2]
William Faunt of Wistow[2]
Isabel Maine[2]
John Faunt of Wistow[2]
Sir John Moulton[2]
Joan Moulton[2]
William Faunt[2]
Sir John Clarenaulx[2]
Thomas Clarenaulx[2]
Isabel Richmond[2]
Alice Clarenaulx[2]
Robert Coniers of Stockborn[2]
Alice Coniers[2]
William Faunt of Foston
John Sayer[2]
Isabel Sayer[2]

References

  1. ^ "FAUNT, William (1495/96-1559), of Foston, Leics. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Burton, William (1777). The Description of Leicestershire: Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armory and Genealogy (2nd ed.). Leicestershire: W. Whittingham. p. 97.


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