Sir Francis Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet


Sir Francis Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet, of Coughton Court, Warwickshire and Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, was a member of a prominent English family of Roman Catholic dissenters.

Origins

Francis was born in 1641, the son of Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet by his second wife Mary Smyth, daughter of Sir Francis Smyth of Ashby Folville and Queensborough, Leicestershire and Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, by Anne Markham. His uncle was Charles Smyth, 1st Viscount Carrington.

Marriage

He married Anne Monson, daughter of John Monson, a Catholic and eldest son of Admiral Sir William Monson of Kinnersley Manor, Horley, Surrey and Croft and Skegness in Lincolnshire. Anne sold Kinnersley in 1666.

Death and burial

He died on 7 November 1680 and was buried at Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire. His will was granted probate in 1681.

Progeny

He had the following progeny by Anne Monson: