Leicestershire, Nevill Holt
"In memory of Jane the wife of Christopher Thursby of Bocking in the country of Essex Esquire. She died the 10th day of October 1631 & lyeth behind her 2 sonnes William & Nevill"
Above her is Thursby and Neville heraldry
"Here lies she dead, that yet does live cause she dying, life did give. Her virtuous life prepared a way for the peace of her last day. And her devotion at her death opened Heaven with her breath. Thither was she making haste when she prayed and lived her last, leaving behind the world to shame the glory of a spotlesse name surviving thus in Heaven and Earth both in herself and in her birth".
Jane was the daughter of Thomas Smith Neville 1626 flic.kr/p/7VG9e8 & Jane eldest daughter of Toby Haughton, Esq., of King's Cliffe, Northants,
She m (1st wife) Christopher Thursby of Castor & Bocking son of William Thursby 1636 and Elizabeth daughter of William Pert
Children
1. William Thursby 1630-dsp 1701 of Abington, Northants.; Hanslope, Bucks.; and the Savoy, Westminster m1 Catherine daughter of Thomas Fleming of Fotheringhay Park, Northants., m2 1663 Audrey 1704 daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 1st Bart of Humby, Lincs
2. Nevill died abroad without heirs
Her widower Christopher m2 Elizabeth daughter of William Dove of Upton having 3 sons Thomas, Downhall of Hanslope 1640-1706 flic.kr/p/25JNcPG & John & 2 daughters Ellzabeth Robinson Hake & Frances Jackson
Her son William Thursby 1701 dying without issue, left his estates to his 2 nephews Richard Thursby & William Thursby sons of his half brothers Downhall & John & 1 niece Mary daughter of half brother Thomas
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Leicestershire, Nevill Holt
"In memory of Jane the wife of Christopher Thursby of Bocking in the country of Essex Esquire. She died the 10th day of October 1631 & lyeth behind her 2 sonnes William & Nevill"
Above her is Thursby and Neville heraldry
"Here lies she dead, that yet does live cause she dying, life did give. Her virtuous life prepared a way for the peace of her last day. And her devotion at her death opened Heaven with her breath. Thither was she making haste when she prayed and lived her last, leaving behind the world to shame the glory of a spotlesse name surviving thus in Heaven and Earth both in herself and in her birth".
Jane was the daughter of Thomas Smith Neville 1626 flic.kr/p/7VG9e8 & Jane eldest daughter of Toby Haughton, Esq., of King's Cliffe, Northants,
She m (1st wife) Christopher Thursby of Castor & Bocking son of William Thursby 1636 and Elizabeth daughter of William Pert
Children
1. William Thursby 1630-dsp 1701 of Abington, Northants.; Hanslope, Bucks.; and the Savoy, Westminster m1 Catherine daughter of Thomas Fleming of Fotheringhay Park, Northants., m2 1663 Audrey 1704 daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 1st Bart of Humby, Lincs
2. Nevill died abroad without heirs
Her widower Christopher m2 Elizabeth daughter of William Dove of Upton having 3 sons Thomas, Downhall of Hanslope 1640-1706 flic.kr/p/25JNcPG & John & 2 daughters Ellzabeth Robinson Hake & Frances Jackson
Her son William Thursby 1701 dying without issue, left his estates to his 2 nephews Richard Thursby & William Thursby sons of his half brothers Downhall & John & 1 niece Mary daughter of half brother Thomas
www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member...