Frances Ward, 6th Baroness Dudley
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Frances Ward, 6th Baroness Dudley (1611-1697) succeeded to the Barony of Dudley in 1643 following the death of Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley. She had married Humble Ward, the son of a London goldsmith in 1628. Humble Ward was awarded the title of Baron Ward of Birmingham and the couple's descendants carried both titles until the middle of the eighteenth century. Frances died in 1697.


Life

On 23 July 1611, Frances Sutton was born at
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to Sir Ferdinando Sutton, the then heir to the Barony of Dudley, and Honora, daughter of Edward Seymour. Frances was baptized on 18 August 1611, also at Dudley Castle. On the death of her father in 1621, Frances became the
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to the barony, then held by her grandfather Edward Sutton, the 5th Baron Dudley. During the time that he held the title, Baron Dudley had severe financial difficulties.History of Parliament Online: 1558–1603 Members – DUDLEY, alias SUTTON, Edward (Author: J.E.M.)
/ref> In 1628, Frances married Humble Ward, the son of a wealthy London goldsmith William Ward, who was also one of her grandfather's creditors. They had 3 daughters: Honor, Frances and Theodosia and 4 sons: Edward, John, Humble and William. On 24 June 1635, Frances was given the rank of baron's daughter. She inherited the title of Baroness of Dudley on 23 June 1643 on the death of her grandfather. Her husband was granted the title of Baron Ward of Birmingham by King Charles I and their descendants held both titles until the middle of the eighteenth century. Humble Ward died on 14 October 1670. Frances died in 1697 and was buried at
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on August 11, 1697. She was succeeded in the title of Baron of Dudley by her son, Edward Ward, '7th Baron Dudley' and '2nd Baron Ward'.The Sutton-Dudleys of England and Massachusetts New England; Acts of Congress 1862, Publisher: New York; Author: George Adlard; Michigan State University Library; https://catalog.lib.msu.edu/Record/folio.in00005139868/Version


References

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Frances Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "F ...
Frances Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "F ...
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