Biography of Somerset Fox 1618-1689
Before 1618 [his father] Somerset Fox of Gwernygo in Montgomeryshire and [his mother] Anne Long were married.
On 18 Jan 1618 Somerset Fox was born to Somerset Fox of Gwernygo in Montgomeryshire and Anne Long.
In 1643 [his father] Somerset Fox of Gwernygo in Montgomeryshire died.
In May 1654 Somerset Fox (age 36), Peter Vowell, and Fox's cousin John Gerard were arrested for plotting to attack Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell's bodyguard with a party of cavalry, and to assassinate him as he travelled to Hampton Court. Fox's role was allegedly to recruit apprentices for the plot.
On 30 Jun 1654, at a trial by the High Court of Justice sitting in Westminster Hall, Somerset Fox (age 36) pleaded guilty to treason; one of only two men ever to do so. Vowell and Gerard were found guilty and executed. As he had confessed, Fox was sentenced to be transported to Barbados.
After 1660 Somerset Fox (age 41) returned following the Restoration and was granted a pension of £300 by Charles II.
In 1670 Somerset Fox (age 51) was elected MP Ludlow at a by-election.
In 1689 Somerset Fox (age 70) died unmarried.
GrandFather: Edward Fox
Father: Somerset Fox of Gwernygo in Montgomeryshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Long
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Long
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Long
GrandFather: Walter Long
Mother: Anne Long
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Boteville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Thynne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Eynns
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Eynns
GrandMother: Catherine Thynne
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Gresham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Lynne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne