William Faunt [SEP] occupation
William Faunt
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. He married Jane Vincent, the daughter of George Vincent of Peckleton.
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Marriage and progeny.
As a young man, Cotton may have contracted a (possibly irregular) marriage with Frideswide Faunt, daughter of William Faunt of Foston, Leicestershire, and sister of the Jesuit theologian Arthur Faunt. The marriage was recorded by William Burton, Frideswide's nephew, but is not mentioned in Cotton's own papers.
In about 1593 (the precise date is not known), he married Elizabeth Brocas, the daughter of William Brocas of Theddingworth in Leicestershire. This marriage took place about