Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 - 1590)

Wikipedia Bio for Francis Walsingham

How we relate to Francis Walsingham:

Bio from History of Parliament

Bio from Tudor Place, and excellent reference for early British families of rank.

Francis Walsingham, known as "The Spy Master" of the Court of Elizabeth I, played a well known role in the attempts to place an English colony into North America at Roanoke in the mid and late 1580's. There is a body of evidence that suggests he was part of a plot to sabotage the colony...

From Johns Hopkins Magazine, an article which touches on the role of Francis Walsingham in the Roanoke ventures of the 1580's.

List of Settlers and Known Support Staff for the Roanoke Colonies (from the National Park Service)

How we descend from the family of Francis Walsingham

Marian and Agnes Wilder were the daughters of

James Llewellyn Wilder, the son of

Francis L. Wilder, the son of

James M. Wilder, the son of

Grace Hosmer, the daughter of

Daniel Hosmer, Jr., the son of

Bethiah Conant, the daughter of

Lot Conant II, the son of

John Conant, the son of

Elizabeth Walton, the daughter of

Rev. William Walton, the son of

Margaret FitzWilliams, the daughter of

Winifred Mildmay, the daughter of

Mary Walsingham, the sister of Francis Walsingham.