</s> ▁Henry ▁F ane ▁( 1 6 6 9 – 1 7 2 6 ) ▁of ▁Bry m pton , ▁Som erset ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Francis ▁F ane , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁West mor land ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁Thomas ▁F ane , ▁ 8 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁West mor land . ▁ ▁Henry ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁the ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁Francis ▁F ane ▁a ▁noted ▁Rest oration ▁dram at ist , ▁and ▁ ▁Hann ah , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁R ush worth ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Es sex . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Henry ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁el dest ▁to ▁surv ive ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Henry ▁made ▁a ▁fortune ▁through ▁Br istol ▁private ering ▁and ▁trade ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁and ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁He ▁was ▁Clark ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 2 6 ▁when ▁his ▁son ▁Thomas ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁him . ▁ ▁Henry ▁married ▁Anne , ▁sister ▁and ▁co he ir ▁of ▁John ▁Sc ro pe ▁of ▁W orm s ley , ▁and ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁reg ic ide ▁Colonel ▁Ad rian ▁Sc ro pe ▁who ▁was ▁hung ▁drawn ▁and ▁quarter ed ▁after ▁the ▁rest oration ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reg ic ides ▁of ▁Charles ▁I . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁reaching ▁ad ul th ood : ▁Francis . ▁He ▁became ▁a