The only son of Audrey Gardner (died 1588) and Sir Edmund Verney (died 1600),[REF] Francis Verney was born in 1584 at Pendley Manor in Tring, Hertfordshire, England.
In 1599, Francis was married to his stepsister,[REF] Ursula St. Barbe, daughter of William St. Barbe of Broadlands and Mary Blackeney.