Anne and John were the grandchildren of Colonel Adrian Scrope, a regicide of Charles I. Thomas Fane inherited John Scrope's fortune and mansion in Bristol, and Colonel Adrian Scrope's property in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, which included Wormsley Park.
Colonel Adrian Scrope was a regicide of Charles I. His grandson, John Scrope, left his fortune and estate in Bristol to Thomas Fane, while Colonel Adrian Scrope’s properties in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, including Wormsley Park, were inherited by another descendant.