Tench Francis (? probably in Philadelphia – 16 August 1758) was a prominent lawyer and jurist in colonial Maryland and Philadelphia.

Francis was the son of Rev. John Francis, Dean of Linsmore and Rector of St. Mary's Church in Dublin, Ireland.^[1]

In 1724, he married Elizabeth Turbutt. Together, they had:

• Rachel Francis, who married John Retfe
• Turbutt Francis, who married Sarah Mifflin; later their descendants dropped the surname Francis and used the name Mifflin
• Philip Francis, who married Henrietta Maria Goldsborough, who were the grandparents of Philip Francis Thomas
• Ann Francis, who married James Tilghman, who were the parents of Tench Tilghman, who became an aide to George Washington
• Mary Francis, who married William Coxe, who were the parents of Tench Coxe, a delegate from Pennsylvania to the last Continental Congress
• Elizabeth Francis, who married John Lawrence
• Margaret Francis, who married Chief Justice Edward Shippen IV, whose daughter married Benedict Arnold
• Tench Francis Jr., who became a prominent merchant and financier in Philadelphia; married Ann Willing Francis, daughter of Philadelphia mayor Charles Willing and Anne Nancy Shippen (1710–1791) [Anne Nancy [Shippen] Francis was the granddaughter of Philadelphia Mayor Edward Shippen and aunt to Edward Shippen IV.} Anne [Willing] Francis was also the sister Mary Willing the second wife of William Byrd III

Tench Francis died in Philadelphia in 1758.^[2]