fulford1

'Fulford1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Fulford of Fulford, Fulford of Great Fulford

Commoners reports that "This family is of Saxon origin, and held Folefort, as it is written in Domesday Book, from which place the name is derived."

William de Fulford of Fulford (a temp Richard I who r. 1189-1199)

Nicholas Fulford of Fulford

William Fulford of Fulford

m. Mariot Belston (dau of Sir Baldwin de Belston of Parkham)

(Sir) Henry de Fulford of Fulford

William de Fulford of Fulford

Visitation starts with an Edmond Fulford of Fulford, shown as father of the following John. The above comes from BLG1952 and Commoners.

(1)

John de Fulford of Fulford

m. Alicia Fitzurse (dau of Ralph Fitzurse, son of Sir Reginald)

(A)

Sir Henry de Fulford of Fulford (a Edward III who r. 1327-1377)

Visitation shows Henry as father of William father of William father of Thopmas (m. _ Mourton) father of John father of Henry (m. Willmot, dau of Philip Brian), father of the Balwin (Baldwin) who married Jennet, dau of John Bosome. BLG1952 and Commoners show a much simpler descent as follows.

(i)

Henry de Fulford of Fulford (a 1395)

m. Wilhelma Langdon (dau of John Langdon, son of Johanna, dau of Sir Ralph Fitzurse of Williton)

(a)

Sir Baldwin Fulford of Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b after 1399, d 1461)

m. Elizabeth Bozom (dau of Sir John Bozom of Bozomzeal)

((1))

Sir Thomas Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Somerset & Dorset and Cornwall (d 20.02.1489)

m. Philippa Courtenay (dau of Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham by Elizabeth Hungerford)

((A))

Sir Humphrey Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1465, dsp 19.09.1508)

m. Florence Bonvile (dsp 03.10.1524, dau of _ Bonvile of Shute)

((B))

William Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1476, d 20.08.1517) - continued below

m. Joan Bonvile (dau of John Bonvile of Comberaleigh or Combraleigh)

((C))

Sir Philip Fulford (dsp 10.04.1532)

m. Agnes Bozom (dau of John Bozom of Bozomzeal)

((2))

John Fulford (canon then archdeacon of Exeter)

((3))

Thomasin Fulford

m. John Wise or Wyse of Sydenham

((A))

Oliver Wise ancestor of the Wises of Sydenham

((B))

Alicia Wise

m. James Russell (d 1509)

((4))

Alice Fulford

m. Sir William Cary of Cockington (d Tewkesbury 1471)

Shown by Visitation as Baldwin's siblings were ...

(b)

William Fulford

(c)

daughter

m. _ de Morvell

ii.+

other issue - Sir Baldwin, Sir Amias

William Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1476, d 20.08.1517) - continued above

m. Joan Bonvile (dau of John Bonvile of Comberaleigh or Combraleigh)

Sir John Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b c1504)

m. Dorothy Bourchier (dau of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath by Cecilia D'Aubeney)

Sir John Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b c1524, d 23.08.1580) this generation omitted by Commoners but in BLG1952 & Visitation

m. Ann Dennys (dau of Sir Thomas Dennys of Holcombe Burnell)

Sir Thomas Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1553, d 31.07.1610)

m. Ursula Bampfylde (dau of Richard Bampfylde of Poltimore)

Sir Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (bpt 1583, d 1664, Colonel, MP)

m. (13.09.1601) Elizabeth Samways (dau of Bernard Samways of Toller Fratrum and Winterbourne St. Martin)

(1)

Thomas Fulford (dvp Exeter 1642)

(A)

Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (bpt 1632)

m. (1659) Susanna Kelland (dau of John Kellan of Painsford)

(i)

Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (dsp 1700, Colonel, MP)

m1. Margaret Poullett (dau of John Poullett, Lord of Hinton St. George)

m2. Mary Tuckfield (dau of John Tuckfield of Little Fulford)

(2)

Amias Fulford (b c1608, 4th son)

m. Margaret Trelawny (dau of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Bart of Trelawny) wife of Amias, presumed mother of ...

(A)

Elizabeth Fulford (d 1706)

m. Giles Frampton of Buckland (b 1643, d before 10.1685)

(3)

George Fulford (b c1616)

(A)

Francis Fulford of Toller, later of Great Fulford (d 1730)

m. Catherine Swete (dau of William Swete)

(i)

Francis Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b 1704, d 1748)

m. Anne Chichester (dauof Sir Arthur Chichester, 3rd Bart of Youlston)

(a)

John Fulford of Great Fulford (b 1736, dsp 1780)

m. (02.06.1762) Elizabeth Laroche (dau of John Laroche, sister of Sir John, Bart)

(b)

Francis Fulford (vicar of Dunsford)

(c)

Benjamin Swete Fulford

m. Joanna Gerard Galpine (dau of Thomas Galpine)

((1))

Baldwin Fulford of Great Fulford (b 01.10.1775, d 1847) had issue

m. (26.11.1799) Anna Maria Adams (d 1860, dau of William Adams of Bowdon)

((2))+

other issue - Harriet, Elizabeth Mary, Florence Anne

(d)

Anne Fulford

m. (09.02.1759, div 1772) Sir John Colleton, 4th Bart (d 1777)

(4)+

other issue (a 1620) - Francis (b c1604), John (b c1606), Richard (a c1618), Ursula (b c1601), Grace, Elizabeth, Anna, Margaret

William Fulford of the Middle Temple (a 1620)

Thomas Fulford of Thord, St. Margaret, Somerset (b c1596, a 1620)

(1)

Thomas Fulford apparently of this generation

(A)

Margaret Fulford (heir)

m. (1678) John Williams of Herringston (b 1660, d 1722)

Bridget Fulford

m. (1598) Arthur Champernowne of Dartington

Elizabeth Fulford

m1/2. John Berriman of Beare

This is possibly the Elizabeth who (also) married ...

m2/1. Thomas Sydenham of Winford Eagle

Maria Fulford

m. Thomas Acham

Anna Fulford

m. John Sidnam of Bradley

ii.

Andrew Fulford of Littleham (a 1620, 6th son)

m. Elizabeth (dau of John Shire or Stere of Bradley)

a.+

issue (a 1620) - Andrew (b c1603), William, Gilbert, John, Henry, Richard, Mary

iii.+

other issue - Robert, Francis, Gabriel, Arthur

Andrew Fulford

Commoners suggests that the following Faith was Sir John's daughter rather than granddaughter but Visitation does not show her as a daughter of Sir John and BLG1952 identifies her as Andrew's daughter.

Faith Fulford

m. (John?) Davis or Davies (captain, "the great circumnavigator")

Elizabeth Fulford

m1. Humphrey Arundell of Stelland (d 1549)

m2. Thomas Cary

Cicilia Fulford

m. William Adams

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Fulford of Fulford) supported by Commoners (vol i, Fulford of Great Fulford) with some support & input from Visitation (Devon, 1620, Fulford)
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