'Fortescue04'
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Families covered: Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh, Fortescue of Ford
| William Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (b c1503, d before 06.04.1583) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Giffard (dau of Sir Roger Giffard of Brightleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (bur 01.04.1604) | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian mentions in a note that John m2. Susanna Chichester but shows John & Faithful as children by Anne and does not suggest that he had any children by Susanna. Provisionally we follow Commoners & BE1883 in showing Susanna as mother of John & Faithful. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Porter (dau of Walter Porter of Thetford, relict of Digorie Thorne of Shepwash) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Roger Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (bur 10.04.1629) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Norleigh (bur 08.06.1628, dau of Richard Norleigh of Inwardleigh, widow of John Leigh of Churston then Martin Hext of Staverton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (b 1597, bur 08.6.1655) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomasine Prideaux (a 1655, dau of Humphrey Prideaux of Soldon by Honor Fortescue) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (b 06.06.1622, bur 03.01.1679-80) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emlyn Trosse (b 1633-4, bur 16.05.1706, dau of Henry Trosse) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (b 28.04.1659, d 09.12.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c03.1680) Agnes Dennis (dau of Edward (or Nicholas) Dennis of Barnstaple, m2. Gilbert Budgell) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh (bpt 26.06.1687, d 16.12.1749, Master of the Rolls) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.07.1709) Mary Fortescue (b c1689, d 01.08.1710, dau/coheir of Edmund Fortescue of Fallapit) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh and Fallapit (b 16.07.1710, d 24.07.1752) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1734) John Spooner | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Spooner (d infant bur 02.03.1746-7) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Fortescue of Tavistock (b 1668, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.05.1697) Rebecca Fortescue (dau of Edward Fortescue of Spridleston) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Fortescue of Bampton, later of Buckland Filleigh (bpt 14.09.1700, d unm bur 14.10.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Fortescue (bpt 31.07.1698, bur 28.01.1700-1) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Rebecca Fortescue, later of Buckland Filleigh (bpt 08.07.1699, bur 13.04.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1724) Caleb Inglett of Dawlish (b 1701-2, bur 20.04.1752) | |||||||||||||||
| Their son Richard "assumed the name of Fortescue on inheriting the estates". | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Roger (bpt 04.10.1666, a 1676), William (bur 12.02.1657-8), John (bur 10.03.1657-8) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Fortescue of Ford (bpt 18.12.1625) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1657) Mary Woollocombe (dau of John Woollocombe of Roborough) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Fortescue (bpt 12.10.1664, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Fortescue of Ford (bpt 27.06.1666, bur 07.11.1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.01.1710-1) Mary Barrett (bur 08.01.1757-8, dau of John Barrett of St. Tudey) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.07.1735) Nicholas Venning of Hampton | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anne Fortescue (bpt 26.08.1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.12.1761) Thomas Luxmore | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - James (bpt 21.07.1716, d unm 1777, rector of Wotton, author), George (bur 15.10.1737), John (bpt 22.12.1721, bur 20.04.1742), William (bpt 23.12.1724, bur 07.05.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - John (bpt 01.01.1659-60, dsp bur 20.04.1720), James (bpt 27.06.1663, bur 20.12.1663), Sara (bur 1661), Thomasine (bpt 07.04.1662) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Fortescue of Shebbear (bpt 06.09.1629, bur 08.11.1696, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.05.1658) Ellen Badcock (bur 27.08.1712, dau/heir of Thomas Badcock of Shebbear) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Fortescue (bpt 21.03.1623-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1647) William Holland of Upcott Avenell | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Anne Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1665) William Stanbury of North Tamerton | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Elizabeth Fortescue (bpt 07.09.1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.12.1647) George Fortescue of Combe | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Honora Fortescue (bpt 15.04.1632) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.06.1652) George Luttrell of Dunster | |||||||||||||||
| h.+ | other issue - Roger (bpt 09.11.1634), Humphrey (bpt 23.10.1638, bur 1639), Gertrude (bpt 30.09.1640, bur 1667), Thomasine (bpt 19.03.1647-8) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Anne Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hutchins of the Middle Temple | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Pasco Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.03.1613-4) John Currie of Currie (Corrie of Corrie) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Gartrud Fortescue (d 1632) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Adam Lugge of Barnstaple | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Catherin Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.01.1626-7) Reed Fortescue of Cornwood | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1629-30) John Stukeley of Cobleigh | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue (dsp) - Bartholomew, Francis, George, William, Frances | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Ethelred(a) Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Predeaux of Langford in South Tavistock | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Grace Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Bagg of Plymouth (Sir James Bagge of Saltram) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Anne Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.12.1612) Francis Trelanie | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Susannah Chichester (dau of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | John Fortescue (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| F. | Sir Faithful Fortescue of Dromisken, Governor of Knockfergus (bpt 22.08.1585, bur 29.05.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Moore (d 05.09.1634, dau of Gerald Moore,1st Viscount Drogheda) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1639, sp) Eleanor Whitechurch (dau of Sir Marmaduke Whitechurch, widow of John Symonds) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir Faithful Fortescue (b c1512, d c1608) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Fortescue of Northam (d 1662) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Fortescue of Parkham (d temp George I who r. 1714-1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John (d 1710), William (d 1722) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Faithful Fortescue (Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Faithful Fortescue (d by 1691 (1679?)) | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Arthur, daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Martin Fortescue of Hoverley (Hatherleigh) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Gove (dau of John Gove of Idsley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Hugh Fortescue of High Bickinton (bpt 23.03.1589-90, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lettice Wichalse (dau of Nicholas Wichalse of Barnestable) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue (a 1620) - Thomas (b c1613, bur 20.09.1623), Martin (b c1616, bur 20.09.1623), John (b c1618, bur 20.09.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue (dsp) - Susan (bpt 28.11.1592, bur 22.12.1592), Jaquet (bpt 20.02.1595-6) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Jane Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Harris | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Yeo of Hewish | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Herle of West Buckland | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Rockley of Buckland | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Grace Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anthony Herle of West Buckland | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Catherine Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.11.1571) David Knight | |||||||||||||||
| 9.+ | other issue - Bartholomew (dsp), Eleanor, Frances | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Fortescue', p352+), BE1883 ('Fortescue of Clermont'), Commoners (vol 2, 'Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh', p544+)
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