'Fortescue05'
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Families covered: Fortescue of Cookhill, Fortescue of Preston, Fortescue of Spridleston, Fortescue of Wheethley, Fortescue of Wood
[Parts of this page were first included within Fortescue01. They were moved here to faciliate expansion.]
| William Fortescue of Preston, Devon (d 01.02.1519-20) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Champernon (dau of Richard Champernon) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry Fortescue of Preston (b c1492, d 03.05.1567) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth St. Maur (dau of William St. Maur of Northmolton (North Melton)) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Fortescue of Preston (b c1517, d 11.04.1587) | ||||||||||||||
| BE1883 (Fortescue of Clermont), which supports the above connection but ends with this generation, reports that John's wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wood. Vivian identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Fortescue (dau/heir of Anthony Fortescue of Wood) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Fortescue of Preston (d 29.01.1598-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Fulford (dsp, dau of Sir John Fulford of Fulford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Francis (dau of John Francis of Combflory) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Francis Fortescue of Preston (b c10.1590, d c06.04.1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Speckott (dau of Sir John Speckott of Thornbrough) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Peter Fortescue of Wood (in Woodleigh), Bart (bur 14.08.1685, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by TCB (vol 4, Fortescue of Woodleigh). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (12.01.1645/6) Bridget Eliot (bpt 26.04.1620, bur 16.06.1663, dau of Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot by Radigund Gedie) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c05.1667) John Turberville of Golden, Somerset (a 1695) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Fortescue Turberville (a 1701) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Fortescue (dau of Sir Peter Fortescue) @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Amy Turberville | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - John (b 1647-8, a 06.1666, dvp), Peter (bur 09.02.1664-5) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.11.1669) Amy Courtenay (bur 04.12.1700, dau of Peter Courtenay of St. Michael Penkivel, widow of Sir Peter Courtenay of Trethurfe) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Amy Fortescue (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Fortescue of Penwarne | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Bridget Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Fortescue Turbervillle @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue - Peter (bpt 14.10.1674, bur 15.10.1674), Mary (bpt 30.11.1674, bur 23.05.1698) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Eliot of Trebursey | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (a 1620) - John (bpt 26.06.1616, dsp), William (bpt 25.03.1618, dsp bur 23.08.1697), Francis (a 1649, dsp), Elizabeth (b c1618), Dorothy (a 1649) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Fortescue (b c1592) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Reynell | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Ellinor Fortesecue (b c1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1624-5) Richard Webber alias Gilbert of West Allington | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Elizabeth, Kate | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Henry Fortescue of Wood (bur 20.03.1621-2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.06.1586) Susanna Harrys (bur 10.07.1638, dau of Edward Harrys) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Agnes Fortescue (bpt 14.07.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.12.1615) Robert Tuckerman | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - John (bur 04.06.1592), Philip (bur 22.06.1599), Arthur (bpt 28.02.1595-6), Edward (bpt 26.09.1602, bur 07.01.1663-4) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Tristram Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Ellen Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Champernowne | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Isabella Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Copleston of Bowden | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Joan Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Kelly of Kelly (d 05.1481) ?? date looks very odd!! | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Simon Worth of Worth | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Catherine Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Somaster of Painsford (d 1589) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anna | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Jane Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cobleigh of Brightley | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Isabell Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Dillon of Chimwell | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Moyle of Bake | |||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - William, Richard | ||||||||||||||
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| John Fortescue of Spridlestone or Spirelston, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Cookworthy (dau of John Cookworthy) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Fortescue of Spridlestone or Spirelston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Knolles (d 25.10.1550, dau/coheir of Robert Knolles of North Mimes) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Fortescue (b c1516) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Florence Vivian (dau of John Vivian of Trelowarren) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Fortescue of Spridleston (d 29.01.1601-2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Shapleigh (dau of Robert Shapleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Fortescue of Spridleston (b c1580, d 02.02.1611-2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Pitt | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Fortescue of Spridleston (b c1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan (bur 10.02.1679-80) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edward Fortescue of Spridleston (bur 24.05.1702) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.06.1667) Dorothy Crossing (dau of Richard Crossing) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Elizabeth Fortescue (bpt 17.08.1669) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.12.1690) John Harewood of Tamerton Folliott | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Dorothy Fortescue (bpt 06.01.1670-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.05.1695) Phineas Anthony of Exeter | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Joanna Maria Fortescue (b[t 15.03.1671-2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.12.1694) Nicholas Webb of Landulph | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Rebecca Fortescue (bpt 08.01.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.05.1697) George Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - John (bpt 14.05.1668), Edward (bpt 11.11.1673), Edward (bpt 05.02.1677-8), Richard (bpt 03.03.1678-9), Honor (bpt 25.09.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| BHO (Magna Brittania, vol 6: Devonshire, General history: Gentry) reports that the wife of George Fortescue (uncle of the Master of the Rolls 'of Buckland Filleigh') was the heiress of Spridleston (sb coheiress). This was clearly the above-mentioned Rebecca. This indicates that none of these sons survived with issue. | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Joan Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.05.1670) Abraham Sherwell of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Sophia Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.05.1682) William Strode | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - John (bur 14.110.1669), Nicholas (bur 10.05.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Zachary Blackaller | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jone Fortescue possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hext of Kingston | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Parnell | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Honor Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Coffin | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cole | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Symonds of Halberton | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue - Richard (d c1580), Elizabeth, Barbara | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Humphrey Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas Fortescue of Wethell (d 28.08.1549, Groom Porter to Henry VIII) | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian identifies Nicholas as ancestor of Cook Hill & Alveston, Warwickshire. The following comes from Visitation (Worcestershire, 1569, Fortescue) with some support from VCH (Warwickshire, vol 3: Barlichway, Parishes: Weethley). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Skinner (dau of Robert Skinner) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Fortescue of Cookhill & Weethley (d 1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Newporte | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Nicholas Fortescue of Cookhill & Weethley (d 1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Prudence Wheatley (dau of William Wheatley of Holcombe) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Fortescue of Cookhill & Weethley (d 1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Wylde (dau of Thomas (not Sir John) Wylde of Worcestershire) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - John, Francis, son, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ends with this generation as does VCH (Weethley). VCH (Worcestershire, vol 3, Parishes: Inkberrow) provides some information on what is probably this line - John (d 1692), William (d 1706), John (d 1764), John (b c1722, d 1808, Captain) - but the linkeage is not confirmed. | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Payton (dau of Sir John Payton of Cambridgeshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Francis Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Nicholas Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| This may possibly be the Nicholas, son of Francis of Cookhill, who married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Low (d 11.01.1668-9, dau of Reynes Low of Clifton Reynes) LOWE03 | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Edmond Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Bridges (dau of Lord Chadoys?) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Martha Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Lewes (son of Sir Edward of Wales) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Nicholas, John, Prudence | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Mabell Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Lewis Fortescue of Fallapit (d before 23.10.1545, judge, baron of the exchequer, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Fortescue (a 1545, dau/heir of John Fortescue of Fallapit) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Anthony Fortescue (Marshal of the Army in Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Nicholas Fortescue (dsp before 13.09.1550, 2nd of the name) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sture (d 1563) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Elizabeth Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Acland of Acland | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jone Fortescue mentioned by Vivian (Cornwall) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hext | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Fortescue) with, for the lower section, a little support from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Fortescue) plus input/support as reported above
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