'Fortescue03'
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Families covered: Fortescue of Castle Hill, Fortescue of Combe, Fortescue of Credan, Fortescue of Filleigh, Fortescue of Ware (Wear Gifford)
| Bartholomew Fortescue of Filleigh and Wear Giffard (d 12.09.1557) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Moore (dau of Maurice Moore of Moore Hays) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Fortescue of Filleigh and Ware, Sheriff of Devon (b c1517, d 30.06.1570) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Moreton of Kent | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Hugh Fortescue of Filleigh, Sheriff of Devon (b 1544-5, d 01.08.1600) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Chichester (bur 07.05.1630, dau of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh, sister of Sir Arthur) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Fortescue of Filleigh (d 29.03.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Speccot (bur 11.04.1637, dau of Humphry Speccot of Thornbury) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Hugh Fortescue of Filleigh (bpt 14.01.1592-3, d 1661) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.02.1612-3) Mary Rolle (d 03.03.1648-9, dau of Robert Rolle of Heanton Sackville) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Fortescue of Filleigh (bpt 14.09.1617, d before 05.01.1676-7, Colonel, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| BE1883 suggests that Robert left no issue but Vivian shows that he had (surviving) issue as shown. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.02.1644-5) Grace Granville (dau of Sir Bevill Granvill of Stow) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Grace Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Halswell Tynte, 1st Bart of Halsewell (d 1702) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Susannah Northcote (d before 13.10.1679, dau of Sir John Northcote) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Fortescue (b 15.12.1658, d 05.09.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Horner | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d young) - Robert (bpt 21.08.1663, bur 18.09.1663), Susanna (bpt 23.03.1661-2), Jane (bpt 20.12.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Arthur Fortescue of Penwarne (b 06.12.1622, bur 12.04.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Elford (dau of John Elford of Sheepstor) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Hugh Fortescue of Filleigh and Wear Gifford (bpt 02.06.1665, d 25.11.1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Bridget Boscawen (d 1708, dau of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan by Margaret Clinton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Hugh Fortescue, 1st Lord of Castle Hill, Earl Clinton (b c1695, d unm 02/3.05.1751) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue (d unm) - Theophilus (b 1707, a 1745, dsp, MP), Boscawen (b 1701, d 1717), others (d young - Arthur, William, Robert, Arthur), Margaret (d 14.03.1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Lucy Aylmer (d 18.02.1767, dau of Matthew Aylmer, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (ix) | Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Lord of Castle Hill (b 31.03.1719, d 10.07.1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06/7.1752) Anne Campbell (d 26.05.1812, dau of John Campbell of Cawdor & Stackpole Court) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (b 12.03.1753, d 16.06.1841) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1782) Hester Grenville (d 13.11.1847, dau of George Grenville, Prime Minister) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (b 13.02.1783, d 14.09.1861) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.07.1817) Susan Ryder (d 30.07.1827, dau of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.07.1841, sp?) Elizabeth Geale (d 04.05.1896, dau of Piers Geale) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | George Matthew Fortescue of Boconnoc and Dropmore (b 21.05.1791, d 24.01.1877) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.02.1833) Louisa Elizabeth Ryder (d 09.01.1899, dau of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | John Fortescue (b 05.05.1796, d 03.01.1869, canon of Worcester) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.04.1842) Sophia Nevile (d 29.12.1868) Rev. Henry Nevile) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Hester Fortescue (b 17.12.1784, d 17.12.1873) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1804) Peter King, 7th Lord (b 31.08.1775, d 04.06.1833) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Catherine Fortescue (b 30.08.1786, d 17.04.1854) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.06.1820) Newton Fellows, formerly Wallop, 4th Earl of Portsmouth (b 26.06.1772, d 09.01.1854) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Anne Fortescue (d 28.02.1864) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.09.1814) George Wilbraham of Delamere House (b 08.03.1779, d 24.01.1852) | |||||||||||||||
| ((7)) | Mary Fortescue (d 12.08.1874) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1823) Sir James Hamlyn Williams, 3rd Bart (d 10.05.1866) | |||||||||||||||
| ((8)) | Eleanor Fortescue (d unm 1847) | ||||||||||||||
| ((9)) | Elizabeth Fortescue (d 27.01.1867) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.12.1830) William Reginald Courtenay, 12th Earl of Devon (d 18.11.1888) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Matthew Fortescue (b 12.04.1754, d 09.11.1842, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.11.1778) Henrietta Archer (dau of Col. _ Archer) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Matthew Fortescue of Belvedere (b 1786, d 14.08.1852) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.10.1811) Erskine Christie (d 28.10.1868, dau of James Christie of Durie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | William Fortescue (d 13.09.1856, cleric) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian shows William a generation earlier, as Matthew's younger brother rather than his son. Provisionally we follow BP1934 in showing him here. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (06.02.1819) Isobel Barclay Christie (d 11.10.1826, dau of James Christie of Durie) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (18.02.1832, sp) Elizabeth Gould (dau of Rev. Robert Freke Gould) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.06.1795) Henrietta Hoare (d 05.09.1841, dau of Sir Richard Hoare, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Henry Fortescue of Beckenham (b 10.08.1796, d 06.12.1875, Comm. RN) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.11.1824) Caroline Russell (d 06.03.1869, dau of Sir Henry Russell, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Humphry (d 1841), Sophia (d 1833), Ann (a 1780) | ||||||||||||||
| (x) | Lucy Fortescue (d 19.01.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.06.1742) George Lyttleton, 1st Lord (d 22.08.1773) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Fortescue 'of Penwarne', Sherif of Cornwall (bpt 02.09.1668, a 1741, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amy Fortescue (dau of Sir Peter Fortescue of Wood) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Arthur Fortescue (bpt 1673, bur 10.10.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dinah Verman (dau of John Verman of Lamorran) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Fortescue (bpt 02.09.1713, dsp 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Anne Williams (dau of John Williams of Trehane) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Joseph Fortescue 'of Filleigh' (bpt 1675) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Joanna Gay (dau of William Gay of Barnstaple) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Hugh Fortescue (bpt 20.5.1623) ancestor of Fortescues of Essex | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Edmund Fortescue of London and Brierton (bpt 02.06.1628, a 1676, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by TCP (Fortescue of Credan). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1666) Sarah Aland (dau of Henry Aland of Waterford) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edmond Fortescue, later Fortescue-Aland (d unm 08.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir John Fortescue, later Fortescue-Aland, 1st Lord of Credan (b 07.03.1670, d 19.12.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1700) Grace Pratt (dau of Sir John Pratt by Elizabeth Gregory) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue (dvp) - John (b c1712, d unm 09.12.1743), son | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (29.12.1721) Elizabeth Dormer (b 05.09.1691, d 04.1748, dau of Sir Robert Dormer) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Dormer Fortescue-Aland, 2nd Lord of Credan (b c1722, d unm 09.03.1780) | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Samuel Fortescue of Ware (bpt 22.11.1629, bur 27.04.1681) ancestor of Fortescues of Bideford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Yeo | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Samuel Fortescue of Ware | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Fortescue (bpt 08.09.1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.08.1637) Sir George Chudleigh, 2nd Bart of Ashton (d 1691) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Jane Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Jenkyns of St. Columb | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Mary Fortescue (bpt 30.03.1624, a 1692) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.03.1648-9) James Erisey of Erisey | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Margaret Fortescue (bpt 01.03.1625-6) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.04.1666) Leonard Pote | |||||||||||||||
| (10) | Johanna Fortescue (a 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Clobury | |||||||||||||||
| (11)+ | other issue (a 1620) - John (b 1614, dvp 1628), Joseph (bpt 13.05.1627, a 1650, dsp), Joane (bpt 17.01.1618-9) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Fortescue (bpt 1586, d 03.08.1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Langsford or Langford of Brownlarsh (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Dorothy Fortescue (bpt 24.08.1589, a 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Yeo of Huishe (brother of Leonard) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Sarah Fortescue (a 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wollacombe of Combe | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Robert (a 1650), John (bpt 04.07.1584, a 1605), Arthur (a 1605, dsp), Richard (a 1605, 1675), Mary (bpt 27.09.1590, a 1605), Anne (a 1650), Cecilie (a 1605) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Hugh Fortescue of Wear Gifford (bpt 06.1584, dsps bur 30.07.1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.03.1623) Elizabeth Coffin (bur 28.02.1669-70, dau of Richard Coffin) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Gertrude Fortescue mentioned by Westcote but not by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Upton of (L)upton | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Joan Fortescue (bpt 06.11.1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Pollard of Horwood and/or Way | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Cecil Fortescue (b c1576, d 24.08.1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anthony Trevillian in Yarnscombe (Yearnscombe) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Sarah Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1596) Leonard Yeo of Huish & Hatherleigh | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Rebecca Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Reynel of Malston | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Mary Fortescue (bpt 27.02.1583-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Reynel of Malston | |||||||||||||||
| B. | George Fortescue of Combe (a 1570) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Norleigh (dau of Raymond Norleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Bartholomew Fortescue of Combe | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.03.1597-8) Elizabeth Carswell (dau/coheir of Charistopher Carswell of Carswell) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Fortescue (d 09.08.1639) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Bartholomew Fortescue (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Fortescue of Combe (b c09.1630, d 1673) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.12.1647) Elizabeth Fortescue (d 1668, dau of John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Fortescue of Combe (b 1665, d 1705, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (d 1695) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Fortescue (d 1717) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - George (b 1653, d young?), Elizabeth (bpt 02.04.1651), Thomasin (b 1656), Joan (b 1663, d 1718) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Joan Fortescue (d 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Longworth of Hache Arundel | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Arthur Fortescue (a 1628) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.01.1621-2) Joan (dau of_ Gilbert alias Webber) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Gertrude Fortescue (a 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Susan Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Stephen Lee | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1568) Hugh Culme of Canons Leigh in Molland | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Dorothy Fortescue mentioned by Westcote but not by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Carew of Haccomb | |||||||||||||||
| E. | daughter possibly the Elizabeth mentioned by Westcote, confusion with the Elizabeth below? | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jeffrey Tothill | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Lewis (Levi) Fortescue of Philley (Filleigh) (d 1595) | ||||||||||||||
| BE1883 identifies Levi's wife as Mary, dau of William Giffard of Hattsbury. Provisionally we follow Vivian in identifying Lweis's wife as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Wilmot Giffard (dau of Sir Roger Giffard) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Fortescue of Chuddlehampton (Chittlehampton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Holworthie | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Akellus Fortescue (b c1593, bur 19.03.1650-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.11.1633) Prudence Luttrell (dau of Andrew Luttrell of Hartland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Grace Fortescue (bpt 26.07.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.05.1652) Thomas Hoblyn | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.05.1625) John Roberts | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.11.1657) Francis Isaac of Westdowne | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Dorothy Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stockham | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - John (bur 06.04.1622), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Nicholas, Martin | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Gertrude Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Bernard Drake of Ashe (d 1585) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Jane Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Humphrey Thorne (of Sheepwash) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Mary Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Yeo of Heanton Sackville | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Ellen Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Carswell | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | (Elizabeth) Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Lewis Hache (d 10.02.1560-1) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Geoffrey (not Gregory) Tothill of Axminster | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Anne Fortescue | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ralegh of Ford | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Fortescue) with some support from BP1934 (Fortescue), BE1883 (Fortescue of Clermont), and "A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX, with a Pedigree of most of its Gentry" by Thomas Westcote (as edited by Rev. George Oliver & Pitman Jones, 1845) and with further input/support as reported above
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