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Adrian Fortescue 1476–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Punsborne, Hertfordshire

Death Date: 8 July 1539

Death Location: London, England

Father: Sir Fortescue

Mother: Alice Fortescue

Spouse(s): Lady (Rede)

Children(s): Elisabeth Fortescue, Margaretha Fortescue, Frances Fortescue, Edward Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Anthony Fortescue, Thomas Fortescue, John Fortescue

Adrian Fortescue was born in 1476 in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, the child of Sir John Fortescue And Alice Fortescue. Adrian Fortescue married Lady Anne Read Rede, Margaret Neville, and had children including Anthony Fortescue, Edward Fortescue, Elisabeth Fortescue, Frances Fortescue, John Fortescue, Margaretha Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Thomas Fortescue. Adrian Fortescue passed away in 1539 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Adrian Fortescue was born in 1476 in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, the child of Sir John Fortescue And Alice Fortescue.
  • Adrian Fortescue married Lady Anne Read Rede, Margaret Neville, and had children including Anthony Fortescue, Edward Fortescue, Elisabeth Fortescue, Frances Fortescue, John Fortescue, Margaretha Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Thomas Fortescue.
  • Adrian Fortescue passed away in 1539 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fortescue
1434–1500
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Alice Fortescue
1438–1485
Birth Location: Blickling (Norfolk) England
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Spouses(s)

Lady (Rede)
1510–1585
Birth Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Elisabeth Fortescue
1530–1602
Birth Location: Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Margaretha Fortescue
1502–1551
Birth Location: Suffolk
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Frances Fortescue
1504–
Birth Location: Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
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Edward Fortescue
1540–
Birth Location: England
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Mary Fortescue
1522–1592
Birth Location: Fyffeild Com, Berkshire, England
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Anthony Fortescue
1523–1607
Birth Location: Lordington, Suss, England
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Thomas Fortescue
1530–1601
Birth Location: England
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John Fortescue
1525–1525
Birth Location: –
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Adrian Fortescue's Ancestors

Self
Adrian Fortescue
1476–1539
Birth Place: Punsborne, Hertfordshire
Parents
Sir John Fortescue
1434–1500
Norfolk, England
Alice Fortescue
1438–1485
Blickling (Norfolk) England
Grandparents
RICHARD (FORTESCUE Sir,) Punsbourne
1416–1455
Falkborne Seldon, Devon, , England
Agnes (DE WINDSOR) Lady
1413–1483
Windsor, Devon, England
Geoffrey (Boleyn) II
1406–1463
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Anne Hoo
1425–1484
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fortescue
1370–1431
Lady Norries
1380–1416
RICHARD DEWINDSOR
1395–1428
Lady Windsor
1398–1428
Geoffrey I
1380–1440
Alice Boleyn
1385–
Thomas Hoo
1396–1454
Elizabeth Echingham
1376–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1350–1411

Adrian Fortescue's Descendants

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Adrian Fortescue (1476–8 July 1539) m. Lady (Anne Read) (Rede) (1510/1500–5 Jan 1585)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Fortescue 1530–1602 m. Thomas Bromley 1530–1587
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Dunham 1566–1655 m. Thomas Dunham 1560–
      1. 1. John Dunham 1589–1669 m. Abigail (Barlow) Dunham 1590–1669
        1. 1. Benajah Dunham 1640–1680 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tilson 1634–1682
        2. 2. Daniel Dunham 1639–1677
        3. 3. Benjamin Dunham 1637–
        4. 4. Joseph Dunham 1637–1703 m. Hester (Wormall) (Plymouth) 1648–1715 m. Mercy Morton 1636–1667
        5. 5. Persis Hapgood 1635–1672
        6. 6. Jonathan Dunham 1632–1717 m. Mary Cobb 1637–1677
        7. 7. Hannah Dunham 1630–1708
        8. 8. Samuel Dunham 1628–1711
        9. 9. Thomas Dunham 1626–
        10. 10. John Dunham 1620–1692
        11. 11. Abigail Atwood 1623–1684 m. Stephen (Atwood) Sr 1616–1694
    2. 2. Muriel Bromley 1560–1630
    3. 3. Anne Bromley 1570–1603
      1. 1. John Corbet 1594–1662
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bromley 1566–1603 m. Oliver Cromwell 1563–1655
      1. 1. William Cromwell 1590–1665
      2. 2. Robert Cromwell 1592–1617
      3. 3. Jane Cromwell 1601–1638
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cromwell 1604–1666
      5. 5. Joan Cromwell 1595–
      6. 6. James Cromwell 1588–
      7. 7. Oliver Cromwell 1600–
      8. 8. Catherine Cromwell 1594–1616
      9. 9. William Cromwell 1626–1665
      10. 10. Thomas Cromwell 1590–1635
      11. 11. Olive Cromwell 1586–
      12. 12. Henry Cromwell 1586–1657
      13. 13. Richard Cromwell 1596–1665
      14. 14. John Cromwell 1589–1639
      15. 15. Giles Cromwell 1587–1673
  2. 2. Margaretha Fortescue 1502–1551 m. Lord (Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron) Wentworth 1501–1551
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wentworth 1536–1570 m. Ralph Dunham 1522–1610
      1. 1. Thomas Dunham 1560– m. Jane (Elizabeth) Dunham 1566–1655
    2. 2. Anne Wentworth 1520–1575
    3. 3. Margaret Wentworth 1530–1588
    4. 4. Philip Wentworth 1549–1583
    5. 5. Jane Wentworth 1541–1614
    6. 6. James WENTWORTH 1526–1563
    7. 7. Catherine Wentworth 1550–
    8. 8. Edward Wentworth 1539–1583
    9. 9. Dorothy Wentworth 1532–1601
    10. 10. Mary Wentworth 1550–1616
    11. 11. Richard Wentworth 1531–1614
    12. 12. Roger Wentworth 1531–1577
    13. 13. Henry Wentworth 1528–1584
    14. 14. Cecily Wentworth 1524–1573
    15. 15. Thomas Wentworth 1525–1583
    16. 16. John Wentworth 1538–1563
    17. 17. Katherine Wentworth 1530–
    18. 18. Margery Wentworth 1531–1599
    19. 19. Mary Wentworth 1527–
    20. 20. Philip Wentworth 1534–1583
    21. 21. Roger Wentworth 1541–1623
    22. 22. William Wentworth 1530–
  3. 3. Frances Fortescue 1504–
  4. 4. Edward Fortescue 1540–
  5. 5. Mary Fortescue 1522–1592
  6. 6. Anthony Fortescue 1523–1607
  7. 7. Thomas Fortescue 1530–1601
  8. 8. John Fortescue 1525–1525

Adrian Fortescue's Timeline

4 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Adrian Fortescue in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1476
1476
Birth of Adrian Fortescue in Punsborne, Hertfordshire
Punsborne, Hertfordshire
1539
10 Jul 1539
Age 63
Death of Adrian Fortescue in Tower, City of London, Greater London, England
Tower, City of London, Greater London, England
1539
8 July 1539
Age 63
Death of Adrian Fortescue in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 476
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Punsborne, Hertfordshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1539
    Event Place: Tower, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 476
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1539
    Event Place: London, England
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