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Gertrude Fortescue 1538–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Mt Drake, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1601

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, , England

Father: Bartholomew Fortescue

Mother: Ellen Moore

Spouse(s): Bernard Drake

Children(s): John Drake, Marie Drake, Elleanor Drake, Margaret Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, Ursula Drake, Robert Drake, William Drake, Bernard Drake

In 1538, Gertrude Fortescue entered the world in Mt Drake, Devon, England, born to Bartholomew Fortescue And Ellen Moore. Gertrude Fortescue married Bernard Drake, and had children including Bernard Drake, Elleanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, John Drake, Margaret Drake, Marie Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake. Gertrude Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, Devon, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Gertrude Fortescue entered the world in Mt Drake, Devon, England, born to Bartholomew Fortescue And Ellen Moore.
  • Gertrude Fortescue married Bernard Drake, and had children including Bernard Drake, Elleanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, John Drake, Margaret Drake, Marie Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake.
  • Gertrude Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, Devon, , England.

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Gertrude Fortescue's Ancestors

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Gertrude Fortescue
1538–1601
Birth Place: Mt Drake, Devon, England
Parents
Bartholomew Fortescue
1506–1556
Filleigh, South Moultry, Devon, England
Ellen Moore
1514–1541
Chewton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Fortescue
1472–1503
Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England
Jacquet (St) Leger
1476–1503
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Morris Moore
1484–1509
Chewton, Somerset, England
Cicely Bonville
1488–1517
Chewton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Martin Fortescue
1440–1472
Elizabeth Densell
1434–1508
Ralph Leger
1430–1470
Anne Maunse
1432–1459
John Moore
1467–1509
Elizabeth Clivedon
1467–1515
John Bonville
1435–1491
Alice Dennys
1442–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fortescue
1414–1519
Isabella James
1416–1502
Richard Deynsell
1404–
Elizabeth Fileigh
1396–
John Leger
1400–1442
Margery Donnet
1408–1437
Eric Mounsey
1402–
Rosalind Palmer
1407–
William Moore
1435–1526
Jane Stowell
1435–1530
John Clivedon
1445–
William Bonville
1393–1461
Isabelle Kirkby
1410–1478
William Dennis
1421–1503
Johanne Aubyn
1410–

Gertrude Fortescue's Descendants

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Gertrude Fortescue (1538–10 Feb 1601) m. Bernard Drake (1528–10 Apr 1586)
  1. 1. John Drake 1566–1628 m. Dorothy Button 1568–1631
    1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643 m. Abraham Pierson 1590–1650
      1. 1. Thomas Pierson 1614–1701 m. Mary Harrison 1634–1701
        1. 1. Mary Pierson 1662–1705 m. Joseph Lyons 1658–1726
        2. 2. Samuel Pierson 1663–1730
        3. 3. Eliza Pierson 1668–
        4. 4. Abigail Pierson 1670–
        5. 5. Mary Pierson 1675–1691
        6. 6. Thomas Pierson 1678–1758
        7. 7. Hannah Pierson 1656–1707
      2. 2. Abraham Pierson 1616–1678
      3. 3. Henry Pierson 1617–1680
      4. 4. Lawrence Pierson 1620–1672
    2. 2. John Drake 1591–1636
    3. 3. William Drake 1596–1640
  2. 2. Marie Drake 1572–1643
  3. 3. Elleanor Drake 1574–
  4. 4. Margaret Drake 1583–
  5. 5. Gertrude Drake 1558–
  6. 6. Hugh Drake 1568–1589
  7. 7. Ursula Drake 1560–
  8. 8. Robert Drake 1569–1604
  9. 9. William Drake 1574–1619
  10. 10. Bernard Drake 1572–

Gertrude Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Gertrude Fortescue in Mt Drake, Devon, England
Mt Drake, Devon, England
1601
10 Feb 1601
Age 63
Death of Gertrude Fortescue in Musbury, Devon, , England
Musbury, Devon, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Mt Drake, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1601
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, , England

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