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Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue 1538–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1601

Death Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Bartholomeus Fortescue

Mother: Ellen Collompton

Spouse(s): Bernard Drake

Children(s): Ursula Drake, Gertrude Drake, John Drake, Amy Drake, Ellanor Drake, Mary Drake, William Drake, Robert Drake, Bernard Drake, Hugh Drake, Humphrey Drake

Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue was born in 1538 in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Bartholomeus Fortescue And Ellen Moore Of Moor Hayes Of Collompton. Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue married Bernard Drake, and had children including Amy Drake, Bernard Drake, Ellanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, Humphrey Drake, John Drake, Mary Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake. Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue was born in 1538 in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Bartholomeus Fortescue And Ellen Moore Of Moor Hayes Of Collompton.
  • Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue married Bernard Drake, and had children including Amy Drake, Bernard Drake, Ellanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, Humphrey Drake, John Drake, Mary Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake.
  • Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Gertrude Fortescue's Ancestors

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Gertrude Fortescue
1538–1601
Birth Place: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Bartholomeus Fortescue
1506–1557
Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
Ellen (Moore of Moor Hayes of) Collompton
1505–1541
of, Chewton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Fortescue
1472–
Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Jacquet (Saintleger) Fortescue
1470–1508
Ulcombe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Morris Moore
1485–
Chewton, Somersetshire
Cecilia Bonville
1490–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Fortescue's Descendants

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Gertrude (Jaquet) Fortescue (1538–10 February 1601) m. Bernard Drake (1528–10 Apr 1586)
  1. 1. Ursula Drake 1560–
  2. 2. Gertrude Drake 1558–
  3. 3. John Drake 1565–1628 m. Dorothy Button 1568–1631
    1. 1. John Drake 1591–1636 m. Helena Butler 1604–
      1. 1. Elisabeth Drake 1625–1698
    2. 2. John Drake 1620–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Drake –1697
    4. 4. Mary Drake 1594–1643
    5. 5. Mary (Drake Dame) Rosewell 1593–1643
    6. 6. Mary Drake 1600–1636
    7. 7. Mary Drake 1618–
    8. 8. William Drake 1600–1640
  4. 4. Amy Drake 1562–
  5. 5. Ellanor Drake 1574– m. Jonathan Munsell 1791–1883
    1. 1. Lucia (E) Munsell 1820–1904
  6. 6. Mary Drake 1572–1643
  7. 7. William Drake 1574–
  8. 8. Robert Drake 1569– m. Elizabeth Prideaux 1523–1572
  9. 9. Bernard Drake 1572–
  10. 10. Hugh Drake 1568–1589
  11. 11. Humphrey Drake 1564–1604

Gertrude Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1601
10 February 1601
Age 63
Death of Gertrude Jaquet Fortescue in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1601
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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