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John Fortescue 1414–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 11 Mar 1481

Death Location: Ebrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Fortescue

Mother: Eleonore Norries

Spouse(s): Isabella Jamys

Children(s): Martin Fortescue, Sir Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Joan Fortescue, Jane Fortescue, William Fortescue, John Fortescue, Maud Fortesque,, Sir Punsborne, Sir Salden, Robert Fortescue

In 1414, John Fortescue entered the world in Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir John Fortescue And Eleonore Norries. John Fortescue married Isabella Jamys, and had children including George Grenville Fortescue, Jane Fortescue, Joan Johanna Fortescue, John Fortescue, Martin Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Maud Fortesque, Robert Fortescue, Sir Adrian Salden Fortescue, Sir John Fortescue Of Salden, Sir Richard Fortescue Of Punsborne, William Fortescue. John Fortescue passed away in 1481 in Ebrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1414, John Fortescue entered the world in Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir John Fortescue And Eleonore Norries.
  • John Fortescue married Isabella Jamys, and had children including George Grenville Fortescue, Jane Fortescue, Joan Johanna Fortescue, John Fortescue, Martin Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Maud Fortesque, Robert Fortescue, Sir Adrian Salden Fortescue, Sir John Fortescue Of Salden, Sir Richard Fortescue Of Punsborne, William Fortescue.
  • John Fortescue passed away in 1481 in Ebrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

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John Fortescue's Ancestors

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John Fortescue
1414–1481
Birth Place: Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Fortescue
1370–1431
Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England
Eleonore Norries
1380–
Norries, Devonshire
Grandparents
Willem Fortescue
1345–1410
Whympston, Devonshire
Elisabeth Beauchamp
1365–1410
Shepham, Devonshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fortescue's Descendants

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John Fortescue (1414–11 Mar 1481) m. Isabella Jamys (1416–1502)
  1. 1. Martin Fortescue 1426–1472 m. Elizabeth Deynsell 1434–1508
    1. 1. Lady (Margery Elizabeth) Fortescue 1464–1557 m. Sir (John Elsworth) Hare 1465–1526
      1. 1. Lady (Edith) Hare 1483–1545 m. Sir (Rowland) Pudsey 1479–1503
        1. 1. William Pudsey 1492–1526 m. Elizabeth Scrope 1492–1530
    2. 2. William Fortescue 1470–1548
    3. 3. Anastacia Fortescue 1465–
    4. 4. Sir (Bartholomew) Fortescue 1455–1506
    5. 5. John Fortescue 1472–1503
  2. 2. Sir (Adrian Salden) Fortescue 1476–1539
  3. 3. Mary Fortescue 1463–
  4. 4. Joan (Johanna) Fortescue 1450–1525
  5. 5. Jane Fortescue 1440–1525
  6. 6. William Fortescue 1460–1520
  7. 7. John Fortescue 1440–1537
  8. 8. Maud Fortesque, 1438–
  9. 9. Sir (Richard Fortescue of) Punsborne 1435–1455
  10. 10. Sir (John Fortescue of) Salden 1434–1500
  11. 11. Robert Fortescue 1445–1480

John Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1414
1414
Birth of John Fortescue in Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
1481
11 Mar 1481
Age 67
Death of John Fortescue in Wympston (Winston), Modbury, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Wympston (Winston), Modbury, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1481
    Event Place: Wympston (Winston), Modbury, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ebrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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