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John Fortescue 1472–1503 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1503

Death Location: Devonsire, , , England

Father: Martin Fortescue

Mother: Elizabeth Densell

Spouse(s): Jacquet Leger

Children(s): Elizabeth Fortescue, Bartholomew Fortescue, George Fortescue

John Fortescue was born in 1472 in Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England, the child of Martin Fortescue And Elizabeth Densell. John Fortescue married Jacquet St Leger, and had children including Bartholomew Fortescue, Elizabeth Fortescue, George Fortescue. John Fortescue passed away in 1503 in Devonsire, , , England.

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Biography

  • John Fortescue was born in 1472 in Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England, the child of Martin Fortescue And Elizabeth Densell.
  • John Fortescue married Jacquet St Leger, and had children including Bartholomew Fortescue, Elizabeth Fortescue, George Fortescue.
  • John Fortescue passed away in 1503 in Devonsire, , , England.

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John Fortescue's Ancestors

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John Fortescue
1472–1503
Birth Place: Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Martin Fortescue
1440–1472
Filleigh, Devon, England
Elizabeth Densell
1434–1508
Filleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Fortescue
1414–1519
, Devon, , England
Isabella James
1416–1502
Ebrington, Gloucestershire, , England
Richard Deynsell
1404–
Filleigh, Devon, England
Elizabeth Fileigh
1396–
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Fortescue
1394–1415
Joan Norris
1398–1405
John James
1390–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fortescue
1345–1410
Elizabeth Beauchamp
1349–1410
William Norries
1373–1388
Eleanor Collaton
1375–1388

John Fortescue's Descendants

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John Fortescue (1472–2 Jun 1503) m. Jacquet (St) Leger (1476–2 Jun 1503)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fortescue 1510–1600 m. John Hare 1506–1600
    1. 1. Isabel Hare 1538–1648 m. John Cholmeley 1536–1572
      1. 1. Dionisia Cholmeley 1565–1628 m. William Norton 1558–1622
        1. 1. Phebe (Joan) Norton 1615–1705 m. Richard Allen 1613–1703
        2. 2. John Norton 1584–1632
        3. 3. Hugh Norton 1592–1602
        4. 4. Daniel Norton 1593–1703
        5. 5. Richard Norton 1596–1665
        6. 6. Francis Norton 1606–1667
        7. 7. Thomas Norton 1609–1648
        8. 8. Francis Norton 1584–1927
        9. 9. Elizabeth Norton 1586–
      2. 2. Abigail Cholmeley 1554–
      3. 3. Henry Cholmeley 1562–1620
      4. 4. Dennis Cholmeley 1565–
      5. 5. Abigail Cholmeley 1566–
      6. 6. Martha Cholmeley 1568–
      7. 7. Nicholas Cholmeley 1572–1619
    2. 2. Ralph Hare 1530–1601
    3. 3. Hugh Hare 1544–1613
    4. 4. Elizabeth Hare 1546–
    5. 5. Nicholas Hare –1557
    6. 6. Richard Hare 1532–
    7. 7. Thomas Hare 1542–1613
    8. 8. Rowland Hare 1534–
    9. 9. Edmund Hare 1536–
    10. 10. Margaret Hare 1549–1589
  2. 2. Bartholomew Fortescue 1506–1556 m. Ellen Moore 1514–1541
    1. 1. Gertrude Fortescue 1538–1601 m. Bernard Drake 1528–1586
      1. 1. John Drake 1566–1628 m. Dorothy Button 1568–1631
        1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643 m. Abraham Pierson 1590–1650
        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–
    2. 2. Mary Fortescue 1527–1609
    3. 3. Anne Fortescue 1539–
    4. 4. Jane Fortescue 1540–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Fortescue 1523–1583
    6. 6. Richard Fortescue 1519–1570
    7. 7. Lewis Fortescue 1529–1595
    8. 8. Mary Fortescue 1535–
  3. 3. George Fortescue 1484–

John Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of John Fortescue in Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England
Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England
1503
2 Jun 1503
Age 31
Death of John Fortescue in Devonsire, , , England
Devonsire, , , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1503
    Event Place: Devonsire, , , England

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