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John Fortescue 1472–1503 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1472

Birth Location: Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 02 Jun 1503

Death Location: England Whimpstone Modbury England Hastings, Devonshire, England

Father: Martin Fortescue

Mother: Elizabeth Densell

Spouse(s): Jacquet Leger

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

John Fortescue was born in 1472 in Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Martin Fortescue And Elizabeth Densell. John Fortescue married Jacquet Saint Leger, and had children including Bartholomew Fortescue, Elizabeth Fortescue, George Fortescue. John Fortescue passed away in 1503 in England Whimpstone Modbury England Hastings, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Fortescue was born in 1472 in Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Martin Fortescue And Elizabeth Densell.
  • John Fortescue married Jacquet Saint Leger, and had children including Bartholomew Fortescue, Elizabeth Fortescue, George Fortescue.
  • John Fortescue passed away in 1503 in England Whimpstone Modbury England Hastings, Devonshire, England.

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John Fortescue's Ancestors

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John Fortescue
1472–1503
Birth Place: Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England
Parents
Martin Fortescue
1440–1472
Filleigh, Devon, , England
Elizabeth Densell
1434–1508
Filleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Deynsell
1404–
Filleigh, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Joan) Fileigh
1396–
Filleigh, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Deynsell
1380–
Deynsell
1380–
Father Fileigh
1375–
Mother ?
1375–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fortescue's Descendants

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John Fortescue (Abt 1472–02 Jun 1503) m. Jacquet (Saint) Leger (1476–02 Jun 1503)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fortescue 1508–1600
  2. 2. Elizabeth Fortescue 1492–1597
  3. 3. Elizabeth Fortescue 1508–1600
  4. 4. Bartholomew Fortescue 1506–1556 m. Ellen Moore 1514–1541
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Brook) Fortescue 1521–1583
    2. 2. Mary Fortescue 1526–1609
    3. 3. Richard Fortescue 1517–1570
    4. 4. Lewis Fortescue 1527–1595
    5. 5. Anne Fortescue 1539–
    6. 6. Jane Fortescue 1540–
    7. 7. Gertrude Fortescue 1538–1601 m. Barnard (Drake) Sir 1537–1586
      1. 1. Ursula Drake 1560–
      2. 2. Marie Drake 1572–1643
      3. 3. William Drake 1570–1619
      4. 4. Bernard Drake 1572–
      5. 5. Gertrude Drake 1558–
      6. 6. Margret (Mary) Drake 1583–
      7. 7. John Drake 1590–1651
      8. 8. Hugh Drake 1568–1589
      9. 9. Robert Drake 1569–1604
      10. 10. Boy Drake 1576–
      11. 11. Ellanor Drake 1574–
      12. 12. Bernard Drake 1572–
      13. 13. Drake 1576–
      14. 14. Humphrey Drake 1564–1604
      15. 15. William Drake 1574–
      16. 16. Amy Drake 1562–1643 m. John Sherman 1568– m. Roger Codner 1558–1622
      17. 17. Sir (John) Drake 1566–1628 m. Dorothy Button 1568–1631 m. Helena Boteler 1606–1666
        1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643
        2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1598–
        3. 3. Mary Drake 1618–
        4. 4. Sir (William Button) Drake 1596–1642 m. Margaret (Ann) Westover 1599–1635
        5. 5. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. Eleanor Boteler 1596–1666

John Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1472
Abt 1472
Birth of John Fortescue in Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England
Buckland, Philleigh, Devonshire, England
1503
02 Jun 1503
Age 31
Death of John Fortescue in Hastings, Devonshire, England
Hastings, Devonshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1503
    Event Place: Hastings, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: England Whimpstone Modbury England Hastings, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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