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John Fortescue 1531–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1607

Death Location: Mursley, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Adrian Fortescue

Mother: Anne Rede

Spouse(s): Cecily Ashfield

Children(s): Francis Fortescue, Margery Fortescue

John Fortescue was born in 1531 in Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adrian Fortescue And Anne Rede. John Fortescue married Cecily Ashfield, and had children including Francis Fortescue, Margery Fortescue, Thomas Fortescue, William Fortescue. John Fortescue passed away in 1607 in Mursley, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Fortescue was born in 1531 in Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adrian Fortescue And Anne Rede.
  • John Fortescue married Cecily Ashfield, and had children including Francis Fortescue, Margery Fortescue, Thomas Fortescue, William Fortescue.
  • John Fortescue passed away in 1607 in Mursley, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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John Fortescue's Ancestors

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John Fortescue
1531–1607
Birth Place: Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Adrian Fortescue
1476–1539
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Rede
1510–1585
Rockingham (Northamptonshire) England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Rede
1468–1527
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Warham
1470–1524
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fortescue's Descendants

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John Fortescue (1531–1607) m. Cecily Ashfield (1540–7 February 1570)
  1. 1. Francis Fortescue 1563–1649
  2. 2. Margery Fortescue –1613

John Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John Fortescue in Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1607
1607
Age 76
Death of John Fortescue
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 485
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4562
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1607
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 485
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4562
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mursley, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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