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Lady Mary Champernowne 1562–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 03 Feb 1612

Death Location: Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England

Father: Sir Modbury

Mother: Lady Edgecombe

Spouse(s): Sir Devon)

Children(s): Honour Fortescue

Lady Mary Champernowne was born in 1562 in Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Champernowne Of Modbury And Lady Catherine Murray Edgecombe. Lady Mary Champernowne married Sir Edmund Fortescue Sheriff Of Devon, and had children including Honour Fortescue. Lady Mary Champernowne passed away in 1612 in Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Champernowne was born in 1562 in Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Champernowne Of Modbury And Lady Catherine Murray Edgecombe.
  • Lady Mary Champernowne married Sir Edmund Fortescue Sheriff Of Devon, and had children including Honour Fortescue.
  • Lady Mary Champernowne passed away in 1612 in Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Modbury
1538–1570
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Lady Edgecombe
1541–1624
Birth Location: Cotehele Manor House, St Dominick Saltash, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Devon)
1550–1624
Birth Location: East Allington, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Honour Fortescue
1577–1663
Birth Location: Fallapit House, Devonshire, England
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Lady Champernowne's Ancestors

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Lady Champernowne
1562–1612
Birth Place: Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Champernowne of Modbury
1538–1570
Modbury, Devon, England
Lady (Catherine Murray) Edgecombe
1541–1624
Cotehele Manor House, St Dominick Saltash, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Champernowne
1518–1563
Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Lady (Catherine Joyce Blount) Berkley
1518–1559
Modbury, Devon, England
Sir (Richard Edgecombe "The good old knight of the castle" MP for Cornwall, High Sheriff of Devon &) Cornwall
1499–1561
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Winifred (Mary) Essex
1515–1565
Lambourn, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Champernowne
1482–1545
Catherine Lady
1485–1545
Sir Bath
1478–1534
Lady Kebyll
1480–1521
Sir Edgecombe
1470–1539
Lady Dernford
1473–1530
William Oxfordshire
1477–1548
Elizabeth Rogers
1476–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Champernowne's Descendants

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Lady (Mary) Champernowne (1562–03 Feb 1612) m. Sir (Edmund Fortescue (Sheriff of) Devon) (1550–25 Jul 1624)
  1. 1. Honour Fortescue 1577–1663 m. Sir (Humphrey Prideaux of) Solden 1573–1617
    1. 1. Thomasine (Prideaux of) Solden 1603–1655 m. Sir (John) Fortescue 1597–1655
      1. 1. John Fortescue 1629–1696 m. Ellen Badcock 1634–1712
        1. 1. John (Fortescue) Sir 1659–1738 m. Mary (Johanna D) Ewes 1660–1772

Lady Champernowne's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Lady Mary Champernowne in Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
1612
03 Feb 1612
Age 50
Death of Lady Mary Champernowne in Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England
Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1612
    Event Place: Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, England
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