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Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue 1538–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Filleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1601

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, England

Father: Sir Fortescue

Mother: Lady Moore

Spouse(s): Sir Drake, Sir Ashe

Children(s): Sir Drake

In 1538, Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue entered the world in Filleigh, Devon, England, born to Sir Bartholomew Fortescue And Lady Eleyn Moore. Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue married Sir Bernard Drake, Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe, and had children including Sir John Drake. Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue entered the world in Filleigh, Devon, England, born to Sir Bartholomew Fortescue And Lady Eleyn Moore.
  • Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue married Sir Bernard Drake, Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe, and had children including Sir John Drake.
  • Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue passed away in 1601 in Musbury, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fortescue
1506–1557
Birth Location: Buckland Filleigh House, Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England
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Lady Moore
1515–1541
Birth Location: Moor Hayes, Cullompton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Drake
1537–1586
Birth Location: Ashe House, Devon, England
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Sir Ashe
1537–1586
Birth Location: Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
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Children(s)

Sir Drake
1566–1628
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Lady Fortescue's Ancestors

Self
Lady Fortescue
1538–1601
Birth Place: Filleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Bartholomew Fortescue
1506–1557
Buckland Filleigh House, Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England
Lady (Eleyn) Moore
1515–1541
Moor Hayes, Cullompton, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Fortescue
1472–1508
Buckland, Philleigh, Devon, England
Jacquette (St. Leger) **
1470–1508
Monkleigh, Devonshire, England
Morris Moore
1484–1509
Chewton, Somerset, England
Cecila Bonville
1464–1517
Chewton Keynsham, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leger
1430–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leger
1404–1442

Lady Fortescue's Descendants

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Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue (1538–10 Feb 1601) m. Sir (Bernard) Drake (1537–10 April 1586) m. Sir (Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and) Ashe (1537–10 April 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Drake 1566–1628 m. Lady (Dorothy) Button 1568–1631
    1. 1. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. :ady (Eleanor) Boteler 1595–1666
      1. 1. Elizabeth Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston Churchill Shared Great Grandfather with Diana, Princess of) Wales 1620–1688
        1. 1. Admiral (George) Churchill 1653–1710 m. Mary (Cooke Partner of George) Churchill 1654–1744
        2. 2. Arabella (Churchill Mistress to King James) II 1648–1730
        3. 3. John (Churchill 1st Duke of) Marlborough 1650–1722 m. Sarah (Jennings Duchess of) Marlborough 1660–1744 m. Barbara (Villiers) Mistress 1650–
        4. 4. Charles Churchill 1656–1714
      2. 2. Dorothy Fry –1695
      3. 3. John Drake 1625–1669

Lady Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue in Filleigh, Devon, England
Filleigh, Devon, England
1601
10 Feb 1601
Age 63
Death of Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Filleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1601
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
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