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Sir John Fortescue 1370–1431 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1370- 1380

Birth Location: Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England

Death Date: 25 Oct 1431

Death Location: Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France

Father: Willem Fortescue

Mother: Elisabeth Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Eleonore Norries

Children(s): John Fortescue, Johanna Fortescue

The story of Sir John Fortescue began in 1370 in Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England. Sir John Fortescue married Eleonore Norries, and had children including Johanna Fortescue, John Fortescue. Sir John Fortescue passed away in 1431 in Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Fortescue began in 1370 in Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England.
  • Sir John Fortescue married Eleonore Norries, and had children including Johanna Fortescue, John Fortescue.
  • Sir John Fortescue passed away in 1431 in Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Fortescue
1345–1410
Birth Location: Whympston, Devonshire
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Elisabeth Beauchamp
1365–1410
Birth Location: Shepham, Devonshire
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Spouses(s)

Eleonore Norries
1380–
Birth Location: Norries, Devonshire
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Children(s)

John Fortescue
1414–1481
Birth Location: Ebrington Chappel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
JF
Johanna Fortescue
1400–
Birth Location: Wood, Devon, England
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Sir Fortescue's Ancestors

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Sir Fortescue
1370–1431
Birth Place: Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England
Parents
Willem Fortescue
1345–1410
Whympston, Devonshire
Elisabeth Beauchamp
1365–1410
Shepham, Devonshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fortescue's Descendants

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Sir (John) Fortescue (1370- 1380–25 Oct 1431) m. Eleonore Norries (1380–)
  1. 1. John Fortescue 1414–1481 m. Isabella Jamys 1416–1502
    1. 1. Martin Fortescue 1426–1472 m. Elizabeth Deynsell 1434–1508
      1. 1. Lady (Margery Elizabeth) Fortescue 1464–1557 m. Sir (John Elsworth) Hare 1465–1526
        1. 1. Lady (Edith) Hare 1483–1545 m. Sir (Rowland) Pudsey 1479–1503
      2. 2. William Fortescue 1470–1548
      3. 3. Anastacia Fortescue 1465–
      4. 4. Sir (Bartholomew) Fortescue 1455–1506
      5. 5. John Fortescue 1472–1503
    2. 2. Sir (Adrian Salden) Fortescue 1476–1539
    3. 3. Mary Fortescue 1463–
    4. 4. Joan (Johanna) Fortescue 1450–1525
    5. 5. Jane Fortescue 1440–1525
    6. 6. William Fortescue 1460–1520
    7. 7. John Fortescue 1440–1537
    8. 8. Maud Fortesque, 1438–
    9. 9. Sir (Richard Fortescue of) Punsborne 1435–1455
    10. 10. Sir (John Fortescue of) Salden 1434–1500
    11. 11. Robert Fortescue 1445–1480
  2. 2. Johanna Fortescue 1400–

Sir Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1370
1370- 1380
Birth of Sir John Fortescue in Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England
Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England
1431
25 Oct 1431
Age 61
Death of Sir John Fortescue in Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1370- 1380
    Event Place: Whympston-Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1431
    Event Place: Meaux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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