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Sir Adrian Fortescue 1476–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 July 1539

Death Location: Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Fortescue,

Mother: Alice Cockworthy

Spouse(s): Anne Stonor

Children(s): Margaret Fortescue

Sir Adrian Fortescue was born in 1476 in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir John Lord Chief Justice Fortescue And Alice Cockworthy. Sir Adrian Fortescue married Anne Stonor, and had children including Margaret Fortescue. Sir Adrian Fortescue passed away in 1539 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Adrian Fortescue was born in 1476 in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir John Lord Chief Justice Fortescue And Alice Cockworthy.
  • Sir Adrian Fortescue married Anne Stonor, and had children including Margaret Fortescue.
  • Sir Adrian Fortescue passed away in 1539 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Fortescue's Ancestors

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Sir Fortescue
1476–1539
Birth Place: Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John, Lord Chief Justice, Fortescue,
1414–1476
Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Cockworthy
1438–1485
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Fortescue
1412–1455
Falkborne Seldon, Devon, England
Agnes (de) Windsor
1416–
John Cockworthy
1415–1497
Harnes Combe, Devons, England
Thomasine Chichester
1415–1451
Raleigh, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chichester
1365–1399
Thomasine Raleigh
1366–1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fortescue's Descendants

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Sir (Adrian) Fortescue (1476–10 July 1539) m. Anne Stonor (1484–14 Jun 1518)
  1. 1. Margaret Fortescue 1502–1551 m. Baron (Thomas) Wentworth 1501–1551 m. Thomas Wentworth 1478–1548
    1. 1. Thomas Wentworth 1522–1574 m. Grace (Margaret) Gascoigne 1532–1590
      1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1569–1627 m. William Brewster 1566–1644
        1. 1. Love Brewster 1611–1650 m. Sarah Collier 1616–1691
        2. 2. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1659

Sir Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir Adrian Fortescue in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England
Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England
1539
10 July 1539
Age 63
Death of Sir Adrian Fortescue in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England
Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1539
    Event Place: Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England

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