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Sir Bartholomew Fortescue 1490–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 12 September 1557

Death Location: Buckland Filleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England

Father: Sir Fortescue

Mother: Jacquette Leger

Spouse(s): Ellen Moore

Children(s): Elizabeth Fortescue, Ellen Fortescue, Lewis Fortescue, Richard Fortescue, Anne Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue, Anne Fortescue

Sir Bartholomew Fortescue was born in 1490 in Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir John Fortescue And Jacquette St Leger. Sir Bartholomew Fortescue married Ellen Moore, and had children including Anne Fortescue, Anne Giffard Fortescue, Elizabeth Brook Fortescue, Ellen Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue, Lewis Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Richard Fortescue. Sir Bartholomew Fortescue passed away in 1557 in Buckland Filleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Bartholomew Fortescue was born in 1490 in Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir John Fortescue And Jacquette St Leger.
  • Sir Bartholomew Fortescue married Ellen Moore, and had children including Anne Fortescue, Anne Giffard Fortescue, Elizabeth Brook Fortescue, Ellen Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue, Lewis Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Richard Fortescue.
  • Sir Bartholomew Fortescue passed away in 1557 in Buckland Filleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England.

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Sir Fortescue's Ancestors

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Sir Fortescue
1490–1557
Birth Place: Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir John Fortescue
1460–1503
Buckland Philleigh, Devon, England
Jacquette (St.) Leger
1460–1508
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Martin Lord Filleigh) Fortescue
1440–1472
Filleigh, Devon, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Deynsell
1434–1508
Filleigh, Devon, England
Edward (St) Legger
1430–1470
Ulcombe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Lady (Anne of York) Plantagenet
1439–1475
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Fortescue
1414–1480
Lady Jamys
1416–1502
Sir Deynsell
1396–
John Ulcombe
1404–1442
Margery donnett
1413–1430
Lord York
1411–1460
Cecely Nevill
1415–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fortescue
1380–1435
Mathilda Falwell
1380–1420
John Jamys
1390–
Margery Jamys
1392–
Ralph Leger
1352–
Jeanne Luxembourg
1378–1406
William Cheyne
1380–1442
Eleanor Salerne
1393–1424
Richard Plantagenet
1376–1415
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411

Sir Fortescue's Descendants

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Sir (Bartholomew) Fortescue (1490–12 September 1557) m. Ellen Moore (1490–1541)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Brook) Fortescue 1521–1581 m. Lewis Hatch 1520–1561
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Edward) Hatch 1557–1584 m. Cecilia Chichester 1554–1584
      1. 1. John (Arthur) Hatch 1577–1625 m. Margaret Hatch 1563–1607
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Hatch 1600–1679 m. Captain (William) Skaggs 1600–1680
        2. 2. William Hatch 1598–1651
        3. 3. Hugh Hatch 1603–1603
        4. 4. Robert Hatch 1605–1605
        5. 5. Frances HATCH 1594–
        6. 6. Lewis HATCH 1606–1606
        7. 7. Thomas Hatch 1598–1661
        8. 8. John Hatch 1601–1601
      2. 2. Francisca Hatch 1576–
      3. 3. Cicely Hatch 1575–
    2. 2. Dorothy Hatch 1558–
    3. 3. John Hatch 1556–
    4. 4. Edmond Hatch 1560–1560
  2. 2. Ellen Fortescue 1521–1601
  3. 3. Lewis Fortescue 1527–1595
  4. 4. Richard Fortescue 1536–1570
  5. 5. Anne (Giffard) Fortescue 1528–1561
  6. 6. Mary Fortescue 1526–1609
  7. 7. Gertrude Fortescue 1515–1601
  8. 8. Anne Fortescue 1521–1587

Sir Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Sir Bartholomew Fortescue in Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
1557
12 September 1557
Age 67
Death of Sir Bartholomew Fortescue in Filleigh, Devon, England
Filleigh, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1557
    Event Place: Filleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckland Filleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Devon, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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