Notes: Educated at Exeter College, Oxford. During the reign of Henry VI he was three times appointed one of the governors of Lincoln's Inn. In 1441 he was made a King's sergeant at law, and in the following year Lord Chief Justice of the King's bench. As a judge Fortescue was recommended for his wisdom, gravity and uprightness; and he is said to have been favoured by the King.

He held his office during the remainder of the reign of Henry VI, to whom he was loyal; as a result, he was attainted of treason in the first parliament of Edward IV. When Henry subsequently fled into Scotland, he is supposed to have appointed Fortescue, who appears to have accompanied him in his flight, Lord Chancellor of England. In 1463 Fortescue accompanied Queen Margaret and her court in their exile on the Continent, and returned with them afterwards to England. During their wanderings abroad the chancellor wrote for the instruction of the young Prince Edward his celebrated work 'De laudibus legum Angliae'. On the defeat of the Lancastrian party he made his submission to Edward IV, from whom he received a general pardon dated Westminser, 13 Oct 1471. The exact date of his death is not known.

Father: John FORTESCUE (Sir)

Father: John FORTESCUE (Sir Chief Justice)

Mother: Isabella JAMYS

Married: Robert CORBET 1455

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Father: John FORTESCUE (Sir Chief Justice)

Mother: Isabella JAMYS

Married: Edward WHALESBROUGH 1456

Father: John FORTESCUE (Sir Chief Justice)

Mother: Isabella JAMYS

Married: Elizabeth DENSELL 10 Sep 1454, Married settlement

Children:

Father: William FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne GIFFARD

Married: John YEO

Died: BEF 1606

Father: William FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne GIFFARD

Married: Jane GROVE

Children:

1. Hugh FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1512

Died: ABT 1608

Father: William FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne GIFFARD

Married: ¿?

Children:

1. John FORTESCUE

2. Faithful FORTESCUE

3. Arthur FORTESCUE

Father: William FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Father: John FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne PORTER

Married: William PRIDEAUX

Father: John FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne PORTER

Married: James BAGGE (Sir)

Children:

1. Gertrude BAGGE (b. 1614 - d. 1691) (m.1 Nicholas Slanning - m.2 Richard Arundell)

Father: John FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne PORTER

Married: Francis TRELAWNY

Roger FORTESCUE

Died: 1629

Father: John FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh

Mother: Anne PORTER

Married: Mary NORLEIGH

Children:

1. Catherine FORTESCUE

2. Anne FORTESCUE

3. Pascha FORTESCUE

4. Gertrude FORTESCUE

5. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

6. John FORTESCUE

Catherine FORTESCUE

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: Reade FORTESCUE

Anne FORTESCUE

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: John HUTCHINS

Pascha FORTESCUE

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: John CORY

Gertrude FORTESCUE

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: Adam LUGGE

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: John STUCLEY of Cobleigh (son of John Stucley of Affeton and Mary Redman) 21 Jan 1629/30, Buckland Filleigh

Children:

1. Roger STUCLEY of Chumleigh

2. Mary STUCLEY

John FORTESCUE

Born: 1597

Died: 7 Jun 1655

Father: Roger FORTESCUE

Mother: Mary NORLEIGH

Married: Thomasine PRIDEAUX (b. 23 Oct 1603 - d. 1655) (dau. of Humphrey Prideaux and Honora Fortescue)

Children:

1. John FORTESCUE

2. Anne FORTESCUE

3. Thomasine FORTESCUE

4. William FORTESCUE of Buckland Filleigh

5. Mary FORTESCUE

6. James FORTESCUE

7. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

8. Honora FORTESCUE (m. George Luttrell)

9. Roger FORTESCUE

10. Gertrude FORTESCUE

Died: 1666

John FORTESCUE of Filleigh

Born: ABT 1456

Died: 2 Jun 1503

Father: Martin FORTESCUE

Married: Jacquetta St. LEGER

Children:

1. Bartholomew FORTESCUE of Filleigh

2. George FORTESCUE

Bartholomew FORTESCUE of Filleigh

Born: ABT 1486, Fallegh, England

Died: 12 Sep 1557

Father: John FORTESCUE of Filleigh

Mother: Jacquetta St. LEGER

Married: Ellen MOORE (b. ABT 1505) (dau. of Morris Moore and Cecily Bonville) ABT 1522, Mt. Drake, Devonshire, England

Children:

1. Richard FORTESCUE

2. Lewis FORTESCUE

3. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

4. Gertrude FORTESCUE

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1521, Filleigh, Devon, England

Died: 10 Feb 1561, Aller, Devonshire, England

Father: Bartholomew FORTESCUE of Filleigh

Mother: Ellen MOORE

Married: Lewis HATCH (b. ABT 1521 - d. BET 1559/60)

Children:

1. Thomas HATCH (b. ABT Aug 1556 - d. ABT Feb 1582/83) (m. Cecily Chichester)

2. Anne HATCH (m. Edmund Reinell)

3. Jane HATCH

4. Edmund HATCH

5. John HATCH

6. Dorothy HATCH

7. Lewis HATCH (b. ABT 1554 - d. 6 Apr 1629)

Married 2: Geoffrey TOTHILL 24 Nov 1569

Gertrude FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1538, Filleigh, Devon, England

Died: 10 Feb 1600/01, probably Mt. Drake, Devonshire, England

Father: Bartholomew FORTESCUE of Filleigh

Mother: Ellen MOORE

Married: Bernard DRAKE (Sir)

1. John DRAKE

Died: 1595

Died: 1570