FORTESCUE FAMILY

IV. WYMSTON LINE

William FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1385

Died: AFT 1410

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth (Eleanor) BEAUCHAMP

Married: Isabel (Maud) FALWELL 1410

Children:

1. John FORTESCUE of Wymston

John FORTESCUE of Wymston

Born: ABT 1420

Died: 11 Mar 1480/1

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Isabel (Maud) FALWELL

Married: Jane PRESTON 1450

Children:

1. John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

2. William FORTESCUE

3. Joan FORTESCUE

4. John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Joan FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1444, Wymston, Minston, Devon, England

Father: John FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Jane PRESTON

Married: John HEXT (b. ABT 1434 - d. 1497) (son of Thomas Hext)

Children:

1. Thomas HEXT of Pickwell (Esq.) (b. ABT 1474 - d. 1555) (m. Wilmot Poyntz)

2. Agnes HEXT (b. 1468) (m. Lewis Pollard)

3. Elizabeth HEXT (m. John Ackeland)

4. Anne HEXT

5. John HEXT

6. Jane HEXT

7. Catherine HEXT

8. William HEXT

9. Henry HEXT

10. Eleanor HEXT

William FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1460, Devon, Preston, England

Died: 1 Feb 1519/20

Father: John FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Jane PRESTON

Married: Elizabeth CHAMPERNOWNE

Children:

1. Jane FORTESCUE

2. Henry FORTESCUE

3. Isabel FORTESCUE

5. William FORTESCUE

Jane FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1489, Brightley, Devon, England

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: John COBLEIGH

Children:

1. Margaret COBLEY (m. Roger Gifford of Halsbury)

Isabel FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1493, Brightley, Devon, England

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: Robert DILLON of Chimewell

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1494, Brightley, Devon, England

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: Richard MOYLE of Bake

Henry FORTESCUE

Born: 1492, Preston, Devonshire, England

Died: 3 May 1567

Father: William FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth CHAMPERNOWNE

Married 1: Elizabeth St. MAUR

Children:

1. Joan FORTESCUE

2. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

3. Mary FORTESCUE

4. Catherine FORTESCUE

5. John FORTESCUE

Married 2: Anne ?

Joan FORTESCUE

Father: Henry FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth St. MAUR

Married: John KELLY

1. Oliver KELLY (b. BEF 1464 - d. 28 Jun 1511) (m. Joan Tremayne)

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Father: Henry FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth St. MAUR

Married: Simon WORTH

John FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1519, Preston, Devonshire, England

Died: 11 Apr 1587, Woodleigh, Devonshire, England

Father: Henry FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth St. MAUR

Married: Joan FORTESCUE

Children:

1. Ellen FORTESCUE

2. Henry FORTESCUE

3. William FORTESCUE

4. Tristram FORTESCUE

Ellen FORTESCUE

Married: Charles CHAMPERNOWNE

Henry FORTESCUE

Buried: 20 Mar 1621/22, Cornworthy, Devonshire, England

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Joan FORTESCUE

Married: Susan HARRIS (dau. of Sir Edward Harris and Agnes Huckford) 5 Jun 1586, Cornworthy, Devonshire, England

William FORTESCUE

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Joan FORTESCUE

Married 1: Dau. FULFORD (dau. of Sir John Fulford)

Married 2: Margaret FRANCIS (dau. of John Francis of Combe Florey) (m.2 Edmund Morgan)

John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

Died: 22 May 1519

Father: John FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Jane PRESTON

Married: Isabella GIBBS

Children:

1. Jane FORTESCUE

2. Joan FORTESCUE

3. John FORTESCUE

4. Margaret FORTESCUE

5. Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Jane FORTESCUE

Father: John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Isabella GIBBS

Married: John HEXT

Children:

1. Thomas HEXT

Joan FORTESCUE

Father: John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Isabella GIBBS

Married 1: Richard TROUBLEFIELD

Married 2: Thomas COTTERELL

Married 3: John PRIDEAUX of Orcharton

Margaret FORTESCUE

Father: John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Isabella GIBBS

Married: John COLE

Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Born: BEF 1490

Died: AFT 1519

Father: John "The Older" FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Isabella GIBBS

Married: Florence BONVILLE (b. ABT 1486) (dau. of John Bonville and Alice Dennis)

Children:

1. Thomas FORTESCUE

2. William FORTESCUE

3. Henry FORTESCUE

4. Aquila FORTESCUE

5. Eliza FORTESCUE

6. Isabel FORTESCUE

7. Joan FORTESCUE

Aquila FORTESCUE

Father: Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Florence BONVILLE

Married: Robert ASHFORD

Eliza FORTESCUE

Father: Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Florence BONVILLE

Married: John BARNHOUSE

Isabel FORTESCUE

Father: Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Florence BONVILLE

Married: Anthony HONEYCHURCH

Joan FORTESCUE

Father: Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Florence BONVILLE

Married: William HEALE

Henry FORTESCUE

Father: Thomas FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Florence BONVILLE

Married: Joan BRETT (BRIGHT)

Children:

1. Thomas FORTESCUE

Thomas FORTESCUE

John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Father: John FORTESCUE of Wymston

Mother: Jane PRESTON

Married: Alice COKWORTHY(b. ABT 1445) (dau. of John Cockworthy and Thomasine Chichester) (m.2 Sir John Cobleigh) 1471

Children:

1. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

2. Richard FORTESCUE

3. Nicholas FORTESCUE

4. Anthony FORTESCUE

5. Nicholas FORTESCUE

6. Lewis FORTESCUE

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Father: John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Mother: Alice COKWORTHY

Married: John AKELANE of Akelane (son of Baldwin Akelane and Joan Prideaux)

Children:

1. John AKELANE (m. Elizabeth Hext)

Nicholas FORTESCUE

Died: 28 Aug 1549

Father: John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Mother: Alice COKWORTHY

Married: Catherine SKINNER

Nicholas FORTESCUE

Died: BET 14 Nov 1546 - 13 Sep 1550

Notes: Will dated/proved 13 Sep 1550.

Father: John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Mother: Alice COKWORTHY

Married: Elizabeth STURE

Richard FORTESCUE

Died: AFT 14 Nov 1546

Notes: Son and heir.

Father: John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Mother: Alice COKWORTHY

Married: Elizabeth KNOLLYS

Children:

1. Humphrey FORTESCUE

2. John FORTESCUE

John FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1516 / 1532, Spridlestone, Devon, England

Father: Richard FORTESCUE

Mother: Elizabeth KNOLLYS

Married: Florence VIVIAN ABT 1540

Children:

1. Catherine (Joan) FORTESCUE

Catherine (Joan) FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1558, Spridlestone, Devon, England

Died: AFT 1602

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Florence VIVIAN

Married: John HEXT

1. William HEXT

2. Robert HEXT

3. Richard HEXT

4. John HEXT

Lewis FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1506, Spridleston, Devonshire, England

Notes: Youngest son, by his marriage into another branch of the Fortescue family, the estate of Fallapit was thus acquired.

Father: John "The Younger" FORTESCUE of Sprideston

Mother: Alice COKWORTHY

Married: Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Children:

1. Mary FORTESCUE

2. Agnes FORTESCUE

3. Anne FORTESCUE

4. Peter FORTESCUE

5. Thomas FORTESCUE

6. Bennett FORTESCUE

7. Phillip FORTESCUE

8. Nicholas FORTESCUE

9. Joan FORTESCUE

10. John FORTESCUE

11. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Anne FORTESCUE

Married: Richard BLACKALL

Married 1: George REYNELL (b. ABT 1509 - d. 20 Dec 1568) ABT 1539

Children:

1. Elizabeth REYNELL (b. ABT 1542 - d. AFT 1568) (m. Henry Borough)

2. Alice REYNELL (m. John Beare)

3. Henry REYNELL

4. John REYNELL (m. Agnes Heale)

5. Edmund REYNELL (b. ABT 1547 - d. ABT 1609) (m. Anne Hatch)

6. Richard REYNELL (m. Maria Periam)

7. Humphrey REYNELL (m. Dau. Stocket)

8. Jane REYNELL (m. John Fountaine)

Married 2: Robert COURTENAY of Molland AFT 4 Jan 1560

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1532, Fallowpit, Devonshire, England

Married: Edward AMEREDITH (son of Griffith Ameredith and Joan Moore) ABT 1553

Children:

1. Thomas AMEREDITH of Slapton (chr. 4 Dec 1554) (m. Elizabeth Champernowne)

2. Mary AMEREDITH

3. John AMEREDITH

4. Margaret AMEREDITH

5. Elizabeth AMEREDITH (m. Walter Langdon)

6. Honor AMEREDITH (m. Nicholas Rolle)

7. Anne AMEREDITH (m.  Thomas Fortescue)

8. Mark AMEREDITH

9. Ellen AMEREDITH

10. Lewis AMEREDITH

11. Edmund AMERIDETH

Nicholas FORTESCUE

Died: 11 May 1609, Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Married: Jane HILL (dau. of Robert Hill of Helegan) (w. of Michael Vivian)

Children:

1. Lewis FORTESCUE

2. Agnes FORTESCUE

3. Margaret FORTESCUE

4. William FORTESCUE

Lewis FORTESCUE

Father: Nicholas FORTESCUE

Mother: Jane HILL

Married: Lower SAMUEL

Children:

1. Mary FORTESCUE

Agnes FORTESCUE

Father: Nicholas FORTESCUE

Mother: Jane HILL

Married: George BOWDEN

Margaret FORTESCUE

Father: Nicholas FORTESCUE

Mother: Jane HILL

Married: William PRISK

William FORTESCUE

Born: 1569, Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Died: AFT 1609

Buried: 9 Aug 1623, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England

Father: Nicholas FORTESCUE

Mother: Jane HILL

Married 1: Eliza SLEMAN

Married 2: Christian VIVIAN 14 Oct 1591, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England

Children:

1. Agnes FORTESCUE

John FORTESCUE

Born: 1525, Fallapit, Devonshire, England

Died: 1595

Buried: 21 Sep 1595, East Allington, Devonshire, England

Married: Honora SPECCOTT ABT 1546

Children:

1. Jane FORTESCUE

2. Anne FORTESCUE

3. Edward FORTESCUE

4. Mary FORTESCUE

5. Anne FORTESCUE

6. Edmund FORTESCUE (Sheriff)

7. George FORTESCUE

Jane FORTESCUE

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Honora SPECCOTT

Married 1: Richard HALSE 1 Nov 1576, East Allington, Devonshire, England

Married 2: Henry ROLLES (Sir)

Edward FORTESCUE

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Honora SPECCOTT

Married: Eleanor READE

Mary FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1547, Fallapit, Devonshire, England

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Honora SPECCOTT

Married: Henry LUSCOMBE 18 Sep 1561, East Allington, Devonshire, England

Anne FORTESCUE

Born: ABT 1549, Fallowpit, Devonshire, England

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Honora SPECCOTT

Married: John PLUMLEIGH 3 Jul 1567, East Allington, Devonshire, England

Edmund FORTESCUE (Sheriff)

Born: 1552, Fallapit, Devonshire, England

Died: 1624

Buried: 25 Jul 1624, East Allington, Devonshire, England

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Honora SPECCOTT

Married: Mary CHAMPERNOWNE

Children:

1. Honora FORTESCUE

2. Elizabeth FORTESCUE

3. John FORTESCUE

4. Francis FORTESCUE

5. Nicholas FORTESCUE

Honora FORTESCUE

Born: 1583

Father: Edmund FORTESCUE (Sheriff)

Mother: Mary CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: Humphrey PRIDEAUX (b. 1573 - d. 13 Mar 1617) (son of Richard Prideaux and Catherine Arundell)

Children:

1. Edmund PRIDEAUX

2. Nicholas PRIDEAUX

3. John PRIDEAUX

4. Thomasine PRIDEAUX (b. 23 Oct 1603 - d. 1655) (m. John Fortescue)

5. Elizabeth PRIDEAUX

Elizabeth FORTESCUE

Born: 1584

Father: Edmund FORTESCUE (Sheriff)

Mother: Mary CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: John NYCHOLLS

John FORTESCUE

Born: BEF 1587

Died: 1649, Fallapit House, East Allington, Devon, England

Father: Edmund FORTESCUE (Sheriff)

Mother: Mary CHAMPERNOWNE

Married: Sarah PRIDEAUX (dau. of Sir Edmund Prideaux and Bridget Chichester)

Children:

1. Edmund FORTESCUE (Sir)

Edmund FORTESCUE (Sir)

Father: John FORTESCUE

Mother: Sarah PRIDEAUX

Married: Jane SOUTHCOTT

Children:

1. Mary FORTESCUE

Mary FORTESCUE

Died: AFT 1662

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