Sir Richard FORTESCUE
Abt 1416 - -
Name Richard FORTESCUE Prefix Sir Birth Abt 1416 Shepham, Devonshire, England 
Gender Male Note - Richard went to France in 1421 or 2. He was styled as "of Ermyngton", which was where his family seat, Wympstone, was situated. No doubt he joined his father in the French wars, but he was again in Devon before 1431. At his father's death in about 1435 he succeeded to his Hertfordshire estate of Punsbourne, or Ponsbourne, or Ponnysbourne, near Hatfield. Sir Richard fought under the Duke of Somerset on King Henry VI's side in the first battle of St. Albans, which was close to his home, and was killed.
Richard led to the branches at Punsbourne and Falkbourne.
Person ID I74002 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 21 Apr 2024
Father Sir John FORTESCUE, of Meaux, b. Abt 1362, Wimpstone, Devonshire, England Mother Eleanor NORREIS, of Norreis, b. 1390, Devonshire, England Marriage Parish of North Huish, Devonshire, England [1] Family ID F732 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Agnes DE WINDSOR Children 1. Richard FORTESCUE 2. Elizabeth FORTESCUE 3. Sir John FORTESCUE, The Elder 4. Sir John FORTESCUE, The Younger of Punsbourne d. 28 Jul 1500, Punsbourne, England Family ID F1344 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
- Richard went to France in 1421 or 2. He was styled as "of Ermyngton", which was where his family seat, Wympstone, was situated. No doubt he joined his father in the French wars, but he was again in Devon before 1431. At his father's death in about 1435 he succeeded to his Hertfordshire estate of Punsbourne, or Ponsbourne, or Ponnysbourne, near Hatfield. Sir Richard fought under the Duke of Somerset on King Henry VI's side in the first battle of St. Albans, which was close to his home, and was killed.
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Sources - [S2048] Fortescue History, 2048.
- [S2048] Fortescue History, 2048.