Sir John FORTESCUE, of Meaux

Abt 1362 -

• Name	John FORTESCUE  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	of Meaux
  Birth	Abt 1362	Wimpstone, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Alt-Birth Date	1380  [1]
  Note	1420  [1]
  	He was a Governor of Meaux in France in 1420. Sir John of Meaux served in the French Wars under Henry V and was present at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was made captain of Meaux when it was taken in 1422, and Governor of the province of La Brie. He returned to England before 1431 and appears to have had a residence at Shepham, Devon. He married in the parish of North Huish, and acquired Norreis via his wife. He had manors at Overcomb, Efford and Alsford in the parish of Holboughton or Holberton. In 1429 there is a reference to a grant by him to John Longford. He left his estate in Hertfordshire to his son Richard.
  Name	John Fortescue
  Person ID	I8513	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William FORTESCUE, of Wimpstone,   b. Abt 1345, , Wimpstone, Devonshire, England d. Aft 1410 (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP,   b. Abt 1349, , Ryme, Dorsetshire, England
  Marriage	Bef 23 Oct 1353  [1]
  Family ID	F733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor NORREIS, of Norreis,   b. 1390, Devonshire, England
  Marriage	Parish of North Huish, Devonshire, England   [1]
  Children	1. Sir John FORTESCUE, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire,   b. Abt 1395, Norries, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1485, Ebrington Manor, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 90 years)   2. Joan FORTESCUE   3. Henry FORTESCUE, of Wood,   b. Abt 1413, Shepham, Devonshire, England   4. Sir Richard FORTESCUE,   b. Abt 1416, Shepham, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2048] Fortescue History, 2048.