Richard Whittleigh1
M, #8502, b. About 1456
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Citations
- [S2278] Pedigree of the Family of Grenville, with the Descent of Hugh R.C. Birley and Bevil L. Birley from Sir Bevil Grenville, Ernest Axon, compiler, (Salem, Massachusetts: Privately published (reprinted by Higginson Book Company), 1893). Hereinafter cited as Pedigree of the Family of Grenville, with the Descent of Hugh R.C. Birley and Bevil L. Birley from Sir Bevil Grenville.
Margaret Tregarthin
F, #8503, b. About 1460
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Parents
| Name | Margaret Tregarthin was also known as Margaret Whittleigh. |
| Birth | She was born About 1460. |
| Marriage | She married Richard Whittleigh. |
Honor Tregarthin
F, #8504, b. About 1432
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| Birth | Honor Tregarthin was born About 1432. |
Bartholomew Fortescue, Esq. of Filleigh1,2
M, #8505, b. About 1486, d. 12 September 1557
Pedigree Link
Parents
| Birth | Bartholomew Fortescue, Esq. of Filleigh, was born About 1486, in Filleigh, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | He married Ellen Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton, daughter of Maurice Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton, and Agnes Pollard, Before 1517, in Mt. Drake, Devonshire, EnglandG.2 |
| Death | Bartholomew Fortescue, Esq. of Filleigh, died on 12 September 1557.2 |
Citations
- [S262] Louis Stoughton Drake, The Drake Family in England and America, 1360-1895 (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Antiquarian Books (Reprint), (Boston, 1896)). Hereinafter cited as The Drake Family in England and America, 1360-1895.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Ellen Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton1
F, #8506, b. About 1490
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Parents
| Name | Ellen Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton, was also known as Ellen Fortescue. |
| Birth | She was born About 1490, in Collumpton, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married Bartholomew Fortescue, Esq. of Filleigh, son of John Fortescue, of Wear Gifford, and Jacquet Saint Leger, Before 1517, in Mt. Drake, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
John Fortescue, of Wear Gifford1
M, #8507, b. 1460, d. 2 June 1503
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Parents
| Birth | John Fortescue, of Wear Gifford, was born in 1460, in Filleigh, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
| Note | John, only 12 when his father died, succeeded to his mother's estates at Wear-Gifford in Holbeton, South Devon.1 |
| Marriage | He married Jacquet Saint Leger daughter of Sir Ralph Saint Leger and Anne Maunse, in 1480.1 |
| Death | John Fortescue, of Wear Gifford, died on 2 June 1503.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Jacquet Saint Leger
F, #8508, b. About 1467
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Parents
| Name | Jacquet Saint Leger was also known as Jacquet Fortescue. |
| Name | She was also known as Jacoba St. Ledger.1 |
| Name | She was also known as Jacquet St. Ledger.1 |
| Birth | She was born About 1467, in of Amony, MonksfieldG.1 |
| Marriage | She married John Fortescue, of Wear Gifford, son of Sir Martin Fortescue, of Filleigh, and Elizabeth Denzille, of Filleigh, Weare Giffard,, in 1480.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Sir Martin Fortescue, of Filleigh1
M, #8509, b. About 1434, d. 12 November 1472
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Parents
| Christening | Sir Martin Fortescue, of Filleigh, was christened in Weare Giffard, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Residence | He lived. Martin lived on his wife's estates at Filleigh, the present Castle Hill. Martin was the first Fortescue to settle in North Devon.1 |
| Birth | He was born About 1434, in Ebrington, Gloucestershire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Denzille, of Filleigh, Weare Giffard, daughter of Richard Deynsell, on 10 September 1454.2 |
| Death | Sir Martin Fortescue, of Filleigh, died on 12 November 1472.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 126. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Elizabeth Denzille, of Filleigh, Weare Giffard1
F, #8510, b. About 1434
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Parents
| Name | Elizabeth Denzille, of Filleigh, Weare Giffard, was also known as Elizabeth Densell. |
| Name | She was also known as Elizabeth Fortescue. |
| Name | She was also known as Elizabeth Deynsell.2 |
| Note | She had possessions in North Devon, being the heiress of Richard Denzille of Filleigh, Weare Giffard and Buckland Filleigh. She also had Landsend in Colebrook (N. Devon), Combe in Holberton, and Tamerton on the Tamar, all in South Devon.2 |
| Birth | She was born About 1434, in Filleigh, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Christening | She was christened in Weare Giffard, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married first Sir Martin Fortescue, of Filleigh, son of Sir John Fortescue, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire, and Isabella Jamys, on 10 September 1454.3 |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Denzille, of Filleigh, Weare Giffard, married second Sir Richard Pomeroy Elizabeth survived Martin, and married Sir Richard Pomeroy.2 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 53. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 126. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Sir John Fortescue, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire1
M, #8511, b. About 1395, d. About 1485
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Sir John Fortescue (1395-1485)
Parents
| Name | Sir John Fortescue, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire, was also known as Chancellor Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice of England.2 |
| Note | He was Lord Chief Justice (1442-1461) of the King's Bench under Henry VI, and Lord Chancellor. This note from the National Portrait Gallery, http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp, and the National Gallery, London. |
| Birth | He was born About 1395, in Norries, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
| Education | Sir John studied law at Lincoln's Inn, like his brother Henry.1 |
| Marriage | He married Isabella Jamys daughter of John Jamys and Margery, in Church Chancel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, EnglandG. |
| Knighted | Sir John Fortescue, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire, was knighted in 1443. |
| Death | He died About 1485 in Ebrington Manor, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.3 |
| Burial | He was buried in Ebrington Chapel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.
This information from Visitations of the County of Devon, 1620, incorporating the earlier vistations of 1531 and 1564, by Lieut.-Col. J.L. Vivian. This taken from www.fortescue.org, source #26.
His monument in Ebrington church was refurbished by his descendant Colonel Robert Fortescue.1
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Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 92. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 91. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Isabella Jamys
F, #8512, b. About 1416
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Parents
| Name | Isabella Jamys was also known as Isabella Fortescue. |
| Birth | She was born About 1416, in Philips, Somersetshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married Sir John Fortescue, of Ebrington, Gloucestershire, son of Sir John Fortescue, of Meaux, and Eleanor Norreis, of Norreis,, in Church Chancel, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, EnglandG. |
Sir John Fortescue, of Meaux1
M, #8513, b. About 1362
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Parents
| Name | Sir John Fortescue, of Meaux, was also known as John Fortescue. |
| Birth | He was born About 1362, in Wimpstone, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Alt-Birth Date | An alternate recorded birth date is in 1380.1 |
| Marriage | He married Eleanor Norreis, of Norreis, daughter of William Norreis, of Norreis,, in Parish of North Huish, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
| Note |
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.
in 1420.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Eleanor Norreis, of Norreis1
F, #8514, b. 1390
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Parents
| Name | Eleanor Norreis, of Norreis, was also known as Eleanor Norries. |
| Name | She was also known as Eleanor Fortescue. |
| Name | She was also known as Joan Elinor Norries. |
| Birth | She was born in 1390, in Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married Sir John Fortescue, of Meaux, son of William Fortescue, of Wimpstone, and Elizabeth Beauchamp, in Parish of North Huish, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
William Fortescue, of Wimpstone1
M, #8515, b. About 1345, d. After 1410
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Parents
| Note |
William is probably the John William mentioned in the text as being the husband of Elizabeth in a will. By now William had estates in Wimstone, Holberton, Strechleigh, Forsan, Cokesland, Broke, Donstan, Tamerton, Smytheston, Wimpell, Thurveton, and Estecot, all thought to be in S. Devon. He also had the manor of Ryme in Dorset.
Elizabeth was the daughter of: Sir John Beauchamp, Knight and heir, born about 1315, died 8 April 1349, Lord of Ryme, Dorsetshire and of Oburnford, Oulescombe, Teignhervy and Buckerell, Devonshire. He married first about 1340 Margaret, daughter of John Whalesburgh.1
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| Birth | William Fortescue, of Wimpstone, was born About 1345, in Wimpstone, Devonshire, EnglandG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Beauchamp daughter of Sir John Richard Beauchamp and Margaret Whalesburgh, Before 23 October 1353.1 |
| Living | William Fortescue, of Wimpstone, was living in Wimpstone; Modbury, Devonshire, EnglandG, in 1410.1 |
| Death | He died After 1410. |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Elizabeth Beauchamp
F, #8516, b. About 1349
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Parents
| Name | Elizabeth Beauchamp was also known as Elizabeth Fortescue. |
| Birth | She was born About 1349, in Ryme, Dorsetshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married first William Fortescue, of Wimpstone, son of William Fortescue, of Wimpstone, and Anne Strechleigh, Before 23 October 1353.1 |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Beauchamp married second Richard de Branscombe on 23 October 1353.1 |
| Living | She was living in Wimpstone; Modbury, Devonshire, EnglandG, in 1410.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
William Norreis, of Norreis1
M, #8517, b. About 1364
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| Reference Number | William Norreis, of Norreis, had reference number 9HKK-90. |
| Birth | He was born About 1364. |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Page 92. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
John Jamys
M, #8518, b. About 1390
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| Birth | John Jamys was born About 1390. |
| Marriage | He married Margery. |
Margery
F, #8519, b. About 1392
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| Name | Margery was also known as Margery Jamys. |
| Birth | She was born About 1392. |
| Marriage | She married John Jamys. |
Richard Deynsell
M, #8520, b. About 1404
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| Name | Richard Deynsell was also known as Richard Denzille, of Filleigh.1 |
| Birth | He was born About 1404. |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Sir Ralph Saint Leger1
M, #8521, b. 1430, d. 1469
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Parents
| Name | Sir Ralph Saint Leger was also known as Sir Ralph St. Leger.1 |
| Birth | He was born in 1430, in of Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | He married Anne Maunse. |
| Title | He had the title.1 |
| Death | He died in 1469.2 |
| Burial | He was buried in Ulcombe Church, Ulcombe, Kent, EnglandG.1 |
Citations
- [S2551] Moya St Leger, St Leger - The Family and the Race (Chichester, West Sussex, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 2004). Hereinafter cited as St Leger - The Family and the Race.
- [S2551] Moya St Leger, St Leger - The Family and the Race (Chichester, West Sussex, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 2004), Page 4. Hereinafter cited as St Leger - The Family and the Race.
John Saint Leger
M, #8523, b. About 1404, d. 16 May 1442
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Parents
| Birth | John Saint Leger was born About 1404, in of Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | He married Margery Donnet daughter of James Donnet, About 1429, in EnglandG. |
| Death | John Saint Leger died on 16 May 1442 in Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
| Burial | He was buried in Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
Margery Donnet
F, #8524, b. About 1406
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Parents
| Name | Margery Donnet was also known as Margery Saint Leger. |
| Birth | She was born About 1406, in of Rainham, Kent County, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married John Saint Leger son of Arnold Saint Leger, About 1429, in EnglandG. |
| Burial | She was buried in Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
Arnold Saint Leger
M, #8525, b. About 1378
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Parents
| Birth | Arnold Saint Leger was born About 1378, in of Ulcombe, Kent County, EnglandG. |
Arnold Saint Leger
M, #8526, b. About 1352
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Parents
| Birth | Arnold Saint Leger was born About 1352. |
| Marriage | He married Joan. |
Child with Joan b. About 1354
Ralph Saint Leger
M, #8528, b. About 1326, d. Before 1359
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Parents
| Birth | Ralph Saint Leger was born About 1326. |
| Marriage | He married Joan. |
| Death | He died Before 1359. |
Child with Joan b. About 1328, d. Before April 1404
Bartholomew Saint Leger
M, #8529, b. About 1300
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Parents
| Birth | Bartholomew Saint Leger was born About 1300. |
| Marriage | He married Anabella --. |
Ralph Saint Leger
M, #8531, b. About 1274
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Parents
| Birth | Ralph Saint Leger was born About 1274. |
| Marriage | He married Joan. |
Child with Joan b. About 1276
James Donnet
M, #8533, b. About 1380
Pedigree Link
| Birth | James Donnet was born About 1380, in Rainham, EnglandG. |
Maurice Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton1
M, #8534
Pedigree Link
| Marriage | Maurice Moore, of Moor Hayes in Cullompton, married Agnes Pollard daughter of Cicely Bonville, The History of the Family Fortescue and All its Branches makes no reference to Maurice Moore having married Cicely Bonville.1 |
Citations
- [S2048] Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont, A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches. Hereinafter cited as A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches.
Cicely Bonville
F, #8535
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Parents
| Name | Cicely Bonville was also known as Cicely Moore. |
| Birth | She was born, in Chewton, Somerset, EnglandG. |
Alice Dennys
F, #8537, b. About 1466
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| Name | Alice Dennys was also known as Alice Bonville. |
| Birth | She was born About 1466. |
| Marriage | She married John Bonville. |
Ralph Saint Leger
M, #8539, b. About 1248
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Parents
| Birth | Ralph Saint Leger was born About 1248. |
John Saint Leger
M, #8540, b. About 1222
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Parents
| Birth | John Saint Leger was born About 1222. |
Ralph Saint Leger
M, #8541, b. About 1196, d. After 1201
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Parents
| Birth | Ralph Saint Leger was born About 1196. |
| Death | He died After 1201. |
Ralph Saint Leger
M, #8542, b. About 1170
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Parents
| Birth | Ralph Saint Leger was born About 1170. |
Thomas Saint Leger
M, #8543, b. About 1144
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| Birth | Thomas Saint Leger was born About 1144. |
Agnes Kailway1
F, #8545, b. About 1452
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Parents
| Name | Agnes Kailway was also known as Agnes Kelloway. |
| Name | She was also known as Agnes Drake. |
| Birth | She was born About 1452, in Otterton, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married John Drake son of John Drake and Cruwys Cruwys. |
Citations
- [S262] Louis Stoughton Drake, The Drake Family in England and America, 1360-1895 (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Antiquarian Books (Reprint), (Boston, 1896)). Hereinafter cited as The Drake Family in England and America, 1360-1895.
Cruwys Cruwys
F, #8550, b. About 1422
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Parents
| Name | Cruwys Cruwys was also known as Cruwys Drake. |
| Name | She was also known as Crews.1 |
| Birth | She was born About 1422, in Cruwys Morchard, Devonshire, EnglandG. |
| Marriage | She married John Drake son of John Drake and Christiana Antage.1 |
Citations
- [S18197] Colonial Families of the United States of America, in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13 May 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775. 7 Volumes., compiled by George Norbury Mackenzie & Nelson Osgood Rhodes, ed., compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted 1966, 1995 by Genealogical Publishing Company, (published 1912)), p. 135. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Families of the United States of America.