Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Fortescue
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
Generation: 5
Generation: 6
1. John Fortescue (son of Richard Fortescue and Alice de Windsor). Notes:
"[Richard Fortescue] left three sons: the eldest, another Sir Richard, with whom we are not concerned, and two others both of whom were called Sir John. In the case of the first of the two Sir Johns, there was the singular coincidence that while he had a brother of his own name, he married Alice Montgomery, who had a sister of her own name. Genealogists would learn with relief that they died without issue." [John Morris, citation details below]
Family/Spouse: Alice Montgomery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Richard Fortescue was born in of Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England (son of John Fortescue and Clarice); died on 22 May 1455 in St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England. Notes:
According to John Morris (citation details below), he was killed at the Battle of St. Albans fighting on the Lancastrian side.
He may have been a son of his father's first wife, Eleanor Norreys; secondary sources disagree.Richard married Alice de Windsor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alice de Windsor (daughter of Walter de Windsor). Children:
- John Fortescue died on 28 Jul 1500 in Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England.
- Richard Fortescue
- 1. John Fortescue
Generation: 3
4. John Fortescue was born in of Holbeton, Devon, England (son of William Fortescue and Elizabeth Beauchamp); died between 1432 and 1436. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1435
- Alternate death: Bef 1436
Notes:
According to John Morris (citation details below), he fought at Agincourt in 1415, and in 1422 he was governor of Meaux in France. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (citation details below), he was "not a soldier, as historians of the family have claimed, but a local administrator and man of affairs, above all in the service of the Courtenay family."
John married Clarice before 1408. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Clarice Notes:
According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (citation details below), she was John Fortescue's first wife. The ODNB makes no mention of another wife, Eleanor, who is called the mother of Henry Fortescue in the History of Parliament (citation details below) entry on the latter. The ODNB identifies Clarice as the mother of both Henry and John, and we follow that.
Children:
- John Fortescue died before 18 Dec 1479 in Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England.
- Henry Fortescue died after 31 Oct 1460.
- 2. Richard Fortescue was born in of Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England; died on 22 May 1455 in St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England.
6. Walter de Windsor was born in of Windsor, Devon, England. Children:
Generation: 4
8. William Fortescue was born about 1345 in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England (son of William Fortescue); died after 1406. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1409
- Alternate death: Aft 1411
William married Elizabeth Beauchamp. Elizabeth (daughter of John de Beauchamp and Margaret de Whalesborough) was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England; died after 1409. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Beauchamp was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England (daughter of John de Beauchamp and Margaret de Whalesborough); died after 1409. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1411
Children:
- 4. John Fortescue was born in of Holbeton, Devon, England; died between 1432 and 1436.
- William Fortescue was born about 1385 in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England; died after 8 Nov 1421.
Generation: 5
16. William Fortescue was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England (son of William Fortescue and Alice Strechleigh); died after 1394. Children:
- 8. William Fortescue was born about 1345 in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England; died after 1406.
18. John de Beauchamp was born about 1315 in of Ryme, Dorset, England (son of John de Beauchamp and Elizabeth); died on 8 Apr 1349. John married Margaret de Whalesborough about 1340. Margaret (daughter of John de Whalesborough) died after 24 Dec 1355. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Margaret de Whalesborough (daughter of John de Whalesborough); died after 24 Dec 1355. Notes:
Or Whalesburgh.
Children:
- 9. Elizabeth Beauchamp was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England; died after 1409.
- Joan Beauchamp died before 1401.
Generation: 6
32. William Fortescue was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England (son of Adam Fortescue and Anne de la Port); died in 1369. William married Alice Strechleigh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Alice Strechleigh (daughter of Walter Strechleigh). Notes:
Or Anne.
Children:
- 16. William Fortescue was born in of Whympston in Modbury, Devon, England; died after 1394.
36. John de Beauchamp was born about 1285 in of Ryme, Dorset, England (son of Humphrey de Beauchamp and Sibyl Oliver); died after 1341. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1345
John married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Elizabeth Children:
- 18. John de Beauchamp was born about 1315 in of Ryme, Dorset, England; died on 8 Apr 1349.
38. John de Whalesborough was born in of Lamellan, Cornwall, England. Notes:
Or Whalesburgh, Walesbreu.
Children:
- Isabel de Whalesborough was born in of Lamellan, Cornwall, England; died after 11 Feb 1362.
- 19. Margaret de Whalesborough died after 24 Dec 1355.