Adam FORTESCUE

1036 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Adam FORTESCUE
  Born	1036	Normandy, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I819	David Falconer Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard LE FORT           b. 1015, Normandy, France           d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MARE           b. 1018, Contenin, France           d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Radulfus or Ralph FORTESCUE           b. 1066, Rhone, France           d. UNKNOWN, Modbury, Devon, England  [natural]   2. Adam FORTESCUE           d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Adam fought at the Battle of Hastings (1066) alongside his father, Richard le Fort. Both were said to be officers in the Norman army. After 1066, the name Fortescue (strong shield) was recognized as the name of a strong warrior. William, Duke of Normandy granted Adam and his father land in Devon. Adam settled at Whympston Modbury in Devon. All English Fortescues are said to descend from him. Whympston's ancient name was Wimondestan (or Wimondestone or Winston) Manor in the Parish of Modbury, Devon. The parish contained a priory (some of whose land was donated by the Fortescue family), and a mill named Swanbridge Mill, part of which remains today. The original grant by William Duke of Normandy to Richard le Fort and his son Adam Fortescue is recorded in a deed issued in 1195, and another dated about 1209. The 1195 deed was found in the library of Eton College.

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] "A Branch of the Fortescue Family Tree" by G. and E. Tithecott.