Elizabeth married William FORTESCUE in 1377 in Shepham, Devon. William (son of William FORTESCUE and Alice DE STRECHLEIGH) was born about 1345 in Whympston Modbury, Devon; died in 1410 in Modbury, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Fortescue family tree of G. and E. Tithecott has John Fortescue's death in 1415 at Meaux Put-le-Dome, in Auvergne, France. However the Book on the Fortescue family by Thomas Fortescue Lord Clermont says that John served under Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, and that in 1422 he was made governor of the Province of la Brie, whose capital was Meaux. He was said to return to live at Shepham in Devon in 1431, and became known as John Fortescue of Meaux.

John married Eleanor NORRIES in 1409 in Devon, England. Eleanor (daughter of William NORRIES and Eleanor DE COLLATON) was born in 1390 in Devon, England; died in 1429 in Wood, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married John BOSOM, Sir in 1420 in Devon, England. John was born in 1390 in Devon, England; died in 1440 in Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry was a Member of Parliament for Devon during the reign of Henry V, and became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland during the reign of Henry VI in 1426. He was relieved of this post in 1427, being thought to be too sympathetic to the English settlers in Ireland

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According to the book "Buckland Fileigh - A continuous Thread", by Jane Taylor, Sir John Fortescue was the Chancellor and Chief Justice to Henry VI. The John Fortescue Society still exists at Exeter College, Oxford, and admits law students there.

Ebrington Manor, purchased by John, is said to be the oldest home of the Fortescues that is still standing.

The Fortescue family tree site, www.fortescue.org has this john Fortescue being born in 1395. He supported the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses. He accompanied Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI, and her young son, Prince Edward, on their flight to Scotland, after which he was appointed Chancellor to Henry VI. He went with the Queen and her son in exile to Holland in 1463. He tutored Prince Edward there, and wrote a book for him, "De Laudibus Legum Angliae". He was said to have been taken prisoner after the final defeat of the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewksbury in 1471. His book was finally published during the reign of Henry VIII>

John married Isabella JAMYS in 1436. Isabella was born in 1416 in Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1502. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Agnes DE WINDSOR in 1456. Agnes was born in 1412; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martin's wife, Elizabeth Denzille, inherited the Manor of Buckland Filleigh, as well as the Manor of Hartleigh, and the estates of Fileigh, Weare Giffard and Buckland Filleigh, from her parents Richard Denzille and a Miss Courtenay. On Elizabeth's marriage to Martin, he became lord of the manor, and it remained in the Fortescue family until 1834. The early history of the Manor of Buckland Fileigh, the families who owned it, and of the Parish of Buckland Filleigh, is contained in a book by Jane Taylor: "Buckland Fileigh - A Continuous Thread".

Martin married Elizabeth DENZILLE in 1454 in Filleigh, Devon, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard DENZILLE and Elizabeth FILLEIGH) died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]