Thomasine (Fulford) Wise (abt. 1444 - abt. 1505)

Born about 1444 in Great Fulford, Dunsford Parish, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Wise Esq. — married 1463 in Sydenham, Damerel Parish, Lifton Hund., Devon, England

Descendants

Died about 1505 at about age 61 in Sydenham, Lifton Hundred, Devon, England

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Biography

Thomasine Fulford was born in about1444 at Great Fulford manor in Dunsford Parish, 9 miles southwest of Exeter, Devonshire, England. She was the daughter of Sir Baldwin Fulford and his wife Jennet Elizabeth (Bozom) Fulford. Sir Baldwin was a celebrated knight and Crusader (1443-1444) who was also the Vice Admiral of England under King Henry VI. He was Sheriff of Devonshire in 1459-61 when, at the beginning of the War of the Roses, he was caught and executed by supporters of newly-proclaimed King Edward IV, the York contender for England's throne against Lancaster-supporter King Henry VI.^[1]

In 1463, at 19 years old, Thomasine Fulford married John Wise, Esquire, of Sydenham House, Devonshire. They were both of the "landed gentry" social class who owned several large manors and farms, rented out to tenant farmers. They were not, however, considered as nobility or titled aristocrats and therefore their descendants were eligible to sit in the House of Commons in England's Parliaments.

Thomasine and John Wise had 2 children:^[2]

1. Alicia Wise, b. ca. 1466; m. John Russell, Esq.
2. Oliver Wise, b. ca. 1468; m. Margaret Tremayne

Thomasine Fulford Wise lived at Mount Wise and Sydenham Manor House, both in Devon, until her death in around 1500. An exact date for her death has not been found. At least one family genealogy says she did not die at Sydenham House until 1505. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Great Fulford: History & Genealogy
2. ↑ "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain ...", Volume 1, by Sir Bernard Burke & Ashworth Peter Burke. A Google book.
3. ↑ The Keller Family Tree - Thomasine Fulford

See also:

• Great Fulford: History & Genealogy

• "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain ...", Volume 1, by Sir Bernard Burke & Ashworth Peter Burke. A Google book.

• The Sortomme-Goodspeed Family Tree 3-19-11 - Thomasine Fulford Some errors in dates.

• The Keller Family Tree - Thomasine Fulford

• "Our Royal Titled Noble & Commoner Ancestors " - Thomasine Fulford Research by Martyn Lewis, Portland, Oregon.

• Thomasine Fulford on Geni.com Some errors in dates - has son older than his mother...

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fulford-18 was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.

• This person was created on 19 April 2011 through the import of Stout - Trask - Cowan .ged.

• WikiTree profile Fulford-45 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.

• WikiTree profile Fulford-66 created through the import of DerrekPrestonWayneSteeleFamily.ged on Oct 14, 2011 by Preston Steele. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Preston and others.

• Thank you to Chet Snow for creating WikiTree profile Fulford-254 on Monday, April 7, 2014 and for researching this person's profile, adding sources and merging these profiles on May 23, 2015.