Sir
John
"1st Baronet Fortescue of Salden"
Fortescue
Born about in Mursley, Buckinghamshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Fortescue KB
and Grace (Manners) Fortescue
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Frances (Stanley) Fortescue
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Fortescue and Edward Fortescue
Died about
at about age 64
in Buckinghamshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2015
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Biography
Sir John Fortescue was baptized at Mursley in Saldon, Buckinghamshire in 1592. He was the son and heir of Sir Francis Fortescue KB and Grace (Manners), daughter of Hon. Sir John Manners of Hadden, Co. Derby. [1]
He matriculated from Oxford (Merton College) on 11 Jul 1606 at age 12; admitted to the Inner Temple in 1612 and succeeded his father in Jan 1623/24. [1]
He was created a Baronet in 17 Feb 1635/36. [1]
He married Frances (Stanley), daughter of Sir Edward Stanley K.B. of Ensham, Oxfordshire. [1]
He was improsoned in Islip, Oxfordshire in May 1644. "He was in arms on the King's side and taken prisoner near Islip, Oxon. May 1644."[1]
He died in Sep 1656 and was buried in Mursley, Buckinghamshire. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cockayne, George E. (1825-1911), Complete Barenotage, p.415, Image 414; Internet Archive (accessed [7 May 2022])
- Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. Published 1911 by Melville & Company, London. Mortimer-Percy volume, part one, Table II, Part 2.
- Wikipedia: Fortescue baronets
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