Govenor
Thomas
Fortescue
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Faithful Fortescue
and Anne (Moore) Fortescue
Husband of
Sidney (Kingsmill) Fortescue
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Chichester Fortescue and William Fortescue
Died
at about age 90
[location unknown]
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Biography
Birth
Governor Thomas Fortescue was the only surviving son of Faithful Fortescue and Anne Moore.[1]
Career
He was a Captain of the horse under Lord Herbert in England and coronet of his father's regiment in 1642. By 2 Aug 1649 he had been appointed to the title of Lt. Colonel, simply being referred to as Lt. Col. Fortescue.[1]
In 1661, he was appointed Governor of Carrickfergus Castle in his father's place.[1]
Marriage
He married Sidney (Kingsmill) Fortescue.
Two sons:
Death
He died in 1710 at the age of 90.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Clermont, Thomas Fortescue, Baron, 1815-1887. A History of the Family of Fortescue In All Its Branches. 2d ed. London: Ellis and White, 1880. pg 200
- ↑ Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858, database, FamilySearch: 19 December 2019), Sir Thomas Fortescue, 1710; records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; citing extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; National Archives of Ireland, Dublin. [1]
See Also:
- THE FAMILY HISTORY OF HART OF DONEGAL (1907), by Henry Travers Hart
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