Sir John Fortesque, (Acquired additional lands in Whimstone Devon England 1209)

Abt 1180 -

• Name	Sir John Fortesque  [1]
  Suffix	(Acquired additional lands in Whimstone Devon England 1209)
  Birth	Bef 1171	Wimpstone, Devon, England
  Birth	Abt 1180	of Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Bef 1190
  Name	Sir John Fortesque Served under Richard I who was King 1189-1199
  Residence	1209	Whymstone, Devon, England
  	Granted lands in Whymstone by King John
  Death	of Whimstone, Modbury Parish, Devon, England?
  Person ID	I17682	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Richard Fortesque,   b. 1135
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Sir Richard Fortesque,   b. 1206  [Father: natural]   2. John Fortesque,   b. Bef 1230  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John Fortescue, Clermont’s text records John as being the eldest son of the last Adam Fortescue!! He obtained a charter from King John in 1209, granting him lands at Wimstone. The estate there remained in the Fortescue family until the time of Queen Elizabeth, who reigned from 1558 to 1603. https://fortescue.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Abridged-1869-Edition.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] Geni (www.geni.com), Geni. https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-Fortescue/6000000007606804404