William Fortesque, (Theory they are parents of Roger named after Anne's father?)

1524 - 1583  (59 years)

• Name	William Fortesque  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	(Theory they are parents of Roger named after Anne's father?)
  Birth	1524	Filleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1583  [3]
  Person ID	I17962	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Fortesque,   b. Bef 1504
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christian Arscott,   b. 1504, Bradford, Devon, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Giffard,   b. 1528, Chittlehampton, Devon, England d. 10 Feb 1561, Aller, Devon, England (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1550	Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom   [3, 4, 5]
  Children	1. John Fortesque, - MP,   b. Abt 1561   d. 1631, , Devon, England (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Honorable Geoffrey Faithful Fortescue,   b. 1552   d. 1608 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Fortesque,   b. 1549, Filleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. 1574, Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Martin Fortesque,   b. Hoverley, in Devon d. 1 Apr 1604, Wear Gifford, Devon, , England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Rockley Fortesque  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Bartholomew Fortesque,   b. Filleigh  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Roger Fortt, Gentleman (Theory as to sons and wife)   d. 7 Dec 1606, South Petherton Somerset, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S770] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Vol. 1: A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, For 1850 : Comprising Particulars of Upwards of 100,000 Individuals / By John B. Burke; Author: Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892, author. [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/roberts02?n=fortescue&oc=&p=william [S20] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/roberts02?n=giffard&oc=&p=anne