Hugonis Fortescue, Sheriff of Devon

1544 - 1600  (56 years)

• Name	Hugonis Fortescue  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sheriff of Devon
  Birth	1544	Raleigh, Devon, England   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Weare Gifforde, Devon, England   [1]
  Death	1 Aug 1600  [1, 3]
  Burial	Weare Giffard, Torridge District, Devon, England   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I17971	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Fortesque, of Filly Devon and Somerset England,   b. Bef 1510, of Filly, Devon, England d. 30 Jun 1570 (Age > 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Joan Morton,   b. Abt 1510, Kent, England d. Abt 1588, Staffordshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Chichester, -twin,   b. 25 May 1545, Raleigh, Devon, England d. 7 May 1629, Weare Giffard, Devon, England (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. John Fortescue,   b. 29 Mar 1572, Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon, England d. 29 Mar 1605 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hugh Fortescue,   b. 1584   d. 1650 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

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