Fortescue Baulking Grange

[KN]

Some references to Fortescue in this post - may be of interest.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=645050.0

KN

[TrevorHH]

Dear John

I have been reading the correspondence on Rootschat regarding the Fortescue family of Berkshire and that of Baulking in particular with interest. I am at the moment helping a friend with her Fortescue family history which may have links with your family.

The Fortescue family I am researching has been traced to Jane Fortescue who was baptised in Wantage on the 2nd February 1787. Her parents were John Fortescue (bapt 14/1/1758 in Faringdon (although from Little Coxwell)) and Sarah Giles (from Letcombe Regis) who married in Wantage on the 3rd July 1780. Jane's grandparents were James Fortescue and Elizabeth Hazel who married (by licence) on 20th  September 1751 in Uffington. James (according to the Licence Bond) was from Great Coxwell  and his wife was from Fernham. Looking at the Great Coxwell  Parish Register there is a James Fortescue baptised on 15th Agust 1736 which maybe this James. His parents are given as another James and Mary.

Any connections with your reseach.? Buckland, Faringdon, the Coxwells and Uffington are all in (a geographical) line to Wantage so there is most probably a link somewhere.

Kind regards

Trevor

[KN]

The marriage of an Elizabeth Fortescue is mentioned in this thread .....

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=645050.0

[jt123]

Hi KN, thanks for the tip - it's been such a long time I wasn't aware this thread was still active! (But so glad it is!)

I looked your reference to the other thread - here it is extracted:

18-1-1802 Francis Giles (x), otp  to
                Elizabeth Fortescue (x) otp
wit; Luke Pigott, clerk of the parish.

extracted from the  Letcombe Regis transcriptions on the Oxfordshire FHS CD (OXF-WAN01) with their permission.
 
Unfortunately I can't see a link between my direct Fortescues and this Elizabeth - but they must be related. I need to go through all the Berkshire Fortescue marriages and burial indexes I have been sent recently and sort out each family and try and work out where they all connect. Thanks again for keeping in touch!  Kind Regards John
 

[jt123]

Hi Trevor, how are you? Sorry I missed your post from a couple of years ago!  Again - this family must be closely connected to my direct ancestors having come from such a close village - I just haven't found any James Fortescue in my line as yet - but as mentioned in my previous post I plan to sit down and try and tie all the closely linked Fortescue families of Berkshire together and see where that takes me.  Hopefully I can find the connection and ultimately find the missing link between all these Berkshire Fortescue families back to the main Fortescue tree. Best regards John

[jt123]

Hi Trevor,

I had a another look at the Fortescues you mentioned that were from Little Coxwell, Great Coxwell and Wantage.

I assume you may already have this info, however -

The James Fortescue born in 1736 in Great Coxwell would only have been 15 years old if he was the one married in 1751 to Elizabeth Hazel in Uffington?

There was a Thomas Fortescue christened on the same day as his brother John in Faringdon on 14/10/1758 - maybe twins (or they just saved up and went to town to do both on the same day?)

John Fortescue and Sarah (m. 1780 in Wantage) had Anne and Jane (both Christened on 22/1/1787 - twins again?), and Sarah (1784) and Elizabeth (1781)


Cheers,

John

[jt123]

Hi All,

It's been a couple of years - without any progress on this particular line - however I may have just stumbled on a set of legal docs from the UK National Archives that may shed some light on a John Fortescue in the 16th Century that may have been the original landowner in Baulking and other nearby towns.  Problem is I can't decipher the old English very easily - so I was wondering if there is anyone else out there that may be good at reading old documents from the 16th century?  If so - I would greatly appreciate any help.  Please see attached files.

Kind Regards,

John

[jt123]

Oh no - I can't seem to add all the files as they are too large for this post.

If you are interested in seeing a copy - please email me at -

thatcher_john@hotmail.com

[jt123]

Here is one other small file that seems to post.