near about her person - Mursley Buckinghamshire
"Here lies Sir John Fortescue, Master of the Great Wardrobe, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer and a Member of the Privy Council of Queen Elizabeth; later, in the first year of King James's reign he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He lived for 76 years and died on the 23rd December in the year of our Lord 1607. He was survived by his sons Francis, Knight of the most noble Order of the Bath, and William, Knight: who placed this memorial in memory of their dead father".
Sir John Fortescue 1607 & 2nd wife Alice Smythe 1621
John bc 1533 was the eldest son of Sir Adrian Fortescue ex 1539 of Brightwell and 2nd wife Anne daughter of Sir William Reade of Boarstal by Anne Warham: Widow of Giles Greville of Lasborough, who m3 Sir Thomas Parry Comptroller of the Royal Household whose influence helped John
His grandparents were John Fortescue & Alice Boleyn great great aunt of Queen Elizabeth
His sister Elizabeth m Sir Thomas Bromley 1587 Keeper of the Great Seal, & Lord Chancellor; www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/E5q2Ky
He m1 Cecilia / Cecily d1570 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/x0E664 coheiress of Sir Edmund Ashfield of Ewelme & Tattenhoe by Eleanor Barton
Children - 9 in total
1. John died young
2. Robert died young
3. Sir Francis (a catholic) 1623 m Grace 1634 flic.kr/p/dAgD19 daughter of Sir John Manners and Dorothy Vernon flic.kr/p/dA2faR of Bakewell
4. William - keeper of Hanslope park dsp 1629
5. Thomas lawyer & MP 1534-dsp1611 unmarried
1. Eleanor 1605 m1 1585Valentine Pigott m2 Edward Hubbard / Hobart,buried at St. Sepulchre’s Church, London, with an inscription on her tomb.
2. Elizabeth died young , buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster
He m2 Alice d1621 daughter of Christopher Smith / Smythe of Annables, Harpenden Herts by Margaret Hyde. Alice was the widow of Richard Robson of London: Alice was the aunt of Sir Francis Anderson 1616 of Eyworth flic.kr/p/a823Gz
Children
1. Margery 1580-1613 m John Pulteney 1617 son of Gabriel Poulteney of Misterton and Dorothy Cope coheiress of Thomas Spencer of Everton Northants : Margery is buried in Westminster Abbey (parents of John Poulteney 1637 at Misterton
www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/WwCJ02 )
2. Elizabeth 1582-1589
Sir John bought Salden manor near Mursley in 1580 where he built a magnificent mansion costing at that time £33,000 and entertained lavishly. In 1590 he acquired the neighbouring manor of Swanbourne where he built a stone manor house near the church. (His grandson John sold this to the Adams brothers in 1624)
He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1589 - 1603.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1592. When she appointed him Keeper of the Great Wardrobe she said she "trusted him with both the ornaments of her soul and body". He was MP for Buckinghamshire 1588 - 1598. He told King James that he had served "‘my late mistress and dear sovereign 48 years, near about her person, with fidelity and sincerity of heart and mind"’
On the death of her deceased daughter Margery's husband John Poulteney in 1617, Alice was granted the wardship of their minor son and 4 daughters. She did well out of this as her accounts show a clear annual profit from her grandson John's www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/X72Mw3 estates of over £1,100 between 1617-31 when came into his majority. (He died without issue in 1637 when his estates were divided between his 4 sisters)
www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member...
www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnFortescueofSalden.htm
fortescue.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Abridged-18...
near about her person - Mursley Buckinghamshire
"Here lies Sir John Fortescue, Master of the Great Wardrobe, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer and a Member of the Privy Council of Queen Elizabeth; later, in the first year of King James's reign he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He lived for 76 years and died on the 23rd December in the year of our Lord 1607. He was survived by his sons Francis, Knight of the most noble Order of the Bath, and William, Knight: who placed this memorial in memory of their dead father".
Sir John Fortescue 1607 & 2nd wife Alice Smythe 1621
John bc 1533 was the eldest son of Sir Adrian Fortescue ex 1539 of Brightwell and 2nd wife Anne daughter of Sir William Reade of Boarstal by Anne Warham: Widow of Giles Greville of Lasborough, who m3 Sir Thomas Parry Comptroller of the Royal Household whose influence helped John
His grandparents were John Fortescue & Alice Boleyn great great aunt of Queen Elizabeth
His sister Elizabeth m Sir Thomas Bromley 1587 Keeper of the Great Seal, & Lord Chancellor; www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/E5q2Ky
He m1 Cecilia / Cecily d1570 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/x0E664 coheiress of Sir Edmund Ashfield of Ewelme & Tattenhoe by Eleanor Barton
Children - 9 in total
1. John died young
2. Robert died young
3. Sir Francis (a catholic) 1623 m Grace 1634 flic.kr/p/dAgD19 daughter of Sir John Manners and Dorothy Vernon flic.kr/p/dA2faR of Bakewell
4. William - keeper of Hanslope park dsp 1629
5. Thomas lawyer & MP 1534-dsp1611 unmarried
1. Eleanor 1605 m1 1585Valentine Pigott m2 Edward Hubbard / Hobart,buried at St. Sepulchre’s Church, London, with an inscription on her tomb.
2. Elizabeth died young , buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster
He m2 Alice d1621 daughter of Christopher Smith / Smythe of Annables, Harpenden Herts by Margaret Hyde. Alice was the widow of Richard Robson of London: Alice was the aunt of Sir Francis Anderson 1616 of Eyworth flic.kr/p/a823Gz
Children
1. Margery 1580-1613 m John Pulteney 1617 son of Gabriel Poulteney of Misterton and Dorothy Cope coheiress of Thomas Spencer of Everton Northants : Margery is buried in Westminster Abbey (parents of John Poulteney 1637 at Misterton
www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/WwCJ02 )
2. Elizabeth 1582-1589
Sir John bought Salden manor near Mursley in 1580 where he built a magnificent mansion costing at that time £33,000 and entertained lavishly. In 1590 he acquired the neighbouring manor of Swanbourne where he built a stone manor house near the church. (His grandson John sold this to the Adams brothers in 1624)
He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1589 - 1603.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1592. When she appointed him Keeper of the Great Wardrobe she said she "trusted him with both the ornaments of her soul and body". He was MP for Buckinghamshire 1588 - 1598. He told King James that he had served "‘my late mistress and dear sovereign 48 years, near about her person, with fidelity and sincerity of heart and mind"’
On the death of her deceased daughter Margery's husband John Poulteney in 1617, Alice was granted the wardship of their minor son and 4 daughters. She did well out of this as her accounts show a clear annual profit from her grandson John's www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/X72Mw3 estates of over £1,100 between 1617-31 when came into his majority. (He died without issue in 1637 when his estates were divided between his 4 sisters)
www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member...
www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnFortescueofSalden.htm
fortescue.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Abridged-18...