Fortescues of Buckland, Berkshire

[jt123]

Hi All,

Decided to create this as a new topic - as updating up the old Fortescue thread didnt seem to attract any attention as yet?

Anyway - I decided to pull out the Fortescue file again and have another look and see if any new info has popped up re the family in Baulking . . .

Cant seem to find much new on the Internet - however, I had another in depth look at the family from Buckland, and it seems that the original Francis Fortescue from the Baulking line and the original John Fortescue from the Buckland line probably came from the same parents?

I spent some time piecing together the Buckland line (see attached - sorry in advance for the messy scribble) - and the original John Fortescue would have been born in the same period as Francis Fortescue - who we assume was buried in Longworth in 1755.

Longworth is quite close to Buckland - so it makes sense that the original family ties in together somewhere around that area?

Just wondering if someone out there has access to the memorial inscriptions from the local parish church in Buckland - just to see if any of them shed any more light on the family and where they may have come from?

Also - wondering if anyone has any access to any of the older wills of the Buckland Fortescues.  I already have one will - of William Fortescue (snr) who died 1759.

Thanks in advance!

regards,

John

[Eyesee]

Longworth baptisms
1697 Feb 13, FORSTEN/FORTESCUE, Elizabeth, d/o Francis & Elizabeth
1700 Jul 1, FOSCUE, John, s/o Fran & Elizabeth
1702 Aug 16, FOSCUE, Mary, d/o Francis & Elizabeth

Longworth burials
1696 Feb 4, FORSTEN/FOSCUE, Elizabeth, d/o Francis
1701 Sep 9, FOSCUE, John, s/o Fran
1704 Mar 18, FOSCUE, Francis, s/o Fran
1740 Aug 13, FORTESCUE, Elizabeth
1755 Feb 26, FORTESCUE, Francis

Ian C

[Kimbrey]

These are the FORTESCUE buriels at Buckland (from the transcribed P/Rs of OFHS)

26 Mar 1722-Mary d John
27 Nov 1723-Mary d John
05 Nov 1727-Jane
05 Nov 1727-John
20 Sept 1730-Francis
11 Mar 1752-Elizabeth
24 Mar 1759-William....sworn by Ann Bowles
09 Jan 1768-John  snr....sworn by Elizabeth  ?
26 Apr 1771-Hannah...sworn by Elice(sic) Lockey
10 Jan 1781-Stephen...sworn by Mary Keene
14 Sept 1793-William

Kim

[jt123]

Thanks Ian and Kim!

Really appreciate the info you sent from the parish records.

I was really hoping to find if someone has access to the memorial inscriptions from the parish church (Saint Mary the Virgin) - as they may have some more information? 

I believe they have been transcribed?

regards,

John

[Eyesee]

The MIs are available on microfilm from the LDS.

Have seen that film myself, looking for WHEELERs and WINTLEs buried there.

If you go to the Familysearch website you should be able to find it, and then get them to send the film to your local FRC.

https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/756917

Ian C

[jt123]

Thanks Ian,

Appreciate that option - and will look at ordering the film . . .

As an alternative - I dont suppose anyone out there has acecss to the MI records via another method?

regards,

John