Jane Fortescue 
Jane was born about 1485 in Wymston, Devonshire, England. Jane's father was William Fortescue and her mother was Elizabeth deChampernowne. Her paternal grandparents were John Fortescue and Jane Preston; her maternal grandparents were Richard deChampernowne and Mary Hamley. She was an only child. She died on May 12th, 1527 in Brightley, Devonshire, England.General Notes
Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor of England and author of the celebrated treatise 'De Laudibus Legum Anglicae' was Jane's great uncle. He was the third son of Sir John Fortescue, Captain of Meaux, who was the brother of Jane's great grandfather.
Source: Gary Boyd Roberts, The Royal Descents, 1993, p 396,
Source: Weis & Sheppard, Ancestral Roots 7th Edition, 1992, p 217 "JANE FORTESCUE, b. say 1485, dead 12 May 1527, m. ca. 1501, as (1) wife, JOHN COBLEIGH ... b. ca. 1479, d. 24 Oct. 1540, Inq.p.m. 4 Oct. 1541, lord of Brightley, Stowford Carder, Bremridge, Wollacombe Tracy, Snape, Stowford, & Nymet St. George, co. Devon, s. John Cobleigh by wife, Alice, dau. John Cockworthy of Yarnswcombe, co. Devon, escheator of Co. Devon in 1430 and 1440."
Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor of England and author of the celebrated treatise 'De Laudibus Legum Anglicae' was Jane's great uncle. He was the third son of Sir John Fortescue, Captain of Meaux, who was the brother of Jane's great grandfather.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- d. in Wimston, Devonshire, England
- b.1345 in Whympston, Modbury, devon, England d.1410 in Whympston, Modbury, devon, England
- d. in Wimston, Devonshire, England
- b.1315 in Ryme, Dorset, England d.08 Apr 1349 in Ryme, Dorset, England
- b.1349 in Ryme, Dorset, England d.1410 in Whympston, Modbury, devon, England
- b.1320 in Ryme, Dorset, England d.1412 in Modbury, devon, England
- d.<23 May 1501 in Wymston, Devonshire, England
- b. in Ermington, Devonshire, England d.01 Feb 1519 in Ermington, Devonshire, England
- d.23 May 1501
- b.~ 1485 in Wymston, Devonshire, England d.12 May 1527 in Brightley, Devonshire, England
- b. in Modbury, Devonshire, England
- b. in Modbury, Devonshire, England
- b. in Insworth, Cornwall, England
- b. in Insworth, Cornwall, England d.26 May 1468 in Inworthy, Cornwall, England
- b.1465 in Inworthy, Cornwall, England
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Jane and John were married in a religious ceremony about 1501 in Ermington, Devonshire, England. They had a daughter named Margaret.
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