Editing John Fortescue (judge) (section)

==Family==
By 1423 he was married to Elizabeth Bright, daughter of Robert Bright from [[Doddiscombsleigh]] in [[Devon]], but in 1426 she died without coming into her inheritance and without children. By 1436 he was married to Isabella James, daughter and heiress of John James who held land at [[Norton St Philip]] in [[Somerset]] as well as in [[Wiltshire]], and they had three known children:<ref name =HOP/><ref name = ODNB/><ref name = Viv/>
* Martin Fortescue, born about 1430 and died 1472, who in 1454 married Elizabeth Denzill, daughter and heiress of Richard Denzill, landholder at [[Filleigh]], [[Weare Giffard]], [[Buckland Filleigh]] and other places in Devon. <ref name = Viv/>
* Elizabeth Fortescue, who in 1455 married Edward Whalesborough.<ref name = Viv/>
* Maud Fortescue, who in 1456 married Robert Corbet.<ref name = Viv/>