'Fulford1'
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Families covered: Fulford of Fulford, Fulford of Great Fulford, Fulford of Littleham
| Commoners reports that "This family is of Saxon origin, and held Folefort, as it is written in Domesday Book, from which place the name is derived." | |||||||||||||||
| William de Fulford of Fulford (a temp Richard I who r. 1189-1199) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Nicholas Fulford of Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William Fulford of Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mariot Belston (dau of Sir Baldwin de Belston of Parkham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | (Sir) Henry de Fulford of Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William de Fulford of Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian starts with an Edmond Fulford of Fulford, shown as father of the following John. The above comes from BLG1952 & Commoners. | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John de Fulford of Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alicia Fitzurse (dau of Ralph Fitzurse, son of Sir Reginald) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Henry de Fulford of Fulford (a Edward III who r. 1327-1377) | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian shows Henry as father of William father of William father of Thomas (m. _ Mourton) father of John father of Henry (m. Willmot, dau of Philip Brian), father of the Balwin (Baldwin) who married Jennet, dau of John Bosome. BLG1952 & Commoners show a much simpler descent as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Henry de Fulford of Fulford (a 1395) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Wilhelma Langdon (dau of John Langdon, son of Johanna, dau of Sir Ralph Fitzurse of Williton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Baldwin Fulford of Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b after 1399, d 1461) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (or Jennet) Bozom (dau of Sir John Bozom of Bozomzeal, m2. Sir Wiliam Huddersfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir Thomas Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Somerset & Dorset and Cornwall (d 20.02.1489) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philippa Courtenay (dau of Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham by Elizabeth Hungerford) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Humphrey Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1465, dsp 19.09.1508) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Florence Bonvile (dsp 03.10.1524, dau of (John) Bonvile of Halnaker (not 'of Shute'), m2. John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | William Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1476, d 20/23.08.1517) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Bonvile (dau of John Bonvile of Comberaleigh or Combraleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Thomas Fulford (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Sir Philip Fulford (dsp 10.04.1532) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Bozom (dau of John Bozom of Bozomzeal) | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | daughter (dsp) mentioned by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Kirkham of Blagdon | |||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Joane Fulford mentioned by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Yeo of Heamton Sachvile | |||||||||||||||
| ((G)) | Joan Fulford (dsp(ms) 1512, 2nd Joan) mentioned by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Richard Dowrish of Dowrish | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Poyntyngton | |||||||||||||||
| ((H)) | Alice Fulford probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Conyers of Pinchingthorpe (d 06.04.1543) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Fulford (d 19.05.1518, canon then archdeacon of Exeter) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Thomasin Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wise or Wyse of Sydenham | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Alice or Anna Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Cary of Cockington (d Tewkesbury 1471) | |||||||||||||||
| Shown by Vivian as Baldwin's siblings were ... | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | William Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Katherine Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ralph Prye | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Glynn of Morvell | |||||||||||||||
| Not shown by Vivian even though Visitation (Devon, 1620, 'Fulford') shows an unnamed sister of Baldwin & William as married to _ de Movell, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | (Elizabeth) Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Walter Coode) de Morvell | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Sir Baldwin, Sir Amias | ||||||||||||||
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| William Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1476, d 20/23.08.1517) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Bonvile (dau of John Bonvile of Comberaleigh or Combraleigh (Combe Raleigh) by Alice, dau/heir of William Dennis by dau/heir of Thomas Challons son of Sir Robert) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir John Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b c1504, d 14.11.1544) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Bourchier (dau of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath (by Cecilia D'Aubeney), m2. Walter Dennis of Holcombe) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b c1524, d 23.08.1580) this generation omitted by Commoners but in BLG1952 & Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ann Dennys (dau of Sir Thomas Dennys of Holcombe Burnell) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Thomas Fulford of Great Fulford (b c1553, d 31.07.1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c10.1580) Ursula Bampfylde (d 1639, dau of Richard Bampfylde of Poltimore) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (bpt 01.09.1583, d before 02.05.1664, Colonel, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13/14.09.1601) Elizabeth Samways (dau of Bernard Samways of Toller Fratrum & Winterbourne St. Martin) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Fulford (bpt 31.05.1604, dvp Exeter bur 12.08.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann (bur 18.01.1666-7) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (b 03.07.1632, bur 29.01.1674-5) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (30.06.1659) Susanna Kelland (bur 30.06.1670, dau of John Kelland of Painsford) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Fulford (dvpsp bur 07.08.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Francis Fulford of Great Fulford (b 08.10.1666, dsps 26.09.1700, Colonel, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Poullett (dsp 18.061687, dau of John Poullett, Lord of Hinton St. George) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (09.10.1690) Mary Tuckfield (dau of John Tuckfield of Little Fulford, m2. Henry Trenchard) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | john Fulford (b 08.12.1692, bur 18.09.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.10.1671) Bridget Drewe (a 1688, dau of Francis Drewe, m2. Bampfield Rodd) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anna Fulford (bpt 28.05.1635, a 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Shell (d by 1674) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Frances Fulford (a 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Good | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Ursula Fulford (a 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Achym of Pelynt | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Ursula Achim (d 31.12.1694) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1662) Henry Henning of Poxwell (b 1645-6, d 1699, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Dorothy Fulford (bpt 13.10.1636, a 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Ford | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Elizabeth Fulford (bpt 12.04.1638, a 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philip Drake | |||||||||||||||
| (G)+ | other issue (a 1664, dsp) - John (bpt 25.05.1640), Richard | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Fulford (b c1609, d by 1664, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - William (bpt 13.09.1635, d young), others (a 1664 - John, Francis, Richard, Anne, Katherine) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Amias Fulford (b c1611, a 1664) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Trelawny (dau of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Bart of Trelawny | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Fulford (d 1706) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Giles Frampton of Buckland (b 1643, d before 10.1685) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | George Fulford of London & Toller Fratrum (b c1619, d by 1688) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.08.1654) Susan Browne (dau of John Browne of Frampton) wife of George, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Francis Fulford of Toller, later of Great Fulford (d 1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Swete (dau of William Swete) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Francis Fulford of Great Fulford, Sheriff of Devon (b 1704, bur 10.01.1748-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Chichester (a 1747, dau of Sir Arthur Chichester, 3rd Bart of Youlston) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Fulford of Great Fulford (bpt 29.07.1736, dsp bur 20.01.1780, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1762) Elizabeth Laroche (b c1730, bur 13.10.1791, dau of John Laroche, sister of Sir John, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Benjamin Swete Fulford of Fulford (bpt 25.10.1743, a 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joanna Gerard Galpine (dau of Thomas Galpine) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Baldwin Fulford of Great Fulford (b 01.10.1775, d 10.04.1847, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.11.1799) Anna Maria Adams (d 17.10.1860, dau of William Adams of Bowdon) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - Harriet (a 1776), Elizabeth Mary (a 1776), Florence Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Anne Fulford (bpt 05.07.1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1759, div 1772) Sir John Colleton, 4th Bart (d 1777) | |||||||||||||||
| TCB (vol 3, Colleton) reports that Sir John & Anne went to live in South Carolina in 1759. Anne returned to England in 1767, Sir John in 09.1769. | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Fulford (b 21.02.1769) | ||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue - Francis (bpt 07.11.1730, bur 07.05.1733), Chichester (bpt 25.06.1731, bur 17.01.1732-3), Francis (bpt 28.05.1734, bur 10.11.1734), Francis (bpt 19.10.1738, d before 24.12.1772, Vicar of Dunsford), Henry (bpt 03.11.1737, bur 31.05.1739), William (bpt 17.05.1740,. bur 20.05.1740), Ann (bpt 17.06.1732, bur 28.11.1735), Catherine (bpt 15.06.1735, bur 20.10.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Fulford (a 1688) | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Fulford (bpt 18.02.1607-8) probably the Elizabeth (d 1635) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Drewe of The Grange (b 1603, d after 02.11.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Anna Fulford (bpt 01.12.1612, a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Davy | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Margaret Fulford (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hull | |||||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - Francis (bpt 08.01.1606-7, a 1623), Richard (b c1621, a 1623), Ursula (bpt 29.03.1603, bur 11.12.1636), Grace (bpt 11.11.1605, a 1664), Mary (bur 11.01.1611-2) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Fulford (bpt 10.08.1600, bur 10.03.1638-9, of the Middle Temple) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Thomas Fulford of Thord, St. Margaret, Somerset (bpt 12.06.1598, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.08.1628) Elizabeth (bur 09.04.1629, widow of _ Lacey) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. )c08.1631) Joan Mallock of Milverton | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Fulford apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Margaret Fulford (heir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1678) John Williams of Herringston (b 1660, d 1722) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - John (bpt 20.09.1632), William (bpt 04.09.1636), Mathew (bpt 14.06.1640), Etheldida (bpt 09.02.1636-7), Catherine (bpt 04.04.1639) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Bridget Fulford (a 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.06.1598) Arthur Champernowne of Dartington | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Fulford (a 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. John Berriman of Beare | |||||||||||||||
| This is possibly the Elizabeth who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Thomas Sydenham of Winford Eagle | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Maria Fulford (a 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.01.1608-9) Thomas Acham of Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Anna Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.06.1615) John Sidnam of Skilgate | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Gabriel Fulford (bur 13.11.1636, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Fulford (bpt 08.01.1624-5, bur 20.02.1624-5) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - William (bpt 10.08.1600), John (bpt 28.05.1604), Anne (bpt 25.04.1608, bur 17.01.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Andrew Fulford of Littleham (bur 16.01.1626-7, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (dau of John Shire or Stere or Sture of Bradley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Fulford of Littleham (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Andrew Fulford (bpt 21.05.1640) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Andrew (b c1603, a 1620), Gilbert, John (bpt 09.08.1613), Francis (bpt 03.10.1616, bur 30.04.1617), Henry (bpt 07.03.1617-8, a 1620), Richard (bpt 30.03.1619, a 1620), Thomas (bpt 26.08.1621), Margaret, Elizabeth (bpt 12.10.1615, bur 13.10.1615) | ||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Robert (bur 21.12.1619), Francis, Arthur (bur 02.03.1643-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.01.1569-70) Ellinor Smyth (a 1610, dau/heir of Barnard Smyth of Totnes ,widow of John Charles of Tavistock, m3. John Wrey of Trebigh, m4. Ambrose Bellot of Bochym) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Andrew Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners suggests that the following Faith was Sir John's daughter rather than granddaughter but Vivian does not show her as a daughter of Sir John whilst BLG1952 identifies her as Andrew's daughter. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Faith Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (John?) Davis or Davies (captain, "the great circumnavigator") | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Elizabeth Fulford (d 24.11.1565) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Humphrey Arundell of Stelland (d 1549) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Cary of Cary | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Cicilia Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas (probably not William) Adams | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Faith Fulford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.09.1582) John Davis of Sanridge (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Robet (a 1544), Baldwin (a 1544), Thomas (a 1532), James (a 1544) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 '(Fulford of Fulford'), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Fulford of Fulford', p378+) with support from Commoners (vol 4, 'Fulford of Great Fulford', P158+)
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