22ND GENERATION

553. Lord John FORTESCUE-ALAND of Credan⁽⁶⁴⁸⁾ was born on 7 Mar 1670. He died on 19 Dec 1746. John was born on 7th March 1670, descended from his grandfather Hugh of Filleigh who was born in 1592, and who married Mary Rolle. (This Hugh was shown as 'of Wear-Gifford' on Clermont's Family Tree.) His father was Edmund (Edmond?)

John inherited his mother's property when his brother Edmund Aland died, and he took her name. He bought property in Essex - the manor of Lambourn, Ongar, and the mansion of Knowles or Knowleshill at Stapleford-Abbotts (now demolished).

In 1688 he entered the Inner Temple, and was chosen Reader in 1716. He became M.P. for Midhurst in the 1st Parliament of George I, but left for the Bench.

In 1714, on 22nd October, he became Solicitor General for the Prince of Wales, who later became George II. In 1715, on 21st December, he became Solicitor-General to George I, and in 1717 he was raised to the Bench as Baron of the Exchequer, and knighted. In 1718, on 19th May, he was removed to the Court of the Kings Bench. He was superseded on
11th June 1727, but became Justice of the Common Pleas on 28th January 1728.

In 1746 he resigned since he felt too old to go on circuit. On 15th August he was created Peer of Ireland with the title Baron Fortescue of Credan. In 1746, on 19th December, he died aged 76 and was buried in the chancel of Stapleford-Abbots' Church in Essex. His second wife, Elizabeth, died 16 months later and was buried by his side.

John had three sons by his first wife, Grace, who all died unmarried before he did. His title passed to his son Dormer by his second wife, who thus became the second (and last) Lord Fortescue of Credan. Dormer died unmarried.

He was married to Grace PRATT (daughter of Lord Chief Justice Sir John PRATT) about 1700. Lord John FORTESCUE-ALAND of Credan and Grace PRATT had the following children:

634 i. Hugh FORTESCUE-ALAND of Bierton Bucks⁽⁴⁴⁷⁾ was born in 1701.
635 ii. John FORTESCUE-ALAND of Stapleford⁽⁶⁴⁹⁾ was born in 1712. Clermont say he was born in 1722 but if he died in 1743 and was 31 then he must have been born in 1712 He died on 9 Dec 1743 in Tours, France. Died unmarried
636 iii. Male FORTESCUE-ALAND⁽⁴⁴⁷⁾ was born in 1714.
637 iv. Hugh FORTESCUE-ALAND of Stapleford⁽⁴¹⁶⁾ was born in 1715. He was christened on 17 Jul 1715. He died before Dec 1746.
638 v. Female FORTESCUE-ALAND of Stapleford⁽⁴⁴⁷⁾ was born about 1716 in Stapleford Abbotts. She died on 5 Oct 1731. She died before Dec 1746.

He was married to Elizabeth DORMER (daughter of Justice DORMER) on 29 Dec 1721 in St Bride's Feet Street, London. ⁽⁴¹⁶⁾ Elizabeth DORMER ⁽⁶⁵⁰⁾ was born on 5 Sep 1691. She died Apl 1784. Second wife Lord John FORTESCUE-ALAND of Credan and Elizabeth DORMER had the following children:

639 i. Lord Dormer FORTESCUE-ALAND of Credan⁽⁶⁵¹⁾ was born about 1721. He died on 9 Mar 1780. ⁽⁴¹⁶⁾ From Stapleford Abbotts Church Register Dormer became the second and last Lord Fortescue of Credan on the death of his father John. He died unmarried in 1780. His estates passed to the heir of Earl Clinton, who was Lord Fortescue of Castle Hill.