Martin Fortescue by marrying Elizabeth Denzill, heiress of Richard Denzil, was the first Fortescue to live at Buckland House, Buckland Filleigh, Devon in the 1454. The house was burnt down in 1790 and it was its rebuilding that bankrupted the family. It passed out of the family when John Inglett Fortescue sold it in 1840.
The White Room is a charming room containing the Shields of the Previous Noble owners. Below is a list of the known owners.
| Owner |
Period |
Spouse |
| Simon de Filleigh |
1154 |
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| Nicholas De Filleigh |
1196 |
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| Sir Nicholas de Filleigh |
1243 |
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| Sir Nicholas de Filleigh |
1296 |
|
| Sir Thomas Filleigh died 1334 |
1334 |
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| William De Filleigh |
1329 – 1350 |
Isabella de Filleigh |
| John de Filleigh |
1373 – 1405 |
Isabella de Filleigh |
| William Treawin | Elizabeth de Filleigh | |
| Richard Denzil living 1430 |
1430 |
Joan Treawin |
| Martin Fortescue |
1454 |
Elizabeth Denzil |
| John Fortescue living 1525 |
1525 |
Christian Arscott |
| William Fortescue |
1544 |
Matilda Atkyns |
| William Fortescue |
1580 |
Anne Gifford |
| John Fortescue |
1596 |
Anne Porter |
| Roger Fortescue |
1629 |
Anne Northleigh |
| John Fortescue Born 1599 Died 1655 |
1655 |
Thomazine Prideauz |
| William Fortescue Born 1622 Died 1679 |
1679 |
Emlyn Trosse |
| Henry Fortescue Born 1659 died 1691 |
1691 |
Agnes Dennis |
| George Fortescue Born 1669 |
1700 |
Rebecca Fortescue |
| William Fortescue Born 1687 Died 1749 |
1749 |
Mary Fortescue |
| Caleb Inglett |
1752 |
Rebecca Fortescue |
| Richard Inglett Fortescue Born 1731 Died 1790 |
1790 |
Elizabeth Weston |
| John Inglett Fortescue Born 1758 – 1840 |
1840 |
Anne Sanders |
The Church (St. Mary,) is a beautiful little structure, standing close to Buckland Filleigh House, and containing several handsome monuments of the Fortescue family
