FULFORD, John (1524/25-80), of Fulford, Devon.

b. 1524 /25, 1st s. of Sir John Fulford of Fulford by Dorothy, da. of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath. m. (1) by 1553, Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Denys of Holcombe Burnell and Bicton, 6s. 5da.; (2) 30 Jan. 1570, Eleanor, da. of Bernard Smith of Totnes, wid. of John Charles (d. 17 Aug. 1568), of Tavistock. suc. fa. 14 Nov. 1544. Kntd. ?2 Oct. 1553.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/73/39, and from livery of inheritance in 1545, LP Hen. VIII, xx. Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 48, 108; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 379; CPR, 1569-72, p. 2; C142/188/18.