Sir Martin Fissacre Knight

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹²⁰⁹
Wadeton, called Wayton, Osbertos de Wadeton held in King Henry I & Henry II; William de Wadeton, in the beginning of King Henry III, whose daughter Isabell was wife of Sir Martin de Fissacre, which had issue Sir William and Sir Peter.

~Pole, Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, p. 284

Sir Peter de Fissacre, Knight held Morlegh during the reign of Edward II. He was the younger son of Sir Martyn Fissacre, of Com Fissacre, and had issue by his wife, Beatrix of Sir Martyn Fissacre. This Sir Martyn levied a fine of the mannor of Morlegh, 10 King Edward II, unto himself for the term of life, with the remained to Isabel, his sister for the term of her life, the remainder unto Margaret, the wife of Jocei Dinham for life; the remainder unto Oliver Dinham her son and the heirs of his body.

~Pole, Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, p. 300

• Background Information: From GEN-MEDIEVAL-L Archives. ¹⁹³
'Moreleigh had come to the Fisshacres through the marriage of Sir Martin Fisshacre (temp. King John) with Isabel, daughter and heir of William de Wadeton.' [ C. Demain-Saunders, "The Early Maynards of Devon and St. Albans," The Genealogists' Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 12, Dec. 1934, pp. 591]

Martin married Isabel de Wadeton, daughter of William de Wadeton and Unknown.¹⁹³