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Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay 1613–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir Courtenay

Mother: Lady Poynages

Spouse(s): William Bates

Children(s): Henry Bates

In 1613, Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay entered the world in Powderham Castle, Devon, England, born to Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay And Lady Agnes Poynages. Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay married William Henry Butler Boteler Bates, and had children including Henry Gardner Bates. Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay passed away in 1679 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1613, Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay entered the world in Powderham Castle, Devon, England, born to Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay And Lady Agnes Poynages.
  • Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay married William Henry Butler Boteler Bates, and had children including Henry Gardner Bates.
  • Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay passed away in 1679 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Courtenay
1585–1636
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, England
SC
Lady Poynages
1590–1649
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
LP

Spouses(s)

William Bates
1610–1689
Birth Location: Stepny, Middlesex, England
WB

Children(s)

Henry Bates
1630–1725
Birth Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
HB

Agnes Courtenay's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Courtenay
1613–1679
Birth Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay
1585–1636
Powderham Castle, England
Lady (Agnes) Poynages
1590–1649
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Henry Courtenay
1554–1632
St. Bennets, Lanivet, Cornwall, England
Giles May
1564–1614
England
Great-Grandparents
John Courtney
1520–1560
Elizabeth Trengove
1535–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lostwithiel
1460–
Jane Boscowen
1461–1537
Richard Trengrove
1491–
Margaret Grenville
1499–1542

Agnes Courtenay's Descendants

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Agnes (Elizabeth May (Poynages)) Courtenay (1613–1679) m. William ("Henry" (Butler Boteler)) Bates (9 Jan 1610–1689)
  1. 1. Henry (Gardner) Bates 1630–1725 m. Sarah Freeman 1630–1748
    1. 1. Temperance (Rebecca* Bates) Friday 1668–1735 m. John (J Bunch ll) "Sr." 1664–1729
      1. 1. Henry Bunch 1690–1775 m. Ann Calloway 1720–1775 m. Mary (Ann) Calloway 1720–1775 m. Rebecca Harrison 1699–1770
        1. 1. Mary Bunch 1770–1819 m. William (Joshua Jordan) Sr 1765–1836
        2. 2. Elizabeth ((Cherokee Indian Tribe) Bunch or Bunce) * 1715–1824
        3. 3. HENRY BUNCH 1717–1811
        4. 4. Susannah Bunch 1732–1815
        5. 5. JOHN BUNCH 1715–1742
        6. 6. Henry (William) Bunch 1719–1774
        7. 7. DAVID BUNCH 1722–1776
        8. 8. JAMES BUNCH 1726–
        9. 9. Rachel Bunch 1730–1780
        10. 10. Jeremiah Bunch 1730–1796
        11. 11. LUCRESEA BUNCH 1724–1774
        12. 12. SAMUEL BUNCH 1728–
        13. 13. REBECCA BUNCH 1730–
        14. 14. Nancy (Bunch) (mulatto) 1738–1811
        15. 15. Embrey Bunch 1737–1788
        16. 16. Tamerson (Thomasine) Bunch 1735–1755
      2. 2. Agnes Bunch 1690–1740
      3. 3. Mary (Bean) Blevins 1688–1740
      4. 4. John (Bunch) III 1690–1742
      5. 5. John Wood 1689–1712
    2. 2. Sarah ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1660–
    3. 3. Joseph ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1668–
    4. 4. William ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1656–
    5. 5. Rebecca ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1668–1735
    6. 6. Jeremiah ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1681–
    7. 7. Abigail ((Freeman) Bunch) Bates 1675–

Agnes Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1613
1613
Birth of Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
1679
1679
Age 66
Death of Agnes Elizabeth May (Poynages) Courtenay in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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