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Gertrude Mary Courtenay 1558–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Tavistock, Devon, England

Father: William Devon)

Mother: Elizabeth Paulet

Spouse(s): John Fitz

Children(s): Walter (Fitz), Walter Somersall, Mary Fitz

The story of Gertrude Mary Courtenay began in 1558 in Tavistock, Devon, England. Gertrude Mary Courtenay married John Lord Fitz Herbert Van Somersall Fitts Fitz, and had children including Bridget Fitts, John J Fitts Fitz, Mary Fitz, Richard Fitts, Walter Abraham Fitz Herbert Van Somersall, Walter Fitts Fitz. Gertrude Mary Courtenay passed away in 1598 in Tavistock, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Gertrude Mary Courtenay began in 1558 in Tavistock, Devon, England.
  • Gertrude Mary Courtenay married John Lord Fitz Herbert Van Somersall Fitts Fitz, and had children including Bridget Fitts, John J Fitts Fitz, Mary Fitz, Richard Fitts, Walter Abraham Fitz Herbert Van Somersall, Walter Fitts Fitz.
  • Gertrude Mary Courtenay passed away in 1598 in Tavistock, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Devon)
1529–1557
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Paulet
1536–1576
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Fitz
1556–1605
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
JF

Children(s)

Walter (Fitz)
1575–1666
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, , England
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Walter Somersall
1577–1620
Birth Location: Tavistock, shire, Devon, England
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Mary Fitz
1590–1672
Birth Location: Devon, Devon, England\\\\
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Gertrude Courtenay's Ancestors

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Gertrude Courtenay
1558–1598
Birth Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
Parents
William Courtenay (11th Earl of Devon)
1529–1557
Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England
Elizabeth Paulet
1536–1576
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
George Courtenay
1503–1535
Powderham, Devon, England
Catherine (St) Leger
1512–1535
Annery, Monkleigh, Devon, England
John Paulet
1510–1576
England
Great-Grandparents
William Courtenay
1477–1535
George Leger
1485–1536
Anne Knyvett
1493–1558
William Winchester)
1483–1572
Elizabeth Capell
1480–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Courtenay
1451–1512
Cicely (Cheyney)
1455–1511
Sir London
1438–1515
Lady Arundell
1438–

Gertrude Courtenay's Descendants

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Gertrude (Mary) Courtenay (1558–1598) m. John ((Lord Fitz-Herbert van Somersall) Fitts) Fitz (1556–9 Aug 1605)
  1. 1. Walter (Fitts) (Fitz) 1575–1666 m. Susanna (Mary Grace) Justice 1581–1684
    1. 1. Robert (Fitts) (Fitz) 1595–1665 m. Ann Barnes 1603–1684
      1. 1. Robert (Fitts) (Fitz) 1650–1696 m. Elizabeth (Ann) McFarlane 1655–
        1. 1. William (Henry Fitts) (Fitz) 1695– m. Ann Sental 1705–1802
  2. 2. Walter (Abraham Fitz-Herbert Van) Somersall 1577–1620
  3. 3. Mary Fitz 1590–1672

Gertrude Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Gertrude Mary Courtenay in Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock, Devon, England
1598
1598
Age 40
Death of Gertrude Mary Courtenay in Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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