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Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY 1275–1340 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1275

Birth Location: Okehampton Castle, Devon, England

Death Date: 23 Dec 1340

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Hugh DECOURTENAY

Mother: Eleanor DESPENCER

Spouse(s): Agnes DEJOHN, Agnes SAINTJOHN

Children(s): Thomas 21GGF, Sir DECOURTENAY, Robert DECOURTENAY, Joan DECOURTENAY, John DECOURTENAY, Hugh DECOURTENAY, Eleanor DECOURTENAY, Elizabeth COURTENAY, Robert DECOURTENAY, Eleanor DECOURTENAY

Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY was born in 1275 in Okehampton Castle, Devon, England, the child of Hugh Baron Of Okehampton Decourtenay And Eleanor Le Despencer. Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY married Agnes Countess Of Devon Saintjohn, Agnes Dejohn, and had children including Eleanor Decourtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay, Hugh Sir Ii 10Th Earl Of Devon Decourtenay, Joan Decourtenay, John Decourtenay, Robert Decourtenay, Sir Thomas Earl Of Devon Decourtenay, Thomas Decourtenay 21Ggf. Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY passed away in 1340 in Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY was born in 1275 in Okehampton Castle, Devon, England, the child of Hugh Baron Of Okehampton Decourtenay And Eleanor Le Despencer.
  • Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY married Agnes Countess Of Devon Saintjohn, Agnes Dejohn, and had children including Eleanor Decourtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay, Hugh Sir Ii 10Th Earl Of Devon Decourtenay, Joan Decourtenay, John Decourtenay, Robert Decourtenay, Sir Thomas Earl Of Devon Decourtenay, Thomas Decourtenay 21Ggf.
  • Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY passed away in 1340 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh DECOURTENAY
1248–1291
Birth Location: Okehampton, Devon, England
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Eleanor DESPENCER
1252–1328
Birth Location: Ryhall, Rutland, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes DEJOHN
1275–1345
Birth Location: Basing, Hampshire, England
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Agnes SAINTJOHN
1279–1345
Birth Location: Basing, Hampshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas 21GGF
1311–1337
Birth Location: Southpole, Woodhuish, Dunterten, England
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Sir DECOURTENAY
1316–1356
Birth Location: Watton, Surrey, England
SD
Robert DECOURTENAY
1297–
Birth Location: Basing, Hampshire, England
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Joan DECOURTENAY
1299–
Birth Location: –
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John DECOURTENAY
1300–1349
Birth Location: Exetor, Devon, England
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Hugh DECOURTENAY
1303–1377
Birth Location: Okehampton Castle, Devon, England
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Eleanor DECOURTENAY
1305–1306
Birth Location: Wotton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth COURTENAY
1307–1364
Birth Location: Okehampton, Devon, England
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Robert DECOURTENAY
1309–1334
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor DECOURTENAY
1311–1330
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Hugh DECOURTENAY's Ancestors

Self
Hugh DECOURTENAY
1275–1340
Birth Place: Okehampton Castle, Devon, England
Parents
Hugh Baron of Okehampton DECOURTENAY
1248–1291
Okehampton, Devon, England
Eleanor (LE) DESPENCER
1252–1328
Ryhall, Rutland, England
Grandparents
John (Baron of Okehampton DECOURTENAY) 23GGF
1218–1274
Okehampton, Devon, England
Isabel deVere
1230–1299
Totnes, Devon, England
Hugh (LE) DESPENCER
1223–1265
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Aline (BASSETT) 23GGM
1241–1281
Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert"Baron 24GGF
1194–1242
Mary 24GGM
1196–1242
Hugh 21GGF
1210–1263
Hawise 21GGM
1178–1263
Hugh 22GGF
1197–1238
Emma 22GGM
1206–1265
Philip BASSET
1184–1271
Hawise DELOVAINE
1215–1256
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald 25GGF
1125–1194
Hawise 25GGM
1150–1219
William 25GGF
1128–1217
Mabel 25GGM
1168–1204
Robert 22GGF
1164–1221
Heiress 22GGM
1164–1244
Saher 22GGF
1155–1219
Margaret 22GGM
1156–1236
Thomas DESPENCER
1169–1218
Rohaise DEVERE
1172–1200
Richard 23GGF
1180–1206
Arabella 23GGM
1186–1258
Alan BASSET
1155–1233
Aline DEGREY
1159–1233
Matthew DELOVAINE
1185–1258
Muriel DELOVAINE
1166–1275

Hugh DECOURTENAY's Descendants

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Hugh (Devon) DECOURTENAY (14 Sep 1275–23 Dec 1340) m. Agnes DEJOHN (1275–11 Jun 1345) m. Agnes (Countess of Devon) SAINTJOHN (1279–11 Jun 1345)
  1. 1. Thomas (DECOURTENAY) 21GGF 1311–1337 m. Muriel DEMOELS 1316–1362
    1. 1. Margaret (DECOURTENAY) 20GGM 1332–1385 m. John (DECOBHAM) 20GGF 1286–1319
      1. 1. Joan (Margaret Decobham LESTRANGE) 19GGM 1316–1357 m. Philip (LE DESPENCER 19GGF) II 1313–1349
        1. 1. Philip (Iii 1St Baron LE DESPENCER) 18GGF 1342–1401 m. Elizabeth (Baroness of Suffolk LE DESPENCER) 18GGM 1350–1401 m. Margaret (Elizabeth DECOBHAM) 17GGM 1348–1401
        2. 2. Hawise (LE) DESPENCER 1345–1414
        3. 3. Eloise (LE) DESPENCER 1346–1414
    2. 2. Hugh DECOURTENAY 1338–1369
    3. 3. Muriel DECOURTENAY 1340–1369
    4. 4. Margaret COURTENAY 1342–1422
    5. 5. John DECOURTENAY 1347–
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas Earl of Devon) DECOURTENAY 1316–1356 m. Lady (Muriel Countess of Devon) DEMOELS 1322–1369
    1. 1. Margaret (Lady of Exeter Baroness Peverell) DECOURTENAY 1342–1422 m. Thomas (Sir Baron"Knight of The Sword"Sheriff of Cornwall Lord High Treasurer Speaker House of Commons DEPEVERELL) 19GGF 1340–1422
      1. 1. Lady (Katherine Baroness Hungerford) DePeverell 1380–1439 m. Sir (Walter (1St Baron Hungerford)) DEHUNGERFORD 1378–1449
        1. 1. Sir (Robert 2Nd Baron) DEHUNGERFORD 1409–1459 m. Margaret (Lady DEBOTREAUX) 19GGM 1406–1478
        2. 2. Joan DEHUNGERFORD 1411–1431
        3. 3. Margaret (Mary) DEHUNGERFORD 1413–1476
        4. 4. Alice DEHUNGERFORD 1416–
        5. 5. William HUNGERFORD 1417–1437
        6. 6. John DEHUNGERFORD 1421–1486
        7. 7. Elizabeth HUNGERFORD 1403–1476 m. Philip (Knight) DECOURTENAY 1400–1463
    2. 2. Hugh DECOURTENAY 1338–1369
    3. 3. Muriel DECOURTENAY 1348–1367
    4. 4. Joanne DECOURTENAY 1355–
    5. 5. John DECOURTENAY 1357–
  3. 3. Robert DECOURTENAY 1297–
  4. 4. Joan DECOURTENAY 1299–
  5. 5. John DECOURTENAY 1300–1349
  6. 6. Hugh (Sir Ii 10Th Earl of Devon) DECOURTENAY 1303–1377 m. Margaret DEBOHUN 1309–1391
    1. 1. Philip (Sir DECOURTENAY) 16GGF 1346–1406 m. Anne (WAKE) 16GGM 1360–1390
      1. 1. Margaret DECOURTENAY 1383–1400
      2. 2. William DECOURTENAY 1386–1419
      3. 3. Agnes (Anne) DECOURTENAY 1392–1430
      4. 4. Agnes DECOURTENAY 1380–1430
      5. 5. John DECOURTENAY 1384–1406 m. Joan (CHAMPERNON) 15GGM 1382–1419
        1. 1. Humphrey DECOURTENAY 1405–
        2. 2. Philip (Knight) DECOURTENAY 1400–1463 m. Elizabeth HUNGERFORD 1403–1476
        3. 3. James (Esquire Chudleigh) DECOURTENAY 1402–1456
      6. 6. John DECOURTENAY 1404–1445
  7. 7. Eleanor DECOURTENAY 1305–1306
  8. 8. Elizabeth COURTENAY 1307–1364
  9. 9. Robert DECOURTENAY 1309–1334
  10. 10. Eleanor DECOURTENAY 1311–1330

Hugh DECOURTENAY's Timeline

5 Records

1273
14 Sep 1273
Birth of Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY in Okehampton, Devon, England
Okehampton, Devon, England
1275
14 Sep 1275
Birth of Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY in Okehampton, Devon, England
Okehampton, Devon, England
1275
14 Sep 1275
Birth of Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY in Okehampton Castle, Devon, England
Okehampton Castle, Devon, England
1340
23 Dec 1340
Age 65
Death of Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY in Exeter, Devonshire, England
Exeter, Devonshire, England
1340
23 Dec 1340
Age 65
Death of Hugh Devon DECOURTENAY in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1273
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1275
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1275
    Event Place: Okehampton Castle, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1340
    Event Place: Exeter, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1340
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
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