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John de Courtenay 1214 – 1274 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1214

Birth Location: Oakhampton, Devon, England

Death Date: 3 May 1274

Death Location: Okehampton, Devon, England

Father: Robert Courtenay

Mother: Mary Revieres

Spouse(s): Emma None, Maud Caneville, Isabel Vere

Children(s): Hugh Courtenay

The story of John de Courtenay began in 1214 in Oakhampton, Devon, England. John de Courtenay married Emma, Maud de Caneville, Isabel de Vere, and had children including Hugh de Courtenay. John de Courtenay passed away in 1274 in Okehampton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John de Courtenay began in 1214 in Oakhampton, Devon, England.
  • John de Courtenay married Emma, Maud de Caneville, Isabel de Vere, and had children including Hugh de Courtenay.
  • John de Courtenay passed away in 1274 in Okehampton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Courtenay
1172 – 1242
Birth Location: Courtenay, Galinois, France
RC
Mary Revieres
1184 – 1250
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Emma None
– 1234
Birth Location: –
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Maud Caneville
– 1240
Birth Location: –
MC
Isabel Vere
1228 – 1299
Birth Location: Totnes, Devon, England
IV

Children(s)

Hugh Courtenay
1251 – 1292
Birth Location: Okehampton, Devonshire, England
HC

John Courtenay's Ancestors

Self
John Courtenay
1214 – 1274
Birth Place: Oakhampton, Devon, England
Parents
Robert de Courtenay
1172 – 1242
Courtenay, Galinois, France
Mary (de) Revieres
1184 – 1250
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Renaud (de) Courtenay
1125 – 1194
Courtenay, Montargis, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Hawise (de) Courcy
1135 – 1219
Okehampton, Devon, England
William (de) Reviers
1150 – 1217
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England
Mabel (de) Beaumont
1164 – 1204
of Meulan, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Courtenay
1100 – 1161
Hélène Donjon
1111 – 1158
William Courcy
1118 – 1176
Maud d'Avranches
1120 – 1173
Baldwin Redvers
1090 – 1155
Adeliza Baalum
1099 – 1168
Robert III
1141 – 1212
Maud Cornwall
1143 – 1220
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Milo Courtenay
1070 – 1127
Ermengarde Nevers
1073 – 1102
Frederick Donjon
1085 – 1138
Hawise Corbet
1080 – 1140
William II
1090 – 1130
Guillaume d'Avranches
1075 –
Mathilde Meules
1080 –
Richard Reviers
1052 – 1107
Adelise Peverel
1069 – 1156
Hamelin Ballon
1060 – 1105
Agnès London
1064 –
Waleran Beaumont
1104 – 1166
Agnes Montfort
1122 – 1181
Reginald Dunstanville
1110 – 1175
Mabel FitzWilliam
1111 – 1162

John Courtenay's Descendants

1.
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John (de) Courtenay (Abt 1214 – 3 May 1274) m. Emma ( – Abt 1234) m. Maud (de) Caneville ( – Bef 6 Oct 1240) m. Isabel (de) Vere (Abt 1228 – Abt 11 Aug 1299)
  1. 1. Hugh (de) Courtenay (25 Mar 1251 – 28 Feb 1292) m. Eleanor (le) Despencer (Abt 1260 – 30 Sep 1328)
    1. 1. Hugh (de) Courtenay (14 Sep 1276 – 23 Dec 1340) m. Agnes (St) John (1275 – 11 Jun 1345)
      1. 1. John (de) Courtenay (Abt 1300 – 1349)
      2. 2. Hugh (de) Courtenay (12 Jul 1303 – 2 May 1377) m. Margaret (de) Bohun (3 Apr 1311 – 16 Dec 1391)
        1. 1. Hugh Courtenay (Abt 1327 – 1349) m. Elizabeth (de) Vere (Abt 1333 – 16 Aug 1375)
        2. 2. Margaret Courtenay (Abt 1328 – 2 Aug 1395) m. John (de) Cobham (1324 – 10 Jan 1408)
        3. 3. Thomas Courtenay (Abt 1330 – 1381)
        4. 4. Edward Courtenay (1331 – Bef 1 Apr 1371) m. Emeline Dawney (1330 – Bef 28 Feb 1371)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (de) Courtenay (Abt 1333 – 7 Aug 1395) m. John (de) Vere (Abt Dec 1335 – 23 Jun 1360) m. Andrew (De) Lutterell (Abt 1335 – 1378)
        6. 6. Catherine (de) Courtenay (Abt 1334 – 31 Dec 1399) m. Thomas D'Engayne (Abt 1331 – 1367) m. William Harrington (Abt 1330 – )
        7. 7. Joan Courtenay (Abt 1337 – Bet 9 Jan 1375 and 8 Jan 1376) m. John Cheverston (1333 – Abt 1375)
        8. 8. Matilda (de) Courtenay (1339 – Bet 1325 and 1418)
        9. 9. Philip (Courtenay Count Of) Devon (4 Dec 1341 – 29 Jul 1406) m. Anne (Margaret) Wake (14 Jun 1344 – 29 Jul 1406)
        10. 10. William Courtenay (4 Dec 1341 – 31 Jul 1396)
        11. 11. Peter Courtenay (1346 – 2 Feb 1405) m. Margaret Clyvedon (Abt 1340 – 5 Jan 1411)
        12. 12. John Courtenay (Abt 1346 – 1400)
        13. 13. Humphrey Courtenay (Abt 1351 – )
      3. 3. Eleanor (de) Courtenay (Abt 1305 – Bet 12 Jul 1326 and 20 Oct 1330) m. John (De) Grey (Bet 1305 and 1311 – 14 Dec 1392) m. John (de) Gay
      4. 4. Robert (de) Courtenay (1309 – 1334)
      5. 5. Thomas (de) Courtenay (1311 – 1356) m. Muriel (de) Moels (31 May 1322 – 12 Aug 1369)
        1. 1. Muriel (de) Courtenay (Abt 1339 – 12 Aug 1369) m. John (de) Dinham (1319 – 7 Jan 1383)
        2. 2. John (de) Courtenay (Abt 1347 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (De) Courtenay (1352 – 8 Dec 1422) m. Thomas (De) Peverell (1340 – 1402)
        4. 4. Joan (De) Courtenay (Abt 1355 – )
        5. 5. Katherine Courtenay
      6. 6. Elizabeth (de) Courtenay (Abt 1313 – Abt 1364) m. Bartholomew (de) Lisle (Abt 1311 – Abt 1345)
      7. 7. Baldwin (De) Courtenay (Abt 1314 – )
    2. 2. Philip (de) Courtenay (Abt 1277 – 24 Jun 1314)
    3. 3. Isabelle (de) Courtenay (1278 – 10 May 1325) m. John (St) John (29 Oct 1273 – 14 May 1329) m. William (de) Lea (1260 – Bet 9 Jan 1347 and 8 Jan 1348)
      1. 1. William (de) Lea (1302 – Abt 1378) m. Isabelle (de) Standish (1305 – )
        1. 1. Isolde (de) Lea (1326 – 1380) m. Robert Standish (1325 – 1380)
    4. 4. Margaret (de) Courtenay (Abt 1279 – 18 Mar 1349) m. Nicholas Moels (10 Aug 1289 – 6 Feb 1315)
    5. 5. John (De) Courtenay (Abt 1280 – Abt 1293) m. Reynold Paveley (Abt 1283 – )
    6. 6. Aveline (de) Courtenay (1281 – 27 Apr 1327) m. John Giffard (24 Jun 1287 – 30 Mar 1328)
    7. 7. Egelina (de) Courtenay (Abt 1282 – 10 Oct 1335) m. Robert (De) Scales (1279 – 20 Mar 1324)
    8. 8. Robert (de) Courtenay (Abt 1285 – perhaps died young)

John Courtenay's Timeline

3 Records

1214
Abt 1214
Birth of John de Courtenay in Oakhampton, Devon, England
Oakhampton, Devon, England
1274
3 May 1274
Age 60
Death of John de Courtenay in Okehampton, Devon, England
Okehampton, Devon, England
1274
Aft 3 May 1274
Age 60
Burial of John de Courtenay in Ford Abbey, Dorset, England
Ford Abbey, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1214
    Event Place: Oakhampton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1274
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 3 May 1274
    Event Place: Ford Abbey, Dorset, England
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