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John de Courtenay 1384 – 1406 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1384

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1406

Death Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England

Father: Philip Devon

Mother: Anne Wake

Spouse(s): Joan Champernoun, Blanche Champernowne

Children(s): Humphrey Courtenay, Philip Courtenay, Edmund Courtenay

In 1384, John de Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Philip Courtenay Count Of Devon and Anne Margaret Wake. John de Courtenay married Joan Champernoun, Blanche Joan Champernowne, and had children including Humphrey De Courtenay, Philip De Courtenay, Edmund Courtenay. John de Courtenay passed away in 1406 in Powderham Castle, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1384, John de Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Philip Courtenay Count Of Devon and Anne Margaret Wake.
  • John de Courtenay married Joan Champernoun, Blanche Joan Champernowne, and had children including Humphrey De Courtenay, Philip De Courtenay, Edmund Courtenay.
  • John de Courtenay passed away in 1406 in Powderham Castle, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Devon
1341 – 1406
Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England
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Anne Wake
1344 – 1406
Birth Location: Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Champernoun
1380 – 1419
Birth Location: Bere Ferrers with Bere Alston, Devon, England
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Blanche Champernowne
Birth Location: –
BC

Children(s)

Humphrey Courtenay
1400 – 1485
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Philip Courtenay
1404 – 1463
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Edmund Courtenay
1406 –
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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John Courtenay's Ancestors

Self
John Courtenay
1384 – 1406
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
Philip Courtenay Count Of Devon
1341 – 1406
Exeter, Devonshire, England
Anne (Margaret) Wake
1344 – 1406
Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (de) Courtenay
1303 – 1377
Okehampton, Devon, England
Margaret (de) Bohun
1311 – 1391
Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England
Thomas Wake
1319 – 1383
Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Pateshull
1320 – 1398
Pattishall, Northampton, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Courtenay
1276 – 1340
Agnes John
1275 – 1345
Humphrey Bohun
1276 – 1322
Elizabeth Rhuddlan
1282 – 1316
Thomas Wake
1279 – 1347
Elizabeth Cransley
1295 – 1355
Sir Pateshull
1291 – 1349
Mabel Grandison
1292 – 1349
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Courtenay
1251 – 1292
Eleanor Despencer
1260 – 1328
John John
1225 – 1302
Alice FitzPiers
1234 – 1302
Humphrey Bohun
1249 – 1298
Maud Fiennes
1246 – 1298
Edward
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1241 – 1290
Hugh Wake
1240 – 1315
JOAN DEWOLVERTON
1244 – 1274
Hugh Cansley
1269 – 1315
Agnes
1275 – 1314
Simon Patteshull
1267 – 1295
Isabel Stonegrave
1271 – 1324

John Courtenay's Descendants

1.
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John (de) Courtenay (1384 – 29 Jul 1406) m. Joan Champernoun (1380 – 1419) m. Blanche (Joan) Champernowne
  1. 1. Humphrey (De) Courtenay (1400 – Sep 1485)
  2. 2. Philip (De) Courtenay (18 Jan 1404 – 16 Dec 1463) m. Elizabeth Hungerford (1390 – 14 Dec 1476)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) Courtenay (1426 – 1 Sep 1493) m. James Luttrell (Jul 1426 – 17 Feb 1461) m. Humphrey (Touchet) Audley (Abt 1435 – 6 May 1471) m. Thomas Malet (1428 – 9 Jul 1501)
    2. 2. Anne (de) Courtenay (Abt 1426 – )
    3. 3. William Courtenay (1428 – 9 Sep 1485) m. Margaret Bonville (Abt 1424 – 1 Jul 1487)
    4. 4. Philip (Courtenay) II (1430 – 7 Dec 1489) m. Elizabeth (De) Wonwell (1438 – 31 Jul 1482) m. Elizabeth Ashford (Abt 1435 – )
      1. 1. Joan Courtenay (Abt 1447 – 1546) m. William Knyvett (2 May 1438 – 2 Dec 1515) m. Thomas Wingfield (1434 – ) m. Roger Clifford (2 May 1437 – 2 May 1485) m. Robert Clifford (Abt 1439 – 15 Mar 1508) m. William Carew (Abt 1483 – 1536)
        1. 1. Edmund Knyvett (1462 – 10 Dec 1528) m. Eleanor Tyrell (Abt 1463 – Apr 1514)
        2. 2. Edward Knyvett (1480 – Dead)
      2. 2. Philip Courtenay (1457 – 7 Nov 1505)
      3. 3. Agnes Courtenay (Abt 1459 – Abt 1495)
      4. 4. James Courtenay (Abt 1459 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Courtenay (Abt 1462 – 15 Nov 1527) m. John Champernon (1458 – 30 Apr 1503)
      6. 6. John Courtenay (1467 – 25 Mar 1510) m. Joan Brett (1472 – )
      7. 7. Philip Courtenay (1469 – 26 Mar 1514) m. Joan Fowell (1465 – 31 Oct 1523)
    5. 5. Peter Courtenay (1432 – 22 Sep 1492)
    6. 6. Katherine (De) Courtenay (Abt 1437 – 2 Jan 1515) m. Thomas Rogers (15 Feb 1435 – Aft 10 Jul 1478) m. St (Clare) Pomeroy ( – 31 May 1471) m. William Huddesfield (1410 – 22 Mar 1499)
    7. 7. Walter Courtenay (Abt 1438 – Nov 1506) m. Jane Holand m. Alice (Kilrington) Colbrooke (Abt 1458 – 26 Jun 1537)
    8. 8. Philippa Courtenay (1442 – 1489) m. Sir (Thomas) Fulford (Abt 1440 – 20 Feb 1490)
    9. 9. Edmund (De) Courtenay (1442 – 4 Feb 1496) m. Jane (De) Deviock (1442 – 1498)
    10. 10. Humphrey Courtenay (1444 – 23 Apr 1496) m. Elizabeth (de la) Pomeroy (1444 – 1496)
    11. 11. John Courtenay (Abt 1446 – 27 Mar 1509)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Courtenay (1458 – Nov 1527) m. Edward (de) Courtenay (1453 – 1 Feb 1509)
  3. 3. Edmund Courtenay (Abt 1406 – )

John Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1384
1384
Birth of John de Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1406
29 Jul 1406
Age 22
Death of John de Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Powderham Castle, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1384
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1406
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England
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