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Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY 1521–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Hull, Devonshire, England,

Death Date: 30 Apr 1566

Death Location: Raleigh, , Devon, England

Father: william courtenay

Mother: mary gainsford

Spouse(s): Sir Chichester

Children(s): Eleanor Chichester

The story of Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY began in 1521 in Hull, Devonshire, England,. Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY married Sir John Chichester, and had children including Eleanor Chichester. Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY passed away in 1566 in Raleigh, , Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY began in 1521 in Hull, Devonshire, England,.
  • Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY married Sir John Chichester, and had children including Eleanor Chichester.
  • Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY passed away in 1566 in Raleigh, , Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

william courtenay
1477–1535
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, , England,
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mary gainsford
1499–1572
Birth Location: Upcott, , Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Chichester
1516–1568
Birth Location: Raleigh, Devon, , England,
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Children(s)

Eleanor Chichester
1547–1585
Birth Location: Raleigh, Devon, England
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Mary COURTENAY's Ancestors

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Mary COURTENAY
1521–1566
Birth Place: Hull, Devonshire, England,
Parents
william de courtenay
1477–1535
Powderham Castle, Devon, , England,
mary gainsford
1499–1572
Upcott, , Devon, England
Grandparents
Knight (William De) Courtenay
1451–1512
Of, Powderham, Devonshire, England
Cecily Cheyney
1455–1511
Of, Pinhoe, Devonshire, England
John Gainsford
1469–1540
Crowhurst, Surrey, , England
Ann Hawte
1473–
Maidstone, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Courtenay
1428–1485
Margaret Bonville
1419–1487
John Cheney
1416–1487
Elizabeth Hill
1422–
John Gaynesford
1443–1540
Anne Worsley
1447–1489
Richard Hawte
1438–1487
Elizabeth Tyrell
1440–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary COURTENAY's Descendants

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Mary ((Gertrude)) COURTENAY (1521–30 Apr 1566) m. Sir (John) Chichester (1516–30 Nov 1568)
  1. 1. Eleanor Chichester 1547–1585 m. Sir (Arthur) Basset 1536–1586
    1. 1. robert basset 1574–1641 m. elizabeth periam 1574–1635
      1. 1. Ann (Maria) Basset 1595–1631 m. Jonathan Rashleigh 1591–1675
        1. 1. Christian Rashleigh 1628–1673 m. John Rashleigh 1628–1693

Mary COURTENAY's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY in Hull, Devonshire, England,
Hull, Devonshire, England,
1566
30 Apr 1566
Age 45
Death of Mary (Gertrude) COURTENAY in Raleigh, , Devon, England
Raleigh, , Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Hull, Devonshire, England,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1566
    Event Place: Raleigh, , Devon, England
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