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Sir Knight John Courtenay 1384 – 1406 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1384

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1406

Death Location: Bere, Devon, England

Father: Sir Courtenay

Mother: Anne Wake

Spouse(s): Joan Champernon

Children(s): James Courtenay, Knight Courtenay, William Courtenay, Catherine Courtenay, Sir Courtenay

The story of Sir Knight John Courtenay began in 1384 in Powderham, Devon, England. Sir Knight John Courtenay married Joan Champernon, and had children including James Chudleigh Courtenay, Knight Philip Courtenay, William Courtenay, Catherine Courtenay, Sir Humphrey Courtenay. Sir Knight John Courtenay passed away in 1406 in Bere, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight John Courtenay began in 1384 in Powderham, Devon, England.
  • Sir Knight John Courtenay married Joan Champernon, and had children including James Chudleigh Courtenay, Knight Philip Courtenay, William Courtenay, Catherine Courtenay, Sir Humphrey Courtenay.
  • Sir Knight John Courtenay passed away in 1406 in Bere, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Courtenay
1346 – 1406
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Anne Wake
1360 – 1390
Birth Location: Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Champernon
1386 – 1419
Birth Location: Bere, Devon, England
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Children(s)

James Courtenay
1402 – 1455
Birth Location: Of, Devon, England
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Knight Courtenay
1404 – 1463
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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William Courtenay
1405 – 1485
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Catherine Courtenay
1406 – 1504
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Sir Courtenay
1406 – 1425
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

Self
Sir Courtenay
1384 – 1406
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Knight Philip De Courtenay
1346 – 1406
Exeter, Devon, England
Anne Wake
1360 – 1390
Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Courtenay's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John) Courtenay (1384 – 29 Jul 1406) m. Joan Champernon (1386 – Apr 1419)
  1. 1. James (Chudleigh) Courtenay (1402 – 8 Feb 1455)
  2. 2. Knight (Philip) Courtenay (1404 – Dec 16, 1463) m. Elizabeth Hungerford (1400 – Dec 14, 1476)
    1. 1. Lady (Cathrern) Decourtenay (1425 – )
    2. 2. Anne Courtenay (1426 – 7 Sep 1447)
    3. 3. Philip Courtenay (1428 – 1489)
    4. 4. Knight (William) Courtenay (1428 – Sep 1485) m. Margaret Bonville (1425 – 1487)
      1. 1. Phillip Courtenay (1445 – )
      2. 2. James Courtenay (1446 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Courtenay (1447 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Courtenay (1449 – )
      5. 5. Lady (Isabella) Courtney (1450 – )
      6. 6. Knight (William) Courtenay (1451 – Jul 10, 1512) m. Cecily Cheney (1455 – 1511)
        1. 1. William Courtenay (1477 – Nov 24, 1535) m. Margaret Edgecombe (1481 – Nov 1520) m. Mary Gaynesford (1499 – Feb 12, 1572)
        2. 2. James Courtenay (1479 – 1520)
        3. 3. Ann Courtenay (1485 – )
        4. 4. Piers Courtenay (1487 – Oct 02, 1508)
        5. 5. Edward Courtenay (1487 – )
        6. 6. Joan Courtenay (1489 – )
        7. 7. Cecily Courtenay (1491 – )
        8. 8. Eleanor Courtenay (1493 – )
        9. 9. Daughter Courtenay (1497 – )
        10. 10. Margaret Courtenay (1500 – Sep 27, 1535)
      7. 7. Edward Courtenay (1453 – Mar 01, 1509) m. elizabeth courtenay (1455 – Nov 15, 1527) m. Alice Wotton (1473 – Sep 29, 1533)
        1. 1. william Courtenay (1475 – Jun 09, 1511)
        2. 2. Edward Courtney (Abt. 1495 – Mar 01, 1509) m. Margaret Trethurffe (1505 – Jun 28, 1576)
      8. 8. Catherine Courtenay (1454 – Jan 12, 1515)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Courtenay (1430 – Sep 1493)
    6. 6. Catherine Courtenay (1438 – 12 Jan 1514)
    7. 7. Edmund Courtenay (1442 – 4 Feb 1496)
    8. 8. Humphrey Courtenay (1446 – 22 Sep 1492)
  3. 3. William Courtenay (1405 – Sep 1485)
  4. 4. Catherine Courtenay (1406 – 1504)
  5. 5. Sir (Humphrey) Courtenay (1406 – 1425)

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

3 Records

1384
1384
Birth of Sir Knight John Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1406
29 Jul 1406
Age 22
Death of Sir Knight John Courtenay in Powderham, Somerset, England
Powderham, Somerset, England
1406
29 Jul 1406
Age 22
Death of Sir Knight John Courtenay in Bere, Devon, England
Bere, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1384
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1406
    Event Place: Powderham, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1406
    Event Place: Bere, Devon, England
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