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Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay 1428 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1428

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: Sep 1485

Death Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Father: Sir Rogers

Mother: Lady Stourton

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In 1428, Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Henry Fitz Rogers and Lady Avice Amy Stourton. Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Powderham, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1428, Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Henry Fitz Rogers and Lady Avice Amy Stourton.
  • Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Powderham, Devon, England.

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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

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Sir Courtenay
1428 – 1485
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Henry Fitz Rogers
1408 – 1471
Ashington, Somerset, England
Lady (Avice Amy) Stourton
1407 – 1435
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (Fitz) Roger
1385 – 1441
Furneaux Manor,Ashington,Somersetshire,England
Agnes (De) Mereaunt
Great-Grandparents
John Roger
1386 – 1441
Agnes Mercaunt
1390 – 1441
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roger
1345 –

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1428
1428
Birth of Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1485
Sep 1485
Age 57
Death of Sir William, High Sheriff of Devon, Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1428
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1485
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

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