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Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay 1585–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Powderham Castle, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Powderham Castle, England

Father: Giles May

Mother: Henry Courtenay

Spouse(s): Agnes Poynages

Children(s): Agnes Courtenay, Elizabeth Marvin

In 1585, Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay entered the world in Powderham Castle, England, born to Giles May And Henry Courtenay. Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay married Agnes Poynages, and had children including Agnes Courtenay, Elizabeth Marvin. Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay passed away in 1636 in Powderham Castle, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay entered the world in Powderham Castle, England, born to Giles May And Henry Courtenay.
  • Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay married Agnes Poynages, and had children including Agnes Courtenay, Elizabeth Marvin.
  • Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay passed away in 1636 in Powderham Castle, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles May
1564–
Birth Location: England
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Henry Courtenay
1554–1632
Birth Location: St. Bennets, Lanivet, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Poynages
1590–1649
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Agnes Courtenay
1613–1679
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Marvin
1604–1640
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

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Sir Courtenay
1585–1636
Birth Place: Powderham Castle, England
Parents
Giles May
1564–
England
Henry Courtenay
1554–1632
St. Bennets, Lanivet, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Courtenay
1520–1560
Tremere, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Trengove
1517–1571
Nance, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Courtenay's Descendants

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Sir (Edwin Henry) Courtenay (1585–1636) m. Agnes Poynages (1590–1649)
  1. 1. Agnes Courtenay 1613–1679 m. William ("Henry") Bates 1610–1689
    1. 1. Henry (Gardner) Bates 1630–1725 m. Sarah Freeman 1630–1748
      1. 1. Temperance (Rebecca*) Bates 1668–1735 m. John (Bruce*) Bunch 1664–1729
        1. 1. Anna Bunch 1692–1735 m. William ("Will" Blevins Jr. or) Bleddyn 1690–1767
        2. 2. John (Bruce Bunch) III 1690–1742
        3. 3. Sarah Bunch 1698–
        4. 4. Paul Bunch 1692–1771
        5. 5. Agnes (or Anne) Bunch 1692–1740
        6. 6. William Bunch 1696–
    2. 2. Henry (Edward) Bates 1630–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Marvin 1604–1640

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay in Powderham Castle, England
Powderham Castle, England
1636
1636
Age 51
Death of Sir Edwin Henry Courtenay in Powderham Castle, England
Powderham Castle, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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