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Willem van Courtenay 1477–1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire

Death Date: 25 November 1535

Death Location: Painswick, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Willem Courtenay

Mother: Cecilia Cheney

Spouse(s): Mary Scrope

Children(s): Elene Kingston

Willem van Courtenay was born in 1477 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, the child of Willem Van Courtenay And Cecilia Cheney. Willem van Courtenay married Mary Scrope, and had children including Elene Kingston. Willem van Courtenay passed away in 1535 in Painswick, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Willem van Courtenay was born in 1477 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, the child of Willem Van Courtenay And Cecilia Cheney.
  • Willem van Courtenay married Mary Scrope, and had children including Elene Kingston.
  • Willem van Courtenay passed away in 1535 in Painswick, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Willem Courtenay's Ancestors

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Willem Courtenay
1477–1535
Birth Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Parents
Willem van Courtenay
1451–1512
Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Cecilia Cheney
1455–
Pinhoe, Devonshire
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Courtenay's Descendants

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Willem (van) Courtenay (1477–25 November 1535) m. Mary Scrope (1472–1537)
  1. 1. Elene Kingston 1493–1556 m. John Prater 1492–1547
    1. 1. George Prater 1510–1564 m. Jane Plott 1515–1587
      1. 1. Anthony (Thomas) Prater 1545–1593 m. Judith Ivye 1551–1578
        1. 1. Anthony (Thomas) Prater 1573–1624 m. Margaret Quintyne 1578–1628
      2. 2. Elinor Prater 1542–
      3. 3. Richard Prater 1540–1580
      4. 4. Dorothy Prater 1548–1578
      5. 5. Bartholomew Prater 1537–1620
      6. 6. George Prater 1550–1591
      7. 7. Nicholas Prater 1550–1589
      8. 8. Alis\ (Alice) Prater 1530–1562
      9. 9. William Prater 1574–1601

Willem Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Willem van Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Powderham Castle, Devonshire
1535
25 November 1535
Age 58
Death of Willem van Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Powderham Castle, Devonshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1535
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Painswick, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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