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William Courtenay 1420 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420/1428

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: SEP 1485

Death Location: Molland, Powderham, Devon, England

Father: Philip Courtenay

Mother: Elizabeth Hungerford

Spouse(s): Margaret Bonville

Children(s): Catherine Courtenay

William Courtenay was born in 1420 in Powderham, Devon, England, the child of Philip Courtenay and Elizabeth Hungerford. William Courtenay married Margaret Bonville, and had children including Catherine Courtenay. William Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Molland, Powderham, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Courtenay was born in 1420 in Powderham, Devon, England, the child of Philip Courtenay and Elizabeth Hungerford.
  • William Courtenay married Margaret Bonville, and had children including Catherine Courtenay.
  • William Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Molland, Powderham, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Courtenay's Ancestors

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William Courtenay
1420 – 1485
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
Philip Courtenay
1404 – 1463
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hungerford
1406 – 1476
Farleigh-Hungerford, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter Hungerford
1378 – 1449
Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Peverell
1382 – 1426
Penhale by St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Peverell
1340 – 1422
Margaret Courtenay
1342 – 1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Peverell
1299 – 1372
Elizabeth Cobham
1302 – 1385
Thomas Courtenay
1304 – 1337
Muriel Moels
1322 – 1362

William Courtenay's Descendants

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William Courtenay (1420/1428 – SEP 1485) m. Margaret Bonville (1432 – BEF JUL 1487)
  1. 1. Catherine Courtenay (1454 – 12 JAN 1515) m. Thomas (John) Rogers (1435 – 15 FEB 1489)
    1. 1. John (Thomas III Lorimer Lorymer SIR Yeoman of Deritend ESQUIRE OF FITZ) Rogers (1483 – 1530) m. Margaret Wyatt (1485 – 10 MAR 1537)
      1. 1. Joan Rogers (1506 – )
      2. 2. Edward Rogers (1506 – 21 MAY 1567) m. Mary Lisle (1519 – 1613)
      3. 3. John (Fitz) Rogers (4 FEB 1507 – 4 FEB 1555) m. Adriana (De) Weyden (1511 – 8 AUG 1572)
      4. 4. William Rogers (1509 – 5 APR 1553) m. Joan Tilden (1510 – 1553) m. Matida England (1517 – 1560)
        1. 1. Edward Rogers (ABT 1530 – )
        2. 2. William Rogers (1543 – 4 AUG 1585) m. Eleanor Calle (1545 – 23 MAY 1607)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Rogers (ABT 1550 – FEB 1626) m. John Cole (ABT 1530 – )
        4. 4. Amy Avys (14 MAR 1536 – 7 OCT 1569) m. Richard Alden (24 AUG 1531 – 30 APR 1598)
        5. 5. Thomas Rogers (1540 – 20 FEB 1610) m. Alice Calle (1550 – 7 AUG 1618)
        6. 6. Henry Rogers (1542 – 27 FEB 1596) m. Elizabeth Burbach (ABT 1540 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Rogers (1544 – ) m. Nicholas Followes (<1540> – )
        8. 8. Matilda Rogers (1546 – ) m. Edward Huntingdon (1545 – )
        9. 9. John Rogers (1548 – 24 MAY 1620) m. Anne Salsbury (ABT 1549 – 7 JUL 1620) m. Susann Luffkin (1535 – )
        10. 10. William Rogers (ABT 1551 – ) m. Elenora Farngeton (ABT 1555 – )
      5. 5. William (John) Rogers (1509 – 1615)
      6. 6. Bernard Rogers (1510 – 1611)
      7. 7. Edward Rogers (1513 – )
      8. 8. Eleanor Rogers (1514 – 1608) m. Robert Mylward (<1510> – From 1537 to 1611)
      9. 9. Eleanore Rogers (ABT 1514 – )
      10. 10. Joan Rogers (1515 – AFT 1541)
      11. 11. Joan Rogers (1515 – 1615) m. Baldwin Broke (ABT 1510 – ) m. John Turton (1515 – )
      12. 12. Johan Rogers (ABT 1516 – )

William Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420/1428
Birth of William Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1485
SEP 1485
Age 65
Death of William Courtenay in Molland, Powderham, Devon, England
Molland, Powderham, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420/1428
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1485
    Event Place: Molland, Powderham, Devon, England

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