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William Courtenay 1428–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1428

Birth Location: Devon

Death Date: September 1485

Death Location: Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

Father: Philip Molland

Mother: Elizabeth Hungerford

Spouse(s): Margaret Bonville

Children(s): Edward Courtenay, William Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay

In 1428, William Courtenay entered the world in Devon, born to Philip Courtenay Of Molland And Elizabeth Hungerford. William Courtenay married Margaret Bonville, and had children including Edward Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay, Joan Courtenay, William Courtenay. William Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1428, William Courtenay entered the world in Devon, born to Philip Courtenay Of Molland And Elizabeth Hungerford.
  • William Courtenay married Margaret Bonville, and had children including Edward Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay, Joan Courtenay, William Courtenay.
  • William Courtenay passed away in 1485 in Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Molland
1404–1463
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Hungerford
1405–1476
Birth Location: Hungerford (Somersetshire) Uk
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Bonville
1425–1487
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Edward Courtenay
1453–1509
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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William Courtenay
1451–1512
Birth Location: Powderham (Devon) England
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Elizabeth Courtenay
–1518
Birth Location: Powderham (Devon) England
EC

William Courtenay's Ancestors

Self
William Courtenay
1428–1485
Birth Place: Devon
Parents
Philip Courtenay of Molland
1404–1463
Powderham, Devon, England
Elizabeth Hungerford
1405–1476
Hungerford (Somersetshire) Uk
Grandparents
John Courtenay
1384–1466
Powderham, Devon, England
Joan Champernoun
1376–1419
Beer Ferrers, Devonshire, England
Walter (Hungerford 1st Baron) Hungerford
1378–1449
Farleigh,Hungerford, Somersetshire, England
Karterine (de) Peverell
1380–
Park Hamathey, Penhale, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Courtenay
1355–1406
Anne Wake
1344–1419
Sir Hungerford
1330–1398
Joan Hussey
1350–1412
Sir Peverell
1340–1422
Margaret Courtenay
1352–1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Devon
1303–1377
Margaret Bohun
1311–1391
Thomas Deeping
1319–1383
Alice Pateshull
–1398
Walter Hungerford
1308–1359
Elizabeth Fitzjohn
1312–1410
Edmund Hussey
1335–1361
Joanna
1340–
Hugh Peverell
1300–
Margaret Cobham
1302–1395
Thomas Courtenay
1311–1356
Muriel Moels
1322–1363

William Courtenay's Descendants

1.
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William Courtenay (1428–September 1485) m. Margaret Bonville (1425–1487)
  1. 1. Edward Courtenay 1453–1509 m. Alice Wotton 1473–1533
    1. 1. Edward Courtenay 1495–1539 m. Margaret (Jane) Tretherffe 1505–1576
      1. 1. Peter Courtenay 1535–1606 m. Katherine Reskimer 1548–1576
        1. 1. Anne Courtenay 1573–1665 m. Gilbert Holcombe 1565–1623
  2. 2. William Courtenay 1451–1512
  3. 3. Elizabeth Courtenay –1518

William Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1428
1428
Birth of William Courtenay in Devon
Devon
1485
September 1485
Age 57
Death of William Courtenay
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1428
    Event Place: Devon
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1485
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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