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William Courtenay 1529–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Powderham (Devon) England

Death Date: 26 September 1557

Death Location: Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France

Father: George Courtenay

Mother: Catherine Saint-Leger

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Paulet

Children(s): Jane Courtenay, Gertrude Courtenay, William jure

William Courtenay was born in 1529 in Powderham (Devon) England, the child of George Courtenay And Catherine Saint Leger. William Courtenay married Elizabeth Paulet, and had children including Gertrude Courtenay, Jane Courtenay, William Courtenay Mp De Jure. William Courtenay passed away in 1557 in Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • William Courtenay was born in 1529 in Powderham (Devon) England, the child of George Courtenay And Catherine Saint Leger.
  • William Courtenay married Elizabeth Paulet, and had children including Gertrude Courtenay, Jane Courtenay, William Courtenay Mp De Jure.
  • William Courtenay passed away in 1557 in Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Courtenay's Ancestors

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William Courtenay
1529–1557
Birth Place: Powderham (Devon) England
Parents
George Courtenay
1534–1528
Powderham (Devon) England
Catherine Saint-Leger
1512–1535
Annery (Devonshire) England
Grandparents
Sir (William 2nd Earl of Devon and Powerham Courtenay Lord High Sheriff of Devon ,) KS,MP
1500–1535
Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England
Margaret Edgecombe
1495–1572
Powderham (Devon) England
George (St) Leger
1485–1536
Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Anne Knyvett
1493–1558
Buckenham, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Courtenay
–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Courtenay's Descendants

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William Courtenay (1529–26 September 1557) m. Elizabeth Paulet (1531–4 November 1576)
  1. 1. Jane Courtenay 1551–1553
  2. 2. Gertrude Courtenay 1558–1598
  3. 3. William (Courtenay, MP, de) jure 1553–1630 m. Elizabeth Sydney 1585–1590

William Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Courtenay in Powderham (Devon) England
Powderham (Devon) England
1557
26 September 1557
Age 28
Death of William Courtenay in Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France
Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Powderham (Devon) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Genealogical History of the Noble and Illustrious Family of Courtenay

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1557
    Event Place: Saint-Quentin, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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