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Sir Knight William DE COURTENAY

Sir Knight William DE COURTENAY[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1428 - 1485  (57 years)

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  • Name William DE COURTENAY 
    Prefix Sir Knight 
    Born 1428  Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    AFN 8VKS-TF 
    FamilySearch ID LBCS-F5S 
    TitleOfNobility 1483  [6
    High Sheriff of Powderham Castle 
    _UID 5B7060146E00464BB3DC24D19B3B93749F4B 
    Buried 1485  Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 9 Sep 1485  Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20358  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2022 

    Father Sir Knight Philip COURTENAY, Of Molland,   b. 18 Jan 1404, Ashton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1463, Powderham Castle, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth DE HUNGERFORD,   b. Abt 1406, Of Hungerford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1476, Stringston, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married Abt 1425  Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret BONVILLE,   b. Abt 1424, Of Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jul 1487, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1450  Chewton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sir Knight William COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1451, Of Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 10 Jun 1512, Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     2. Joan COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1452, Of Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Edward COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1453, Of Landrake, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1509, Landrake, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Philip COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1455, Of, Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1457  (Age ~ 2 years)
     5. Philip COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1457, Of Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1512, Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     6. Margaret Joan COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1459, Of, Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1460, Of Powderham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Jane Joan DECOURTENAY,   b. 1468,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elizabeth COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1470, Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1518, Bryanston, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F9722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Courtenay.jpg
    William Courtenay.jpg

  • Notes 
    • SEP 1485 Beheaded after the 2nd Battle of St. Alban's

      Sources:

      Title: Vivian's Visitations of Devon 1620, 1895 edition - Carew, pp. 133-145
      Author: Vivian, John Lambrick
      Publication: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620. With additions by Lieutenant-Colonel J.L. Vivian. Henry S. Eland, Exeter, 1895.
      Repository: Book
      Text: cont. by John Young
      Text: Vivian's Visitations of Devon 1620, 1895 edition - Bonville (& Beauple) of Shute & Chewton, pp. 101-103
      Text: Burke's Peerage 1866 - Devon-Courtenay pp. 330-332
      Text: Vivian's Visitations of Devon 1620, 1895 edition - Courtenay, pp. 243-253
      Text: Brydges' Collins' Peerage of England, 1812 - Courtenay, Viscount Courtenay, pp. 214-271; Addenda & Corrigenda, p. 760
      Text: p. 262
      Text: Calculated approximately
      Author: Medieval Studies Unit, Genealogical Dept
      Title: Ancestral File (R), Church of the Latter Day Saints,
      Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
      Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] Gedcom provided by, John Woodward "Jack" Buschman, February 10, 2002 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S538] !Fix This Source-130.

    3. [S1087] Gedcom File provided by, John Woodward "Jack" Buschman, February 10, 2002 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S1087] Gedcom File provided by, Brent Ruesch, November 21, 2002 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1089] [Plantagenet Descent], David A. Blocher , (Personal Usage).

    6. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Nov 2022), entry for William DE COURTENAY, person ID LBCS-F5S. (Reliability: 3).