de Courtenay, John 1 2a

Birth Name de Courtenay, John
Gender male
Age at Death 48 years, 9 months, 8 days

Narrative

Baron of Oakhampton
John de Courtenay was Baron of Oakhampton, and in 27th of Henry III (1246) paid 100 marks for his relief, and doing homage had livery of all his lands, but it does not appear that he was ever summoned to Parliament. He was employed on several important services in Henry III's reign and was also a great benefactor of the monks of Ford Abbey. He died May 3, 1273 and was buried near his father in the Abbey. He married Isabel (daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and his wife Hawise, daughter of Saire de Quincey, Surety for the Magna Charta, son of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, Surety for the Magna Charta), and had one son, Hugh. His lady surviving him married 2nd Lord Dinham.
(Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 284)

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1224-07-26 Okehampton, Devonshire, England   1
Death 1273-05-03     1

Age: 48y 9m 7d

Burial   Ford Abbey   3a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Courtenay, Robert11701242-07-26
Mother de Redvers, Mary11831242
    Brother     Courtenay, William 1220
         de Courtenay, John 1224-07-26 1273-05-03
    Sister     de Courtenay, Hawise 1225
    Sister     de Courtenay, Egeline 1226

Families

Family of de Courtenay, John and de Vere, Isabel
Unknown Partner de Vere, Isabel ( * 1222 + 1300-08-11 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Courtenay, Hugh1248-03-251291-02-28
de Courtenay, Eleanor1255

Source References

  1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I17932&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree
  2. Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith
      • Page: Page: 284
      • Source text:

        Baron of Oakhampton
        John de Courtenay was Baron of Oakhampton, and in 27th of Henry III (1246) paid 100 marks for his relief, and doing homage had livery of all his lands, but it does not appear that he was ever summoned to Parliament. He was employed on several important services in Henry III's reign and was also a great benefactor of the monks of Ford Abbey. He died May 3, 1273 and was buried near his father in the Abbey. He married Isabel (daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and his wife Hawise, daughter of Saire de Quincey, Surety for the Magna Charta, son of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, Surety for the Magna Charta), and had one son, Hugh. His lady surviving him married 2nd Lord Dinham.

         

  3. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I17935 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I17935
        Name: *John DE COURTENAY
        Sex: M
        Birth: 26 JUL 1224 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England
        Death: 3 MAY 1273 1
        Burial: Ford Abbey 1
        Note:
        Baron of Oakhampton
        John de Courtenay was Baron of Oakhampton, and in 27th of Henry III (1246) paid 100 marks for his relief, and doing homage had livery of all his lands, but it does not appear that he was ever summoned to Parliament. He was employed on several important services in Henry III's reign and was also a great benefactor of the monks of Ford Abbey. He died May 3, 1273 and was buried near his father in the Abbey. He married Isabel (daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and his wife Hawise, daughter of Saire de Quincey, Surety for the Magna Charta, son of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, Surety for the Magna Charta), and had one son, Hugh. His lady surviving him married 2nd Lord Dinham.
        (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 284)

         

        Father: *Robert DE COURTENAY b: ABT 1170 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England
        Mother: *Mary DE REDVERS b: 1183 in Exeter, Devonshire, England

        Marriage 1 Isabel DE VERE b: ABT 1228
        Children
        Hugh DE COURTENAY b: 25 MAR 1248 in Okehampton, Devon, England
        *Eleanor DE COURTENAY b: 1255 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England

        Sources:
        Title: Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith
        Page: 284

         

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