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Agnes de Saint John
- Preferred Name: Agnes de Saint John[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
- Gender: F
- Burial: 27 JUN 1340 in Exeter, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7225 LONG: E3.5328 with note: GEDCOM data
- Death: 11 JUN 1340 in Exeter, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7225 LONG: E3.5328 with note: GEDCOM data
- Christening: 1279 in Old Basing, Hampshire, England at LATI: N1.2707 LONG: E1.0495
- FSID: LLS1-XRB
- Birth: 1275 in Old Basing, Hampshire, England at LATI: N1.2707 LONG: E1.0495 with note: GEDCOM data
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Baroness of Basing
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Agnes de St. John was born in 1275 at Basing, Hampshire, England.
She was the daughter of John de St. John and Alice FitzPiers.
She married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer, in 1292.
She died on 11 June 1345.
As a result of her marriage, Agnes de St. John was styled as Countess of Devon on 22 February 1334/35.
Children of Agnes de St. John and Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
1. Elizabeth de Courtney
2. Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon b. 12 Jul 1303, d. 2 May 1377
3. Thomas Courtenay b. 1311, d. 1362
https://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9294
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3P-S.htm#AgnesStJohndied1345 as of 8/9/2016
AGNES de St John ([1274/75]-Tiverton 11 Jun 1345, bur 27 Jun 1345 Cowick, near Exeter).
=== ! (1) Da. of John Lord St. John (2) D ===
! (1) Da. of John Lord St. John (2) Died 11 Jun 1340, buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick (3) Named in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
=== Cornwall Visitation ===
Cornwall Visitation
=== 5243557 6th Ed. Ancestral Roots line 262 ===
5243557 6th Ed. Ancestral Roots line 262-32
=== My PAF Notes ===
from thepeerage.com, 2/2009: (the website adds her birth and death dates as 1275-11June 1345)
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon1
M, #9221, b. circa 1276, d. 23 December 1340
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon|b. c 1276\nd. 23 Dec 1340|p923.htm#i9221|Sir Hugh de Courtenay|b. 25 Mar 1249\nd. 28 Feb 1291/92|p923.htm#i9222|Eleanor le Despencer|d. 30 Sep 1328|p930.htm#i9298|John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Lady Isabel de Vere||p930.htm#i9299|Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser|d. c 4 Aug 1266|p1077.htm#i10761|Aliva Basset||p2643.htm#i26428| Last Edited=7 Apr 2008
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon was born circa 1276.1 He was the son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer .1 He was born on 12 July 1303 at Okehampton, Devon, England .2 He married Agnes de St. John , daughter of John de St. John and Alice FitzPiers , in 1292.1 He died on 23 December 1340.1 In 1292 he inherited the Okehampton estates from his father.1 In 1293 he inherited the unalienated portions of the Reviers estate, also from his father.1 He was created 1st Lord Courtenay [England by writ] on 6 February 1298/99.1 He fought in the Siege of Carlaverock in 1300.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1306.1 He was invested as a Knight Banneret in 1308.1 He held the office of a Lord Ordainer in 1313.1 He held the office of Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast in 1324.1 He was created 1st Earl of Devon [England] on 22 February 1334/35.1 He held the office of Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast in 1336.1
Children of Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Agnes de St. John
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon + b. 12 Jul 1303, d. 2 May 13771
Elizabeth Courtney + b. 1333, d. 7 Aug 13952
Citations
[S37 ] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1122. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
[S1916 ] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message from > (unknown address) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family".
=== Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964
=== Line in Record @I22439@ (RIN 20595) from ===
Line in Record @I22439@ (RIN 20595) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_PRIMARY Y
=== !Ancestral Roots, Lines 51-31, 262-32. ===
!Ancestral Roots, Lines 51-31, 262-32.
=== 1. Sources: 1a. "Ancestry of Roger Ludl ===
1. Sources: 1a. "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" by Seversmith, p. 2,392. 1b. "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants," complied by Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, V1, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979, p.197.
=== Life Sketch ===
Agnes de St. John was born in 1275 at Basing, Hampshire, England.
She was the daughter of John de St. John and Alice FitzPiers.
She married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer, in 1292.
She died on 11 June 1345.
As a result of her marriage, Agnes de St. John was styled as Countess of Devon on 22 February 1334/35.
Children of Agnes de St. John and Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
1. Elizabeth de Courtney
2. Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon b. 12 Jul 1303, d. 2 May 1377
3. Thomas Courtenay b. 1311, d. 1362
https://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9294
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3P-S.htm#AgnesStJohndied1345 as of 8/9/2016
AGNES de St John ([1274/75]-Tiverton 11 Jun 1345, bur 27 Jun 1345 Cowick, near Exeter).
=== Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964
=== 5243557 6th Ed. Ancestral Roots line 262 ===
5243557 6th Ed. Ancestral Roots line 262-32
=== 1. Sources: 1a. "Ancestry of Roger Ludl ===
1. Sources: 1a. "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" by Seversmith, p. 2,392. 1b. "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants," complied by Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, V1, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979, p.197.
=== My PAF Notes ===
from thepeerage.com, 2/2009: (the website adds her birth and death dates as 1275-11June 1345)
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon1
M, #9221, b. circa 1276, d. 23 December 1340
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon|b. c 1276\nd. 23 Dec 1340|p923.htm#i9221|Sir Hugh de Courtenay|b. 25 Mar 1249\nd. 28 Feb 1291/92|p923.htm#i9222|Eleanor le Despencer|d. 30 Sep 1328|p930.htm#i9298|John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Lady Isabel de Vere||p930.htm#i9299|Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser|d. c 4 Aug 1266|p1077.htm#i10761|Aliva Basset||p2643.htm#i26428| Last Edited=7 Apr 2008
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon was born circa 1276.1 He was the son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer .1 He was born on 12 July 1303 at Okehampton, Devon, England .2 He married Agnes de St. John , daughter of John de St. John and Alice FitzPiers , in 1292.1 He died on 23 December 1340.1 In 1292 he inherited the Okehampton estates from his father.1 In 1293 he inherited the unalienated portions of the Reviers estate, also from his father.1 He was created 1st Lord Courtenay [England by writ] on 6 February 1298/99.1 He fought in the Siege of Carlaverock in 1300.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1306.1 He was invested as a Knight Banneret in 1308.1 He held the office of a Lord Ordainer in 1313.1 He held the office of Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast in 1324.1 He was created 1st Earl of Devon [England] on 22 February 1334/35.1 He held the office of Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast in 1336.1
Children of Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Agnes de St. John
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon + b. 12 Jul 1303, d. 2 May 13771
Elizabeth Courtney + b. 1333, d. 7 Aug 13952
Citations
[S37 ] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1122. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
[S1916 ] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message from > (unknown address) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family".
=== ! (1) Da. of John Lord St. John (2) D ===
! (1) Da. of John Lord St. John (2) Died 11 Jun 1340, buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick (3) Named in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
=== Line in Record @I22439@ (RIN 20595) from ===
Line in Record @I22439@ (RIN 20595) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_PRIMARY Y
=== Cornwall Visitation ===
Cornwall Visitation
=== !Ancestral Roots, Lines 51-31, 262-32. ===
!Ancestral Roots, Lines 51-31, 262-32.
Preferred Parents:
Father: John St. John, b. ABT 1225 d. 29 SEP 1302 in Lochmaben Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mother: Alice FitzReynald, b. APR 1234 in Old Basing, Hampshire, England d. 1305 in Basing, Hampshire, England
Family 1: Hugh de Courtenay 9th Earl of Devon, b. 14 SEP 1276 in Okehampton, Devon, England d. 23 DEC 1340 in Tiverton, Devon, England
- Thomas de Courtenay, b. 1310 in Okehampton, Devon, England d. 1362 in Dunterton, Devon, England
- Hugh Courtenay, b. 12 JUL 1303 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England d. 2 MAY 1377 in Exeter, Devonshire, England
Sources:
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Agnes De St John -
Author: Family History Library archive record (family group sheet)
Note: Source: Hamps. 2, p. 123, 124, Eng. P (102) p. 669, Castles, Mansions, etc. Eleves p. 42. Suss. 7 p. 6, Eng. V vol. II p. 323-325, Eng. Pub. A vol. 50, p. 145-8
Submitter: Archibald Delos Gardner
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244547632
- Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Volume I
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-charlemagnedesci&h=180369&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
Note: page 196 [image 195] Margaret de Bohun m. 11 Aug 1325, Hugh Courtenay son of Hugh Courtenay and Agnes, dau. of John de St. John, of Basing, Hants by Alice, dau. of Reynold FitzPiers
- Title: Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart)
Author: Unknown, Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart).
- Title: Agnes Saint John Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-2CN1 : 15 July 2020), Agnes Saint John Courtenay, 1345; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-2CN1;
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70455047/agnes-courtenay
Agnes Saint John Courtenay
BIRTH 1275 Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
DEATH 11 Jun 1345 (aged 69–70) Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
BURIAL Cowick Priory (Defunct)
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
MEMORIAL ID 70455047
Daughter of John Saint John and Alice FitzPiers. Wife of Hugh de Courtenay. with links to parents and spouse
- Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-ancestralroots&h=10502&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
Note: page 59 [image 83] 31. Sir Hugh de Courtenay m. Agnes St. John
- Title: Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants. Bound with Supplement
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-royalmayflowerdesc&h=427763&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
Note: page 29 [ image 41] 7. Hugh de Courtenay, 5th Baron Courtenay & 3rd Baron Okehampton m. Eleanor dau. of who Hugh de Spencer and had a son
8. Hugh Courtenay d. 1340 at age 17 m. in 1292, Agnes, dau. Sir John St. John, Knight, of Basing...
- Title: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623
Author: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623, Page 244.
- Title: Visitations of Devon; page 244, Courtenay, Sir Hugh de Courtenay & Eleanor le Despencer, family pedigree
Author: The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising The Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620; page 244, Courtenay, Sir Hugh de Courtenay, married Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, family pedigree.
Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/495196-the-visitations-of-the-county-of-devon-comprising-the-herald-s-visitations-of-1531-1564-1620-part-1-a-g?viewer=1&offset=9#page=247&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=;
Note: Sir Hugh de Courtenay: son and heir of John de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton, (died 3 May 1273); aged 23 years and more at his father's death; Baron of Okehampton; (died 28 feb 1291); (buried at Cowick), Inq p.m. 20 Edward I, Nos. 38 and 133; married to Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (She died Oct 1328, buried at Cowick); father of: Margaret who married John de Moels; Aveline who married Sir John Giffard Kt; Isabell who married John Lord St John; Egeline who married John le Seales; Alice, died young; John, died young; Robert, died young; Sir Philip de Courtenay of Moreton, 2nd son, slain 24 Jun 1314 at Stirling; & Hugh de Courtenay, son & heir, aged 16 at his father's death, Baron of Okehampton, (High Admiral of the West Seas, 10 Edward III), (created Earl of Devon, 22 Feb 1335), (died 23 Dec 1340), (buried 5 Feb 1341 at Cowick), married Agnes, daughter of John, Lord St John, (Agnes died 11), (buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick)
- Title: The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants
Author: page 500 [image 612]
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-royaldescentsof600immigrants&h=94061&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
Note: 7. Hugh Courtenay md Eleanor le Spencer
8. Hugh Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon md Agnes St. John
9. Thomas Courtney md Muriel Moels
- Title: Visitations of Cornwall: page 106, Courtenay, Sir Hugh Courtenay & Eleanor le Despenser, family pedigree
Author: The Visitations of Cornwall, comprising The Heralds' Visitastions of 1530, 1573, & 1620; Page 106, Courtenay.
Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/441740-the-visitations-of-cornwall-comprising-the-heralds-visitations-of-1530-1573-1620?viewer=1&offset=7#page=528&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=;
Note: Sir Hugh de Courtenay: son and heir of John de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton, (died 3 May 1273); aged 23 years and more at his father's death; Baron of Okehampton; (died 28 feb 1291); (buried at Cowick), Inq p.m. 20 Edward I, Nos. 38 and 133; married to Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (She died Oct 1328, buried at Cowick); father of: Margaret who married John de Moels; Aveline who married Sir John Giffard Kt; Isabell who married John Lord St John; Egeline who married John le Seales; Alice, died young; John, died young; Robert, died young; Sir Philip de Courtenay of Moreton, 2nd son, slain 24 Jun 1314 at Stirling; & Hugh de Courtenay, son & heir, aged 16 at his father's death, Baron of Okehampton, (High Admiral of the West Seas, 10 Edward III), (created Earl of Devon, 22 Feb 1335), (died 23 Dec 1340), (buried 5 Feb 1341 at Cowick), married Agnes, daughter of John, Lord St John, (Agnes died 11), (buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick)
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