Hugh de Courtenay 9th Earl of Devon

• Preferred Name: Hugh de Courtenay 9th Earl of Devon^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Title (Nobility): BET 1335 AND 1340 with note: Description: 1st / 9th Earl of Devon
  
• Title (Nobility): 22 MAY 1306 with note: Description: Sir Knight (by the Prince of Wales)
  
• Death: 23 DEC 1340 in Tiverton, Devon, England at LATI: N0.8998 LONG: E3.4916
  
• Birth: 14 SEP 1276 in Okehampton, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7379 LONG: E4.0026
  
• Burial: 5 FEB 1341 in Exeter, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7225 LONG: E3.5328
  
• Title (Nobility): 1333 with note: Description: 1st / 9th Earl of Devon
  
• FSID: L5TP-STN
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 - 23 December 1340) of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was an English nobleman. In 1335, forty-one years after the death of his second-cousin once removed Isabel de Redvers, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon (died 1293) he was officially declared Earl of Devon, although whether as a new creation or in succession to her is unknown, thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
  Hugh de Courtenay was born 14 September 1276, the son and heir of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (died 1292) of Okehampton Castle in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton, by his wife, Eleanor le Despenser (died 1328), a daughter of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer and sister of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, an important adviser to King Edward II. His father was the son of John de Courtenay (died c. 3 May 1274), feudal baron of Okehampton by his wife Lady Isabel de Vere, a daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. John's father, Robert de Courtenay (died 1242), son of Renaud de Courtenay (died 1190) and Hawise de Curcy (heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton), had married Lady Mary de Redvers (sometimes called "de Vernon"), the daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (died 1217) of Tiverton Castle and of Plympton Castle in Devon, feudal baron of Plympton.
  
  Paternal inheritance
  On 28 February 1292, at about the time of his marriage, Hugh succeeded to the Okehampton estates and to the de Redvers estates that had not yet been alienated to the Crown. He may then have been styled Earl of Devon, the first of the Courtenay family, although was not recognised in the de facto of the Earldom until 1335. He built the original Colcombe Castle situated near the village of Colyton in Devon. With his father, he also rebuilt Okehampton Castle, expanding its facilities and accommodation to form a hunting lodge, retreat and luxurious residence. His main seat was at Tiverton Castle.
  
  Career
  Campaign against Scotland, 1297-1300
  He did homage to King Edward I of England on 20 June 1297, and was granted his own livery. At the time, the King was with his army crossing the River Tweed into Scotland. It is probable that the honour was in acknowledgement of Hugh's military achievements. That July, the English defeated and humiliated the Scots at Irvine. However, the following year, the tables were turned on the advent of the remarkable campaign of William Wallace.
  
  From 6 February 1298, he was summoned by writ to Parliament as Lord Courtenay, and would sit throughout the reign of King Edward II and into the Mortimer Regency for the King's son. He would remained an important noble at Parliaments, into the reign of King Edward III.
  
  Courtenay joined King Edward I at the long siege of Caerlaverock Castle, just over the Solway Firth, for a fortnight in July 1300. He proved himself a fine soldier and loyal adherent to the English crown. He had not been present at the Battle of Stirling Bridge outside Stirling Castle in 1298, during which half the English contingent were killed, including commander Hugh Cressingham. But the King was determined to march into Ayrshire, to devastate the properties of King Robert I of Scotland. However, the English army melted away into the forests as the army moved further northwards. Courtenay may have been with the English King when he sat down in Sweetheart Abbey to receive Robert Winchelsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, who had travelled north with a demanding missive from Pope Boniface to cease hostilities. The King could not ignore this order. In September, he disbanded troops and withdrew over the Solway Firth to Carlisle. The campaign had failed due to a shortage of money, so Parliament was recalled for January 1301. Before returning to London, the English then drew up a six months truce.
  
  Parliament of 1301
  Parliament met at Lincoln. The agenda included redrafting the Royal Forest Charter, which had no precedent since it was first introduced in the reign of Henry II, 150 years earlier. Local juries were expected to "perambulate the forests" to gather evidence. But the King needed money and was required by Parliament to surrender his absolute authority and ownership of what became community forests.
  
  Campaigns against Scotland, 1301-1308
  In 1306, the Prince of Wales was despatched into Scotland; the vanguard was led by Aymer de Valence, the King's half-uncle. On 22 May, Courtenay was knighted by the Prince, presumably for his efforts against the Scots. In June, the English occupied Perth. On 19 June, Valence, who had cut a swathe through the Lowlands, fell on the Scots army at Methven in the early dawn. The Scottish king, Robert Bruce, fled into the hills. King Edward I was merciless, as many prisoners were punished. That autumn, the army returned to Hexham. The war was all but over: there were however sieges at Mull of Kintyre and Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire. The English king committed many atrocities, rounding up the Scots aristocracy and their women.
  Then as King Robert returned from exile in Ireland, the English army started losing battles. King Edward I, now ailing, had one last campaign in which Courtenay played a major part. Struggling into the saddle towards the Solway Firth, King Edward died at Burgh by Sands, awaiting a crossing. In 1308, a new campaign was sent to quell King Robert, and Courtenay was made a knight banneret, one of the King's elite household.
  During the reign of King Edward II, he was made a Lord Ordainer, one of the ruling council in the Lords. He was appointed to the King's Council on 9 Augustus 1318. He was appointed the Warden of the coast of Devon and Cornwall in 1324, and then again in 1336, because his estates stretched across what is now Exmoor and Dartmoor. But he took the honours reluctantly, and played a guarded game with King and Parliament.
  As a veteran campaigner, he later aimed to ingratiate himself with young King Edward III, and so refused the Third Penny from the Exchequer. He was investigated, and on 22 February 1335, created as Earl of Devon, being restored to his ancestral line.
  
  Declared Earl of Devon
  In 1335, forty-one years after the death of his second-cousin once removed Isabel de Redvers, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon (died 1293) (eldest daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon), letters patent were granted by King Edward III of England, dated 22 February 1335, declaring him Earl of Devon, and stating that he 'should assume such title and style as his ancestors, Earls of Devon, had wont to do so'. This thus made him 1st Earl of Devon, if the letters patent are deemed to have created a new peerage, otherwise 9th Earl of Devon, if it is deemed a restitution of the old dignity of the de Redvers family, and he is deemed to have succeeded the suo jure 8th Countess of Devon. Authorities differ in their opinions, and thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
  
  Marriage and children
  
  He married Agnes de Saint John (d.1340), a daughter of John Saint John (d. 1302) of Basing in Hampshire (by his wife Alice FitzPiers, daughter of Sir Reynold FitzPiers.) and a sister of John St John, 1st Baron St John (d. 1329) of Basing.
  
  By his wife he had five sons and two daughters:
  1. John de Courtenay (1300-1349), first son, Prior of Lewes and Abbot of Tavistock.
  2. Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon (1303-1377), second son, who married Lady Margaret de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford by Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
  3. Lady Eleanor de Courtenay (c.1305-1330), who married John Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor (died 1392).
  4. Robert de Courtenay (1309-1334) of Moreton Hampstead in Devon, third son.
  5. Sir Thomas de Courtenay (c.1311-1362) of Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, and of Woodhuish, Brixham, Devon, fourth son, a military commander against the French, who died in 1356, the year of the Battle of Poitiers. He married a great Somerset heiress, Muriel de Moels, the eldest of the two daughters and co-heiresses of John Moels, 4th Baron Moels, feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset. His wife's share of her paternal inheritance included the manors of Kings Carswell and Dunterton in Devon, and Blackford, Holton, and Lattiford in Somerset.
  6. Baldwin de Courtenay (c.1313-1340), fifth son.
  7. Lady Elizabeth de Courtenay (c.1313-c.1364), who married Bartholomew de Lisle, Lord Lisle (1311-1345).
  
  Death and burial
  Courtenay died at Tiverton Castle on 23 December 1340, and was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter, on 5 February 1341.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Courtenay,_1st/9th_Earl_of_Devon
  
  BIO
  BIO: fromhttp://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1340B as of 8/10/2016
  
  HUGH de Courtenay, son of HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon & his wife Eleanor
  
  Hugh de Courtenay 1st Earl of Devon
  (14 September 1276 - 23 December 1340)
  Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 - 23 December 1340)[1] of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51 ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51A-31. SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51-31. 2nd Earl of Devon.
  
  === LDS Internet site High Admiral !Pole's H ===
  LDS Internet site High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Devon, Devon 4, p.3; The Complete Peerage, G.E.C., Eng. V, v,4 p.323-324; Visit of Devon, Devon 2 p.244. !Ancestral Roots 6th Ed line 262-32 & 51-31. !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 4, Pedigree Resource File CD 4, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999) !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 5, Pedigree Resource File CD 5, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999) !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 4, Pedigree Resource File CD 4, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999)
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 2/2009:
  
  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".
  
  === Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna ===
  Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 126-4.
  
  === !Sir Hugh De Courtenay, d. 23 Dec. 1340, ===
  !Sir Hugh De Courtenay, d. 23 Dec. 1340, 9th Earl of Devon; m. Agnes De St. John, d. 1345. Ref: (CP IV 335). Hugh De Courtenay, s. and h. , b. 14 Sep. 1275 or 1276. He was sum. to Parl. from 6 Feb. 1298/9 27 Edw. I to 24 July 1334 Edw. III, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay (but with the addition of seniori in the later writs), whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. On 22 Feb. 1334/5 he was declared to be Earl of Devon. He d. 23 Dec 1340. Ref. Dawson Family Org. John Dawson 6514 Kline St. Arvada Co. 80004.
  
  === Admiral of the Western Seas, Baron of Ok ===
  Admiral of the Western Seas, Baron of Okehamton
  
  === !Cokayne's Peerage: IV: 335. Essex Insti ===
  !Cokayne's Peerage: IV: 335. Essex Institute Proceedings: XVII: 16.Red book 1. Vivian's: Visitations of Cevon: 243-4. Baron of Oakhampton & 1st Earl of Devon.
  
  === This Hugh was alsoo High Admiral of the ===
  This Hugh was alsoo High Admiral of the West Seas (10 Edw III) and created Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335. SOURCE: Vis.Corn 1120; Harl MS 1164,p 106.
  
  === BIOGRAPHY: Created Earl Of Devon 22 Feb ===
  BIOGRAPHY: Created Earl Of Devon 22 Feb 1335
  
  === Hugh de Courtney, 1st Lord (Baron) Court ===
  Hugh de Courtney, 1st Lord (Baron) Courtney, so created by writ of summons to Parliament 6 Feb 1298/9 and 1st Earl of Devon, so created by leters patent 22 Feb 1334/5; inherited from his father the Okehampton estates 1292 and such of the Reviers estates as had not been alieanated 1293; present at Seige of Carlaverock 1300, knighted 1306, knight banneret 1308, a Lord Ordainer 1313 (one of the 20 magnated chosen to restrict Edward II, particularly in his habit of advancing his favourites), Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast 1324 and 1336. [Burke's Peerage]
  
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  Sir Hugh de Courtenay, feudal Baron of Okehampton (the descendant of Lady Mary Redvers, dau. of William, 6th Earl of Devon), who was summoned to parliament as Baron Courtenay from 6 February, 1299 to 24 July, 1334, and created 22 February, 1335, Earl of Devon. The latter dignity was conferred upon his lordship in consequence of a representation made by him to the King (Edward III), with whom he was in high estimation, to the purpose "that he was seised of a certain annuity of £18. 6s. 7d. for the tertium denarium of the county of Devon, with divers lands by right of inheritance from Isabel de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle and Devon, which she in her lifetime did possess; and having accordingly received the same annuity at the hands of the sheriffs of that county, for which they had allowance upon their accounts in the exchequer, until Walter, bishop of Exeter, lord treasurer to King Edward II, upon the investigation of some persons who were inclined to disturb the business, did refuse to admit thereof, alleging that this annuity was granted to the ancestors of the said Isabel, by the king's progenitors under the name and title of Earls; and therefore, that he, the said Hugh, being no Earl, ought not to receive the same; and, that upon the like pretence, the then sheriffs of Devon did decline to pay it any longer to him." The king immediately instituted an inquiry into the affair and, finding it as stated, removed the difficulty by creating his lordship an earl, as stated above, and despatching his royal precept to the then sheriff of Devon, commanded him to proclaim that all persons should forthwith style his lordship Earl of Devon. The earl m. when but seventeen years of age, Agnes, dau. of Sir John St. John, Knt., and sister of Lord St. John, of Basing, by whom he had issue, John, abbot of Tavistock; Hugh, his heir; Robert, of Moreton, who d. in youth; Thomas, of Southpole; Eleanor, m. to Henry, Lord Grey, of Codnor; and Elizabeth, m. to Lord Lisle. His lordship d. in 1377, as was s. by his son, Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 140, Courtenay, Barons Courtenay, Earls of Devon]
  
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  I. 1. HUGH DE COURTENAY, son and heir, born 14 September 1275 or 1276. He was summoned to Parliament fro 6 February 1298/9 to 24 July 1334, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay (but with the addition of seniori in the later writs), whereby he is held to have become LORD COURTENAY. On 22 February 1334/5 he was declared to be EARL OF DEVON. He died 23 December 1340.
  
  EARLDOM OF DEVON
  EARLDOM OF DEVON
  
  IX. 1. HUGH DE COURTENAY, cousin and heir, being son and heir of Sir Hugh de C., of Okehampton, Devon, by Eleanor (living March 1314/5), daughter of Hugh LE DESPENSER, which Sir Hugh de C. was son and heir of John de C. (died 3 May 1274), of Okehampton, by Isabel (living February 1298/9), daughter of Hugh (DE VEER), EARL OF OXFORD, which John was
  son and heir of Robert de C. (died 26 July 1242), of the same, by Mary, youngest daughter of (whose issue in 1293 became sole heir to) William (DE REVIERS, or DE VERNON), 5th Earl of Devon. He succeeded his father 28 February 1291/2 in the Okehampton estate, being, then 16 years old, and succeeded his cousin Isabel 10 November 1293, in such of the Reviers estates as had not been alleinated, and (possibly) as dejure EARL OF DEVON, though not so recognised till more than 40 years later. He did homage for these lands and had livery 20 June 1297. He was summoned to Parliament from 6 February 1298/9 to 24 July 1334, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay, whereby he is held to become LORD COURTENAY, the later writs having the addition of "Senior." He was in the Scottish wars; was at the siege of Carlaverock in 1300; was knighted, by the Prince of Wales, 22 May 1306; a Banneret 1308; was one of the Lords Ordainers 1313; of the King's Council 9 August 1318; Warden of the Coast of Devon and Cornwall 1324, and 1336. Having been refused the third penny of the County of Devon by the Exchequer on the ground that he did not claim it "nomine Comitis," the King by writ, 24 September 1334, directed investiqation to be made, and by letters patent, 22 February 1334/5, declared him EARL OF DEVON, and that he should assume such title and style as his ancestors, Earls of Devon, had wont to do. He married, when 17, in 1292, Agnes, daughter. of John DE ST. JOHN, of Basing, Hants, by Alice, daughter of Reynold FITZ PIERS. He died 23 December 1340, and was buried at Cowick, near Exeter, 5 February 1340/1, aged about 66. His widow died 11, and was buried 27 June 1345 [?1340?], at Cowick.
  [Complete Peerage IV:323-24, XIV:259]
  
  === !Sir Bernard Burke's Dormant & Extinct P ===
  !Sir Bernard Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage p.141,140;
  
  === !SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, ===
  !SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p 3: The Complete Peerage, G.E.C. Eng. V, v.3 p 465, 466, v.4, p 323; National Dict. of Biography, Pub. A, v. 14, p 413; Visitations of Devon, p. 244; Visitation of Warwickshire, Eng. AC, v.12, p 283. Necessary Explanations: The pedigree in Eng. AC, v.2, p 283 is in error. The above wife is not the daughter of Hugh Le Despenser who married Isabel de Beauchamp, but instead his sister.
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 42 ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 42
  
  === Heir of the Family of Rivers Earl of Dev ===
  Heir of the Family of Rivers Earl of Devon 1141-1293 Went to Parliment as Lord Courtenay 1299-1334 Declared Earl by Patent 22 Feb 1334/5
  
  === Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
  Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964 9th Earl of Devon
  
  === 1a. Source: "Pole's History of Devonshi ===
  1a. Source: "Pole's History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p256; "The Royal Dau. of England", Eng. 120, v.1, p201; "Westcote's Devonshire", Devon 3, p571,573; "Visitations of Devon", Devon 2, p244; "The Complete Peerage", C.E.C., Eng V, v3, p344; as submitted in an LDS Archive File by Sheryl Ann Gillmor. 1b. "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" by Seversmith, p. 2,392-402. 1c. "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. 2. Birth: Birth date also given as "14 Sep 1275". (source 1b.) 3. Death: 4. Residence: 5. Occupation: 5a. Was a "High Admiral" (source 1b). In 1335 he was considered "one of the wealthier men of England" (p. 2,395). He had a temper (p. 2,397). 5b. Was called "Lord Courtenay". He was knighted by the Prince of Wales 22 May 1306, & became a banneret in 1308 (Source 1b., p. 2,393) King Edward III in 1334/5, declared Hugh de Courtenay earl of Devon and that he should assume such title and style as his ancestors, earls of Devon, had done. (p. 2,395). 6. His maternal uncle was the hated Hugh Despenser, a strong partisan of Edward II. (p. 2,393). 7. Edward II, because of his misgovernment, was compelled by the bishops, barons and earls acting as "Lords Ordainers" to accept articles of reform which in effect transferred the king's authority to the baronage. In 1313 Hugh de Courtenay was one of the Lord Ordainers. (p.2,393). 8. Marriage date also given as "1292" (source 1b).
  
  === Sources of Information: ===
  Sources of Information:
  1.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor Royal Ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013), vol. 3, page 644-648.
  
  2.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, Magna Carta Ancestry (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011) page 531-533.
  
  3.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, Magna Carta Ancestry 2nd edition (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011) vol. 3, page 60-64.
  
  === 5243556 High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Dev ===
  5243556 High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Devon, Devon 4, p.3; The Complete Peerage, G.E.C., Eng. V, v,4 p.323-324; Visit of Devon, Devon 2 p.244. !Ancestral Roots 6th Ed line 262-32 & 51-31. 1 SLGS 2 DATE 11 FEB 1943 1 REFN 2304
  
  === !#21-v3-p466,-v4-p323,324,335; !#653-p24 ===
  !#21-v3-p466,-v4-p323,324,335; !#653-p244; !#1019-p105-116; !w/p 27 Apr 1341
  === Life Sketch ===
  Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 – 23 December 1340) of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was an English nobleman. In 1335, forty-one years after the death of his second-cousin once removed Isabel de Redvers, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon (died 1293) he was officially declared Earl of Devon, although whether as a new creation or in succession to her is unknown, thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
  Hugh de Courtenay was born 14 September 1276, the son and heir of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (died 1292) of Okehampton Castle in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton, by his wife, Eleanor le Despenser (died 1328), a daughter of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer and sister of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, an important adviser to King Edward II. His father was the son of John de Courtenay (died c. 3 May 1274), feudal baron of Okehampton by his wife Lady Isabel de Vere, a daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. John's father, Robert de Courtenay (died 1242), son of Renaud de Courtenay (died 1190) and Hawise de Curcy (heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton), had married Lady Mary de Redvers (sometimes called "de Vernon"), the daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (died 1217) of Tiverton Castle and of Plympton Castle in Devon, feudal baron of Plympton.
  
  Paternal inheritance
  On 28 February 1292, at about the time of his marriage, Hugh succeeded to the Okehampton estates and to the de Redvers estates that had not yet been alienated to the Crown. He may then have been styled Earl of Devon, the first of the Courtenay family, although was not recognised in the de facto of the Earldom until 1335. He built the original Colcombe Castle situated near the village of Colyton in Devon. With his father, he also rebuilt Okehampton Castle, expanding its facilities and accommodation to form a hunting lodge, retreat and luxurious residence. His main seat was at Tiverton Castle.
  
  Career
  Campaign against Scotland, 1297–1300
  He did homage to King Edward I of England on 20 June 1297, and was granted his own livery. At the time, the King was with his army crossing the River Tweed into Scotland. It is probable that the honour was in acknowledgement of Hugh's military achievements. That July, the English defeated and humiliated the Scots at Irvine. However, the following year, the tables were turned on the advent of the remarkable campaign of William Wallace.
  
  From 6 February 1298, he was summoned by writ to Parliament as Lord Courtenay, and would sit throughout the reign of King Edward II and into the Mortimer Regency for the King's son. He would remained an important noble at Parliaments, into the reign of King Edward III.
  
  Courtenay joined King Edward I at the long siege of Caerlaverock Castle, just over the Solway Firth, for a fortnight in July 1300. He proved himself a fine soldier and loyal adherent to the English crown. He had not been present at the Battle of Stirling Bridge outside Stirling Castle in 1298, during which half the English contingent were killed, including commander Hugh Cressingham. But the King was determined to march into Ayrshire, to devastate the properties of King Robert I of Scotland. However, the English army melted away into the forests as the army moved further northwards. Courtenay may have been with the English King when he sat down in Sweetheart Abbey to receive Robert Winchelsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, who had travelled north with a demanding missive from Pope Boniface to cease hostilities. The King could not ignore this order. In September, he disbanded troops and withdrew over the Solway Firth to Carlisle. The campaign had failed due to a shortage of money, so Parliament was recalled for January 1301. Before returning to London, the English then drew up a six months truce.
  
  Parliament of 1301
  Parliament met at Lincoln. The agenda included redrafting the Royal Forest Charter, which had no precedent since it was first introduced in the reign of Henry II, 150 years earlier. Local juries were expected to "perambulate the forests" to gather evidence. But the King needed money and was required by Parliament to surrender his absolute authority and ownership of what became community forests.
  
  Campaigns against Scotland, 1301–1308
  In 1306, the Prince of Wales was despatched into Scotland; the vanguard was led by Aymer de Valence, the King's half-uncle. On 22 May, Courtenay was knighted by the Prince, presumably for his efforts against the Scots. In June, the English occupied Perth. On 19 June, Valence, who had cut a swathe through the Lowlands, fell on the Scots army at Methven in the early dawn. The Scottish king, Robert Bruce, fled into the hills. King Edward I was merciless, as many prisoners were punished. That autumn, the army returned to Hexham. The war was all but over: there were however sieges at Mull of Kintyre and Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire. The English king committed many atrocities, rounding up the Scots aristocracy and their women.
  Then as King Robert returned from exile in Ireland, the English army started losing battles. King Edward I, now ailing, had one last campaign in which Courtenay played a major part. Struggling into the saddle towards the Solway Firth, King Edward died at Burgh by Sands, awaiting a crossing. In 1308, a new campaign was sent to quell King Robert, and Courtenay was made a knight banneret, one of the King's elite household.
  During the reign of King Edward II, he was made a Lord Ordainer, one of the ruling council in the Lords. He was appointed to the King's Council on 9 Augustus 1318. He was appointed the Warden of the coast of Devon and Cornwall in 1324, and then again in 1336, because his estates stretched across what is now Exmoor and Dartmoor. But he took the honours reluctantly, and played a guarded game with King and Parliament.
  As a veteran campaigner, he later aimed to ingratiate himself with young King Edward III, and so refused the Third Penny from the Exchequer. He was investigated, and on 22 February 1335, created as Earl of Devon, being restored to his ancestral line.
  
  Declared Earl of Devon
  In 1335, forty-one years after the death of his second-cousin once removed Isabel de Redvers, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon (died 1293) (eldest daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon), letters patent were granted by King Edward III of England, dated 22 February 1335, declaring him Earl of Devon, and stating that he 'should assume such title and style as his ancestors, Earls of Devon, had wont to do so'. This thus made him 1st Earl of Devon, if the letters patent are deemed to have created a new peerage, otherwise 9th Earl of Devon, if it is deemed a restitution of the old dignity of the de Redvers family, and he is deemed to have succeeded the suo jure 8th Countess of Devon. Authorities differ in their opinions, and thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
  
  Marriage and children
  
  He married Agnes de Saint John (d.1340), a daughter of John Saint John (d. 1302) of Basing in Hampshire (by his wife Alice FitzPiers, daughter of Sir Reynold FitzPiers.) and a sister of John St John, 1st Baron St John (d. 1329) of Basing.
  
  By his wife he had five sons and two daughters:
  1. John de Courtenay (1300–1349), first son, Prior of Lewes and Abbot of Tavistock.
  2. Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon (1303-1377), second son, who married Lady Margaret de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford by Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
  3. Lady Eleanor de Courtenay (c.1305–1330), who married John Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor (died 1392).
  4. Robert de Courtenay (1309–1334) of Moreton Hampstead in Devon, third son.
  5. Sir Thomas de Courtenay (c.1311-1362) of Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, and of Woodhuish, Brixham, Devon, fourth son, a military commander against the French, who died in 1356, the year of the Battle of Poitiers. He married a great Somerset heiress, Muriel de Moels, the eldest of the two daughters and co-heiresses of John Moels, 4th Baron Moels, feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset. His wife's share of her paternal inheritance included the manors of Kings Carswell and Dunterton in Devon, and Blackford, Holton, and Lattiford in Somerset.
  6. Baldwin de Courtenay (c.1313-1340), fifth son.
  7. Lady Elizabeth de Courtenay (c.1313-c.1364), who married Bartholomew de Lisle, Lord Lisle (1311-1345).
  
  Death and burial
  Courtenay died at Tiverton Castle on 23 December 1340, and was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter, on 5 February 1341.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Courtenay,_1st/9th_Earl_of_Devon
  
  BIO
  BIO: fromhttp://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1340B as of 8/10/2016
  
  HUGH de Courtenay, son of HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon & his wife Eleanor
  
  Hugh de Courtenay 1st Earl of Devon
  (14 September 1276 – 23 December 1340)
  Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 – 23 December 1340)[1] of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton
  
  === This Hugh was alsoo High Admiral of the ===
  This Hugh was alsoo High Admiral of the West Seas (10 Edw III) and created Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335. SOURCE: Vis.Corn 1120; Harl MS 1164,p 106.
  
  === !Cokayne's Peerage: IV: 335. Essex Insti ===
  !Cokayne's Peerage: IV: 335. Essex Institute Proceedings: XVII: 16.Red book 1. Vivian's: Visitations of Cevon: 243-4. Baron of Oakhampton & 1st Earl of Devon.
  
  === BIOGRAPHY: Created Earl Of Devon 22 Feb ===
  BIOGRAPHY: Created Earl Of Devon 22 Feb 1335
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51 ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51A-31. SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 51-31. 2nd Earl of Devon.
  
  === Heir of the Family of Rivers Earl of Dev ===
  Heir of the Family of Rivers Earl of Devon 1141-1293 Went to Parliment as Lord Courtenay 1299-1334 Declared Earl by Patent 22 Feb 1334/5
  
  === 1a. Source: "Pole's History of Devonshi ===
  1a. Source: "Pole's History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p256; "The Royal Dau. of England", Eng. 120, v.1, p201; "Westcote's Devonshire", Devon 3, p571,573; "Visitations of Devon", Devon 2, p244; "The Complete Peerage", C.E.C., Eng V, v3, p344; as submitted in an LDS Archive File by Sheryl Ann Gillmor. 1b. "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" by Seversmith, p. 2,392-402. 1c. "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. 2. Birth: Birth date also given as "14 Sep 1275". (source 1b.) 3. Death: 4. Residence: 5. Occupation: 5a. Was a "High Admiral" (source 1b). In 1335 he was considered "one of the wealthier men of England" (p. 2,395). He had a temper (p. 2,397). 5b. Was called "Lord Courtenay". He was knighted by the Prince of Wales 22 May 1306, & became a banneret in 1308 (Source 1b., p. 2,393) King Edward III in 1334/5, declared Hugh de Courtenay earl of Devon and that he should assume such title and style as his ancestors, earls of Devon, had done. (p. 2,395). 6. His maternal uncle was the hated Hugh Despenser, a strong partisan of Edward II. (p. 2,393). 7. Edward II, because of his misgovernment, was compelled by the bishops, barons and earls acting as "Lords Ordainers" to accept articles of reform which in effect transferred the king's authority to the baronage. In 1313 Hugh de Courtenay was one of the Lord Ordainers. (p.2,393). 8. Marriage date also given as "1292" (source 1b).
  
  === !SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, ===
  !SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p 3: The Complete Peerage, G.E.C. Eng. V, v.3 p 465, 466, v.4, p 323; National Dict. of Biography, Pub. A, v. 14, p 413; Visitations of Devon, p. 244; Visitation of Warwickshire, Eng. AC, v.12, p 283. Necessary Explanations: The pedigree in Eng. AC, v.2, p 283 is in error. The above wife is not the daughter of Hugh Le Despenser who married Isabel de Beauchamp, but instead his sister.
  
  === LDS Internet site High Admiral !Pole's H ===
  LDS Internet site High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Devon, Devon 4, p.3; The Complete Peerage, G.E.C., Eng. V, v,4 p.323-324; Visit of Devon, Devon 2 p.244. !Ancestral Roots 6th Ed line 262-32 & 51-31. !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 4, Pedigree Resource File CD 4, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999) !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 5, Pedigree Resource File CD 5, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999) !GENERAL:Pedigree Resource File CD 4, Pedigree Resource File CD 4, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999)
  
  === Sources of Information: ===
  Sources of Information:
  1.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor Royal Ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013), vol. 3, page 644-648.
  
  2.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, Magna Carta Ancestry (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011) page 531-533.
  
  3.Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, Magna Carta Ancestry 2nd edition (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011) vol. 3, page 60-64.
  
  === !Sir Hugh De Courtenay, d. 23 Dec. 1340, ===
  !Sir Hugh De Courtenay, d. 23 Dec. 1340, 9th Earl of Devon; m. Agnes De St. John, d. 1345. Ref: (CP IV 335). Hugh De Courtenay, s. and h. , b. 14 Sep. 1275 or 1276. He was sum. to Parl. from 6 Feb. 1298/9 27 Edw. I to 24 July 1334 Edw. III, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay (but with the addition of seniori in the later writs), whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. On 22 Feb. 1334/5 he was declared to be Earl of Devon. He d. 23 Dec 1340. Ref. Dawson Family Org. John Dawson 6514 Kline St. Arvada Co. 80004.
  
  === !#21-v3-p466,-v4-p323,324,335; !#653-p24 ===
  !#21-v3-p466,-v4-p323,324,335; !#653-p244; !#1019-p105-116; !w/p 27 Apr 1341
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 42 ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 42
  
  === Admiral of the Western Seas, Baron of Ok ===
  Admiral of the Western Seas, Baron of Okehamton
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 2/2009:
  
  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".
  
  === Hugh de Courtney, 1st Lord (Baron) Court ===
  Hugh de Courtney, 1st Lord (Baron) Courtney, so created by writ of summons to Parliament 6 Feb 1298/9 and 1st Earl of Devon, so created by leters patent 22 Feb 1334/5; inherited from his father the Okehampton estates 1292 and such of the Reviers estates as had not been alieanated 1293; present at Seige of Carlaverock 1300, knighted 1306, knight banneret 1308, a Lord Ordainer 1313 (one of the 20 magnated chosen to restrict Edward II, particularly in his habit of advancing his favourites), Warden of Devon and Cornwall Coast 1324 and 1336. [Burke's Peerage]
  
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  Sir Hugh de Courtenay, feudal Baron of Okehampton (the descendant of Lady Mary Redvers, dau. of William, 6th Earl of Devon), who was summoned to parliament as Baron Courtenay from 6 February, 1299 to 24 July, 1334, and created 22 February, 1335, Earl of Devon. The latter dignity was conferred upon his lordship in consequence of a representation made by him to the King (Edward III), with whom he was in high estimation, to the purpose "that he was seised of a certain annuity of £18. 6s. 7d. for the tertium denarium of the county of Devon, with divers lands by right of inheritance from Isabel de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle and Devon, which she in her lifetime did possess; and having accordingly received the same annuity at the hands of the sheriffs of that county, for which they had allowance upon their accounts in the exchequer, until Walter, bishop of Exeter, lord treasurer to King Edward II, upon the investigation of some persons who were inclined to disturb the business, did refuse to admit thereof, alleging that this annuity was granted to the ancestors of the said Isabel, by the king's progenitors under the name and title of Earls; and therefore, that he, the said Hugh, being no Earl, ought not to receive the same; and, that upon the like pretence, the then sheriffs of Devon did decline to pay it any longer to him." The king immediately instituted an inquiry into the affair and, finding it as stated, removed the difficulty by creating his lordship an earl, as stated above, and despatching his royal precept to the then sheriff of Devon, commanded him to proclaim that all persons should forthwith style his lordship Earl of Devon. The earl m. when but seventeen years of age, Agnes, dau. of Sir John St. John, Knt., and sister of Lord St. John, of Basing, by whom he had issue, John, abbot of Tavistock; Hugh, his heir; Robert, of Moreton, who d. in youth; Thomas, of Southpole; Eleanor, m. to Henry, Lord Grey, of Codnor; and Elizabeth, m. to Lord Lisle. His lordship d. in 1377, as was s. by his son, Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 140, Courtenay, Barons Courtenay, Earls of Devon]
  
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  I. 1. HUGH DE COURTENAY, son and heir, born 14 September 1275 or 1276. He was summoned to Parliament fro 6 February 1298/9 to 24 July 1334, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay (but with the addition of seniori in the later writs), whereby he is held to have become LORD COURTENAY. On 22 February 1334/5 he was declared to be EARL OF DEVON. He died 23 December 1340.
  
  EARLDOM OF DEVON
  EARLDOM OF DEVON
  
  IX. 1. HUGH DE COURTENAY, cousin and heir, being son and heir of Sir Hugh de C., of Okehampton, Devon, by Eleanor (living March 1314/5), daughter of Hugh LE DESPENSER, which Sir Hugh de C. was son and heir of John de C. (died 3 May 1274), of Okehampton, by Isabel (living February 1298/9), daughter of Hugh (DE VEER), EARL OF OXFORD, which John was
  son and heir of Robert de C. (died 26 July 1242), of the same, by Mary, youngest daughter of (whose issue in 1293 became sole heir to) William (DE REVIERS, or DE VERNON), 5th Earl of Devon. He succeeded his father 28 February 1291/2 in the Okehampton estate, being, then 16 years old, and succeeded his cousin Isabel 10 November 1293, in such of the Reviers estates as had not been alleinated, and (possibly) as dejure EARL OF DEVON, though not so recognised till more than 40 years later. He did homage for these lands and had livery 20 June 1297. He was summoned to Parliament from 6 February 1298/9 to 24 July 1334, by writs directed Hugoni de Curtenay, whereby he is held to become LORD COURTENAY, the later writs having the addition of "Senior." He was in the Scottish wars; was at the siege of Carlaverock in 1300; was knighted, by the Prince of Wales, 22 May 1306; a Banneret 1308; was one of the Lords Ordainers 1313; of the King's Council 9 August 1318; Warden of the Coast of Devon and Cornwall 1324, and 1336. Having been refused the third penny of the County of Devon by the Exchequer on the ground that he did not claim it "nomine Comitis," the King by writ, 24 September 1334, directed investiqation to be made, and by letters patent, 22 February 1334/5, declared him EARL OF DEVON, and that he should assume such title and style as his ancestors, Earls of Devon, had wont to do. He married, when 17, in 1292, Agnes, daughter. of John DE ST. JOHN, of Basing, Hants, by Alice, daughter of Reynold FITZ PIERS. He died 23 December 1340, and was buried at Cowick, near Exeter, 5 February 1340/1, aged about 66. His widow died 11, and was buried 27 June 1345 [?1340?], at Cowick.
  [Complete Peerage IV:323-24, XIV:259]
  
  === Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
  Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964 9th Earl of Devon
  
  === 5243556 High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Dev ===
  5243556 High Admiral !Pole's Hist of Devon, Devon 4, p.3; The Complete Peerage, G.E.C., Eng. V, v,4 p.323-324; Visit of Devon, Devon 2 p.244. !Ancestral Roots 6th Ed line 262-32 & 51-31. 1 SLGS 2 DATE 11 FEB 1943 1 REFN 2304
  
  === !Sir Bernard Burke's Dormant & Extinct P ===
  !Sir Bernard Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage p.141,140;
  
  === Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna ===
  Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 126-4.

1. Thomas de Courtenay, b. 1310 in Okehampton, Devon, England     d. 1362 in Dunterton, Devon, England
2. Hugh Courtenay, b. 12 JUL 1303 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England     d. 2 MAY 1377 in Exeter, Devonshire, England

1. Title: Visitations of Devon (Partial)
   Author: Unknown, Visitations of Devon (Partial), Page 244.
   
2. Title: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623
   Author: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623, Page 244.
   
3. Title: Visitations of Cornwall (Partial)
   Author: Unknown, Visitations of Cornwall (Partial), Page 106.
   
4. Title: Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart)
   Author: Unknown, Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart).
   
5. Title: Hugh de Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-2CJM : 10 June 2020), Hugh de Courtenay, 1340; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-2CJM;
   
6. Title: The Medieval Lands Project, "HUGH de Courtenay"
   Author: fmg.ac
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1340B;
   Note: HUGH de Courtenay, son of HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon & his wife Eleanor le Despencer ([1275]-23 Dec 1340, bur Cowick, near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem secundum” as son of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[590]. He succeeded his father in 1292 at Okehampton. He was summoned to parliament 6 Feb 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. He was declared Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335. m (1292) AGNES de St John, daughter of JOHN de St John of Basing, Hampshire & his wife Alice FitzPiers ([1274/75]-Tiverton 11 Jun 1345, bur 27 Jun 1345 Cowick, near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that ”dominus Hugo secundus” married “dominæ Agnetæ sorori sororii sui domini Johannis de St. John” when she was 17 years old[591]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death “1340 die Dominica in festo sanctæ Trinitatis et sancti Barnabæ Apostoli…apud Tiverton” of “domina Agneta de Courtnay comitissa Devoniæ” and her burial “apud Cowick prope Exon.”[592]. Hugh & his wife had six children: (John, Hugh, Robert, Thomas, Eleanor and ELizabeth).
   
7. Title: Abstracts of Feet of Fines
   Publication: Name: http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/fines/abstracts/CP_25_1_285_30.shtml#113;
   Note: CP 25/1/285/30, number 113. Link: Image of document at AALT County: Devon. Berkshire. Hampshire. Place: Westminster. Date: Two weeks from St Michael, 9 Edward II [13 October 1315]. Parties: Hugh de Curtenay, querent, and Eleanor, who was the wife of Hugh de Curtenay, deforciant. Property: The castles, manors and honours [of Plym]pton' and [Oke]hampton' and the manors of Saunford' Curtenay, Chaluelegh', Duylton' Magna, Twyuerton', Ken, Exemynstr', Toppesham, Wympel, Aylesbere [and the hamlet of N...]weton' Popelford' and 3 mills in Exe by Exon', the hundreds of Plympton', Twyuerton', Harugge and Wonford' and a free fishery [in the water of] Exe and the advowson of the church of Throulegh' in the county of Devon and the manor of Sutton' Curtenay in the county of Berkshire [and the manors? of Ve]teri Lymynton', Noua Lymynton' and Bro'more in the county of Southampton. Action: Plea of covenant. Agreement: [Hugh] has acknowledged the castles, manors, honours, hamlet, mills, hundreds and fishery and advowson to be the right [of Eleanor, as those] which she has of his gift. For this: Eleanor has granted to Hugh all the tenements and the advowson and has rendered them to him in the court, to hold to Hugh, of the lord king and his heirs for the life of Hugh. And after the decease of Hugh the tenements and advowson [shall remain to Hugh], son of Hugh de Curtenay, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the lord king and his heirs for ever. In default of such heirs, successive remainders (1) to Robert, son of Hugh de Curtenay, and the heirs of his body and (2) to Thomas, son of Hugh de Curtenay, and his heirs. Note: This agreement was made by the command of the lord king. CP 25/1/285/30, number 114. Link: Image of document at AALT County: Somerset. Dorset. Buckinghamshire. Devon. Place: Westminster. Date: Two weeks from St Michael, 9 Edward II [13 October 1315]. Parties: Hugh de Curtenay, querent, and Stephen de Haccumbe, deforciant. Property: The manor of Hemyngton' in the county of Somerset and the manor of Iwerne Curtenay [in the county of Dorset and] the manors of Wottesdon' and Hildesdon' in the county of Buckingham and the manors of Colecumbe, Coliford', Musbury and Chelmelegh' and the hundred of Coliton' and the advowsons of the church of Ken and of the prebends of Heyes Cotito[rum] and Ken in the chapel of the Blessed Mary of the castle of Exon' in the county of Devon, which Eleanor, who was the wife of Hugh de [Curte]nay, holds in dower. Action: Plea of covenant. Agreement: Hugh has acknowledged the manors and hundred and advowsons to be the right of Stephen. For this: Stephen has granted for himself and his heirs that the manors and hundred and advowsons - which Eleanor held in dower of the inheritance of Stephen on the day the agreement was made, and which after the decease of Eleanor ought to revert to Stephen and his heirs - after the decease of Eleanor shall remain to Hugh de Curtenay, to hold of the lord king and his heirs for the life of Hugh. And after the decease of Hugh the manors and hundred and advowsons shall remain to Hugh, son of Hugh de Curtenay, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the lord king and his heirs for ever. In default of such heirs, successive remainders (1) to Robert, son of Hugh de Curtenay, and the heirs of his body and (2) to Thomas, son of Hugh de Curtenay, and his heirs. Note: This agreement was made by the command of the lord king, in the presence of Eleanor, and she did fealty to Hugh de Curtenay in the court.
   
8. Title: The History of the Suburbs of Exeter by Charles Worthy, Esq., London 1892. Chapter IV: The Earldom of Devon. A Digression of the Families of Redvers and Courtenay
   Author: Book digitized by Google
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/historysuburbse00wortgoog;
   Page: Details births, deaths, marriages, and family relationships.
   
9. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Hugh de Courteneye or de Courtenay, late Earl of Devon
   Author: J. E. E. S. Sharp, E. G. Atkinson and J. J. O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 62', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III (London, 1913), pp. 188-201. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp188-201 [accessed 18 January 2020].
   Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp188-201;
   Note: 273. HUGH DE COURTENEYE or DE COURTENAY, LATE EARL OF DEVON. Writ to the mayor of London, king’s escheator there, 3 January, 14 Edward III. Endorsed by Andrew Aubrey, the mayor, that he has done as commanded. LONDON. Inq. Wednesday after St. Hilary, 14 Edward III. The parish of St. Dunstan within the bar of the New Temple in the suburb of London. A messuage and five shops held of the king in chief in free burgage, like the whole city of London. Hugh his son, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir. Writ to the escheator in cos. Southampton, Wilts, Oxford, Berks &c. 3 January, 14 Edward III. BERKS. Inq. 10 January, 14 Edward III (defaced). Sutton. The manor (extent given), with the advowson of the church, held [for life by the enfeoffment of Eleanor de Courteneye] with remainder [to Hugh his son and heir] of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee. Heir as above. OXFORD. Inq. made at Nywenham, 12 January, 14 Edward III. Crawell. A toft (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee. Heir as above. SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. 14 January, 14 Edward III. Brommore and Lemynton. The manors held for his life, by fine levied in the court of King Edward II with the king’s licence, with remainder to Hugh his son and the heirs of his body, of the king in chief, together with all the other manors contained in the said fine, by service of two knights’ fees and a half. Heir as above. Writ to the escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, 3 January, 14 Edward III. SOMERSET. Inq. 12 January, 14 Edward III. Croukerne. A moiety of the manor (extent given) held of the king in chief, as parcel of his earldom of Devon; and the other moiety of the manor, and the h[undred of Crou]kern, with the knights’ fees, advowsons of churches &c. belonging to the said moiety, held as parcel of his earldom of Devon by the grant of Eleanor (Ali.…), the wife of Hugh de Courteney, father of the said earl, by fine levied in the king’s court with the king’s licence; with remainder to Hugh, son of the said earl, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the king and his heirs in chief for ever. Ivelcestre. A yearly rent of 100s. from certain free tenants for a messuage and a carucate [of land] held of the king in chief by service of a rent of 2s. yearly for the farm of Ivelcestre. Heir as above. DORSET. Inq. 14 January, 14 Edward III. Ebrighton. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief as member and parcel of his earldom of Devon. Iwerne Courteney. The manor held for his life as parcel of his barony of Okampton, by the grant of Stephen de Haccumb by fine levied in the king’s court with the king’s licence, with remainder to Hugh, son of the said earl, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the king and his heirs in chief for ever. Heir as above. DEVON. Inq. made at Exeter, 10 January, 14 Edward III (defective). Devon county. 18l. 6s. 8d. pertaining to his earldom of Devon, to be received yearly by the hands of the sheriff of the county from the issues of the county. Honyton. The manor (extent given), with the borough, held of the king in chief as parcel pertaining to his earldom of Devon. Kadelegh. The manor (extent given) held of the king [in chief] as member and parcel pertaining to his earldom of Devon. Exemynstre. The hundred held of the king in chief as a member of his said earldom. Buddelegh. The hundred held of the king in chief at fee farm, to himself and his heirs, [by service of rendering] 60s. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Devon. Nywnham by Chilmelegh. A …. messuage, lands and rent (extent given), held of the king in chief as parcel of the barony of Okampton. Huntebere by Ailesbere. Certain lands and tenements held of the king in chief [as parcel of the barony of] Okampton. Northpole. A carucate of land (extent given), including a capital messuage, held of the heir of John de Clavill by service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee. Plympton. The castle, manor, and honour, with the [manors] of Twyverton, Exemynstre and Thoppsham, and the hundreds of Plympton, Twyverton, Harrygge and Wonford, with free fishery in the Exe, together with the knights’ fees and advowsons of churches belonging to the said castle, manor, and honour [of Plympton], held of the king, as of the right of his earldom of Devon, by the grant of Eleanor, late the wife of Hugh [de] Courteney his father, by fine levied in the king’s court with the king’s licence, with remainder to the said Hugh the son, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the king and his heirs in chief for ever. Okampton. The castle, manor, and honour, with the manors of Saunford Courteney, Chalvelegh, Deulton, Ken, Wympel and Ailesbere, and the hamlet of Nywton Popeleford, and three mills in the Exe by Ex[eter with] the advowson of the church of Throulegh, together with the knights’ fees and advowsons of churches belonging to the said castle, manor, and honour, held for his life of the king, by barony, by the grant of the aforesaid Eleanor, by fine and with remainder as abovesaid. Chilmelegh. The manor, with the advowson of the church, the advowson of the church of Ken, and of the prebends of Heyes, Cotiton, and Ken, in the chapel of the Blessed Mary in the castle of Exeter, held for his life of the king, as parcel of the barony of Okampton, by the grant of Stephen de Haccumb, by fine and with remainder as abovesaid. Heir as above. Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. to the escheator in cos. Somerset, Devon &c. 3 January, 14 Edward III. DEVON. Inq. 10 January, 14 Edward III. Honyton. The advowson of the church. Cadelegh. The advowson of the church. Stoke Dauumarle. The advowson of the church. Wodelegh. The advowson of the church. St. Leonard’s by Exeter. The advowson of the church. Milton Dauumarle. The advowson of the church. Writ to the escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmoreland, 3 January, 14 Edward III. Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. to the escheator of co. York &c. 6 January, 14 Edward III. CUMBERLAND. Extent, Saturday after the Annunciation, 15 Edward III. He held no lands &c., in the counties aforesaid, as the jury understand, on the day he died. Brigham. The advowson of the church held, as of his own right, of Antony de Lucy, as of the honour of Cokermuth, which is in the hand of the said Antony, by the grant of King Edward II, service unknown. He had no fees in the said counties on the day he died. Hugh his son, aged 23 years and more, is his next heir. C. Edw. III. File 62. (4.) E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. Nos. 31 and 32.