Eleanor Despenser

• Preferred Name: Eleanor Despenser^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: Alianora Despencer
  
• Alternate Name: Eleanor De Spenser
  
• Gender: F
  
• Birth: 1248 in Righall, Rutland, England at LATI: N2.6681 LONG: E0.7249
  
• Burial: OCT 1328 in Exeter, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7225 LONG: E3.5328
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Baroness of Okehampton
  
• FSID: LC8M-2XD
  
• Death: 1 OCT 1328 in England
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Eleanor le Despencer was the daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser and Aliva Basset.
  She married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, son of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere.
  She died on 30 September 1328.
  
  Children of Eleanor le Despencer and Sir Hugh de Courtenay
  1. Isabel Courtenay
  2. Eleanor de Courtenay
  3. Margaret de Courtenay d. 18 Mar 1349
  4. John Courtenay
  5. Philip Courtenay
  6. Aveline de Courtenay
  7. Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340
  
  https://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9298
  
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  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL2.htm#EleanorLeDespencerdied1328 as of 8/9/2016
  
  ELEANOR Le Despencer (-30 Sep 1328, bur Cowick near Exeter). The Fundationis e
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1292 as of 8/9/2016
  
  HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton (-Colcombe 28 Feb 1292, bur Cowick near Exeter). Th
  
  === !NOTE: (Explanation from original Archi ===
  !NOTE: (Explanation from original Archive Record) "The pedigree in Eng. AC, v. 2, p 283 is in error. Eleanor le Despenser is not the daughter of Hugh le Despenser who married Isabel de Beauchamp, but instead his sister."
  
  === Source: Colonial Families of the United ===
  Source: Colonial Families of the United States , vol 7 page 348
  
  === Children 1. Edward Courtenay Earl Of ===
  Children 1. Edward Courtenay Earl Of Devon 2 Florence Courtenay 3 Isabell Courtenay 4 Maud Courtenay 5 Elizabeth Courtenay 6 John Courtenay Of Bottreux
  
  === [Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. ===
  [Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. [Family.ged] [Thunter.FTW] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. --Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0 Death: Quality: 0 1998] Lewis Weis Eight lines of descent of John Prescot, founder of Lancaster, Mass by Frederick Lewis Weis Some Magna Carta Barons and Other royal Linages by Dorothy a. Sherman 1998] Lewis Weis Eight lines of descent of John Prescot, founder of Lancaster, Mass by Frederick Lewis Weis Some Magna Carta Barons and Other royal Linages by Dorothy a. Sherman
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 2/2009: (website adds her death date of 30 Sep 1328)
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay1
  M, #9222, b. 25 March 1249, d. 28 February 1291/92
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay|b. 25 Mar 1249\nd. 28 Feb 1291/92|p923.htm#i9222|John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Lady Isabel de Vere||p930.htm#i9299|Robert de Courtenay|d. 26 Jul 1242|p923.htm#i9224|Mary de Vernon||p923.htm#i9225|Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford|b. c 1210\nd. c 1263|p930.htm#i9300|Hawise de Quincy||p1171.htm#i11703| Last Edited=29 Dec 2008
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay was born on 25 March 1249.1 He was the son of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere .1 He was also reported to have been born in 1250/51.1 He married Eleanor le Despencer , daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Aliva Basset .1 He died on 28 February 1291/92 at age 42.1 Sir Hugh de Courtenay gained the title of Lord of Okehampton [feudal baron].1
  Child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay
  Eleanor de Courtenay + 2
  Child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon + b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 13401
  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.
  [S37 ] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1667.
  
  === ! (1) Aged 20, wife of Hugh Courtney, ===
  ! (1) Aged 20, wife of Hugh Courtney, da. and coh., Inq. p.m. 21 Hen. VI, No. 46 (2) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.74, Mentioned p.527, named on p.107 (3) The descent in this line from the commencement to this generation is given in Harl. M.S. 4031, f. 221, in a pedigree by Dethick, Garter (4) Will proved 14 Nov 1412
  
  === Margaret, elder daughter and coheir of T ===
  Margaret, elder daughter and coheir of Thomas Carminowe of Carminowe, co. Cornwall, Esquire, by Jane his wife. Aged 20 at date of Inquisition taken at death of her father 21 Henry VI., No. 46 (1442-3), and therein stated to be the wife of Hugh Courtenay, son of Sir Hugh Courtenay of Haccombe.
  
  === Sources: 1. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in " ===
  Sources: 1. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. IV, pp.323. 2. Weis, F.L. "Ancestral Roots" 7th Edition, line 50. 3. Cokayne, G.E. "Courtenay" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. III, pp.465-466.
  
  === Margaret was widow of William Battreux. ===
  Margaret was widow of William Battreux. See Vis/Corn 1120, Harl MS 1164.
  
  === ! (1) Da. of Hugh le Despencer, fathe ===
  ! (1) Da. of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (2) Died 1 Oct 1328, buried at Cowick (3) Named in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
  
  === !MARRIAGE: from The Visitations of the C ===
  !MARRIAGE: from The Visitations of the County of Devon, p.244 !DEATH: from The Visitations of the County of Devon, p.244
  
  === SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 S ===
  SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.33, 39, 42; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY; JACOB'S PEERAGE VOL 1 P.258, 264; BANK'S DORMANT AND EXTINCT BARONETAGE VOL 2 P.165;
  
  === !Alianore, da. of Hugh Le Despenser, of ===
  !Alianore, da. of Hugh Le Despenser, of Ryhall, Rutland, Justiciar of England. She d. 30 Sep 1328, in London, when returning from Canterbury, and was bur. with her husband Hugh De Courtenay at the Priory of Cowick near Exeter. Chron of Ford. Alianor d. 28 Aug. 1329, according to the Calendar of the Abbey of Muchelney. Ref. Dawson Family Org. John Dawson 6514 Kline St. Arvada Co. 80004.
  === Life Sketch ===
  Eleanor le Despencer was the daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser and Aliva Basset.
  She married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, son of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere.
  She died on 30 September 1328.
  
  Children of Eleanor le Despencer and Sir Hugh de Courtenay
  1. Isabel Courtenay
  2. Eleanor de Courtenay
  3. Margaret de Courtenay d. 18 Mar 1349
  4. John Courtenay
  5. Philip Courtenay
  6. Aveline de Courtenay
  7. Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340
  
  https://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9298
  
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  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL2.htm#EleanorLeDespencerdied1328 as of 8/9/2016
  
  ELEANOR Le Despencer (-30 Sep 1328, bur Cowick near Exeter). The Fundationis e
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1292 as of 8/9/2016
  
  HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton (-Colcombe 28 Feb 1292, bur Cowick near Exeter). Th
  
  === !NOTE: (Explanation from original Archi ===
  !NOTE: (Explanation from original Archive Record) "The pedigree in Eng. AC, v. 2, p 283 is in error. Eleanor le Despenser is not the daughter of Hugh le Despenser who married Isabel de Beauchamp, but instead his sister."
  
  === Margaret, elder daughter and coheir of T ===
  Margaret, elder daughter and coheir of Thomas Carminowe of Carminowe, co. Cornwall, Esquire, by Jane his wife. Aged 20 at date of Inquisition taken at death of her father 21 Henry VI., No. 46 (1442-3), and therein stated to be the wife of Hugh Courtenay, son of Sir Hugh Courtenay of Haccombe.
  
  === Margaret was widow of William Battreux. ===
  Margaret was widow of William Battreux. See Vis/Corn 1120, Harl MS 1164.
  
  === ! (1) Aged 20, wife of Hugh Courtney, ===
  ! (1) Aged 20, wife of Hugh Courtney, da. and coh., Inq. p.m. 21 Hen. VI, No. 46 (2) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.74, Mentioned p.527, named on p.107 (3) The descent in this line from the commencement to this generation is given in Harl. M.S. 4031, f. 221, in a pedigree by Dethick, Garter (4) Will proved 14 Nov 1412
  
  === Source: Colonial Families of the United ===
  Source: Colonial Families of the United States , vol 7 page 348
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 2/2009: (website adds her death date of 30 Sep 1328)
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay1
  M, #9222, b. 25 March 1249, d. 28 February 1291/92
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay|b. 25 Mar 1249\nd. 28 Feb 1291/92|p923.htm#i9222|John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Lady Isabel de Vere||p930.htm#i9299|Robert de Courtenay|d. 26 Jul 1242|p923.htm#i9224|Mary de Vernon||p923.htm#i9225|Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford|b. c 1210\nd. c 1263|p930.htm#i9300|Hawise de Quincy||p1171.htm#i11703| Last Edited=29 Dec 2008
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay was born on 25 March 1249.1 He was the son of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere .1 He was also reported to have been born in 1250/51.1 He married Eleanor le Despencer , daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Aliva Basset .1 He died on 28 February 1291/92 at age 42.1 Sir Hugh de Courtenay gained the title of Lord of Okehampton [feudal baron].1
  Child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay
  Eleanor de Courtenay + 2
  Child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer
  Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon + b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 13401
  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.
  [S37 ] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1667.
  
  === Children 1. Edward Courtenay Earl Of ===
  Children 1. Edward Courtenay Earl Of Devon 2 Florence Courtenay 3 Isabell Courtenay 4 Maud Courtenay 5 Elizabeth Courtenay 6 John Courtenay Of Bottreux
  
  === Sources: 1. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in " ===
  Sources: 1. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. IV, pp.323. 2. Weis, F.L. "Ancestral Roots" 7th Edition, line 50. 3. Cokayne, G.E. "Courtenay" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. III, pp.465-466.
  
  === !Alianore, da. of Hugh Le Despenser, of ===
  !Alianore, da. of Hugh Le Despenser, of Ryhall, Rutland, Justiciar of England. She d. 30 Sep 1328, in London, when returning from Canterbury, and was bur. with her husband Hugh De Courtenay at the Priory of Cowick near Exeter. Chron of Ford. Alianor d. 28 Aug. 1329, according to the Calendar of the Abbey of Muchelney. Ref. Dawson Family Org. John Dawson 6514 Kline St. Arvada Co. 80004.
  
  === ! (1) Da. of Hugh le Despencer, fathe ===
  ! (1) Da. of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (2) Died 1 Oct 1328, buried at Cowick (3) Named in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
  
  === !MARRIAGE: from The Visitations of the C ===
  !MARRIAGE: from The Visitations of the County of Devon, p.244 !DEATH: from The Visitations of the County of Devon, p.244
  
  === [Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. ===
  [Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. [Family.ged] [Thunter.FTW] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. --Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0 Death: Quality: 0 1998] Lewis Weis Eight lines of descent of John Prescot, founder of Lancaster, Mass by Frederick Lewis Weis Some Magna Carta Barons and Other royal Linages by Dorothy a. Sherman 1998] Lewis Weis Eight lines of descent of John Prescot, founder of Lancaster, Mass by Frederick Lewis Weis Some Magna Carta Barons and Other royal Linages by Dorothy a. Sherman
  
  === SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 S ===
  SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.33, 39, 42; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY; JACOB'S PEERAGE VOL 1 P.258, 264; BANK'S DORMANT AND EXTINCT BARONETAGE VOL 2 P.165;

• m. ABT 1263 in Devonshire, England

1. Egeline Courtenay, b. JUL 1282 in Okehampton, Devon, England     d. 10 OCT 1335 in Middleton, Norfolk, England
2. Hugh de Courtenay 9th Earl of Devon, b. 14 SEP 1276 in Okehampton, Devon, England     d. 23 DEC 1340 in Tiverton, Devon, England
3. Isabelle de Courtenay, b. 1278 in Okehampton Castle, Devon, England     d. 10 MAY 1325 in Basing, Hampshire, England
4. Eleanor Courtenay, b. AFT 1265 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England.     d. 6 JUN 1301 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England.

1. 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.
   
2. 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.
   Page: Mentioned in this source.
   
3. Title: The Medieval Lands Project, "ELEANOR Le Despencer"
   Author: fmg.ac
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL2.htm#EleanorLeDespencerdied1328;
   Note: ELEANOR Le Despencer (-30 Sep 1328, bur Cowick near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Ford Abbey records that “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” married “Elianoram filiam…domini Hugonis le Despencer primi, patris etiam domini Hugonis le Despencer…postea comitis Winton”[156]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Ford Abbey records the death ”1328 II Kal Oct” of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum…[vidua] domina Alianora” and her burial “prope maritum…apud Cowick”[157]. m HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton, son of JOHN de Courtenay & his wife Isabel de Vere of the Earls of Oxford (-Colecombe 28 Feb 1292, bur Cowick near Exeter).
   
4. Title: Eleanor le Despenser de Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JDY7 : 22 November 2022), Eleanor le Despenser de Courtenay, ; Burial, Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England, Cowick Priory Defunct; citing record ID 55818091, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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