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John de Courtenay Baron of Oakhampton
- Preferred Name: John de Courtenay Baron of Oakhampton[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
- Gender: M
- Burial: 3 MAY 1274 in Ford Abbey, Dorset, England at LATI: N0.766 LONG: E2.1451 with note: The United Kingdom did not exist until the Treaty of Union in 1707.
- Title (Nobility): 1235 with note: Description: Sir Knight Templar
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Earl of Oxford
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
- Birth: 26 JUL 1224 in Okehampton, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7379 LONG: E4.0026
- Death: 3 MAY 1273 in Okehampton, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7379 LONG: E4.0026
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Lord of Wadesdon
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Baron
- Occupation: Constable of Totnes Castle
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Lord of Okehampton
- FSID: M37Z-4Y1
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
“Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
“JOHN DE COURTENAY, Knt., of Okehampton, Chulmeleigh, Kenn, Musbury, and Sampford Courtenay, Devon, Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, Hillesden and Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, Hemington, Somerset, etc., son and heir.
He married (1st) EMMA ___.
In 1235 he gave all his lands at East Hirst [Hirst Courtney] and his right of common in the woods at West Hirst [Temple Hirst], Yorkshire to the Knights Templar for the health of his soul and the soul of Emma his wife.
He married (2nd) before 2 Jan. 1233/4 MAUD DE CANEVILLE (she died testate shortly before 6 October 1240), widow of Nele de Mowbray (died 1230), of Thirsk, Yorkshire, and niece of Hugh de Pateshull, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. He and his 2nd wife, Maud, were defendants in a lawsuit in Yorkshire in 1237.
He married (3rd) after 6 October 1240 ISABEL DE VERE, daughter of Hugh de Vere, Knt., Earl of Oxford, by Hawise, daughter of Saher de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester [see VERE 2 for her ancestry]. Her maritagium included the manors of Hillesdon and Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. They had one son, Hugh, Knt.
He served in Poitou, 1242, Wales, 1244, 1257, and 1258, and Gascony, 1248 and 1253. In 1254 he was granted a market and fair at Chawleigh and Newton Poppleford, Devon, and free warren in all his demesne lands in cos. Berks, Bucks, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset. He was granted a weekly market and a yearly fair at Iweme Courtney, Dorset in 1261. In 1263 he was granted a weekly market and yearly fair at Fauldand, Somerset. The same year he was pardoned 10 marks by the king for his good services. In 1264 he was commanded to come to the king with all speed.
SIR JOHN DE COURTENAY died testate 3 May 1274, and was buried at Ford Abbey, Dorset.
His widow, Isabel, married (2nd) before 24 Jan. 1276/7 (royal license 18 or 19 May 1280 for a fine of £100) OLIVER DE DINHAM (or DYNHAM), Knt., of Hartland, llsington, etc., Devon, Cotton Dinham and Sandford Orcas, Somerset, Constable of Exeter and Taunton Castles, Keeper of Lundy Isle, son and heir of Geoffrey de Dinham, Knt., of Hartland, Devon. He was born about 1234 (aged 24 in 1258). They had two sons, Josce, Knt., and Geoffrey.
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1292 as of 8/10/2016
JOHN de Courtenay of Okehampton (-3 May 1274, bur Forde Abbey, Devon). The Fundati
=== While Ancestral Roots names John a Baro ===
While Ancestral Roots names John a Baron of Okehampton, Bur ke's Peerage states that he was a feudal Lord of Okehampton. Ancestral File Number: 8Q7M-50
=== He was s. and h. of Robert de Courtenay, ===
He was s. and h. of Robert de Courtenay, who d. 26 July 1242 at Iwerne, Dorset, and was bur in the Abbery of Ford (by Mary - widow of Pierre de Preaux - da. and in her issue h. of William (de Reviers deVernon), Earl of Devon. [Complete Peerage]
=== ! (1) 6th son
(2) Knight of the Shi ===
! (1) 6th son
(2) Knight of the Shire for Devon, 2 Rich. II
(3) Died s.p.
(4) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
(5) Baron of Okehampton
(6) Constable of the Castle of Totnes
(7) Died 3 May 1273, buried at Ford Abbey, Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. I, No. 27
(8) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
(9) Also AFN 9FNZSD
! (1) 6th son
(2) Knight of the Shire for Devon, 2 Rich. II
(3) Died s.p.
(4) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
(5) Baron of Okehampton
(6) Constable of the Castle of Totnes
(7) Died 3 May 1273, buried at Ford Abbey, Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. I, No. 27
(8) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
(9) Also AFN 9FNZSD
=== !SIR JOHN DE COURTENAY, d. 3 May 1274, B ===
!SIR JOHN DE COURTENAY, d. 3 May 1274, Baron of Oakhampton; m. Isabel de Vere, dau. of Hugh de Vere and HAWISE DE QUINCY (60-28). Hugh was son of ROBERT DE VERE (246-27) MC 1215, b. aft. 1184, d. bef. 25 Oct 1221, 3rd Earl of Oxford, Lord Chamberlain of England, Magna Charta Surety, 1215f, and his wife Isabel de Bolbec d. 2 or 3 Feb. 1245. ["60 Colonists" line 50-29.] !Sir John de Courtenay was baron of Oakhampton.
=== 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.
=== !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 50 ===
!SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Edition 50-29. Baron of Oakhampton.
=== 3rd Earl of Oxford, Lord Chamberlain of ===
3rd Earl of Oxford, Lord Chamberlain of Eng, Magna Charta Surety 1215
=== !Weis. 50-29. Sir John de Courtenay wa ===
!Weis. 50-29. Sir John de Courtenay was Baron of Oakhampton.
=== John was Constable of the Castle of Totn ===
John was Constable of the Castle of Totnes. Inq.p.m. 2 Edw I, no. 27. SOURCE: Vis Corn 1120; Harl MS p 106.
=== My PAF Notes ===
from thepeerage.com, 2/2009:
John de Courtenay1
M, #9223, d. 3 May 1274
John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Robert de Courtenay|d. 26 Jul 1242|p923.htm#i9224|Mary de Vernon||p923.htm#i9225|Renaud de Courtenay|d. 27 Sep 1194|p931.htm#i9310|Hawise de Crucy, Lady of Okehampton|d. 31 Jul 1219|p932.htm#i9311|William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon|d. c 8 Sep 1217|p923.htm#i9227|Mabile de Beaumont|d. a 1 May 1204|p931.htm#i9305| Last Edited=2 May 2008
John de Courtenay was the son of Robert de Courtenay and Mary de Vernon.1 He married Lady Isabel de Vere , daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy .1 He died on 3 May 1274.1
Child of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere
Sir Hugh de Courtenay + b. 25 Mar 1249, d. 28 Feb 1291/921
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.
=== !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
=== !Archive Family Group Sheets as husb and ===
!Archive Family Group Sheets as husb and child from 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, Eng. Pub.A, v.14,p.413; Visitations of Devon, Devon 2, p. 244; Burke's Extinct Peerage, Eng. Pl, 1866, p.550; Ancestral File 1996 gives title Lord of Wadesdon
=== !SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by J ===
!SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by John B. Wurts, chp 285, pp2693 -2699 feudal baron of Oakhampton
=== !AKA: Sir John de Courtneay, Baron of Oa ===
!AKA: Sir John de Courtneay, Baron of Oakhampton - Doc. Line 50-29 Death: Date: May 3, 1274 - Doc. Line 50-29 !MARRIAGE: Sir John de Courtenay, Baron and Isabel de Vere - Doc. Line 50-29
=== Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964 Baron of Oakhampton
=== ! (1) 6th son (2) Knight of the Shire ===
! (1) 6th son (2) Knight of the Shire for Devon, 2 Rich. II (3) Died s.p. (4) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106 (5) Baron of Okehampton (6) Constable of the Castle of Totnes (7) Died 3 May 1273, buried at Ford Abbey, Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. I, No. 27 (8) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106 (9) Also AFN 9FNZSD
=== Pole's Hist of Devonshire, devon 4 p. 3; ===
Pole's Hist of Devonshire, devon 4 p. 3; The Complete Peerage GEC Eng V Vol 3 p. 465, Vol 4 p. 317, 323; Visitations of Devonshire, Devon 2 p. 244; Burke's Extinct Peerage, Eng P1 1866 p. 550. Archive Record - SLC, UT
=== Source: Frederick Lewis Weis & Walter Le ===
Source: Frederick Lewis Weis & Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots of certain American colonists..., (Edition 7, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1992), 50-29.
=== He was Lord of Oakhampton. Sources: 1. ===
He was Lord of Oakhampton. Sources: 1. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. IV, pp.335. 2. Weis, F.L. "Ancestral Roots" 7th Edition, line 50. 3. Cokayne, G.E. "Devon" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. IV, pp.323.
=== !Sir John De Courtenay, d. May. 1274, Ba ===
!Sir John De Courtenay, d. May. 1274, Baron of Oakhampton; m. Isabel de Vre, dau. of Hugh de Vere and Hawise de Quincy. Hugh was son of Robert de Vere, MC 1215, b. aft. 1164, d. bef. 25 Oct. 1221, 3rd Earl of Oxford, Lord Chamberlain of England, Magna Charta Surety, 1215, and his wife Isabel de Bolbec d. 2 or 3 Feb. 1245. (Hedley, Northumberland Fams. I 24-26; CP IV 317, 335, 675; X 210-213, 125 note h).
=== The Complete Peerage vol.IV. p137 & p 33 ===
The Complete Peerage vol.IV. p137 & p 335
=== !1. Information source: Pole's History ===
!1. Information source: Pole's History of Devonshire, Devon 4 p 3: The Complete Peerage G E C Eng V v 3, p 465 v 4, p 317, 323; Visitations of Devon, Devon 2, p 244: Burkes, Extinct Peerage, en Pl, 1866 p 550. 2. Child # 1 Hugh md Eleanor DESPENSER. 3. Husband John and Child (1) Hugh were both Barons by tenure. 4. Both Husband and son were Baron of Okehampton. 5. Wife Isabel md (2) Sir Oliver DINHAM.
=== 1a. Source: "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" ===
1a. Source: "Ancestry of Roger Ludlow" by Seversmith, p. 2,407-13. 1b. "Pole's History of Devonshire"; Devon 4, p.3; "The Complete Peerage", G.E.C., Eng. V, v.3, p.463, v.4, p317,323; "Visitations of Devon", Devon 2, p244; "Burke's Extinct Peerage", Eng. p1,1866, p550. 2. Birth date also given as "abt 1218" (source 1b). 3. "Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon". 4. John de Courtenay is said to have been a particularly upright and just man, and he was a strong friend and benefactor to the monks of Ford abbey (p. 2,408) see also narrative pp. 2,408-09.
=== !SOURCE: Data for the family of John de ===
!SOURCE: Data for the family of John de Courtenay and Isabel de Vere are taken from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Mrs. Gertrude B. Gillmor, 335 South Second East, Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists: - Pole's History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p. 3; - The Complete Peerage, G.E.C., Eng. V, v. 3, p. 465, v. 4, p. 317, 323; - Visitations of Devon, Devon 2, p. 244; - Burke's Extinct Peerage, Eng. P1, 1866, p. 550.
=== THE PLANTAGENT ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
THE PLANTAGENT ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.97, 113; SORLEY'SPEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO.68) P.22, 36; POLE'S HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE, P.3; THE COMPLETE PEERAGE (GS NUMBER 942 D24C) VOL 3 P.465; VOL 4 P.315-317, 323; VISITATIONS OF DEVONSHIRE, P.243, 244; HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF COURTENAY, P.12, 126-129; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
Preferred Parents:
Father: Robert de Courtenay, Baron of Oakhampton, b. environ 1166 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France d. 2 AUG 1242 in Dorsetshire, England
Mother: Mary de Vernon, b. 1185 in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England d. AFT 1244
Family 1: Isabel de Vere, b. 1222 in Totenes, Deveonshire, England d. BEF 7 JAN 1291
- m. ABT 6 OCT 1249
- m. ABT 1449 in of Devon, England
- Hugh de Courtenay Baron of Okehampton, b. 25 MAR 1248 in Okehampton, Devon, England d. 28 FEB 1292 in Colcombe Castle, Devon, England
Family 2: Maud de Caneville, d. BEF 6 OCT 1240 in of Okehampton, Devon, England
- m. ABT 1233 in Devon, England
Sources:
- Title: "The Utah genealogical and historical magazine"
Author: "The Utah genealogical and historical magazine", Rice, Gareth (Main) Genealogical Society of Utah. (Added), 13 Feb 2001
Note: Unknown-Begin: ; Okehampton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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birth-name: John de Courtenay
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- Title: Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
Author: Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, Page number: III:465c
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736741118
- Title: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
Author: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999}, Page number: 833
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742367
- Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists
Author: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr, Page number: 50-29
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736741115
- Title: Pole's History of Devonshire
Author: Family History Library archive record (family group sheet)
Note: Source: Pole's History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p. 3; The Complete Pewerage, G. E. C. , Eng. V, v. 5, p. 465, v. 4, p. 517, 523; Visitations of Devon, Devon 2 p. 244; Burke's Extinct Peergae, Eng. P1, 1866, p. 550
Submitter: Mrs. Gertrude R. Gillmor
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244547632
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: John de Courtenay - burial: ;
Author: "Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson", Larson, Kirk, Personal Research Works including Bethune & Hohenlohe Descendants, 1981-2001, Kirk Larson, Private Library
Note: burial: ;
Unknown-Begin: ; Okehampton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
death:
birth: about 1218; Okehampton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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- Title: Lord John de Courtenay Gravesite
Author: Find a Grave
Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55885402/john-de-courtenay;
Page: Burial and Memorial Gravesite
- Title: John de Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JV74 : 10 September 2021), John de Courtenay, ; Burial, Thorncombe, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, Forde Abbey; citing record ID 55885402, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JV74;
Page: The information is very similar
- Title: Feudal Barony of Okehampton
Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudal_barony_of_Okehampton;
Note: Details the establishment and descent of the Barony from the Norman conquest to 1539
- Title: Visitations of Devon (Partial)
Author: Unknown, Visitations of Devon (Partial), Page 244.
- Title: Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart)
Author: Unknown, Descent Of Earls Of Devon (Chart).
- Title: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623
Author: Visitations of Shropshire, 1623, Page 244.
- Title: Visitations of Cornwall (Partial)
Author: Unknown, Visitations of Cornwall (Partial), Page 106.
- Title: Noble House Of De Vere, Earls of Oxford
Author: Unknown, Noble House Of De Vere, Earls of Oxford.
- Title: Roots Web World Connect Project
Author: Roots Web World Connect Project, database: royalancestors.
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: John de Courtenay - Unknown-Begin: ; Okehampton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Author: "Héraldique européenne", Arnaud Bunel , Coats of Arms for European Royalty and Nobility (http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org, Arnaud Bunel, 1998) , Internet
Note: Unknown-Begin: ; Okehampton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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"Armigerous" (ahr-MIJ-ehr-us) adjective
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The reason the notion of a family crest was brought into the languagewas that those who were armigerous (entitled to bear arms) used to put their crest or achieveme
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- Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
Author: Citations [S3718] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 323; Europaische Stammtafeln, by Isenburg, Vol. 3, chart 629; tDescents of 500 Immigrants, by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 382; Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 802; Wallop Family, p. 233. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 535-536. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 262. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 320. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 252. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 317-318.
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p433.htm#i13004;
Note: Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton1,2,3,4,5
Last Edited 4 Apr 2020
M, #13004, d. 3 May 1274
Father Sir Robert de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton2,6 d. c 26 Jul 1242
Mother Mary de Vernon2,6 d. a 15 Jul 1250
Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton was born at of Oakhampton, Devonshire, England. He married Maud de Caneville before 2 January 1234.2,4 Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton married Isabel de Vere, daughter of Sir Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl Oxford, Baron of Hedingham & Whitchurch, Master Chamberlain of England and Hawise de Quincy, after 6 October 1240; They had 1 son (Sir Hugh).2,3,4,5 Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton died on 3 May 1274; Buried at Ford Abbey, Devonshire. He had married (1) Emma.2,4
Family 1
Maud de Caneville b. c 1210, d. c 6 Oct 1240
Family 2
Isabel de Vere d. b 11 Aug 1290
Child
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton+2,4 b. 25 Mar 1251, d. 28 Feb 1292
- Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#HughCourtenaydied1292;
Note: JOHN de Courtenay of Okehampton (-3 May 1274, bur Forde Abbey, Devon). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “dominum Johannem de Courtenay” as son of “Robertus de Courtenay” and his wife “domina Maria, juniore filia domini Willielmi de Redveriis comitis Devoniæ”[564]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death “V Non Maii 1273” of “Johannes de Courtenay” and his burial at Ford[565]. Inquisitions after a writ dated 11 May "2 Edw I" following the death of "John de Corteney alias de Curtenay" name “Isabel sometime his wife...Hugh his son aged 24 is his next heir”, and record that “William de Vernoun earl of the Isle gave the manor [of Cruk] to Robert de Curtenay father of the said John in free marriage with Mary his daughter” and that “Hawis de Curtenay gave to [Forde abbey]...land of Hargrave...and Robert de Curtenay her son and heir confirmed the gift”[566]. m as her first husband, ISABEL de Vere, daughter of HUGH de Vere Earl of Oxford & his wife Hawise de Quincy (after 1223-11 Aug 1299 or after, bur Exeter Dominican Church). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that “dominum Johannem de Courtenay” married “Isabellam filiam domini Johannis de Veere comitis Oxoniæ”, that she married “Olivero de Dineham” after the death of her first husband, died “III Id Aug” and was buried “apud Fratres Prædicatores Exoniæ”[567]. She married secondly Olivier de Dineham. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not been identified. John & his wife had [two] children:
a) HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton (-Colcombe 28 Feb 1292, bur Cowick near Exeter).
b) [WILLIAM de Tracy . “Willielmo de Tracy, fratre Hugonis de Courtenay, Henrico filio Willielmi de Tracy” subscribed an undated charter under which “Joselinus de Pomerei” donated property to Forde Abbey for the souls of “…domini mei regis Henrici…domini fratris mei Hen. de Pomerei”[582].
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