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Isabel de Vere
- Preferred Name: Isabel de Vere[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- Gender: F
- Death: BEF 7 JAN 1291 with note: index says 1299 but source says before 1291; see Our Royal... Ancestors
- FSID: K4T4-1JF
- Birth: 1222 in Totenes, Deveonshire, England at LATI: N2.4379 LONG: E1.6496
- Burial: BEF 7 JAN 1291 in Church Of Black Friars, Exeter, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7225 LONG: E3.5328
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Lady Isabel de Vere de Courtenay Daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy, granddaughter of Robert de Vere and Hawise de Bolebec, Saher de Quincy and Margaret de Beaumont. Wife of John de Courtenay,Son and heir to Sir Robert de Courtenay and Mary de Vernon. They were married about 1248. and had one son; Sir Hugh de Courtenay. Sir John died in 1274. Secondly, Isabel married, as his second wife, Sir Oliver de Dinham (Dynahm), the son of Sir Geoffrey de Dynham. They were married before 24 Jan 1277, the date of the royal licence and a fine of £100. They had two sons; Sir Josce and Geoffrey. Isabel's death is uncertain, being on August 11th and before Jan 1291, and is buried with Sir Oliver at Black Friars, Exeter, Devon.
LESS
ISABEL DE VERE married after 6 Oct. 1240 [the date of the will of her new husband's previous wife; the marriage date was probably closer to 1250] (as his third wife) JOHN DE COURTENAY, Knt., of Okehampton....
They had one son,
1. Hugh, Knt [born 25 Mar. 1251]....
JOHN DE COURTENAY died testate 3 May 1274 [incorrect -- he died in May 1273]... His widow, Isabel, married (2nd) before 24 Jan. 1276/7... OLIVER DINHAM (or DYNHAM, Knt. (died 26 Feb. 1298/9) of Hartland, Islington, etc., Devon, Cortland 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 1224 (age 34 in 1258).
They had two sons,
1. Josce, Knt., and
2. Geoffrey....
His wife, Isabel, died testate 11 Aug., year uncertain, sometime before 7 Jan. 1290/1. He was summoned to Parliament from 24 June 1295 to 26 Aug. 1296, by writs directed to Olivero de Dynham or Dynaunt, whereby he is held to have become Lord Dinham. OLIVER DE DINHAM, Lord Dinham, died 26 Feb. 1298/9. He and his wife, Isabel, were buried in the Church of the Black Friars, Exeter, Devon.
Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd edition, p. 536.
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“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. Oliver was pardoned for non-observance of the Provisions of Oxford 28 March 1264. In 1265 he supported the king's cause in the West against the adherents of Simon de Montfort. The same year he presented to the church of Cotton Dinham, Somerset. He took possession of Hartland Abbey during a voidance about 1272, when the Bishop of Exeter was absent abroad, and extorted large sums of money from the canons. He bought the manors of Nutwell and Harpwell, Devon from Marmoutier Abbey in 1272/3. In 1274-5 Simon de Torm arraigned an assize of mort d'ancestor against him and others touching common of pasture in Buckland, Somerset. In 1276-7 he arraigned an assize of novel disseisin against the abbot of Hartland touching a tenement in Hartland, Devon. He was in the army of Wales in 1277 and 1282. He presented to the church of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire 13 March 1277. He was summoned to attend the king at Shrewsbury 28 June 1283. In 1286 he was granted a fair at Hartland, Devon. His wife, Isabel, died testate 11 August, year uncertain, sometime before 7 Jan. 1290/1. He was summoned to Parliament from 24 June 1295 to 26 August 1296, by writs directed 0 livero de Dynham or Dynaunt, whereby he is held to have become Lord Dinham. SIR OLIVER DE DINHAM, Lord Dinham, died 26 Feb. 1298/9. He and his wife, Isabel, were buried in the church of the Black Friars, Exeter, Devon.
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#IsabelVereMJohnCourtenayOkehampton as of 8/10/2016
ISABEL ([before 1235][1407]-11 Aug 1299 or after, bur Exeter Dominican
=== !SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by J ===
!SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by John B. Wurts, chp 285, pp2693 -2699
=== REF: Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain Am ===
REF: Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists 50-29. "Pedigrees of some of Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants" Buck and Beard Vol. 2 p. 122. Great grand daughter of Robert de Vere, Magna Carta Surety, 1215.
=== My PAF Notes ===
from thepeerage.com, 2/2009: (website adds that she was living in 1298)
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.
=== 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.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Hugh de Vere IV Earl of Oxford, b. 1190 in Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England d. 23 DEC 1263 in Colne Engaine, Essex, England
Mother: Hawise de Quincy, b. ABT 1178 d. 11 FEB 1222/23
Family 1: John de Courtenay Baron of Oakhampton, b. 26 JUL 1224 in Okehampton, Devon, England d. 3 MAY 1273 in Okehampton, Devon, England
- 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: Oliver Dinham Baron Dinham Knight of Hartland, b. ABT 1234 in Hartland, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. 26 FEB 1299 in Woodbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
- m. BEF 24 JAN 1277 in England
Sources:
- Title: Vivian's Visitations of Devon 1620
Author: Vivian's Visitations of Devon 1620, 1895 edition, Page number: 243-253
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742414
- Title: Hawise de Quincy in The Peerage
Author: Darryl Lundy, The Peerage, a genealogical survey of teh Peerage of Britian as well as the royal families of Europe(http://thepeerage.com : accessed 4 Sep 2019), Hawise de Quincy;
Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1171.htm#i11703;
Note: Hawise de Quincy is the daughter of Saher de Quency, 1st Earl of Winchester.1 She married Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, son of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Isabel de Bolebec, after 11 February 1222/23.2 After her marriage, Hawise de Quincy was styled as Countess of Oxford.
Children of Hawise de Quincy and Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford:
Lady Isabel de Vere+ Lady Margaret de Vere Lady Laura de Vere+1 d. 1292 Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford+ b. c 1240, d. b 7 Sep 1296
Citations:
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 196. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3464. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- 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: Isabel de Vere in The Peerage
Author: http://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9299
Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9299;
Note: Lady Isabel de Vere
F, #9299
Last Edited=25 Oct 2016
Lady Isabel de Vere is the daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy. She married John de Courtenay, son of Robert de Courtenay and Mary de Vernon.
She was living in February 1298/99.
Child of Lady Isabel de Vere and John de Courtenay: Sir Hugh de Courtenay+1 b. 25 Mar 1249, d. 28 Feb 1291/92
Citation:
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1122. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Page: Relationships
- Title: Magna Carta Ancesstry
Author: Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2005), p. 855.
- 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 Peerage G. E. C.., Eng. V v. 3, p. 465, v. 4, p. 317, 523; Visitations of Devon, Devon 2 p. 244; Burke's Extinct Peerage, Eng. P1, 1866, p. 550
Submitter: Mrs. Gertrude R. GIllmor
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244547632
- Title: Isabel de Vere Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JDY3 : 14 July 2020), Isabel de Vere Courtenay, 1299; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JDY3;
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55886040/isabel-courtenay
Lady Isabel de Vere Courtenay
BIRTH unknown Totnes, South Hams District, Devon, England
DEATH 11 Aug Buckland Dinham, Mendip District, Somerset, England
BURIAL Black Friars Churchyard (Defunct)
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
MEMORIAL ID 55886040
Daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy. Wife of John de Courtenay,Son and heir to Sir Robert de Courtenay and Mary de Vernon. They were married about 1248. Secondly, Isabel married, as his second wife, Sir Oliver de Dinham (Dynahm), the son of Sir Geoffrey de Dynham. They were married before 24 Jan 1277, the date of the royal licence and a fine of £100.
- Title: Isabel “de Vere” Courtenay Gravesite
Author: Find a Grave
Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55886040/isabel-courtenay;
Page: Burial and Memorial Gravesite
- 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: IV:370-1
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736741118
- Title: Book - Magna Charta Barons
Author: Google Books
Note: Isabel Vere
d/o Hugh Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford d- 1263
m- John Courtenay, of Okehampton d- 1273
- Title: English Baronies, A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327
Author: English Baronies, A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Sanders {1960}, Page number: 70fn '1'
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742368
- 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: birth-name: Isabel de Vere
TEXT FREQUENCY: Quarterly DESCRIPTION: 31 v. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. NOTES: Title from cover. SUBJECTS: Genealogy--Periodicals.Utah--Genealogy--Periodicals.Utah--History--Periodicals. PUB STATUS: Dead
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2037060989
- Title: Isabel de Vere, Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
Author: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p433.htm#i13005 index to pedigrees [citations]
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p433.htm#i13005;
Note: Isabel de Vere [1,2,3,4,5]
Last Edited 4 Apr 2020
F, #13005, d. before 11 August 1290
Father Sir Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl Oxford, Baron of Hedingham & Whitchurch, Master Chamberlain of England [6,3,4,5] b. c 1210, d. b 23 Dec 1263
Mother Hawise de Quincy [6,3,4,5] b. c 1184, d. a 3 Feb 1273
Isabel de Vere was born at Colne, Essex, England. She married Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton, son of Sir Robert de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton and Mary de Vernon, after 6 October 1240; They had 1 son (Sir Hugh). [2,3,4,5] Isabel de Vere married Sir Oliver de Dinham, Constable of Exeter and Taunton Castles, son of Sir Geoffrey de Dinham, before 24 January 1277; They had 2 sons (Sir Josce; & Geoffrey). [2,3,4,5] Isabel de Vere and Sir Oliver de Dinham, Constable of Exeter and Taunton Castles obtained a marriage license on 18 May 1280; Date of Royal License. [2,4] Isabel de Vere died before 11 August 1290; She died 11 Aug (year unknown), but before 7 January 1291. Buried in Church of the Black Friars, Exeter, Devonshire. [7,2,4]
Family 1:Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton d. 3 May 1274
Child: Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton+2,4 b. 25 Mar 1251, d. 28 Feb 1292
Family 2: Sir Oliver de Dinham, Constable of Exeter and Taunton Castles b. 1234, d. 26 Feb 1299
Child: Sir Josce de Dinham+ [8,2,9,4,10] b. bt 1273 - 1275, d. 30 Mar 1301
Citations:
1. [S3719] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 323, 370/1; Europaische Stammtafeln, by Isenburg, Vol. 3, chart 629; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 4th Ed., by F. L. Weis, p. 139; Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 802.
2. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 535-536.
3. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 262.
4. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 320.
5. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 252.
6. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 535.
7. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 371.
8. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 370.
9. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 83.
10. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 455.
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