Peter Courtenay (died 1552)

Arms of Courtenay of Powderham: Or, three torteaux a label of three points azure each charged with three plates

Sir Peter Courtenay (died 29 May 1552) of Ugbrooke in the parish of Chudleigh, Devon, was Sheriff of Devon in 1548/9.[1]

Origins

He was the 2nd son of Sir William III Courtenay (1477–1535) "The Great", of Powderham, Devon (MP for Devon in 1529, Sheriff of Devon 1522, 1525-6, 1533-4; Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII, whom he accompanied to the Field of the Cloth of Gold[2]) by his first wife Margaret Edgecombe, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecumbe (c. 1443-1489), MP, of Cotehele, Cornwall, and widow of Sir William St. Maure.[3]

Marriage & progeny

He married Elizabeth Shilston (died 8th Nov. 1605, buried at Chudleigh), daughter of Robert Shilston of Bridestowe, Devon,[4] by whom he had issue.

Death & burial

He was buried at Chudleigh, in which parish church survives his monument.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895 , p.247
  2. ↑ Kirk, L.M. & Hawkyard A.D.K., biography of "Courtenay, Sir William I (by 1485-1535), of East Coker, Som. and Ilton and Powderham, Devon", published in History of Parliament, House of Commons 1509-1558, Bindoff S.T. (Ed.), 1982
  3. ↑ Vivian, 1895, p.247
  4. ↑ Vivian, 1895, p.247
  5. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.263
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