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Male William COURTENAY Click to view William COURTENAY in the family tree

William was born in 1543 in Of Powderham, Devonshire.1   William's father was William COURTENAY and his mother was Elizabeth PAULET.  His paternal grandparents were George COURTENAY and Catherine ST. LEGER; his maternal grandparents were John PAULET and Elizabeth Willoughby DE BROKE. He had a sister named Jane.  He was the older of the two children.  He died at the age of 87 on June 24th, 1630.  He was buried in Powderham Castle, Devon.1 1 


William's first family with Elizabeth MANNERS

‌William and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on January 18th, 1572.2   They had six sons and four daughters, named William, Francis, George, John, Alexander, Edward, Bridget, Elizabeth, Margaret and Margeret.


William's second family with Elizabeth SYDENHAM


1 Visitations of the County of Devon, 1620
2 Ancestral File

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