Born about in England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas (Courtenay) de Courtenay
and Muriel (Moels) de Courtenay
Sister of
Margaret (Courtenay) Peverell and Hugh (Courtenay) de Courtenay
Wife of
John Dinham
— married
before 27 Mar 1357 in Woodhuish, Devon, England
Descendants 
Died before
before about age 31
in Devon, England
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Biography
She was deceased by 1369, leaving her son, aged 10-11, as heir to her brother, Hugh.
Manor of Little Kimble
- "The Moels rarely claimed the whole of Little Kimble. In 1284–6 (fn. 19) and 1302–3 Roger de Moels and John de Moels (fn. 20) were joint overlords with the Russels. John de Moels died seised before 1310 of half the hamlet of Kimble; (fn. 21) his grandson*, however, another John, held the overlordship of one knight's fee in Kimble at the time of his death. (fn. 22) He left two daughters, the elder of whom inherited Little Kimble in 1338. (fn. 23) She was the wife of Sir Thomas Courtenay, (fn. 24) and their daughter and heiress Muriel married John Dinham. (fn. 25) Shortly after this the sub-tenancy of part of Little Kimble appears to have lapsed, and thus the Dinhams, who succeeded the Moels, became the tenants in demesne of their manor.
- Sir John Dinham died in 1457–8 seised of the manors of Eythorpe, Crendwell, and Little Kimble, held of Edward, Prince of Wales, as of the honour of Wallingford, by right of inheritance of Joan his wife, who survived him. (fn. 26) His wife was the heiress of the Darches family, (fn. 27) who had held the two first-named manors, and probably part of Little Kimble, (fn. 28) as subtenants, but presumably Sir John's right in the manor came also through his great-grandmother, Muriel de Moels."[1]
Burial
- Place: Hartland Abbey, Devonshire, England
- Note: reference e-mail of March 1, 2008 from Hartland Abbey owner Hugh Stucley (family owners since early 19th century) to Alton Rogers states: "As far as I know, no one is interred in Hartland Abbey - it is more likely they would have been buried at St. Nectan's which is the parish church for Hartland." St. Nectan is known as "The Cathedral of North Devon." (http.www.hartlandabbey.com). Mr. Stucley also noted the availability of a reissued 1940 book titled "The Book of Hartland" which is available from tearooms at Hartland Abbey with the book having a full chapter on the Dynham family with mentions of the Courtenays.
Marriage
- Husband: John Dinham
- Wife: Muriel Courtenay
- Child: John Dinham
- Marriage:
- Date: ABT 1358
Sources
- ↑ "Parishes: Little Kimble," in A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London: Victoria County History, 1908), 303-307. British History Online, accessed March 20, 2016, [1]
- Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. II p. 456-457
- Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. II p. 85
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171656891/muriel-de-dinham
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[Calendar Inquisitions Post Mortem EIII V12] 333 Hugh de Courtenay, son and heir of Thomas de Courtenay, knight. Writ of devenerunt 20 September, 43EIII. Hugh died on 12 August last. Margaret his sister, aged 17 years and more, and John Dynham, son of John Dynham, knight, and Muriel his wife, Hugh's other sister aged 10 years and more, are his heirs.
[Calendar Close Rolls II] 19 February 1281 Westminster. To William Stile escheator in Somerset. Order to give John de Dynham livery of --------------- as of the knight's fees of Thomas de Courtenay and Muriel his wife on 12 July 46 Edward III the late king assigned to Thomas Peverell and Margaret his wife, being sister and one of the heirs of Hugh son and heir of the said Thomas and Muriel, certain fees in Somerset and Devon to Margaret's purparty, commanding livery therof to be given them, and the residue, namely the premises, to be kept in his hand for the purparty of the said John, being son of Muriel the other sister and heir; and he has now proved his age etc. To Richard de Kendale escheator in Devon. Like order to give the said John seisin of the advowsons of Southpole church extended at 12/ a year, and of Dunterton church at 100s. a year.