George Oughtred Courtenay (abt. 1586 - 1644)

Born about 1586 in Powderham, Devon, England

Ancestors

Died 1644 at about age 58 in Newcastle, Limerick, Ireland

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George Courtenay was born in Devon, England.

George Courtenay was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

George Courtenay was the 4th son of Sir William Courtenay and Lady Elizabeth Manners. ^[1]

He married Catherine Berkeley, daughter of Francis Berkeley of Askeaton, County Limerick, before 1616, when their son William was born. ^[1]

He was created 1st Baronet Courtenay, of Newcastle, County Limerick [Ireland] in January 1621/22. ^{[2] [3]}

George may have been born as early as 1584. He had at least three children with his first wife.

• William - He died circa 1651, without surviving male issue. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Courtenay, of Newcastle, co. Limerick before 1651. On his death, his baronetcy became extinct or dormant.
• Francis - He may have had issue. 3rd Baronet (1617–1660).
• Morris - died without issue.

He may have married secondly, Elizabeth SYDENHAM, from Coombe, Sydenham, Somerset, England. This reference is not consistent.

He died in 1644 at Newcastle, Limerick, Ireland.^{[4] [5]} Administration of his goods, he having died intestate, was granted in the prerogative Court, 3 June, 1658, to Francis Courtenay, son of the deceased, said Francis Courtenay, of Newcastle, Esq., Wm. Smith, of Lismore, co. Waterford, and Wm. Chattle of the same, gents., accepted security, etc., in the sum of ,3000.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} St. George, Henry, The Visitation of the County of Devon in the Year 1620 (Name: Publications of the Harleian Society; Location: London; Date: 1872), Los Angles Public Libary, p. 76
2. ↑ Cokayne, George E. Complete Baronetage, vol. 1, p. 229. Exeter : W. Pollard & co., ltd., 1900. Cokayne
3. ↑ The Peerage, accessed 1 Oct 2016.
4. ↑ Tudor Place, accessed 1 Oct 2016.
5. ↑ Wikipedia: Courtenay baronets
6. ↑ Philip Crossle et al, Courtenay Family In Ireland (Newry Ireland, April 1904), Courtenay Society, P30 George Oughtred Courtenay, accessed 2016.

See also:

• Charles Mosley, editor, Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Name: Name: Genealogical Books; Location: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A; Date: 2003), volume 1, page 1124.

• Brydges, Egerton, Collins's Peerage of England (Name: Name: T. Bensley; Location: London, England; Date: 1812), Family History Library, 6:265.

• The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, Los Angles Public Libary, 4:333b.

• The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794. Publisher J. Exshaw., 1741. pg. 398.

• Kenneth Wiggins. Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642, Volume 1. Boydell & Brewer, 2001. Pg. 63 [1]