Biography

William Courtenay was a member of the aristocracy in England.

William Courtenay was born in Cornwall, England.

William Courtenay the son and heir of Richard Courtenay and Thomasine Kendall was born around 1583 at Tremere, Cornwall.^[1]

He married Jane Bassett on 22 July 1613 at Illogan, Cornwall.^[1] Together they had eight children (possibly nine).

Sons:

• John^[1]
• Nicholas^[1]
• Hugh^[1]
• Richard^[1]
• William bef 1636^[2]

Daughters:

• Thomasine^[1]
• Jane^[1]
• Loveday^[1][3]
• Catherine^[1][4]

In 1641/2 he signed the Protestation Return swearing allegiance to the King.^[5]

On 2 Jul 1642 he died of "Leas" (Latin for "the plague.")^[6]

Research Notes

• Data on Nicolas b. 1630 can be found here. He was a Member of Parliament.
• In June 2023 I requested data about the Courtenay Society reference for William and received no reply from this PM. An email to that society was answered by their membership and research officer Felicity Harper on 29 Dec 2023 stating that they had no record of a Cornish connection in their printed database.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick). The visitations of the county of Cornwall: comprising the herald's visitations of 1530, 1573, & 1620, with additions. (Exeter: For the author by William Pollard & Co., 1887). p. 115.
2. ↑ The Courtenay Society, accessed 2022
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7SP-3JH : 11 February 2018, Lovida Courteney, 15 Sep 1622); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,946.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMTD-B98 : 11 February 2018, Katherine Courteney, 29 Aug 1625); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,946.
5. ↑ Protestation: Mar 1641/2 William COURTENY (gent, erased) at Lanivet, Cornwall. Transcribed by Pauline Pickup. (Cornwall OPC : 14 Jun 2023)
6. ↑ Will of William Courtenay: 1716 William COURTNY Ref: AP/C/2801 File: 2220773 Image range: 1710-1819 Ref. Range: AP/C/2776-2804 Parish: Lanivet Abode: Lanivet Transcribed by: John Evans. (Cornwall OPC : 14 Jun 2023)