'Courtenay4'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Courtenay of Ladock, Courtney of Lanrake (Courtenay of Landrake), Courtenay of St. Erme, Courtenay of Trehane, Courtenay of Trethurfe

                               
Edward Courtenay or Courtney of Wotton in Landrake (d 01.03.1509)
m. Alice Wotton (d 29.09.1533, dau/heir of John Wotton of Wotton, m2. William Lower of Polscoe)
1. Edward Courtney 'of Trethurfe' of Lanrake, Cornwall
  m. Margaret Tredurff (d 28.06.1556, dau/coheir of Thomas Tredurff of Trethurfe in Landrake, m2. Richard Buller of Tregarrick)
  A. Peter Courtney of Lanrake (b c1516, d before 28.05.1606, MP)
  m. Katherine Reskimer (b c1546, dau/coheir of William Reskimer of St. Tudy)
  i. John Courtney 'of Lasack' (b c1505, d 08.07.1615)
  m. (c10.1595) Anne St. Aubyn (dau of Thomas St. Aubyn of Clowance, m2. John Trevillian of Nettlecombe)
  a. John Courtney (d infant)
  ii. Sir William Courtenay of Saltash (d before 20.11.1650)
m. (08.07.1615) Duglas Gorges (bpt 04.09.1586, d by 1666, dau of Tristram Gorges of Budockshead)
  iii. Edward Courtenay (d 16.06.1622)
  m. Elizabeth Gorges (dau of Tristram Gorges of Budokeshed)
  a. Sir Peter Courtenay of Trethurfe (b c1616, d before 03.05.1670)
  m1. (27.12.1638) Alice Rashleigh (b 04.02.1619, d 18.11.1659, dau of Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly)
  (1) William Courtenay of Trethurfe (bpt 05.05.1647, dsp 10.01.1683)
  (2) Alice Courtenay (bpt 29.08.1641, bur 16.07.1684)
  m. (27.12.1666) Humphrey Courtenay of Tremere
  (3) Anne Courtenay (bpt 02.02.1645, dsp 13.07.1677)
  m. (11.03.1672) Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly
  (4)+ other issue - Mary (bpt 09.01.1639, d 14.06.1655), Elizabeth (bpt 29.12.1642)
  m2. Amy Courtenay (dau of Peter Courtenay of Penkivel, m2. Sir Peter Fortescue of Wood, Bart)
  b. Thomas Courtenay (3rd son)
  The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Courtenay of Ladock', p576).
  (1) Thomas Courtenay of Ladock
  m. Katherine
  (A) William Courtenay
  m. Grace
  (i)+ issue - Peter (bpt 13.03.1734-5), Thomas (bpt 06.07.1739), Nicholas (bpt 23.05.1741)
  (B) John Courtenay (bpt 06.07.1706)
  (i) Ann Courtenay (bpt 03.08.1755)
  (C) Thomas Courtenay (bpt 06.03.1712)
  m. (1730) Joan Bond
  (i) Thomas Courtenay (bpt 08.05.1739, d 1801)
  m. (08.11.1766) Ann Jenkin of Trethurffe (d 1819)
  (a) Matthew Courtenay (b 26.09.1767, d 1820)
  m. Honor Skinner (d 1841)
  ((1)) Matthew Courtenay (b 21.10.1808, d 10.1878, 4th son?) had issue
  m. (31.05.1829) Elizabeth Thomas (d 18.06.1878)
  ((2))+ other issue - John (b 1798), William (b 1799, d 1823), Thomas (b 1808, d1840), Richard (b 1810, d 1845), Mary (b 1800, d 1845), Ann (b 1803, d 1813), Catherine (b 1807, d 1872)
(b)+ other issue - Thomas (b 06.08.1780), William (b 26.08.1788), Phillippa (b 06.08.1770), Catherine (b 03.10.1773), Anne (b 01.11.1778)
  (ii)+ other issue - Mathew (bpt 03.04.1742, d infant), Matthew (bpt 15.04.1744), Jane (bpt 12.1730)
  (D)+ other issue - Amy (bpt 15.01.1697), Catherine (bpt 13.12.1700), Thomasine (bpt 17.06.1712)
  c.+ other issue - Edward of Wallingford (b 1618-9, d before 30.03.1654), Hatton (d before 29.07.1645), Dorothy (bpt 03.06.1610)
  iv. Peter Courtenay of Trehane in St. Erme (d before 18.07.1648)
  m. Thomazin Courtney (dau of Richard Courtney of Lanavit (Tremure))
a. William Courtenay of Trehane in St. Erme (a 1674)
  m. Elizabeth Trevanion of Tregarthyn
  (1) Peter Courtenay of West Hams, Essex (d 1719?)
  (2) William Courtenay of St. Erme
  m. (1692) Honor Scawen (dau of Trehane Scawen of Trehane)
  (A) Thomasin Courtenay (bpt 01.01.1705, dsp)
  m. Hugh Bawden of Guddern
  (B)+ other issue - William (bpt 26.10.1691, bur 20.06.1696), Mary (bpt 20.11.1693), Elizabeth (bpt 19.03.1697, bur 15.03.1699), Elizabeth (bpt 26.11.1701, bur 23.07.1702), Honor (bpt 26.11.1703, bur 17.01.1704),
  (3) Elizabeth Courtenay, later of West Hams
  m. (09.04.1695) William Beauchamp of Trevince
  b. Alice Courtenay (bpt 16.02.1623)
m. _ Cliffe
  c.+ other issue - Reskimer of St. Erme (bur 27.06.1673), Peter (bur 26.01.1697), John (0bur 1709), Douglace (bpt 28.10.1624)
  v. Reskimer or Roskymer Courtney (bur 26.08.1665)
  m1. Zenobia Coswarth (dau of Thomas Coswarth of Coswarth)
  a. John Courtenay of Tregellas in Probus (bur 1718)
  m. (11.03.1674) Dorcas Pendarves (bpt 07.12.1640, dau of Richard Pendarves of Pendarves)
  (1) Catherine Courtenay
  m. (1700) John Williams of Trehane in Probus
  Pendarves passed through this marriage. A later generation assumed the name Pendarves.
  b. Peter Courtenay of London (bur 22.11.1698)
  m. (03.01.1673/4) Honor Courtenay (bur 09.04.1711, dau of Richard Courtenay of Tremere)
  (1) Anne Courtenay (bpt 08.03.1674)
c.+ other issue (a 1665) - Edward (bpt 13.10.1644), Agnes
  m2. Dulcibella Hele (dau of Thomas Hele, widow of Sir Samuel Cosworth)
  vi. Anne Courtney
  m. Gilbert Holcombe of Holcombe
  vii. Margaret Courtney
  m. (c12.1596) John Treviss of Crocadon
  viii. Mary Courtney
  m. Richard Spoure of Trebartha
  B. Katherine Courtney
  m. George Kekewich of Katchfrench
  C.+ other issue - Edward (a 1555), William (b c1530)
2. Alice Courtney
  m. Reginald Gayer of Liskeard
3. Jane Courtney
  m. Richard Curtis of Pill

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Courtenay of Penkivel', p117+) with input as reported above
[What was originally the 2nd section on this page was moved to Courtenay6 on 28.02.18. This page was reviewed & expanded on 10.12.18 when the lower sections were combined and moved to Courtenay7.]
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