Peter Courtenay (died 1552)

Sir Peter Courtenay (died 29 May 1552) of Ugbrooke in the parish of Chudleigh, Devon, was Sheriff of Devon in 1548/9.[1]

Arms of Courtenay of Powderham: Or, three torteaux a label of three points azure each charged with three plates

Origins

He was the 2nd son of Sir William III Courtenay (1477–1535) "The Great", of Powderham, Devon[2]) by his first wife Margaret Edgecombe, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecumbe (c. 1443-1489), Cotehele, Cornwall, and widow of Sir William St. Maure.[3]

Marriage and children

He married Elizabeth Shilston (died 8th Nov. 1605, buried at Chudleigh), daughter of Robert Shilston of Bridestowe, Devon,[4] by whom he had issue.

Death and burial

He was buried at Chudleigh, in which parish church survives his monument.[5]

References
  1. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895 , p.247
  2. Kirk, L.M. & Hawkyard A.D.K., biography of "Courtenay, Sir William I (by 1485-1535), of East Coker, Som. and Ilton and Powderham, Devon", published in History of Parliament, House of Commons 1509-1558, Bindoff S.T. (Ed.), 1982
  3. Vivian, 1895, p.247
  4. Vivian, 1895, p.247
  5. Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.263
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