Francis COURTENAY of Powderham
- Born: Cir 1576
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth SEYMOUR
- Marriage (2): Mary POLE
- Died: After 1655
General Notes:
http://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/francis-courtenay_22351171
http://scourt.tempdomainname.com/mec.pdf
Capt. Francis Courtenay is shown in Thrift Abstract #3648 as being of Aughagallon, Co. Antrim and distinguished himself at the Battle of Blackwater (1598 ) against Owen McNeal by rescuing his friend, Col. Earl Conway. Capt. Francis Courtenay is shown as having died in 1687
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/courtenay-francis-1576-1638
b. c.1576, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir William Courtenay† of Powderham and his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Henry, 2nd earl of Rutland; bro. of Sir William†. m. (1) 7 Nov. 1606, Mary, da. of Sir William Pole† of Colcombe Castle, Devon and wid. of Nicholas Hurst (admon. 1 Aug. 1604) of Oxton, Devon, s.p.; (2) by 1628, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edward Seymour* of Berry Pomeroy, Devon, 4s. 1da. suc. fa. 1630.1 d. 5 June 1638.2 sig. Fr[ancis] Courtenay.
Francis married Elizabeth SEYMOUR, daughter of Sir Edward SEYMOUR of Berry Pomeroy, 2nd Bart. and Dorothy KILLEGREW. (Elizabeth SEYMOUR died on 3 Sep 1669.)
Francis next married Mary POLE, daughter of Sir William POLE of Colecombe, Bart. and Unknown. (Mary POLE died before 1633.)
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