Peter Courtenay (died 1552) explained

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

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. [John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]
2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/courtenay-sir-william-i-1485-1535 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. [Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]