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.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

Origins He was the 2nd son of Sir William III Courtenay (1477–1535) "The Great", of Powderham, Devon) by his first wife Margaret Edgecombe, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecumbe (c. 1443-1489), Cotehele, Cornwall, and widow of Sir William St. Maure.Vivian, 1895, p.247

Marriage and children He married Elizabeth Shilston (died 8th Nov. 1605, buried at Chudleigh), daughter of Robert Shilston of Bridestowe, Devon,Vivian, 1895, p.247 by whom he had issue.

Death and burial He was buried at Chudleigh, in which parish church survives his monument.Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.263

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