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Friday, August 11, 2000

John Courtenay of Lisburn, County Antrim (Ireland), b. 1678; married to Mary Savage

Submitted Friday, August 11, 2000 2:49 PM

> fname=LARRY
> lname=COURTNEY
> address1=391 COLONY DRIVE
> address2=
> city=VESAILLES
> state=KY
> zip=40383-9574

> Larcour@cs.com

ancestor=John Courtenay born 1678; married to Mary Savage

comments=John Courtenay was known as John of Lisburn, County Antrim. He was married to Mary Savage. They had seven children. Their last son was John also. Could have been John Francis. I find much info about their other children, Hercules, Savage, Anne, Edward, Rowland, and Catherine, but nothing about John.

I believe this John is my ancestor, per family records in Ireland. But can't find anything about him or his wife and children. Believe he lived in Cloughanduff townland in Templepatrick, Antrim.

Any info on him or his family or siblings might offer a clue to him.

Saturday, February 20, 1999

Isabelle de Courtenay, daughter of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (l248-l29l) and his wife,Eleanor le Despencer (l240-l328)

At 1141 AM 2/20/99 -0800, you wrote

>fname=Walter Courtney
>lname=Burgner
>address1=2005 Ann Way Drive
>address2=
>city=Lima
>state=Ohio
>zip=45805-l6l9 U.S.A.

> BurgneWC@ltc.tec.oh.us

ancestor=Isabelle de Courtenay

comments=I have traced my Courtenay-Courtney back to Isabelle de Courtenay, daughter of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (l248-l29l) and his wife,Eleanor le Despencer (l240-l328). I do have a Courtney lineage, but trying to trace this lineage has been frustrating because I have a Courtney lineage on both sides of my grandfather's and grandmother's genealogy. The lineage that I've traced is independent of my Courtney llineage and I can't predict how long it will take to trace it?

Monday, January 11, 1999

Anne Courtenay,b.1573-d.bef. 1642

At 0945 PM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote

>fname=Doris
>lname=Matheny
>address1=3409 Parker St.
>address2=
>city=Columbia
>state=Missouri
>zip=65202-1714

> Dtmathany@aol.com

>ancestor=Anne Courtenay,b.1573-d.bef. 1642

>comments=Anne Courtenay,(above) was born in Ladock,Cornwall,England.

>Her father was Peter Courtenay,b.1536-d.28 May,1606. Her Mother was Katherine Reskymer,b.1546-d.?, Her father was Wm.Reskim(no further knowledge of this >family). Anne Courtenay married Gilbert Holcombe,b.1565,Hole,Devonshire, Eng.,d.1633/1634,Pembroke,Wales. Their Son, Thomas Holcomb(e),b.1595/97,Pembrokeshire,Wales.Mar.14 May,1634, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA.d7Sept.1657,Winsor,Hartford, CT.

This Thomas was my immigrant ancestor, and 13 generations from him, my Father, John Wm. Holcomb,b.1895,d.1976.I do have the ancestors of Anne Courtenay, back to Hugh De Courtenay, b.14 Sept.1273,d.23 Dec.1340.

Any more info much appreciated, of the Courtenay line. Especially would like history of the family, their connections to the royal families of England, etc. I know the Holcomb(e) family also was a honorable one, going back to John Holcomb(e) who fought in the 3rd. Crusade, and won land where Holcombe Court,Devon, now stands.I feel great pride to be connected, to these two great families.

>Thank you,

>Doris V. Matheny

Tuesday, July 21, 1998

Thomas Dewey Courtenay, born September 20.1898, Married Eleanor Christine Matheson on May 22, 1928. They lived in Chicago, Illinois.

At 1001 AM 7/21/98 -0700, you wrote

>fname=Lark
>lname=Miller
>address1=2910 Kimbrough Lane
>address2=
>city=Saint Joseph
>state=Missouri
>zip=64506-1258

>email= lucilla@ponyexpress
>comments=My mother's maiden name was Courtenay. Her father's name was Thomas Dewey Courtenay, born September 20.1898, Married Eleanor Christine Matheson on May 22, 1928. They lived in Chicago, Illinois. I do not know where Thomas was born but I can probably find out.

Tuesday, July 14, 1998

Frances Courtenay, born in England in 1682 but lived much of her life in Yorktown, Va.

At 12:52 PM 7/14/98 -0500, you wrote:

>fname: Nelson
>lname: Waller
>address1: c/o POB 2368
>address2:
>city: Anderson
>state: SC
>zip: 29622

>email: nwaller@carol.net

ancestor: My 7th great-grandmother, Frances Courtenay. ed John Norton and Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia. It used to be sold at the Library of Congress. Am interested to know the ancestry of the above named Frances Courtenay Tucker Nelson, and anything of interest.

comments: Frances Courtenay was born in England in 1682 but lived much of her life in Yorktown, Va. Her second husband was "Scotch" Tom Nelson, grandfather of the noted patriot. These people and others are covered in a ca. 1936 book by my grandmother, Frances Norton Mason, "John Norton and Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia," which used to be sold at the Library of Congress. Would like to know about her ancestry including any connections in the interesting online article by Brent Southgate. Am also interested in virtually any of her descendants. One such may have been a 1920s Arkansas author named Frances Courtenay Baylor whom I discovered online but about whom nothing is known except one book title.

Thursday, June 25, 1998

Reginald Edward Trevor Courtenay, Brother - Michael Trevor Courtenay

At 0902 AM 6/25/98 -0500, you wrote

>fname Reginald
>lname Courtenay
>address1 PO Box 4344
>address2
>city Brits
>state Northwest, South Africa
>zip 0250

>email rcourtenay@anglo.co.za

>ancestor All

>comments Father - Reginald Edward Trevor Courtenay, Brother - Michael Trevor Courtenay

Tuesday, April 21, 1998

Any Courtenay Slade

At 11:28 AM 4/21/98 -0500, you wrote:

>fname : Julian Courtenay
>lname : Brandon
>address1 : 813 Washington Street, #5
>address2 :
>city : Mountain View
>state : California
>zip : 94043

>email : jbrandon@engr.sgi.com

>ancestor : Any Courtenay Slade

>comments : My mother's maiden name is Slade. Everyone in her family has Courtenay as their middle name. The family has lived in the Isle of Wight since World War II.

Tuesday, March 24, 1998

Joan - the daughter of Thomas and Phillipa Courtenay

At 05:02 AM 3/24/98 -0600, you wrote:

>fname : Gilbert
>lname : Brightman
>address1 : 15 Murchison Grove, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire FY5 3RA
>email : MichaelBrightman@msn.com

>ancestor : Joan - the daughter of Thomas and Phillipa Courtenay.

Joan was christened in 1768 in Newlyn East, Cornwall.

Friday, February 27, 1998

Annie Meeks Courtenay of White County, GA

Submitted  03:58 AM 2/27/98

>fname : Lisa Courtenay
>lname : Cape
>address1 : 1721 Spring Street
>address2 :
>city : Conyers
>state : GA
>zip : 30012

>email : lcape@mindspring.com

>ancestor : Annie Meeks Courtenay and ancestors

>comments : My grandmother was Annie Meeks Courtenay of White County, GA.

Wednesday, February 25, 1998

Elizabeth Courtenay Harris Close

Submitted 05:13 AM 2/25/98
>fname : Patricia
>lname : McQueary
>address1 : P.O. Box 368
>address2 :
>city : Oakville
>state : WA
>zip : 98568

>email : Moonhadow@aol.com

comments : I have in my ancestry a woman named Elizabeth Courtenay Harris Close, the daughter of an Edward Harris and a Miss Courtenay. The references I have to Miss Courtenay say she is the daughter of the Earl of Devon and that she ran off with a sea captain (Edward Harris). Elizabeth Courtenay Harris Close was born in 1817 in England and died in 1885.

Any information that you might have would be helpful.

In most geneology books, there are two earls that are listed as having five and thirteen daughters.
I believe one of these may be the Miss Courtenay in my ancestry.
Thanks for your time. Pat McQueary