2nd Baron of Okehampton John de Courtenay

1224 - 1274  (49 years)

• Name	John de Courtenay  [1, 2]
  Title	2nd Baron of Okehampton
  Birth	26 Jul 1224	Okehampton, Devon, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 May 1274	Devon, England   [2]
  	Ford Abbey
  Burial	Thorncombe, Dorset, England   [2]
  Person ID	I14283	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Isabel de Vere,   b. 1228, Totnes, Devon, England d. 11 Aug 1300, Okehampton, Devon, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1249	Devon, England
  Children	1. 3rd Baron of Okehampton Sir Hugh de Courtenay,   b. 25 Mar 1249, Okehampton, Devon, England d. 28 Feb 1291, Colyton, Devon, England (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jul 1224 - Okehampton, Devon, England Marriage - 1249 - Devon, England Death - 3 May 1274 - Devon, England Burial - - Thorncombe, Dorset, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-COURTENAY Courtenay Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, John de Courtenay 1224-1273. Knight of Okehampton, Chulmeleigh, Musbury, Devon, of Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, of Iwerne Coutenay, Dorset, of Eaddeson, Buckinghamshire. Son and heir to Sir Robert de Courtenay and Mary de Vernon, daughter of William, the Earl of Devon. Husband of Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy. They had one son, Sir Hugh. Isabel's maritagium included the manors of Hillesdon and Waverdon, Buckinghamshire. Sir John serviced in Gascony in 1248 and in Wales in 1257 and 1258. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55885402/john-de-courtenay