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Birth:          1315 of Southpole, Woohuish and Dunterton
Death:          1356 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Courtenay_(of_Wootton_Courtenay)
Sir Thomas Courtenay (1315–1356)[1] of Wootton Courtenay in Somerset, was a knight 
and an English military commander against the French[2] during the Hundred Years' 
War, who died in the year of the Battle of Poitiers.
Family[edit]

He was the fourth son of Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340), of 
Tiverton Castle in Devon, by his wife Agnes de Saint John, daughter of John Saint 
John of Basing, Hampshire.

At some time before 27 August 1337[3] he married a great heiress, Muriel de Moels 
(1322–1369),[3] the elder of the two daughters and co-heiresses of John Moels, 4th 
Baron Moels, feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset, by his wife Joan Lovel, 
daughter of Richard Lovel of Castle Cary.[3] Having married this daughter and heiress 
of a tenant-in-chief without royal licence, he received a royal pardon on 27 August 
1337.[3]

His wife's share of her paternal inheritance included the manors of King's Carswell and 
Dunterton[4] in Devon, and Blackford, Holton and Lattiford in Somerset.[5]

Courtenay had one son and two daughters by his wife. Their only son and heir was 
Hugh, who died childless in 1369, leaving his two sisters, Muriel and Margaret, as 
co-heiresses. Muriel married Sir John Dynham (1318–1383), of Hartland and of Nutwell 
in Devon, feudal baron of Cardinham in Cornwall. Her son was Sir John Dinham 
(1359–1428), ancestor of John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham (1433–1501), KG. Muriel 
brought King's Carswell into the Dynham family and it became one of their seats. The 
other sister, Margaret, married Sir Thomas Peverell, from a cadet branch of Peverell of 
Sampford Peverell in Devon,[6] whose only daughter and sole heiress was Eleanor 
Peverell, wife of Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford.

Courtenay died in 1356, the date of the Battle of Poitiers, having 10 years earlier in 
1346 petitioned the Pope for an indult for plenary remission at the hour of death.[3]

Landholdings[edit]

His landholdings increased greatly after inheritances from his marriage of many lands 
of the feudal barony of North Cadbury. His landholdings included, in Devon: 
Woodhuish, in the parish of Brixham;[7] Kings Carswell; Dunterton;[8] Plymtree, which 
he purchased and was recorded as lord of the manor in 1345;[9] and Sutton Lucy and 
Lucyhays,[10] in Colyton hundred.

In Somerset he held Wootton Courtenay, Blackford, Holton, Lattiford, Maperton (to 
which church he presented in 1343 and 1351),[3] South Cadbury (to which church he 
presented in 1351),[3] and Cricket Malherbie (to which church he presented in 1340 
and 1349).[3]

He also held Over Wallop, Hampshire and Over Worton, Oxfordshire.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Moels

Parents
COURTENAY Hugh (14 Sep 1276 - 23 Dec 1340)
ST. JOHN Agnes (ABT 1275 - 11 Jun 1345)

Siblings
COURTENAY Hugh (12 Jul 1303 - 2 May 1377)
COURTENAY Thomas (1315 - 1356)

Marriage To DE MOELS Muriel (ABT 1317 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE MOELS John (ABT 1297 - AFT 21 Aug 1337)
LOVEL Joan (ABT 1300 - 21 Aug 1337)

Children by DE MOELS Muriel ABT 1317 - 
COURTENAY Margaret (ABT 1336 - BEF 8 Dec 1422)

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