COURTENEY (COURTNEY), Peter (1616-70), of Trethurfe, Ladock, Cornw.

Family and Education

bap. 18 Nov. 1616, 1st s. of Edward Courtney of Trethurfe and Elizabeth, da. of Tristram Gorges of Butshead, St Budeaux, Devon.St Mellion, Cornw. par reg.; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 51. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 21 June 1633;Al. Ox. L. Inn, 4 May 1636.LI Admiss. i. 230. m. (1) 27 Dec. 1638, Alice (d. 18 Nov. 1659), da. of Jonathan Rashleigh* of Menabilly, Cornw., 1s., 4da.; (2) Amy, da. of Peter Courtney of Penkivel, Cornw, s.p. suc. fa. bef. May 1636. Kntd. 28 June 1642.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 213. d. 1670.PROB11/332/123.

Offices Held

Local: commr. array (roy.), Cornw. 29 June 1642.Northants. RO, FH133, unfol. J.p. 15 July 1642–?, by Oct. 1660–d.C231/5, p. 529. Port reeve, Mitchell by Apr. 1660-at least 1661. Commr. assessment, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664;An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). poll tax, 1660; subsidy, 1663.Cornw. Hearth Taxes, 268.

Military: lt.-col. of ft. (roy.) regt. of Sir Bevill Grenvile*, c.Sept. 1642–3; col. of ft. 21 Sept. 1643–6?HMC Portland, i. 588; Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 74.

Parlimentarian

COURTNEY (COURTENAY), Sir Peter (c.1616-70), of Trethurfe, Ladock, Cornw.

: Ladock, Cornw.

COURTNEY

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

COURTENEY (COURTNEY), Peter (1616-70), of Trethurfe, Ladock, Cornw.

Will

13 Apr. 1666, pr. 3 May 1670.PROB 11/332/123; Cornw. RO, R/5626.

Estates

inheritance included Trethurfe estate, Ladock parish, Cornw., manor of Norden, near Kingsbridge, Devon, and other lands;Cornw. RO, R/3626. by 1653 had also inherited lands in borough of Saltash and parishes of Lawrack and St Stephen-by-Saltash, Cornw., from his uncle, Sir William Courtney of Saltash, although his right to them was questioned by his uncle’s widow and her heirs; acquired manors of Colehanger and Nordon, and other lands in Devon from Sir William Courtney.PROB11/332/123; C2/CHASI/R13/47. Complained of indebtedness, 1665.CSP Dom. 1665-6, p. 143.

Oxford 1644

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