Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon (1408–1449) • FamilySearch

Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon was born in 1408, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, her father, Sir John Beaufort of Lancaster, was 37 and her mother, Lady Margaret Holland Duchess of Clarence, was 23. She married Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon in 1431, in Haccombe, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. She died in November 1449, in Colyton, Devon, England, at the age of 41, and was buried in Colyton, Devon, England.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon
1414–1458
Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon
1408–1449
Marriage: 1431
Thomas Earl Devon Courtenay VI
1432–1461
Thomas VI de Courtenay Earl of Devon
1432–1461
Henry Courtenay
1437–1466
Eleanor Courtenay
1442–
Elizabeth Courtenay
1444–
Anne Courteney
1446–
Matilda Courtenay
1448–
Henry Courtenay
–1469
Anne Courtenay
Eleanor Courtenay
Maud Courtenay
Sir John Courtney
1435–1471
Jane Courtenay
1441–
Joan Courtenay
1447–
Elizabeth Courtenay
1449–

Sources (6)

  • Margaret Beaufort Courtenay, "Find A Grave Index"
  • A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire
  • Visitations of Devon (Partial)

Name Meaning

Altered form of English (originally French) Beaufort . It is found mainly among African Americans. Compare Bluford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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