Mural monument on the east wall to the north of the chancel of St Mary's Church, Molland, Devon, to John V Courtenay (1687–1732), of West Molland Barton, lord of the manor of Molland, who married Margaret Giffard (died 1743), daughter and sole heiress of John Giffard (1667/8-1704) of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brightley,_Chittlehampton&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Brightley, Chittlehampton (page does not exist)">Brightley</a> in the parish of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chittlehampton&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Chittlehampton (page does not exist)">Chittlehampton</a> and lord of the manor of Chittlehampton. The marriage was without progeny, and thus John V was the last male of the Courtenays of Molland. His heir was his sister Mary Courtenay (1687-1747), the first wife of William Paston (1701–1769) of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horton_Court&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Horton Court (page does not exist)">Horton Court</a> in Gloucestershire, who married secondly in 1751 Mary Chichester, his widow's sister's sister-in-law. Inscribed as follows:<br> :<i>Underneath lyes interr'd the body of the Honourable John Courtenay Esq. who departed this life on the eleventh day of December 1732 aged 44. This monument was erected at the appointment of the Honourable Margaret Courtenay, relict of the said John Courtenay Esq. daughter and sole heiress to John Giffard late of Brightley in this county, Esq. "As good, as great, but living amongst sinners was translated" <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Book_of_Wisdom&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Book of Wisdom (page does not exist)">Wisdom</a> 4th chap'r.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> Underneath and on the left hand of the abovesaid Jn. Courtenay Esq. are reposited the remains of Margaret (his late wife &amp; widow) who departed this life August the 30th 1743</i>.<br><p>The arms show Courtenay and Giffard, and at top Courtenay with inescutcheon of Giffard, signifying that Margaret Giffard was an heraldic heiress. The ostrich feather panache crest of Courtenay appears to disappear into the low ceiling.
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The other surviving sister of John Courtenay (died 1732) was Elizabeth Courtenay (1693–1763), who married (as his first wife) John Chichester (1707–1783) of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arlington_Court&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Arlington Court (page does not exist)">Arlington Court</a>. The marriage was without progeny and he married again after her death. She inherited  a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moiety_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Moiety title (page does not exist)">moiety</a> of her brother's estate.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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