Agnes N.N.

Although Alison Wieir, in her work on Britain’s Royal Families, makes this Agnes, the wife of Richard Saunder, to be also the daughter of Thomas de Courtenay and Margaret Beaufort named Agnes, the dates are problematic (Margaret Beaufort would have been too old to have had a daughter who had children when this Agnes did).

There is evidence that the wife of Richard Saunder was named Agnes, given below. That Agnes is not given arms in the pedigree described here provides a strong argument that she is NOT a de Courtenay/Beaufort.

A reprint of a pedigree roll made in 1679 for Sir William Twysden entitled "Extract from the Pedigree of the family of Saunders of Ewell in the County of Surrey" (Miscellanea Heraldica et Genealogica, Fifth Series, Vol VIII, part IV December 1932, p.114), submitted by Sir John Ramskill Twisden, who owned the original. This roll attempts to give the coats of arms of both husbands and wives in each case, Wm Twysden apparently being rather anxious to establish his respectable connections. The roll lists "Richard Saunder of Charlwood Gent obiit Anno 1480" married to "Agnes obiit 7th Jan anno 1485". The arms below this couple are: "Coat: A shield party per pale, on the dexter the arms of Saunder as above, the sinister moiety blank." The Sander arms above were "Sable, a chevron ermine between 3 bulls' heads caboshed argent." Agnes' arms were left blank. The roll was signed by "Willm Dugdale Garter, principalis Rex Armorum". In addition in the margin there is a list of inscriptions on brass from gravestones in the parish church of Charlwood, including: "Hic jacet Rictus Sander gentleman qui obiit Ao Dni MCCCCLXXX et Agnes uxor ejus quae obiit Viio die Januarii Ao Dni MCCCCLXXXV etc."

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 11 2018, 10:02:07 UTC

Agnes Courtenay (1452 – 7 January 1485), who married Richard Saunders (1452-1480) of Charlwood, Surrey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Courtenay,_5th/13th_Earl_of... [Weir, A. (1999). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: The Bodley Head. p. 106.]