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Sir William Carey 1492–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Death Date: 22 June 1528

Death Location: Bristol, Somersetshire

Father: Sir Carey

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Boleyn

Children(s): Lady Carey, Hendrik Hunsdon

The story of Sir William Carey began in 1492 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire. Sir William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Hendrik Lord Carey Van Hunsdon, Lady Catherine Kate Carey. Sir William Carey passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Somersetshire.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Carey began in 1492 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire.
  • Sir William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Hendrik Lord Carey Van Hunsdon, Lady Catherine Kate Carey.
  • Sir William Carey passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Somersetshire.

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Sir Carey's Ancestors

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Sir Carey
1492–1528
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire
Parents
Sir Thomas of Chilton Carey
1460–1536
Clovelly, shire, Devon, England
Lady (Margaret Eleanor) Spencer
1472–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Carey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Carey (1492–22 June 1528) m. Mary Boleyn (1504–19 July 1534)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine "Kate") Carey 1524–1568 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1596
    1. 1. Anne (Knollys Baroness de la) Warr 1555–1608 m. Thomas (Leighton West, 2nd Baron de la) Warr 1556–1602
      1. 1. Francis (West, Governor of) Virginia 1586–1633 m. Margaret Whitney 1590–1627
        1. 1. Francis (West) II 1606–1694 m. Margery Reeves 1610–1672
  2. 2. Hendrik (Lord Carey Van) Hunsdon 1525–1596 m. Anne Hunsdon 1529–1607
    1. 1. Henry (Carey) II 1547–1634 m. Elizabeth Trevannion 1536–
      1. 1. Helen Carey 1575–1602 m. Walter Gibbs 1575–1602
        1. 1. Hon. (Lt. John "Immigrant" Gibbs, Honorable, Gentleman Justice of Charles City County, Lieutenant of the Militia at Jordan’s Journey, Member of the 1st Virginia House of Burgesses (1st Legislative Meeting in) America) 1595–1659 m. MaryLou (Josephine) Gregory 1596–1639
      2. 2. Henry Carey 1595–1661
      3. 3. Helen Carey 1575–1602
      4. 4. Thomas Carey 1590–1631
    2. 2. Robert (Carey, Earl) Monmouth 1560–1639
    3. 3. Margaret Carey 1567–1605
    4. 4. George Carey 1547–1603
    5. 5. Edmund Carey 1557–1637
    6. 6. John Carey 1556–1617
    7. 7. Lady (Philadelphia) Carey 1552–1627 m. Thomas Scrope 1567–1609
      1. 1. Emanuel (1st Earl of Sunderland) Scrope 1584–1630 m. Elizabeth MNU 1586–1653

Sir Carey's Timeline

4 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir William Carey in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire
1499
4 Feb 1499
Age 7
Birth of Sir William Carey in Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 36
Death of Sir William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1528
22 June 1528
Age 36
Death of Sir William Carey in Bristol, Somersetshire
Bristol, Somersetshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1499
    Event Place: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somersetshire
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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