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Sir Knight William Carey 1495–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 6 Mar 1572

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England

Father: Sir (Smallbrook)

Mother: Agnes Hody

Spouse(s): Joane Herle, Mary Boleyn

Children(s): John Goodale, Richard Cary, Lady Chamber,

In 1495, Sir Knight William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Robert Knight Of Clovelly Cary Smallbrook And Agnes Hody. Sir Knight William Carey married Joane Elizabeth Herle, Mary Boleyn, and had children including John Goodale, Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber, Richard Cary. Sir Knight William Carey passed away in 1572 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Sir Knight William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Robert Knight Of Clovelly Cary Smallbrook And Agnes Hody.
  • Sir Knight William Carey married Joane Elizabeth Herle, Mary Boleyn, and had children including John Goodale, Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber, Richard Cary.
  • Sir Knight William Carey passed away in 1572 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Smallbrook)
1483–1540
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
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Agnes Hody
1505–1525
Birth Location: Pilsdon, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Joane Herle
1502–1512
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
JH
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Birth Location: Bickling, Hall, England
MB

Children(s)

John Goodale
1525–1575
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
JG
Richard Cary
1517–1586
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RC
Lady Chamber,
1524–1568
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LC

Sir Carey's Ancestors

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Sir Carey
1495–1572
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert (Knight of Clovelly) Cary (Smallbrook)
1483–1540
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
Agnes Hody
1505–1525
Pilsdon, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Hody
1485–1505
Pilleston, Dorset, England
Mrs. (John William) Hody
1485–1505
Pilleston, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Carey's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Carey (1495–6 Mar 1572) m. Joane (Elizabeth) Herle (1502–28 Nov 1512) m. Mary Boleyn (1499–19 Jun 1543)
  1. 1. John Goodale 1525–1575 m. Elizabeth Caper 1530–1580
    1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Goodall 1556–1623 m. William, (Sheriff and Mayor of Bristol, England) Carey\Carre\Carie 1550–1632
      1. 1. Sarah (Carey) (Jenney) 1593–1656 m. John ((Little James ship -arriving in Plymouth 1623) Jenney (Jennings\Jenings after) 1623) 1589–1643
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Jenney) (Jennings) 1620–1683 m. Samuel ((Quaker?)) Pope 1625–1640
      2. 2. John Cary 1565–1681 m. Elizabeth Godfrey 1570–1680
        1. 1. Mary Carey 1602–1658 m. Capt (Edmund) Lewis 1601–1650
  2. 2. Richard Cary 1517–1586 m. Christian (Anne) Dawney 1515–1560
    1. 1. William, (Sheriff and Mayor of Bristol, England) Carey\Carre\Carie 1550–1632 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Goodall 1556–1623
  3. 3. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, 1524–1568 m. Sir (Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey I, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La) War 1514–1596
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr D\of Sir Francis Knollys & Catherine Carey, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, W\of Thomas West, 2nd Baron de la Warr, M\of) Eliza 1555–1608 m. Thomas (West) Sir 1556–1618
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet) 3rd Lord De La Warr (1st Gov. of VA) Captain General for life, 12th) Lord 1577–1618 m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley 1577–1662
        1. 1. Ann West 1609–1660 m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West 1590–1659

Sir Carey's Timeline

11 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Sir Knight William Carey in Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England
Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England
1495
1495
Birth of Sir Knight William Carey in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir Knight William Carey in Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir Knight William Carey in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir Knight William Carey in Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 33
Death of Sir Knight William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 33
Death of Sir Knight William Carey in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1572
22 June 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir Knight William Carey in St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1572
28 Mar 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir Knight William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1572
28 Mar 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir Knight William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1572
6 Mar 1572
Age 77
Burial of Sir Knight William Carey in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1572
    Event Place: St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1572
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: GUILDHALL: P69MRY9A01MS 6984

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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