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Sir William Cary 1492–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England

Death Date: March 1572

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

Father: Robert II

Mother: Margaret Fulkerham

Spouse(s): Joane Herle, Elizabeth Hody

Children(s): Sir Knight, Robert Cary, William Cary, Judith Carey

In 1492, Sir William Cary entered the world in Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England, born to Robert Cary Ii And Margaret Fulkerham. Sir William Cary married Elizabeth Hody, Joane Elizabeth Herle, and had children including Judith Agnes Carey, Robert Cary, Sir Richard Carye Carey Knight, William Cary. Sir William Cary passed away in 1572 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Sir William Cary entered the world in Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England, born to Robert Cary Ii And Margaret Fulkerham.
  • Sir William Cary married Elizabeth Hody, Joane Elizabeth Herle, and had children including Judith Agnes Carey, Robert Cary, Sir Richard Carye Carey Knight, William Cary.
  • Sir William Cary passed away in 1572 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert II
–1540
Birth Location: Devon, England
RI
Margaret Fulkerham
–1547
Birth Location: Dartmouth, South Hams District, Devon, England
MF

Spouses(s)

Joane Herle
1502–1542
Birth Location: Prideaux, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JH
Elizabeth Hody
1522–1547
Birth Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
EH

Children(s)

Sir Knight
1515–1586
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
SK
Robert Cary
1515–1570
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
RC
William Cary
–1572
Birth Location: Bristol, England
WC
Judith Carey
1530–1572
Birth Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
JC

Sir Cary's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cary
1492–1572
Birth Place: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Cary II
–1540
Devon, England
Margaret Fulkerham
–1547
Dartmouth, South Hams District, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Cary
1437–1471
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cary's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cary (1492–March 1572) m. Joane (Elizabeth) Herle (1502–28 November 1542) m. Elizabeth Hody (Abt 1522–1547)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Carye \ Carey ,) Knight 1515–1586 m. Anne (Carye \) Cary 1519–1560 m. Anne (Carey 1522–1552
    1. 1. Elizabeth Carye 1545–1615 m. Henry Coggan 1540–1577
      1. 1. Henry (George) Coggin 1572–1612 m. Joane Boridge 1569–1612
        1. 1. John (Henry Coggan) Sr 1593–1658 m. Margaret (\ Maryane) Gaspye 1595–1643
    2. 2. Julyann Buriman 1547–1615 m. Richardi (Robert Greene of) Bowridge 1543–1619
      1. 1. Joane Boridge 1569–1612 m. Henry (George) Coggin 1572–1612
    3. 3. Sir (Lord Willam “High Sheriff” Carey \) Carye 1552–1632 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Goodall 1550–1623
      1. 1. Anne Carey 1590–1632
      2. 2. Walter (Cary (Born) Carey) 1588–1663
      3. 3. Robert Cary 1589–1628
      4. 4. William (Cary,) Jr. 1577–
      5. 5. Nathaniel (Cary (Born) Carey) 1585–1638
      6. 6. Margery Carey 1594–1602
      7. 7. Richard Cary 1579–1641
      8. 8. John (Cary Mayor) Bristol 1583–1661 m. Alice Hobsonne 1590–1635
        1. 1. Mary Cary 1630–1644
        2. 2. Matthew Cary 1620–1648
        3. 3. Col. (Miles) Cary 1622–1667 m. Ann Taylor 1621–1682
        4. 4. Honor Cary 1627–1644
        5. 5. Henry Cary 1618–1720
        6. 6. James Carey 1622–1680
        7. 7. Richard Cary 1621–1660
        8. 8. Alice Cary 1625–1660
      9. 9. Thomas Cary 1596–1648
      10. 10. James Cary 1600–1681
      11. 11. Susan Carey 1592–1632
      12. 12. James (Cary,) Sr. 1600–1681
    4. 4. Mary Cary 1546–
    5. 5. Frannces Carye –1593
  2. 2. Robert Cary 1515–1570
  3. 3. William Cary –1572
  4. 4. Judith (Agnes) Carey 1530–1572 m. Sir (Thomas Bagnell \ Bagnall Dickerson \ Dickinson \) Dickenson 1543–1608
    1. 1. William (Giles) Dickinson 1568–1675
      1. 1. Nathaniel Dickinson 1601–1676 m. Anna (Bincks) Gull 1610–1679
        1. 1. Sgt (John) Dickinson 1624–1676 m. Frances Foote 1629–1678
        2. 2. Thomas Dickinson 1633–1712
        3. 3. Hezeklah Dickinson 1646–1707
        4. 4. Samuel Dickinson 1638–1711 m. Martha Bridgman 1649–1711
        5. 5. Nathaniel Dickinson 1643–1710 m. Elizabeth Hawkes 1646–1681 m. Hannah Beardsley 1642–1678 m. Elizabeth Burt 1638–1691

Sir Cary's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir William Cary in Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
1572
March 1572
Age 80
Death of Sir William Cary in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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