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Thomas Cary 1460 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Clovelly, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 Jun 1540

Death Location: Clovelly, Devon, England

Father: Willem Cockington

Mother: Lady Paulette

Spouse(s): Lady Boleyn, Lady Cary

Children(s): Richard Cary, Sir Bristol

In 1460, Thomas Cary entered the world in Clovelly, Devon, England, born to Willem Sir Carey van Cockington and Lady Elizabeth Paulette. Thomas Cary married Lady Mary Boleyn, Lady Agnes Hody Baroness Cary, and had children including Richard Robert Cary, Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol. Thomas Cary passed away in 1540 in Clovelly, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Thomas Cary entered the world in Clovelly, Devon, England, born to Willem Sir Carey van Cockington and Lady Elizabeth Paulette.
  • Thomas Cary married Lady Mary Boleyn, Lady Agnes Hody Baroness Cary, and had children including Richard Robert Cary, Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol.
  • Thomas Cary passed away in 1540 in Clovelly, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Cockington
1437 – 1471
Birth Location: Cockington, Devonshire
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Lady Paulette
1443 – 1460
Birth Location: Fulford, Devon, England
LP

Spouses(s)

Lady Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Birth Location: Bickling, Hall, England
LB
Lady Cary
1505 – 1525
Birth Location: Pilsdon, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
LC

Children(s)

Richard Cary
1517 – 1570
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RC
Sir Bristol
1495 – 1528
Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
SB

Thomas Cary's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cary
1460 – 1540
Birth Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
Parents
Willem Sir Carey van Cockington
1437 – 1471
Cockington, Devonshire
Lady (Elizabeth) Paulette
1443 – 1460
Fulford, Devon, England
Grandparents
Philip (Carey, Knight, MP from) Cockington
1400 – 1437
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
Lady (Christiana, Baroness of Holway de) Orchard
1408 – 1472
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
Sir (Baldwin Fulford,) Knight
1415 – 1461
Bowden Totne, Great Fulford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna (Elisabeth) Bosom
1420 – 1461
Bozom Zeal, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Carey
1375 – 1404
Jane Hanchford
1376 – 1450
William deOrchard
1380 – 1440
Alice Trevett
1380 – 1440
John Bozom(Bosom)
1390 – 1440
Henry Fortescue
1400 – 1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fortescue
1380 – 1432
Lady Norris
1380 – 1405

Thomas Cary's Descendants

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Thomas Cary (1460 – 15 Jun 1540) m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn (1499 – 19 Jun 1543) m. Lady (Agnes Hody Baroness) Cary (Abt. 1505 – Aft. 1525)
  1. 1. Richard (Robert) Cary (11 Jun 1517 – June 1570) m. Ann Dines (1515 – 3 Oct 1560)
    1. 1. Sir (William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of) Bristol (3 Oct 1550 – 1 Mar 1632) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodale (20 Apr 1556 – 6 Nov 1623)
      1. 1. John Cary (1565 – 2 Nov 1681) m. Elizabeth Godfrey (1570 – 01 Nov 1680)
        1. 1. Mary Carey (4 Dec 1602 – 7 Sep 1658) m. Captain (Edmund) Lewis (1601 – Jan 1650)
      2. 2. Sarah (Carey) (Jenney) (1593 – 4 Apr 1656) m. John ((Little James ship -arriving in Plymouth 1623) Jenney (Jennings\Jenings after) 1623) (1589 – 28 Dec 1643)
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Jenney) (Jennings) (1620 – 1683) m. Samuel ((Quaker?)) Pope (1625 – 11 Apr 1640)
  2. 2. Sir (William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of) Bristol (1495 – 22 Jun 1528) m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn (1499 – 19 Jun 1543) m. Joane Herle (1502 – 28 Nov 1512)
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield) Grey (1514 – 19 Jul 1596)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (24 Mar 1556 – 15 Feb 1618)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 July 1662)
    2. 2. Sir (Robert John) Goodale (1525 – 1 Feb 1575) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Capers (11 Jan 1530 – 3 Mar 1580)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodale (20 Apr 1556 – 6 Nov 1623) m. Sir (William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of) Bristol (3 Oct 1550 – 1 Mar 1632)

Thomas Cary's Timeline

6 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Thomas Cary in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England
1460
1460
Birth of Thomas Cary in Clovelly, Devonshire, Eng
Clovelly, Devonshire, Eng
1460
1460
Birth of Thomas Cary in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England
1536
21 Jun 1536
Age 76
Death of Thomas Cary in Clovelly Hall, Clovelly, Devon, Devonshire, England
Clovelly Hall, Clovelly, Devon, Devonshire, England
1536
21 Jun 1536
Age 76
Death of Thomas Cary in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1540
15 Jun 1540
Age 80
Death of Thomas Cary in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devonshire, Eng

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1536
    Event Place: Clovelly Hall, Clovelly, Devon, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1536
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1540
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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