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William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall 1576–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1576

Birth Location: Clovelly, Devon, England

Death Date: 1652

Death Location: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England

Father: George Clovelly

Mother: Christian Stretchleigh

Spouse(s): Dorothy Cary

Children(s): Robert Cary, George Cary

William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall was born in 1576 in Clovelly, Devon, England, the child of George Cary Sheriff Of Devon Constructed A Harbour Wall At Clovelly And Christian Stretchleigh. William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall married Dorothy Cary, and had children including George Cary, Robert Cary. William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall passed away in 1652 in Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall was born in 1576 in Clovelly, Devon, England, the child of George Cary Sheriff Of Devon Constructed A Harbour Wall At Clovelly And Christian Stretchleigh.
  • William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall married Dorothy Cary, and had children including George Cary, Robert Cary.
  • William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall passed away in 1652 in Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
William Cornwall
1576–1652
Birth Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
Parents
George Cary, Sheriff of Devon, constructed a harbour wall at Clovelly
1545–1601
Clovelly, Devon, England
Christian Stretchleigh
1525–1583
Stretchleigh, Ermington, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Carey
1510–1586
Covelly, Devonshire, England
Margaret Milliton
1519–1560
Clovelly, Devonshire, Englan
Great-Grandparents
Sir esquire
1460–1540
Margaret Fulkeram
1484–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1437–1471
Elizabeth Paulet
1440–1468

William Cornwall's Descendants

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William (Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell,) Cornwall (1576–1652) m. Dorothy Cary (–3 Nov 1622)
  1. 1. Robert Cary 1610–1675
  2. 2. George Cary 1611–1680

William Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1576
1576
Birth of William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England
1652
1652
Age 76
Death of William Cary, JP for Devon, MP for Mitchell, Cornwall in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 228

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 228
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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