Sir William Carey, Kt.

William Cary

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• died 22 June 1529
• son of Thomas Cary and Margaret Spencer.
• married Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Lady Elizabeth Howard, on 4 February 1520/21. He was also known as William Carey.

William Cary held the office of Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII. He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.

Children of William Cary and Mary Boleyn

• 1.Katherine Carey+4 b. 1523, d. 1568
• 2.Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon+3 b. 4 Mar 1525/26, d. 23 Jul 1596
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Birth:  Before 1506   , , England  

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Death:  22 JUN 1529   , , England  

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 Father:  Thomas Carey  Family 

 Mother:  Margaret Spencer     

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William or Edward Cary Pedigree  

 Birth:  About 1500  Of, Hunsdon, Hertford, England  Christening:      Marriage:  04 FEB 1520  <Of Castle Cary, , Suffolk, England>  Death:  22 JUN 1528    Burial:      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Wife 

Mary Boleyn Pedigree  

 Birth:  About 1500  Of Chilton Folis, , Wiltshire, England  Christening:      Marriage:  04 FEB 1520  <Of Castle Cary, , Suffolk, England>  Death:  19 JUL 1534    Burial:       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Children 

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Sir William Carey (1495-June 22, 1529) was Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Esquire to the Body of King Henry VIII of England. He was the second son of Thomas Carey (1479-1536) of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire and his wife, Margaret Spencer. He was courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. Carey was a noted art collector and he introduced the famed Dutch artist, Lucas van Horenbolte, to the Kingdom of England in the mid-1520s. In 1520, he was married to Lady Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard. Catherine Carey (c. 1524 - 15 January 1568). Maid of Honour to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. She was married to the Puritan, Sir Francis Knollys, Knight of the Garter. She was later lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Elizabeth I. One of her daughters, Lettice Knollys, became the second wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Elizabeth I. Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (March 4, 1526 - July 23, 1596). He was ennobled by Queen Elizabeth I just after her coronation. Knight of the Garter. Elizabeth offered Henry the Boleyn family title of earl of Ormonde, which he had long sought, when he was dying; but he refused the honour. Shortly after their marriage, Mary became the mistress of King Henry VIII. The Boleyns received grants of land, and Carey himself profited from his wife's unfaithfulness, being granted manors and estates by the King while it was in progress.[1] The exact dates of how long the affair lasted is unknown. It has long been rumored that one or both of Mary Boleyn's children were fathered by Henry and not Carey. Some historians, such as Alison Weir, now question whether Henry Carey (Mary's son) was actually fathered by the King [2]. One witness did note that Mary's son bore a resemblance to Henry VIII, but the witness in question was John Hales, vicar of Isleworth, who some ten years after the child was born remarked that he had met a 'young Master Carey,' who some monks believed was the king's bastard. There is no other contemporary evidence that Henry Carey was the king’s biological son and a close reading of the Letters and Papers (a collection of surviving documents from the period) clearly pinpoint Henry's birth in March 1526 - by which time the affair is believed to have ended.[3] Anne Boleyn, Mary's younger sister, caught Henry's eye a year after his affair with Mary ended. Henry proposed marriage to her in 1527. William Carey did not live to enjoy his sister-in-law's prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness in 1528. He died greatly in debt, and his wife was reduced to pawning her jewelery before Anne Boleyn arranged a small pension for her. [edit]Footnotes

^ See Alison Plowden p. 205 ^ Henry VIII: The King and His Court, by Alison Weir, p. 216 ^ See Letters & Papers viii.567 and Ives, pp. 16 - 17 [edit]Sources

"The royal descent of Nelson and Wellington, from Edward the first, George Russell French, 1853, Page 28" "The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII, Retha Marvine Warnicke, 1984, Page 36" "The Baronetage of England: containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English, Edward Kimber, 1771, Page 221" "The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn" by Eric Ives (2004) "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir (1991) "Tudor Women, Queens and Commoners" by Alison Plowden (1998).

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From thePeerage.com:

  William Cary is the son of Thomas Cary and Margaret Spencer. He married Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Lady Elizabeth Howard, on 4 February 1520/21. He died on 22 June 1529.

    William Cary held the office of Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII. He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He was also known as William Carey. Children of William Cary and Mary Boleyn

   * Katherine Carey+ b. 1523, d. 1568

   * Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon+ b. 4 Mar 1525/26, d. 23 Jul 1596

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William Carey (c.1500–22 June 1528),[1] was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn.

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Children of William Carey and Mary Boleyn 3 Paternity of the Carey children 4 References 4.1 Notes 4.2 Sources 4.2.1 Primary 4.2.2 Secondary

[edit] Biography William Carey was the second son of Thomas Carey (1479-1536), of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire, and his wife, Margaret Spencer.

On 4 February 1520[2], he was married to Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard. They resided at Aldenham in Hertfordshire.

Shortly after their marriage, Mary became the mistress of King Henry VIII. The Boleyns received grants of land, and Carey himself profited from his wife's unfaithfulness, being granted manors and estates by the King while it was in progress.[3] Carey was also a noted art collector and he introduced the famed Dutch artist, Lucas Horenbout, to the Kingdom of England in the mid-1520s. Perhaps one of the reasons the athletic King Henry VIII favoured Carey was the fact that Carey appears to have been fond of activities such as riding, hunting and jousting. Carey distinguished himself in jousting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.

Anne Boleyn, Mary's sister, caught Henry's eye a year after his affair with Mary ended. Henry proposed marriage to her in 1527. William Carey did not live to enjoy his sister-in-law's prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness the following year. Brian Tuke, Henry's secretary at the time of Carey's death wrote this to Lord Legat the day after his death: "Now is word common that M. Cary, which before I came lay in the chamber where I lie, and with whom at my first coming I met here in this place, saying that he had been with his wife at Plashey, and would not be seen within, because he would ride again and hunt, is dead of the sweat. Our Lord have mercy on his soul; and hold his hand over us." He died greatly in debt, and his wife was reduced to pawning her jewellery before Anne Boleyn arranged a pension for her.

[edit] Children of William Carey and Mary Boleyn Sir William Carey and Mary Boleyn were the parents of two children:

Catherine Carey (c. 1524 - 15 January 1568). Maid of Honour to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. She was married to the Puritan, Sir Francis Knollys, Knight of the Garter. She was later lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Elizabeth I. One of her daughters, Lettice Knollys, became the second wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Elizabeth I. Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (4 March 1526 - 23 July 1596). He was ennobled by Queen Elizabeth I just after her coronation. Knight of the Garter. Elizabeth offered Henry the Boleyn family title of earl of Ormonde, which he had long sought, when he was dying; but he refused the honour. However Catherine Carey and Henry Carey could have been Henry VIII's children.

[edit] Paternity of the Carey children It has long been rumored that one or both of Mary Boleyn's children were fathered by Henry. Some writers, e.g. Alison Weir, question whether Henry Carey (Mary's son) was fathered by the King [2]. While others such as, Dr. G.W. Bernard (author of The King's Reformation) and Joanna Denny (author of Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen and Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy) argue that he may have been.

Many have noticed that Catherine Carey and her daughter Lettice both bear a close resemblance to Henry VIII. If Catherine was indeed born in June of 1524, then this would point to her being fathered by Henry VIII since Mary Boleyn's affair with him appears to have begun around 1522 and ended in the early summer of 1525. One witness did note that Mary's son bore a resemblance to Henry VIII, but the witness in question was John Hales, vicar of Isleworth, who some ten years after the child was born remarked that he had met a 'young Master Carey,' who some monks believed was the king's son. There is no other contemporary evidence that Henry Carey was the king’s biological son and a close reading of the Letters and Papers (a collection of surviving documents from the period) clearly pinpoint Henry's birth in March 1526 - while the affair is believed to have ended several months to a year before. [4] [5]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes ^ "Carey, William" (c.1500–1528), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ^ a b Weir. Henry VIII: The King and His Court. p. 216. ^ Plowden. Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners. p. 205. ^ Public Record Office. Letters & Papers. vol. viii, p.567. ^ Ives. Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. pp. 16–17.

[edit] Sources

[edit] Primary England, Public Record Office (1862-1932). J. S. Brewer, James Gairdner, and R. H. Broadie. ed. Letters & Papers, Foreign & Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547. 21 vols. in 33 parts. London: Longman & Co.

[edit] Secondary French, George Russell (1853). The Royal Descent of Nelson and Wellington from Edward I, King of England, with tables of pedigree and genealogical memoirs. London. p. 28. Ives, E. W. (2004). The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-23479-9. Kimber, Edward (1771). The Baronetage of England: containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English Baronets now existing, with their descents, marriages, and memorable actions both in war and peace. London: G. Woodfall. p. 221. Plowden, Alison (1998-09-25) [1979]. Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners (Rev. ed. ed.). London: Sutton. ISBN 0-750-92880-8. Warnicke, Retha Marvine (1989). The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-521-37000-0. Weir, Alison (1991). The Six Wives of Henry VIII. London: Bodley Head. ISBN 0-370-31396-8. Weir, Alison (2001). Henry VIII: The King and His Court. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-43659-8. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carey_(courtier)"

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William Carey (courtier) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir William Carey (c.1500–22 June 1528) was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn.

Biography

William Carey was the second son of Thomas Carey (1479-1536), of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire, and his wife, Margaret Spencer. On 4 February 1520[1], he was married to Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard. They resided at Aldenham in Hertfordshire. Shortly after their marriage, Mary became the mistress of King Henry VIII. The Boleyns received grants of land, and Carey himself profited from his wife's unfaithfulness, being granted manors and estates by the King while it was in progress.[2] Carey was also a noted art collector and he introduced the famed Dutch artist, Lucas Horenbout, to the Kingdom of England in the mid-1520s. Perhaps one of the reasons the athletic King Henry VIII favoured Carey was the fact that Carey appears to have been fond of activities such as riding, hunting and jousting. Carey distinguished himself in jousting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. Anne Boleyn, Mary's sister, caught Henry's eye a year after his affair with Mary ended. Henry proposed marriage to her in 1527. William Carey did not live to enjoy his sister-in-law's prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness the following year. Brian Tuke, Henry's secretary at the time of Carey's death wrote this to Lord Legat the day after his death: "Now is word common that M. Cary, which before I came lay in the chamber where I lie, and with whom at my first coming I met here in this place, saying that he had been with his wife at Plashey, and would not be seen within, because he would ride again and hunt, is dead of the sweat. Our Lord have mercy on his soul; and hold his hand over us." He died greatly in debt, and his wife was reduced to pawning her jewellery before Anne Boleyn arranged a pension for her. [edit]Children of William Carey and Mary Boleyn

William Carey and Mary Boleyn were the parents of two children: Catherine Carey (c. 1524 - 15 January 1568). Maid of Honour to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. She was married to the Puritan, Sir Francis Knollys, Knight of the Garter. She was later lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Elizabeth I. One of her daughters, Lettice Knollys, became the second wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Elizabeth I. Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (4 March 1526 - 23 July 1596). He was ennobled by Queen Elizabeth I just after her coronation. Knight of the Garter. Elizabeth offered Henry the Boleyn family title of earl of Ormonde, which he had long sought, when he was dying; but he refused the honour. However, it has been suggested that Catherine Carey and Henry Carey may have been Henry VIII's children. [edit]Paternity of the Carey children

It has long been rumored that one or both of Mary Boleyn's children were fathered by Henry VIII. Some writers, such as Alison Weir, question whether Henry Carey (Mary's son) was fathered by the King.[1] While others such as, Dr. G.W. Bernard (author of The King's Reformation) and Joanna Denny (author of Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen and Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy) argue that he may have been. Many have noticed that Catherine Carey and her daughter Lettice both bear a close resemblance to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. If Catherine was indeed born in June of 1524, then this would point to her being fathered by Henry VIII since Mary Boleyn's affair with him appears to have begun around 1522 and ended in the early summer of 1525, which also makes Henry Carey to have been conceived just before the end of the affair, not to mention he received the name Henry. One witness did note that Mary's son bore a resemblance to Henry VIII, but the witness in question was John Hales, vicar of Isleworth, who some ten years after the child was born remarked that he had met a 'young Master Carey,' who some monks believed was the king's son. There is no other contemporary evidence that Henry Carey was the king’s biological son and a close reading of the Letters and Papers (a collection of surviving documents from the period) clearly pinpoint Henry's birth in March 1526 - although the affair is believed to have ended by the time Henry Carey was born.[3] [4] [edit]References

[edit]Notes ^ a b Weir. Henry VIII: The King and His Court. p. 216. ^ Plowden. Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners. p. 205. ^ Public Record Office. Letters & Papers. vol. viii, p.567. ^ Ives. Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. pp. 16–17. [edit]Sources [edit]Primary England, Public Record Office (1862-1932). J. S. Brewer, James Gairdner, and R. H. Broadie. ed. Letters & Papers, Foreign & Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547. 21 vols. in 33 parts. London: Longman & Co. [edit]Secondary French, George Russell (1853). The Royal Descent of Nelson and Wellington from Edward I, King of England, with tables of pedigree and genealogical memoirs. London. p. 28. Ives, E. W. (2004). The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-23479-9. Kimber, Edward (1771). The Baronetage of England: containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English Baronets now existing, with their descents, marriages, and memorable actions both in war and peace. London: G. Woodfall. p. 221. Plowden, Alison (1998-09-25) [1979]. Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners (Rev. ed. ed.). London: Sutton. ISBN 0-750-92880-8. Warnicke, Retha Marvine (1989). The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-521-37000-0. Weir, Alison (1991). The Six Wives of Henry VIII. London: Bodley Head. ISBN 0-370-31396-8. Weir, Alison (2001). Henry VIII: The King and His Court. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-43659-8.

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Sir William Carey of Aldenham in Hertfordshire (c.1500–22 June 1528) was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn. Biography

William Carey was the second son of Sir Thomas Carey (1479-1536), of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire, and his wife, Margaret Spencer.

On 4 February 1520, he was married to Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard. They resided at Aldenham in Hertfordshire.

Shortly after their marriage, Mary became the mistress of King Henry VIII. The Boleyns received grants of land, and Carey himself profited from his wife's unfaithfulness, being granted manors and estates by the King while it was in progress. Carey was also a noted art collector and he introduced the famed Dutch artist, Lucas Horenbout, to the Kingdom of England in the mid-1520s. Perhaps one of the reasons the athletic King Henry VIII favoured Carey was the fact that Carey appears to have been fond of activities such as riding, hunting and jousting. Carey distinguished himself in jousting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.

Anne Boleyn, Mary's sister, caught Henry's eye a year after his affair with Mary ended. Henry proposed marriage to her in 1527. William Carey did not live to enjoy his sister-in-law's prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness the following year. Brian Tuke, Henry's secretary at the time of Carey's death wrote this to Lord Legat the day after his death: "Now is word common that M. Cary, which before I came lay in the chamber where I lie, and with whom at my first coming I met here in this place, saying that he had been with his wife at Plashey, and would not be seen within, because he would ride again and hunt, is dead of the sweat. Our Lord have mercy on his soul; and hold his hand over us." He died greatly in debt, and his wife was reduced to pawning her jewellery before Anne Boleyn arranged a pension for her. [edit] Children of William Carey and Mary Boleyn

William Carey and Mary Boleyn were the parents of two children:

   * Catherine Carey (c. 1524 - 15 January 1568). Maid of Honour to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. She was married to the Puritan Sir Francis Knollys, Knight of the Garter. She was later lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Elizabeth I. One of her daughters, Lettice Knollys, became the second wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Elizabeth I.

   * Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (4 March 1526 - 23 July 1596). He was ennobled by Queen Elizabeth I just after her coronation. Knight of the Garter. Elizabeth offered Henry the Boleyn family title of earl of Ormonde, which he had long sought, when he was dying; but he refused the honour.

However, it has been suggested that Catherine Carey and Henry Carey may have been Henry VIII's children. Paternity of the Carey children

It has long been rumored that one or both of Mary Boleyn's children were fathered by Henry VIII. Some writers, such as Alison Weir, question whether Henry Carey (Mary's son) was fathered by the King. While others such as, Dr. G.W. Bernard (author of The King's Reformation) and Joanna Denny (author of Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen and Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy) argue that he may have been.

Many have noticed that Catherine Carey and her daughter Lettice both bear a close resemblance to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. If Catherine was indeed born in June of 1524, then this would point to her being fathered by Henry VIII since Mary Boleyn's affair with him appears to have begun around 1522 and ended in the early summer of 1525, which also makes Henry Carey to have been conceived just before the end of the affair, not to mention he received the name Henry. One witness did note that Mary's son bore a resemblance to Henry VIII, but the witness in question was John Hales, vicar of Isleworth, who some ten years after the child was born remarked that he had met a 'young Master Carey,' who some monks believed was the king's son. There is no other contemporary evidence that Henry Carey was the king’s biological son and a close reading of the Letters and Papers (a collection of surviving documents from the period) clearly pinpoint Henry's birth in March 1526 - although the affair is believed to have ended by the time Henry Carey was born.

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Sir William Carey, of Aldenham, in Hertfordshire (c.1500–22 June 1528) was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn.

William Carey was the second son of Sir Thomas Carey (1479-1536), of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire, and his wife, Margaret Spencer.

On 4 February 1520[1], he was married to Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard. They resided at Aldenham in Hertfordshire.

Shortly after their marriage, Mary became the mistress of King Henry VIII. The Boleyns received grants of land, and Carey himself profited from his wife's unfaithfulness, being granted manors and estates by the King while it was in progress.[2] Carey was also a noted art collector and he introduced the famed Dutch artist, Lucas Horenbout, to the Kingdom of England in the mid-1520s. Perhaps one of the reasons the athletic King Henry VIII favoured Carey was the fact that Carey appears to have been fond of activities such as riding, hunting and jousting. Carey distinguished himself in jousting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.

Anne Boleyn, Mary's sister, caught Henry's eye a year after his affair with Mary ended. Henry proposed marriage to her in 1527. William Carey did not live to enjoy his sister-in-law's prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness the following year. Brian Tuke, Henry's secretary at the time of Carey's death wrote this to Lord Legat the day after his death: "Now is word common that M. Cary, which before I came lay in the chamber where I lie, and with whom at my first coming I met here in this place, saying that he had been with his wife at Plashey, and would not be seen within, because he would ride again and hunt, is dead of the sweat. Our Lord have mercy on his soul; and hold his hand over us." He died greatly in debt, and his wife was reduced to pawning her jewellery before Anne Boleyn arranged a pension for her.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carey_%281490-1528%29

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William Carey was married to Mary Boelyn. Early in their marriage before any children were born, Mary became mistress to King Henry VIII and bore him two children. The children, Henry and Catherine took the name Carey.

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William CAREY of Ladford

Buried: 28 Mar 1572, St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Avon, England

Notes: 1532 - 1546 Sheriff of Bristol. Lord Mayor of Bristol. Member of Parliament BET 1559 and 1567.

Father: Robert CAREY

Mother: Agnes HUDDY

Married: Joan HERLE

Children:

1. William CAREY of Ladford

2. Robert CAREY

3. Agnes CAREY

4. Susan CAREY

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CAREY.htm#William CAREY of Ladford1

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1.) " William Cary died in 1572,,,,,, the Elder dwelling upon ye Back in St. Nicholas Parish in ye  city of Bristoll.  He was sheriff of Bristol in 1532, and Mayor in 1546 temp. with Henry VIII.  In  his will, dated April 2, 1571, he requests  'my body to be buried in the crowde of St. Nicholas  according to the religious custom of Christmas' and 'a sermon to be preached at my burial and  the preacher to have for his pains six shillings, eight pence.'  He died March 28, 1572, temp.  Elizabeth.  He married first, name unknown; issue; second Agnes____,died 1559. 

2.) Lived during the reigns of Henry VII, VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I.

3.) His will dated 2 Apr. 1571 and proven on 10 June 1572, Having evidently retired from business when he made his will, he does not give his trade, but he was undoubtedly a "Drapper" like son Richard, "The Younger" who lived, and so carried on his business, in his father's house.

4.) William Cary was sheriff of Bristol in Somerset, in 1532, during the reign of Henry Viii. He was mayor of that city in 1546.

5.) Reign of Henry VII, Edward Vi, Mary and Elizabeth. 

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Laurel Logan

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from http://www.sparksgenealogy.net/cary.html

William Cary b: 1492 in England d: 1572 England

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Notes for William Cary:

1.) " William Cary died in 1572,,,,,, the Elder dwelling upon ye Back in St. Nicholas Parish in ye  city of Bristoll.  He was sheriff of Bristol in 1532, and Mayor in 1546 temp. with Henry VIII.  In  his will, dated April 2, 1571, he requests  'my body to be buried in the crowde of St. Nicholas  according to the religious custom of Christmas' and 'a sermon to be preached at my burial and  the preacher to have for his pains six shillings, eight pence.'  He died March 28, 1572, temp.  Elizabeth.  He married first, name unknown; issue; second Agnes____,died 1559. 

2.) Lived during the reigns of Henry VII, VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I.

3.) His will dated 2 Apr. 1571 and proven on 10 June 1572, Having evidently retired from business when he made his will, he does not give his trade, but he was undoubtedly a "Drapper" like son Richard, "The Younger" who lived, and so carried on his business, in his father's house.

4.) William Cary was sheriff of Bristol in Somerset, in 1532, during the reign of Henry Viii. He was mayor of that city in 1546.

5.) Reign of Henry VII, Edward Vi, Mary and Elizabeth.

--Laurel Logan

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In 1546, he was the Sherriff and the Mayor of the city of Bristol.

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William Cary was born in Cloverly, Devon Shire, England in 1492. He married Anne (last name unknown). She died March 28, 1572. We also have a record of a marriage to Joan Herle. I am not sure if Ann or Joan is correct or if he married both. He had 5 known children.

William was Sheriff of Bristol in 1532. He was Mayor in 1546 under King Henry VIII.

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William Cary (also known as Care)y held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He also held the office of Esquireof the Body of Henry viii.

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Sir William received honors for jousting at the Field of Gold Cloth in 1520.