Sir John Carey

Sir John Carey, of Plashey (ca. 1491-1552) was a courtier to King Henry VIII. He served the king as a Groom of the Privy Chamber, and, being a descendant of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, John Carey was a third cousin to Henry VIII.

Carey was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Carey of Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire and his wife Margaret Spencer. By July 1522 he was serving in the royal navy as the captain of the King’s ship, The Katherine Galley which was in the Channel between Cinque Ports and Jersey during Henry VIII’s first war with Francis I.

By 1526 John, probably through the influence of his younger brother William Carey was at Henry VIII's court as a Groom of the Privy Chamber.

Several historians credit John Carey with convincing Anne Boleyn (his sister-in-law as John's brother William was married to Anne's sister Mary) to support his sister Eleanor as a candidate for abess of Wilton Abbey where she was a nun in the spring of 1528. Eleanor did not get the appointment, however, due to questionable conduct on her part. Later that year John Carey fell ill with the sweating sickness. Although he recovered, his brother William who had also fallen ill was not so fortunate and died in June 1528.

John Carey married Joyce Denny, the daughter of Sir Edmund Denny of Chestnut and his wife Mary Coke probably in late 1538. Joyce was also the widow of William Walsingham, by whom she had had seven children. Together John and Joyce Carey had two sons, Sir Edward Carey of Aldenham (a member of Parliament in the late 16th century) and Wymond Carey.

On 21 July 1538 John Carey was granted the priory of Thremhall in Essex where he often lived. By September 1542 he had returned to sea as a vice-admiral commanding the transports of the East Coast in support of the Duke of Norfolk’s expedition against Scotland.

John Carey was knighted by Edward VI in 1547, probably through the influence of his brother-in-law, Sir Anthony Denny. Carey died on the ninth of September, 1552 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire and was buried in Hunsdon church.

References

• The Devon Carys by Fairfax Harrison, pages 20–25
• Medieval English Nunneries, c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen Edna, page 54
• Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Weir, Alison, pages 260 and 285
• The Diary of Henry Machyn by Machin, Henry and Nichols, John Gough, pages 372-373
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carey_(courtier)
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• 'Sir John Cary1
• 'M, #26391, b. circa 1495, d. 9 September 1552
• Last Edited=1 Jun 2008
• Consanguinity Index=0.02%
• ' Sir John Cary was born circa 1495.1 He was the son of Thomas Cary and Margaret Spencer.1 He married Joice Denny, daughter of Sir Edmund Denny.1 He died on 9 September 1552.1
• ' He lived at Thremball Priory, Essex, England.1 He lived at Plashey, Essex, England.1
• 'Children of Sir John Cary and Joice Denny
  • 1.Sir Wymond Cary1 b. 6 Mar 1538, d. 13 Apr 1612
  • 2.Sir Edward Cary+1 b. c 1540, d. 18 Jul 1618
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1382. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2640.htm#i26391
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• 'John Cary
• 'M, b. circa 1495, d. 8 September 1552
• Father Thomas Cary, Burgess of Wallingford b. c 1460, d. b 21 Jun 1536
• Mother Margaret Spencer b. c 1472
• ' John Cary was born circa 1495 at of Pleshy, Essex, England. He married Joyce Denny, daughter of Sir Edmund Denny, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, King's Remembrancer and Mary Coke, circa 1536 at of Chestnut, Hertfordshire, England. John Cary died on 8 September 1552 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England.
• 'Family Joyce Denny b. 29 Jul 1495, d. 6 Apr 1560
• Child
  • ◦Sir Edward Carey+1 b. c 1540, d. 18 Jul 1618
• Citations
• 1.[S31] Unknown author, Wikipedia.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1582.htm#...
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• 'John CAREY of Plashey (Sir Knight)
• 'Born: 1495
• 'Died: 9 Sep 1552, Plashey, Essex, England
• Father: Thomas CAREY of Chilton
• Mother: Margaret (Eleanor) SPENCER
• 'Married: Joyce DENNY ABT 1536, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
• Children:
  • 1. Edward CAREY of Aldenham (Sir)
  • 2. Adolphus CAREY
  • 3. Wymond CAREY of Snettisham
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CAREY.htm#John CAREY of Plashey (Sir Knight)
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