Biography of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover 1580-1666
Paternal Family Tree: Carey
On 20 Dec 1576 [his father] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 22) were married.
Around 1580 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover was born to John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 29) and Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 26).
On 22 Jun 1596 William Cockayne (age 35) and [his future wife] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 31) were married.
On 08 Sep 1603 [his uncle] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 56) died. His brother [his father] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 53) succeeded 3rd Baron Hunsdon. [his mother] Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 49) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
In 1607 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 27) educated at Cambridge University.
Before 1608 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 28) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 17) were married. They were third cousin once removed.
In 1608 [his son] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 28) and [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 17).
On 13 Nov 1615 [his daughter] Mary Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 35) and [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 25).
On 17 Apr 1617 [his father] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 67) died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 37) succeeded 4th Baron Hunsdon. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 26) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 06 Apr 1619. The 6th my Lord (age 30) came from Buckhurst to Knole. At his being at Lewes there was great play between my Lord of Hunsden (age 39), my Lady of Effingham, and my Lord (age 30) who lost them £200, and the town entertained him with fireworks.
Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 19 Apr 1619. Monday the 19th I went to Somerset House and sat a good while there by the Queen’s corpse, and then went into the Privy Galleries and shewed my Coz. Mary those fine delicate things there.
From thence I went to Bedford House and stayed with my Lady of Bedford (age 39) a little while, and she and I went to Channel Row to see my Lady Hume (age 33) the widow.
This day my Lord (age 30), my Lord Hundson (age 39), and my Sister Sackville, christened Hammon’s child at St. Dunstan’s Church.
On 06 Jul 1621 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Rochford. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 31) by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
Around 1623 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Mary Wilbraham Lady Pelham (age 33) were married.
On 02 Dec 1624 [his father-in-law] Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet (age 84) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pelham of Laughton.Mary Wilbraham Lady Pelham (age 34) by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.
On 04 Apr 1627 [his mother] Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 73) died.
On 08 Mar 1628 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 48) was created 1st Earl Dover. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 37) by marriage Countess Dover.
On 09 May 1628 [his son] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy St John were married. She died eight weeks later. She the daughter of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 48) and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke. He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 48) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 37).
Before 01 Nov 1629 [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 39) died.
On 06 Jul 1630 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 50) and Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 65) were married at St Peter le Poer, Broad Street. She by marriage Countess Dover.
On 02 Dec 1630 [his son] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 65). He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 50) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
On 07 Dec 1637 [his former brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet (age 40) and Judith Honywood Lady Pelham (age 35) were married. She by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.
On 03 Jun 1640 [his former brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet (age 42) and Margaret Vane Lady Pelham (age 17) were married. She by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton. The difference in their ages was 25 years.
In Jul 1641 [his step-daughter] Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness (age 36) died.
On 11 Aug 1642 [his step-son] Charles Cockayne 1st Viscount Cullen (age 40) was created 1st Viscount Cullen. Mary O'Brien Viscountess Cullen (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Cullen.
In or before 1647 [his son-in-law] Thomas Wharton (age 31) and [his daughter] Mary Carey (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 66) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. They were second cousins.
On 24 Dec 1648 [his wife] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 83) died.
On 28 Aug 1654 [his former brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet (age 56) died. His son John Pelham 3rd Baronet (age 31) succeeded 3rd Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Lucy Sidney Baroness Pelham Laughton (age 27) by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.
Evelyn's Diary. 14 Feb 1657. To London, where I found Mrs. Cary; next day came Mr. Mordaunt (age 30) (since Viscount Mordaunt), younger son to the Countess of Peterborough (age 54), to see his mistress, bringing with him two of my Lord of Dover's (age 77) daughters: so, after dinner, they all departed.
Around Mar 1658 [his son-in-law] Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth (age 46) and [his daughter] Philadelphia Carey Baroness Wentworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Wentworth. She the daughter of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 78) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland (age 67) and Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland.
On 19 Jun 1661 [his former step-son] Charles Cockayne 1st Viscount Cullen (age 58) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Rushton. His son Brien Cockayne 2nd Viscount Cullen (age 29) succeeded 2nd Viscount Cullen.
Before 1664 James Sheffield and [his former step-daughter] Jane Cockayne (age 54) were married. She the daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover. He the son of Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave and Mariana Irwin Countess Mulgrave.
On 13 Apr 1666 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 86) died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son [his son] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Dover, 2nd Viscount Rochford. [his daughter-in-law] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 56) by marriage Countess Dover.
[his son] George Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his daughter] Anne Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his son] Henry Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his daughter] Judith Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his daughter] Philadelphia Carey Baroness Wentworth was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his son] Pelham Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
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Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carey 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Orchard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Fulford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Father: John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
GrandMother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Leonard Hyde
Mother: Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon