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CAREY, 1ST BARON OF HUNSDON SIR HENRY (Suspected son of Henry VIII)

CAREY, 1ST BARON OF HUNSDON SIR HENRY (Suspected son of Henry VIII)

Male 1525 - 1596  (71 years)

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  1. 1.  CAREY, 1ST BARON OF HUNSDON SIR HENRY (Suspected son of Henry VIII)CAREY, 1ST BARON OF HUNSDON SIR HENRY (Suspected son of Henry VIII) was born on 4 Mar 1525 in Shropshire County, England; died on 23 Jul 1596 in Somerset House, London, London, England; was buried in Westminster, London, England.

    Notes:

    From https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/did-henry-viii-father-mary-careys-children/965/
    Henry Fitzhugh, who is descended from Catherine Carey, was inspired by “The Other Boleyn Girl” to dig around into his family’s past to see if he really was descended from King Henry VIII. He has written an excellent article on his findings:-
    http://www.philippagregory.com/documents/Thehistoryofthefitzhughfamily.doc
    In this article, he makes the following arguments as to why he believes that the Carey children could have been fathered by Henry VIII:-
    · Henry Carey was said to have resembled Henry VIII.
    · Henry Carey claimed in 1533 that he was “Our Sovereign Lord the King’s son”
    · John Hale, Vicar of Isleworth, wrote in 1535 of how a monk at St Bridget’s Priory Abbey had pointed out “yongge Master Care” as being the King’s bastard son.
    · The fact that Anne Boleyn became Henry Carey’s ward after the death of William Carey - Philippa Gregory reasons that this may have been so that the King had a legitimate heir if she was unable to provide him with a son.
    · William Carey was rewarded with royal grants in 1524 and 1526, which are thought to have been the birth dates of Catherine and Henry Carey. Fitzhugh feels that the King was compensating Carey for the fact that these were not his biological children and for being a cuckold.
    Henry Carey

    · Henry VIII’s admittance of his affair with Mary Carey - Henry VIII admitted “affinity” and “consanguinity” with Mary Carey and Fitzhugh points out that this dispensation probably would not have been necessary if no children had resulted from the relationship.
    · Both children were born inside the dates of the affair - It is thought that Henry would have expected Mary to be his alone and not to have any lovers, not even her husband. Some people suggest that Henry Carey may have been born after the affair but Catherine was definitely born in the right timeframe.
    · Elizabeth I had much affection for the Carey children - Henry Carey was knighted by Elizabeth and made Baron Hunsdon. Elizabeth also visited him on his deathbed and gave him the patent and robes of the Earldom of Wiltshire. It is also said that when Elizabeth died, Henry Carey’s son, Robert, received the ring taken from the Queen’s hand. Catherine Carey had attended the Queen, was buried at Royal expense and given a prominent memorial on her death. Could all this suggest that Elizabeth recognised the Careys as more than her cousins?

    Family/Spouse: FORSTER, Frances. Frances was born in 1535 in Branfield, Hertford, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jan 1607. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    SIR married MORGAN, Lady Anne "Baroness of Hundson" on 22 May 1596 in Blackfriars Hedingham Castle, St Dunstan in the East, London, England. Lady (daughter of MORGAN, Sir Thomas and WHITNEY, Anne) was born in 1529 in Herefordshire, England; died on 19 Jan 1606 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England; was buried in Westminster, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. CAREY, Sir George 2nd Baron Hunsdon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1547 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England; died on 8 Sep 1603 in Hertfordshire, England.
    2. 3. CAREY, Thomas I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1559 in Clovelly, Devon, England; died in 1634 in Dorset, England.
    3. 4. CARY, Michael  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1548 in Clovelly, Devon, England; died in 1554 in England.
    4. 5. CAREY, Judith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1547 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1572 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
    5. 6. CAREY, Richard  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1546 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 13 Mar 1572 in London, London, England.
    6. 7. CARY, WILLIAM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Oct 1550 in Stt Nicholas, Gloucestershire, England; died on 1 Mar 1632 in Bristol, Somerset, England.
    7. 8. CAREY, Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1550 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1605 in Middlesex, England.
    8. 9. CAREY, Katherine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1550 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England; died on 25 Feb 1602 in London, London, England.
    9. 10. CAREY, Sir John 3rd Varon of Hunsdon  Descendancy chart to this point died in Apr 1617.
    10. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  CAREY, Sir George 2nd Baron Hunsdon Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1547 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England; died on 8 Sep 1603 in Hertfordshire, England.

  2. 3.  CAREY, Thomas I Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1559 in Clovelly, Devon, England; died in 1634 in Dorset, England.

  3. 4.  CARY, Michael Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born about 1548 in Clovelly, Devon, England; died in 1554 in England.

  4. 5.  CAREY, Judith Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1547 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1572 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

  5. 6.  CAREY, Richard Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1546 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 13 Mar 1572 in London, London, England.

  6. 7.  CARY, WILLIAM Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born on 3 Oct 1550 in Stt Nicholas, Gloucestershire, England; died on 1 Mar 1632 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

  7. 8.  CAREY, Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1550 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1605 in Middlesex, England.

  8. 9.  CAREY, Katherine Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) was born in 1550 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England; died on 25 Feb 1602 in London, London, England.

  9. 10.  CAREY, Sir John 3rd Varon of Hunsdon Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1) died in Apr 1617.

  10. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.SIR1)


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