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CARY, William (c.1661-1710), of Clovelly, Devon

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b. c. 1661, 2nd s. of George Cary, DD, dean of Exeter, by Mary, da. of William Hancock of Combe Martin, Devon; bro. of Sir George Cary† of Clovelly. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. matric. 23 Mar. 1678, aged 16; M. Temple 1679. m. (1) aft. 1683, Joan (d. 1687), da. of Sir William Wyndham†, 1st Bt., of Orchard Wyndham, St. Decuman’s, Som., s.p.; (2) settlement 28 Mar. 1694 (with £5,000), Mary (d. 1701), da. of Thomas Mansel† of Briton Ferry, Glam., sis. of Thomas Mansel II*, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. 1685. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 159; Collinson, Som. iii. 495; Cat. Penrice and Margam MSS, ser. 4, iii. 144.
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Recorder, Okehampton 1685–? Jan. 1688, 1689–d; freeman, Exeter 1697. W. K. H. Wright, Okehampton, 105; PC 2/76, f. 263; Exeter Freemen (Devon and Cornw. Rec. Soc. ex. ser. i), 201.

Commr. drowned lands 1690. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 794.

Main residence: Clovelly, Devon.
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CARY (CAREY), Edward (1656-92), of St. James’s, Westminster and Caldicot, Mon.

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bap. 25 Apr. 1656, 2nd s. of Hon. Patrick Cary (Carey) of Horton, Dorset by Susan, da. of Francis Uvedale of Wickham, Hants. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 27 June 1673 (aged 17); L. Inn 1675. m. by 1687, Anne (d. by 1701), da. and coh. of Charles, 2nd Baron Lucas, of Shenfield, Essex, 1s. 1da. IGI, Mon; Her. and Gen. iii. 38–41; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings.
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High bailiff, Westminster by 1684–d.; v.-adm. Essex 1691–2. Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 1464; EHR, xxiii. 743.

Freeman, Colchester 1689. Oath Bk. . . . of Colchester ed. Benham, 234.

Main residences: St. James’s, Westminster; Caldicot, Mon.
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CARTWRIGHT, Thomas (1671-1748), of Aynho Park, Northants.

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b. 1671, o. surv. s. of William Cartwright† of Bloxham, Oxon. by his 2nd w. Ursula (d. 1702), da. of Ferdinando Fairfax†, 2nd Ld. Fairfax [S]. educ. St. Catharine’s, Camb. 1687. m. 30 Mar. 1699, Armine (d. 1728), da. and coh. of Thomas Crew†, 2nd Baron Crew of Stene, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. and gdfa. 1676.
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Sheriff, Northants. 1693–4, Oxon. 1699–1700. VCH Northants. Fams. 13; Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxii), 42.

Main residence: Aynho Park, Northants.
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CARTERET, Edward (1671-1739), of St. Clement Danes, Mdx.

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bap. 28 Nov. 1671, 3rd s. of Sir Philip Carteret of Haynes, Beds. by Lady Jemima, da. of Edward Montagu†, 1st Earl of Sandwich, and sis. of Hon. Charles Montagu* and Hon. Sidney Wortley Montagu*. educ. Brentwood; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1688; M. Temple 1688, called 1702. m. 21 Nov. 1699, Bridget (d. 1735), da. of Sir Thomas Exton†, LL.D., of Trinity Hall, Camb., dean of the Arches and chancellor, London dioc., wid. of Sir John Sudbury, 1st Bt., of Eldon, co. Dur. and of Thomas Clutterbuck of Ingatestone, Essex, 3s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 ). suc. Mrs Ann Rider at Dagenhams, Romford, Essex 1732. A. Collins, Hist. Carteret Fam. 64–65; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 234; F. A. Blaydes, Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 135; Westminster Abbey Reg. (Harl. Soc. x), 36, 293; Morant, Essex, ii. 568; VCH Essex, vii. 66.
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Burgess, Bedford 1699, dep. recorder 1711–aft. 1718; prothonotary, palatinate of Durham 1712. Bedford Bor. Council, Bedford bor. recs. B2/3, corp. act bk. 1688–1718, ff. 56, 116; Post Boy, 1–4 Dec. 1711, 5–7 June 1712.

Jt. postmaster-gen. 1721– Nov. 1732, sole Nov. 1732–June 1733, jt. June 1733–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. and Pprs. 1731–4, p. 521; 1739–41, p. 200.

Main residence: St. Clement Danes, Mdx.
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CARTERET, Sir Charles (1667-1719), of Toomer, Som. and Trinity Manor, Jersey

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bap. 24 July 1667, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Edward de Carteret of Toomer, Som., Whitehall and Trinity Manor, Jersey, gent. usher of the Black Rod, by Elizabeth, da. of Robert Johnson (d. 1660), Grocer and alderman of London. m. Aug. 1687, Mary Anne, da. of Hon. Nicholas Fairfax, at least 5s. 2da. suc. fa. 1683; Kntd. 25 Oct. 1687. A. Collins, Hist. Carteret Fam. 32; J. B. Payne, Armorial of Jersey, 64–65, 111; C. E. Lart, Jacobite Extracts, ii. 45; Recusant Hist. v. 72–74; info. from Dr A. Barclay.
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Cornet, indep. tp. of horse 1685; capt. lt. of horse Earl of Arran’s regt. (4 Drag. Gds.) 1687–9.

Main residences: Toomer, Som.; Trinity Manor, Jersey.
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CARTERET, Sir Charles (1667-1719)

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CARTER, Lawrence II (1671-1744), of The Newarke, Leicester

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bap. 30 Sept. 1671, 1st s. of Lawrence Carter I* by his 1st w. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1688; I. Temple, adm. 1689, called 1694; L. Inn 1702. unm. Kntd. 4 May 1724. IGI, Leics.; Nichols, Leics. i. 319.
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Recorder, Leicester 1697–1729. Nichols, 319.

Solicitor-gen. to Prince of Wales 1715–26; KC 1715; serjeant-at-law 1724; baron of the Exchequer 1726–d.

Main residence: The Newarke, Leicester.
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CARTER, Lawrence I (c.1641-1710), of Clement’s Inn and The Newarke, Leicester

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b. June 1641, 1st s. of Lawrence Carter of Paulerspury, Northants. by Eleanor, da. and h. of John Pollard, yeoman, of Leckhampstead, Bucks. educ. Clement’s Inn. m. (1) by 1667, Elizabeth (d. 1671), da. and coh. of Thomas Wadland, attorney, of The Newarke, 2s.; (2) lic. 5 July 1675, Mary, da. of Thomas Potter of London, 2s. 4da. suc. fa. 1669. IGI, Northants.; Leckhampstead Par. Reg. 11; H. R. Moulton, Cat. (1930), p. 91; Baker, Northants. ii. 206; Nichols, Leics. i. 318; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 248; Recs. Bor. Leicester ed. Stocks, iv. 379.
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Freeman, Leicester 1689; steward, honor of Leicester 1697–1702. Reg. Leicester Freemen, i. 172; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 180.

Receiver-gen. duchy of Lancaster Mar.–July 1702. Somerville, 19.

Main residence: Clement’s Inn and The Newarke, Leicester.
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CARTER, Lawrence I (c.1641-1710)

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CARR, William (1664-1720), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

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b. 8 Dec. 1664, 2nd s. of William Carr, merchant, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Mary. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. matric. 1683; Lincoln’s Inn, 1692. m. Elizabeth, 1s. IGI, Northumb.; Surtees, Durham, i.209; Arch. Ael. ser. 3, xii. 5; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1720–8, p. 91.
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Member, Eastland co. 1687; member, hostmen’s co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1689, gov. 1690; member merchant adventurers’ co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1699. Newcastle Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. ci), 319; Newcastle Hostmen’s Co. (Surtees Soc. cv), 263, 273.

Alderman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Nov. 1688–d., mayor, 1689–90, 1702–3, 1705–6. North Country Diaries (Surtees Soc. cxxiv), 188; H. Bourne, Hist. Newcastle, 244.

Commr. of excise 1698–1700, 1714–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. xiii. 393; xv. 96; xxix. 149, 835; Boyer, Pol. State, xix. 669.

Main residence: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
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CARR, Thomas (1658-1721), of Chichester, Suss.

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bap. 14 July 1658, 1st s. of Alan or Allen Carr of Chichester by Anne, da. of William Elson of Barnham and Oving, Suss., sis. of William Elson I*. unm. suc. fa. 1668. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 23; Suss. Arch. Colls. xxxiv. 189–90; Elwes and Robinson, Castles and Mansions of Western Suss. 161.
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Alderman, Chichester by 1698, mayor 1708–9. Centre Kentish Stud. U269/O56, ‘A short acct. of the behaviour of the corporation of Chichester’, [n.d.]; A. Hay, Hist. Chichester, 571.

Main residence: Chichester, Suss.
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CARR, Sir Ralph (1634-1710), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb. and Coken, Houghton-le-Spring, co. Dur.

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b. 14 July 1634, 1st s. of William Carr, merchant, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Jane, da. and coh. of Ralph Cock, merchant, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. educ. Houghton-le-Spring, co. Dur.; St. John’s, Camb. 1652; G. Inn 1654. m. (1) Jane (d. 1667), da. of Sir Francis Anderson† of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Isabella, da. of Hon. James Darcy† of Sedbury Park, Yorks., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1666; Kntd. 26 June 1676. Surtees, Durham, i. 209.
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Freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1660, alderman, by 1677–87, Oct. 1688–d., mayor, 1677–8, 1693–4, 1705–6. Reg. of Freemen (Newcastle Rec. Soc. iii), 76; H. Bourne, Hist. Newcastle, 243–4.

Member, hostmen’s co. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1661, merchant adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1663; gov., hostmen’s co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1677–83, 1705–7. Newcastle Hostmen’s Co. (Surtees Soc. cv), 263, 270; Newcastle Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. ci), 289.

Commr. for carriage of coals 1679. Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 1205.

Main residences: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.; Coken, Houghton-le-Spring, co. Dur.
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CARR, Sir Ralph (1634-1710)

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