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Biography of John Carey 2nd Earl Dover 1608-1677

Paternal Family Tree: Carey

Maternal Family Tree: Eleanor Copley Baroness De La Warr and West 1469-1536

Before 1608 [his father] Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 27) and [his mother] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 17) were married. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1608 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 28) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 17).

On 09 May 1628 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 20) and 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).

On 28 Jun 1628 [his wife] Dorothy St John died.

Before 01 Nov 1629 [his mother] Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 39) died.

On 06 Jul 1630 [his father] Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 50) and [his step-mother] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 65) were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street. She by marriage Countess Dover.

On 02 Dec 1630 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 22) and 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.

In 1631 [his daughter] Mary Carey was born to John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 23) and [his wife] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 21).

In 1633 [his daughter] Abigail Carey was born to John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 25) and [his wife] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 23). In 1633 Abigail Carey died.

In 1640 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 32) by writ of acceleration 5th Baron Hunsdon.

In Jul 1641 [his sister-in-law] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 36) died.

In 1655 [his son-in-law] William Heveningham (age 51) and [his daughter] Mary Carey (age 24) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 47) and [his wife] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 45).

On 13 Apr 1666 [his father] Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 86) died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son John (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Dover, 2nd Viscount Rochford. [his wife] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 56) by marriage Countess Dover.

On 26 May 1677 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 69) died without male issue. Earl Dover and Viscount Rochford extinct. His second cousin once removed Robert (age 25) succeeded 6th Baron Hunsdon.

In 1687 [his former wife] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 77) died.

Royal Ancestors of John Carey 2nd Earl Dover 1608-1677

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Carey 2nd Earl Dover 1608-1677

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon

Father: Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Leonard Hyde

GrandMother: Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon

John Carey 2nd Earl Dover 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pelham

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pelham

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pelham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Pelham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Carew 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge

Great x 3 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge

GrandFather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Sackville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sackville of Buckhurst 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Browne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sackville 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digges

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Digges

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Clifton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sackville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Boleyn 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Judith Pelham Countess Dover 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Walsingham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Walsingham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Writtle

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Walsingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gouter

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Gouter

GrandMother: Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Guildford

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Guildford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Pympe

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Guildford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Guildford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard West 7th Baron De La Warr 4th Baron West 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Hungerford Baroness De La Warr Baroness West 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara West 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Copley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Copley Baroness De La Warr and West