Philip Cary (died 1437) was an English landowner and politician from Devon. Arms of the Carey family of Chilton Foliat

Origins

Born about 1400, he was the son and heir of Sir Robert Cary (died about 1431), of

Cockington Cockington is a village near Torquay in the English county of Devon. It has old cottages within its boundaries, and is about a half a mile away from Torquay. Bus service 62 (Torquay circular) calls at the village five times per day (Mon-Fri) an ...

in Devon, and his first wife Margaret Courtenay, daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (died 1406), of Powderham in Devon, and his wife Anne Wake (died 1390). His paternal grandparents were Sir John Cary (died 1395), of

St Giles on the Heath St Giles on the Heath, sometimes hyphenated as St Giles-on-the-Heath, is a village and civil parish in the far west of Devon, England. It forms part of the local government district of Torridge. The village is in the east of the parish and lies o ...

in Devon, and his wife Margaret Holway.

Career

After the lands of his grandfather had been seized by King

Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...

, his father had managed to regain Cockington, which passed to him about 1431. Two-thirds he had to put in the hands of trustees for settlement of debts while one-third was reserved for his stepmother Joan, who outlived him. In 1433 he was elected Member of Parliament for Devon. On 1 May 1434 he was on a commission with Bishop

Edmund Lacey Edmund Lacey (or Lacy; died 1455) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Exeter in England. Lacey was educated at University College, Oxford, where he was a mature commoner, then Fellow, and subsequently Master of the College from 139 ...

and Sir Roger Champernowne to receive the oaths of six knights and 68 others for the keeping of the peace in Devon. He died on 23 September 1437, only five weeks after the birth of his heir.

Family

About 1422 he married Christian Orchard (died 1472), daughter and heiress of William Orchard (died 1419), of Orchard in Somerset, and they had one son: William Cary, his heir, who married first Elizabeth Paulet and secondly Alice Fulford. Some sources also mention a daughter, Christian Cary, who married Richard Weekes (died 1483), of Honeychurch in Devon.(Unnamed in the Visitations) After his death, his widow married Walter Portman, son of William Portman.

References

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Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

English MPs 1433 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon People from Torquay