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Philip Cary


Philip Cary (died 1437)

Sir Philip Cary (died 1437) of Cockington, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Devon in 1433.

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Origins

He was the son and heir of Sir Robert Cary (died c. 1431) of Cockington, Devon, 12 times Member of Parliament for Devon, by his first wife Margaret Courtenay, a daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (1340–1406), of Powderham, Devon, 4th (or 5th or 6th) son of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (1303–1377) by his wife Margaret de Bohun (died 1391), daughter and heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1298–1322) by his wife Elizabeth Plantagenet, a daughter of King Edward I.

Marriages and progeny

He married Christiana de Orchard (died 1472), daughter and heiress of William de Orchard of Orchard (later Orchard Portman), near Taunton in Somerset. She survived him and remarried to Walter Portman, 10 times MP for Taunton, by whom she had issue, ancestors of the present Viscount Portman, owner of the Portman Estate in London. By Christiana de Portman he had issue:

  • Sir William Cary (1437–1471), of Cockington, son and heir.
  • Death

    He died on Sunday, the Feast of St Tecla the Virgin, 1437.

    References

    Philip Cary (MP, died 1437) Wikipedia


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