John Carey (courtier)
John Carey | |
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Arms of Cary: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field | |
| Born | c. 1491 |
| Died | 1552 (aged 60–61) |
| Spouse | Joyce Denny |
| Children | 2, including Edward |
| Mother | Eleanor Spencer |
| Relatives | William Carey (brother) Eleanor Carey (sister) Robert Spencer (grandfather) Eleanor Beaufort (grandmother) William Cary (grandfather) Henry Cary (grandson) |
Sir John Cary (or Carey) (c. 1491 – 1552), of Pleshey in Essex, was a courtier to King Henry VIII, whom he served as a Groom of the Privy Chamber, and of whom he was a third cousin, both being 4th in descent from John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371-1410).