Richard Carew Bt (abt. 1580 - abt. 1643)

Born about 8 May 1580 in Antony, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Rolle) Carew — married 18 Aug 1621 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Descendants

Died about Mar 1643 at about age 62 in Antony, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Richard Carew was the eldest son of the antiquary Richard Carew and his wife Juliana Arundell. He was born on 8 May 1580 and baptised on 10 Jun 1580 at Newlyn East.^[1]

He was MP for Cornwall in 1614, and subsequently also represented Mitchell in 1621-2. On 9 August 1641, Richard Carew was created a baronet.

He married as his first wife Bridget Chudleigh, by whom he had one son, Alexander (who succeeded to the baronetcy), and four daughters.

He married as his second wife Grace Rolle on 18 August 1621 at Petrockstowe. ^[2] They had at least two other sons, John and Thomas.

The Civil War divided the family, and proved particularly fateful for them, for two years after Sir Richard's death Sir Alexander was executed on Tower Hill for treason as a Royalist, while John as a loyal Parliamentarian sat on the court that condemned King Charles and was eventually hanged, drawn and quartered as a regicide at the Restoration.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R7C-ZKT?cc=1769414&wc=3CBW-SP8%3A138123201%2C140127001%2C1582899906 : 14 April 2015), Cornwall > Newlyn East > Baptisms, burials, 1559-1715 > image 23 of 141; Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
2. ↑ "Devon Marriages," database with images, FindMyPast.co.uk; marriage for Richard Carew Esq and Mrs Grace Rolle, 18 Aug 1621, Parish of Petrockstowe; Not transcribed, taken from image.

See Also:

• CAREW, Richard (c.1580-1643), of Antony, Cornw. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010
• Wikipedia contributors, "Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Richard_Carew,_1st_Baronet&oldid=867618098 (accessed October 13, 2019).