Anne (Carey) Edgcumbe (abt. 1582 - bef. 1609)

Born about 1582 in Devon, England

Ancestors

Biography

Anne Carey was born about 1582, ^[1] daughter of Sir George Carey of Cockington in Devon, and his wife, Wilmot Gifford. ^[2]

By a settlement dated the 21st of June 1602, taking with her £2000, she married Sir Richard Edgcumbe, son of Peter Edgecombe and his wife, Margaret Luttrell. ^[2] They had no children. ^[2]

She passed away before 1609 when her husband married again. ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Estimated as aged 20 at the time of her marriage
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} History of Parliament online: EDGCUMBE, Sir Richard (c.1564-1639), of Mount Edgcumbe, Maker, Cornw
3. ↑ The visitation of the county of Devon in the year 1620 Page 102 Edgecombe