John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover
Encyclopedia
John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover (1608 – 26 May 1677) was an English peer
, styled Viscount Rochford from 1628 to 1666. He was a descendant of the Boleyn
family through Mary Boleyn
and was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover
and Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet.
In 1640, he was summoned to the House of Lords
as Baron Hunsdon
through a writ of acceleration
. He succeeded his father as Earl of Dover in 1666. That title became extinct on his death in 1677; he was succeeded as Baron Hunsdon by his distant cousin, Robert.
John Carey married Dorothy St. John on May 9 1628. Dorothy was daughter of Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke
and Elizabeth Paulet. Dorothy was buried June 18 1628. There were no children.
He married, secondly, Abigail Cokayne, daughter of Sir William Cockayne
and Mary Morris, on 2 December 1630. John and Abigail had two daughters:
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, styled Viscount Rochford from 1628 to 1666. He was a descendant of the Boleyn
Boleyn
Francization of traditional english "Bullen", Boleyn is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period, members of which include:*Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII...
family through Mary Boleyn
Mary Boleyn
Mary Boleyn , was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn and a member of the Boleyn family, which enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII of England...
and was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover
Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover
Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover was an English peer.Carey was the son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon. Cambridge University awarded him an honorary MA in 1607. He was knighted, as a Knight of the Bath , on 3 June 1610....
and Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet.
In 1640, he was summoned to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Baron Hunsdon
Baron Hunsdon
Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in 1559 in the Peerage of England for the soldier and courtier Henry Carey. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was created Viscount Rochford in 1621 and Earl of Dover, in the County of Kent, in 1628. These titles were also in...
through a writ of acceleration
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
. He succeeded his father as Earl of Dover in 1666. That title became extinct on his death in 1677; he was succeeded as Baron Hunsdon by his distant cousin, Robert.
John Carey married Dorothy St. John on May 9 1628. Dorothy was daughter of Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke , known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was an English nobleman and politician.-Life:...
and Elizabeth Paulet. Dorothy was buried June 18 1628. There were no children.
He married, secondly, Abigail Cokayne, daughter of Sir William Cockayne
William Cockayne
Sir William Cockayne , London, England, was a seventeenth-century London merchant, alderman, and, in 1619, Lord Mayor.-Life:...
and Mary Morris, on 2 December 1630. John and Abigail had two daughters:
- Mary Carey (1631-1696). She married William Heveningham a judge.
- Abigail Carey (1633 - ?) Died young