Biography of Mary Carew 1517-1559

Around 1517 Mary Carew was born to [her father] Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey (age 21) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bryan (age 17).

In 1522 [her father] Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey (age 26) was appointed Master of the Horse.

In or before 1532 Arthur Darcy (age 36) and Mary Carew (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1532 [her son] Henry Darcy was born to [her husband] Arthur Darcy (age 37) and Mary Carew (age 15). He married in or before 1571 Katherine Fermor and had issue.

On 23rd April 1536 [her father] Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey (age 40) was appointed 298th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 44). See 1536 Letter 715. He had received twice as many votes as George Boleyn Viscount Rochford (age 33) who had expected to be elected; he, George, would be executed a month later.

In or before 1542 [her son] Thomas Darcy was born to [her husband] Arthur Darcy (age 46) and Mary Carew (age 24) at Hornby Castle [Map]. He married 1st May 1561 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Conyers, daughter of John Conyers 3rd Baron Conyers and Maud Clifford Baroness Conyers, and had issue.

In or before 1542 [her son] Edward Darcy was born to [her husband] Arthur Darcy (age 46) and Mary Carew (age 24) at Dartford, Kent [Map].

In 1546 [her mother] Elizabeth Bryan (age 46) died.

Around 1550 [her son] Francis Darcy was born to [her husband] Arthur Darcy (age 55) and Mary Carew (age 33). He married 1590 Katharine Darcy and had issue.

In 1551 [her husband] Arthur Darcy (age 56) was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 31st December 1559. The xxxj in the mornyng and the last ded my lade Darce (age 42) the wyff of ser [her husband] Arthur Darce (age 64) knyght, dwellyng in the nwe abbay on the Towre-hylle....

On 31st December 1559 Mary Carew (age 42) died. She was buried at St Botolph without Aldgate [Map].

Henry Machyn's Diary. 8th January 1560. The viij day of January was bered at sant Botulf with-owt Algatt [Map] my lade Darce, the wyff of ser [her former husband] Arthur Darce (age 65) knyght; and so the chyrche and the quer wher hangyd with blake and armes, and so browth to the chyrche with xxx [priests] and clarkes syngyng, and ther was ij haroldes of armes, master Clarenshux (age 50) and master Somersett in ther ryche cottes; [then] cam the mornars, in gownes and cottes; then came ... that bare a pennon of armes, and the corse, with a ryche palle; there was a C [100] in blake, and xxiiij [24] men and women pore had gownes; and master Juell (age 37) byshope of Salysbere dyd pryche; and the(re) was a communyon; and all the morners offered; and after a grett dolle of money; and, all done, to the plasse to dener, for ther was a grett dener, and there were vij [7] dosen of skochyons of armes.

On 3rd April 1561 [her former husband] Arthur Darcy (age 66) died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th April 1561. The xiiij day of Aprell a-for non was cared from sant Ellens in London, owt of a howse [where once] lyved old Clarenshus master Benolt the kyng at a[rms in the] tyme of kyng Henre viij. ser [her former husband] Arthur Darce (deceased), and cared [to saint] Botolffe with-owt Algatt [Map] to (be) bered by my lade ys [wife, with] a xx clarkes syngynge, and then cam the standard ... of armes and ys cott armur, ys target and sword and helmet, ... and ij haroldes of armes, on beyryng the elmett and nodur [the coat armour;] and the chyrche hangyd with blake and armes and raylles, [and the place] with blake and armes, and then cam the corse and vj of ys [servants] that bare hym, and mony mornars in blake; and he had a pall of blake velvett, and with armes of bokeram; and master Beycun dyd pryche ther.

[her father] Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey and [her mother] Elizabeth Bryan were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.