Sir Robert CARY Knight of Cockington [4101] ¹¹²⁸

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  General Notes:

Provided 26 August 2013 by Shanna Jones |

For defeating the Knight of Aragon at Smithfield, London, King Henry V restored Clovelly to Sir Robert Carey and presented him with a Coat of Arms. The following account is quoted from `Herald's Visitation 1620 "
CARY, Robert (d.c.1431), of Cockington, Devon.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Sir John Cary (d.1395), c. bar. Exch., of Cockington by Margaret, da. of Robert Holway of Holway, Devon.
m. (1) Margaret, da. of Sir Philip Courtenay, 1s. Philip, 1da.;
(2) Joan (d. 4 Dec. 1447), da. of Sir William Hankford c.j.KB, of Hankford in Bulkworthy, Devon.

Offices Held
Commr. of inquiry, Devon Dec. 1407 (Sir Philip Courtenay's estates), Jan. 1414 (lollardy), July 1416 (trespasses, Dartmoor), Aug. 1416 (estates of William, Lord Zouche), Feb. 1418 (seizure of an enemy ship), Aug. 1431 (piracy); to take musters July 1410, June 1421; of oyer and terminer July 1412; array Apr. 1418, June 1421, Apr. 1426, May 1427; to raise loans Jan. 1420.
J.p. Devon 14 Nov. 1408-Jan. 1414, 1 Oct. 1415-Nov. 1418, 16 Oct. 1420-Feb. 1422.
Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 10 Nov. 1413-14 Dec. 1415.

Biography
Robert's father, Sir John Cary, having been appointed chief baron of the Exchequer in November 1386, was impeached in the Merciless Parliament of 1388 and sentenced to be executed for his part in the Nottingham judgements. Although the sentence was commuted to banishment to Ireland and he was allowed a pension of £20, his lands and goods were forfeited to the Crown. The recovery of this inheritance bulks large in the recorded activities of Robert, his eldest son and heir, during the remainder of Richard II's reign and throughout that of Henry IV.
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The date of Cary's death is not known, but there is no mention of him after August 1431 and it seems likely that he died before 1433, when his son, Philip, was elected a knight of the shire for Devon. Philip himself died in September 1437, but Robert Cary's widow lived on until 1447.

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/cary-robert-1431


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Provided 26 August 2013 by Shanna Jones | For defeating the Knight of Aragon at Smithfield, London, King Henry V restored Clovelly to Sir Robert Carey and presented him with a Coat of Arms. The following account is quoted from `Herald's Visitation 1620 "In the time of Henry V came out of Aragon a lusty gentleman into England and challenged to do feites of armes with any English gentleman without exception. Thus Sir Robert Cary hearing thereof, made suit forthwith to the Prince, that he might answer the challenge, which was granted, and Smithfield was the place appointed for the same, who, at the day and time prefixed, both parties mett and did performe sundrie feates of armes, but in the end this Robert gave the foils and over throw to the Aragon Knight, disarmed and spoiled him, which his doing so well pleased the Prince, that he received him into great favor, caused him to be restored to the most part of his father's lands, and willed him also for a perpetuall memorie of his victorie, that he should henceforth give the same armes as the Aragon Knight, which is Argent, on bend sable three roses argent for before they did beare gules, chevron entre, three swans argent."
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Provided 26 August 2013 by mkloer-hantke2760009 | Knight Robert Cary and Jane Hanchford married and had one child, Phillip. Robert then married Margaret Courtenay in 1395 in Holway, Devon, England. [NOTE: THIS IS WRONG ACCORDING TO THE COMMENTS BELOW...
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The next three notes were provided originally 26 August 2013 by Thomas Reneha
#1 Sir Richard Carey was MP for Devon 1407-1425 and the famous jouster of Smithfield. He was named as an heir to his grandfather, Robert. in an inquisition 20 Richard II, no. 127 and in Charter 9, September 19 Richard II (1397) which assigned him part of the lands which had been taken from his father. From Lieutenant Colonel J. L. Vivian, "The Visitations of the County of Devon comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620, with Additions".
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#2 Sir Robert Cary, of Cockington and Clovelly; married 1st Margaret, daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay; married 2nd Mrs. Jane Wadham [Hangesford] (died 4 Dec 1449), daughter of Sir William Hangesford, and died by 1435, having by his 1st wife had Sir Philip. From "Burke's Peerage".
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#3 Sir Robert Cary, son of Sir John, was born about 1375. He 1st married Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Courtenay, Knight. He married 2nd Jane, daughter of Sir William Hanchford, Knight. He defeated in single combat a Knight of Arragon, for which Henry V restored to him a good part of his father's land, and at the same time Robert took the coat-of-arms of his opponent, which he and his successors have since borne: Argent of bend sable three roses argent. Before that the arms were: Gules, chevron entre three swans argent. The motto is: "Virtute excerptae."
From Peerage and Baronetage Lineage, pg. 492.

https://archive.org/stream/viewofdevonshire00west#page/508/mode/2up/search/cary - Sir Robert Cary married first Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Courtenay and 2nd Jane, daughter of Sir William Hankford and had issue Sir Philip.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Biographical Information: Robert vanquished the Knight of Aragon, thus winning the right "to bear the Arms of a Knight of Aragon, which the noble posterity continue to wear unto this day; for according to the laws of Heraldry, whoever fairly in the field conquers his adversary may, on an unknown date,. ¹¹²⁷

2. He was employed in 1389. ¹¹²⁹ Held several important offices: 12 times Member of Parliament between 1407 and 1426 ... and a Knight with great prowess in arms ... see note and sources.

3. He has conflicting birth information of 1377 and Newton Abbot, , Devonshire, England. ¹¹²⁹ Cockington and Newton Abbot are both listed as birthplaces.

4. He worked as a Member of Parliament (12 times during these years) between 1407 and 1426. ¹¹²⁷

Robert married Lady Jane HANCHFORD [4102] [MRIN: 4723], daughter of Sir William HANCHFORD [4103] and Lady Christina Thomasina STAPLETON [4104], in 1399.¹¹²⁶ (Lady Jane HANCHFORD [4102] was born in 1379 in Holway, , Devonshire, England ¹¹²⁶ and died on 13 December 1449 in , , Devonshire, England ¹¹²⁶.)

Robert next married Margaret COURTENAY [6916] [MRIN: 5503], daughter of Sir Philip COURTENAY [7391] and Anne WAKE [7392], before 1402.¹¹²⁷ (Margaret COURTENAY [6916] was born about 1379 in , , Devonshire, England,^1127,1128 died before 8 October 1414 in England ^1127,1128 and was buried before 8 October 1414 ^1127,1128.)