Ancestors of Irving Halsey Johnson


Ancestors of Irving Halsey Johnson

Generation Seventeen

213. Sir John17 Cary (John, #216)2076,2077 was born in 1350 at Holway, Devon, England; North west part of Devon.2078 He married Margaret Holway (see #214).2079 He died in 1404 at Waterford, Ireland; Prince says "He was banished to Waterford, Ireland, where he was no less than four Years in Banishment. A long time, God knows, for an aged person, of a nice and tender way of living, to be confined to the Shades of Misery and Sorrow."2080

He lived at England "Among his estates were Cockington and Clovelly."2081 He was employed by according to Prince: Kng Richard II made him Chief Baron of the Exchequer. "and advanced to be a Judge of the land; who being now placed in a high and spacious Orb, he scattered the Rays of Justice about him with great splendor. In this post he continued many years, manifesting in all his actions, an inflexible Virtue and Honesty; and indeed it fell out at last that he had an extraordinary occasion laid before him, for the proof and tryal thereof, upon which we find him as true as steel, for the greatest dangers could not affright him from his duto and Loyalty to his distressed Master, King Richard II, unto whom he faithfully adhered when most others had forsaken him" After the king ws put to death by Henry IV, Sir John was banished and all his goods and lands confiscated for his loyalty to his royal master" on 5 Nov 1387 at England.2082

Children of Sir John17 Cary and Margaret Holway (see #214) were as follows:

214. Margaret17 Holway was born circa 1355.2088 She married Sir John Cary (see #213), son of Sir John Cary and Jane de Bryen.2089

215. Sir William17 Hanchford t was born circa 1350.2090

Children of Sir William17 Hanchford t and an unknown spouse were:




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