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• Name: Caleb CARR
• Sex: M
• Birth: 9 Dec 1616 in London, England ^b
• Death: 17 Dec 1695 in Newport, Rhode Island ^d
• Burial: Newport, Rhode Island ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Benjamin CARR Birth: 18 Aug 1592 in London, England Death: London, England
Mother:

• Martha HARDINGTON Death: London, England

Family:
Marriage:

• Mercy VAUGHN on 1 .^m1
  
• Mercy VAUGHN Death: 21 Sep 1675

Children:

1. Nicholas CARR Birth: 22 Oct 1654 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 17 Feb 1709
2. Mercy CARR Birth: 6 Apr 1656 in Newport, Rhode Island
3. Caleb CARR Birth: 23 Aug 1657 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 10 Oct 1700 in Jamestown, Newport Co, Rhode Island
4. Samuel CARR Birth: 15 Dec 1659 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 1694
5. Mary CARR Birth: 1 Jan 1661 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 1717
6. John CARR Birth: Abt 1664 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 1714
7. Edward CARR Birth: Abt 1666 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 14 Oct 1711

Marriage:

• Sarah CLERKE on 2 .^m2
  
• Sarah CLERKE Birth: 1651 Death: Abt 1706

Children:

1. Francis CARR Birth: Abt 1678 in Newport, Rhode Island Death: 1717
2. James CARR Birth: Abt 1680 in Newport, Rhode Island
3. Sarah CARR Birth: 1682 in Newport, Rhode Island
4. Elizabeth CARR Birth: Abt 1684 in Newport, Rhode Island

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p169, CarrE CARR p14, CarrE CARR p9],

place:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p169, CarrE CARR p14, CarrE CARR p9],

parents:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p169, CarrE CARR p9]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p169, CarrE CARR p16],

place:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p169]

Sources for burial Information

place:

[Ref: CarrE CARR p16]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mercy VAUGHN

date:

first marriage of Caleb [Ref: Bartz BLY p169, CarrE CARR p16],

child:

[Ref: CarrE CARR p22]

Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah CLERKE

date:

second marriage of Caleb [Ref: Bartz BLY p169]

second marriage of Sarah [Ref: Faris PA2 p90]

second marriage of both [Ref: CarrE CARR p16],

names:

[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p214],

child:

[Ref: CarrE CARR p22, CarrE CARR p23]

Research Notes:
Governor of Rhode Island [Ref: Faris PA2 p90]
Governor [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p214]

9 May 1635: age 19, came to America with his brother Robert on ship Elizabeth Ann [Ref: CarrE CARR p14]

These two boys (Caleb and Robert) were sent to America to live with their Aunt Susan (Rothschild) and Uncle William. They sailed from London 9 May 1635 on the ship "Elizabeth Ann" commanded by Capt Roger Cooper, and landed at Plymouth [Ref: Bartz BLY p170]

entry in Aunt Susan's diary: "In 1635, Robert and Caleb Carr, husband's brother Benjamin Carr's two sons, were sent over from London to live with their Uncle William, my husband. We had fine times hunting with the Indians, they were very friendly to us. Our bedding and clothing were nearly all skin and furs like the Indians." [Ref: Bartz BLY p170]

21 May 1661 to 22 May 1662: general treasurer [Ref: CarrE CARR p16]

1687-8: kustice of the Genral Quarterly Session and Inferior Court of Common Pleas [Ref: CarrE CARR p16]

1695: Governor, which he held until his death [Ref: CarrE CARR p16]

tombstone: Here lieth interred the body of Caleb Carr, governor of this colony who departed this life ye 17th day of December, 1695, in ye 73rd (79) year of his age [Ref: CarrE CARR p16]



Pedigree of Caleb CARR
          /-----William CARR
 /-----Benjamin CARR
Caleb CARR
 \-----Martha HARDINGTON



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