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beheaded for supporting Lancaster in the War of the Roses
Sir William Cary, of Cockington; born 12 Aug 1437; married 1stElizabeth, daughter of Sir William Paulet, and had a son(Robert, of Cockington, ancestor of the Carys of Torr Abbey,Devon); married 2nd Alice, daughter of Sir Baldwin Fulford, ofFulford, and was beheaded 6 May 1471 after the Battle ofTewkesbury, having by her had issue [Sir Thomas], with adaughter (Mary, married Sir John Delaval, of Seaton Delaval).[Burke's Peerage]

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Sir WILLIAM CARY 10, Knight, ) was born in 1437. He marriedElizabeth Paulett. He was known as the Knight of Cockington. Hewas an ardent supporter of the House of Lancaster, and took anactive part in the struggle between the adherents of Henry VIand Edward IV in the War of the Roses.

At the Battle of Tewksbury on May 4, 1471, the Lancastrians weredefeated, and William with others took refuge in the AbbeyChurch. According to the custom of those times the church was a'Sanctuary' and they could not be taken out of it. They wereinticed out on promise of pardon and two days later werebeheaded. His property was confiscated as usual in such cases,but Henry VII restored it to his son Robert. I cannot ascertainfor what reason, but probably because that King was a scion ofthe House of Lancaster in whose cause his father lost his lifeand property.

William had two sons, Robert, born in 1460, and Thomas, born in1465. From Thomas sprang three lines of nobility. From Robert,the family of Clovelly, Torre Abbey and Somerset.