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From: Richard Borthwick< >
Subject: Re: Carew
Date: 7 Apr 1998 20:46:21 -0700


I have now found the details of the VCH reference and have set out the
succession to the Moulsford fee.

1. Walter fitz Other d.1100/06, of Windsor, Berks
2. Gerald fitz Walter d. ? before 1136, granted Moulsford, Berks by Henry
I; m. Nest dau. of Rhys ap Tewdr Mawr
3. William fitz Gerald d.1173, bro. of Maurice ancester of the Geraldines
4. Odo fitz William d.ca.1202, of Carew and Idrone m. NN dau. of Richard
fitz Tancred, of Haverfordwest; Odo succeeded his bro. Raymond who dsp.
5. William de Carreu d.1213, of Carew & Idrone
6. Nicholas de Carreu d.ca.1228 succ. 6 and is said to have the latter's son
7. William de Carreu d. ? after 1277, of Carew, Idrone and Moulsford. He
was probably identical with the William de Carreu who had a serjeanty
of co. Waterford in Ireland in 1277
8. Nicholas de Carreu d.ca.1286 (probably son of 7) m. Avice Tute
9. Sir Nicholas Carreu d.1311, of Carew, Idrone and Moulsford, summ. to
Parliament 1300/01
10. Sir John Carreu d.1323/24, Carew, Idrone and Moulsford m(1) Eleanor dau.
of Sir William de Mohun of Ottery by Beatrix dau. of Reynold fitz Piers
which William was a younger son of Sir Reynold de Mohum of Dunster by
his 2nd wife, m.(2) Joan Talbot d. after 1335 dau. of Gilbert lord
Talbot

It would appear that 11a Nicholas son of 10 by the first wife died about the
same time as his father. 11b Sir John (d.1362) was the son of 10 by the
second wife. 10 also had a younger brother 10b Thomas. There was a dispute
over the succession to Moulsford. 10b held it in 1331 but it finally passed
to his nephew 11b.

11b. Sir John Carew (d.1362), of Moulsford, justiciar of Ireland (see DNB)
12. Leonard Carew (d.1369), of Moulsford
13. Thomas Carew was an infant at the death of his father. He may be
identical with Thomas Carew who held Moulsford in 1401 who made a
settlemnt on his wife Elizabeth (who was living in 1437) in 1410
14. Nicholas Carew son of Thomas (but not necessarily by Elizabeth with whom
he entered into a settlement in 1437); m. Joan (d.1451) who after the
death of Nicholas married Robert de Vere
15. Thomas Carew, of Moulsford was son of 14 and his wife Joan
16. Nicholas Carew, of Moulsford
17. Edmund Carew, of Moulsford sold his Berkshire lands in 1497

Sources. VCH Berkshire III:505-06 sub 'Moulsford'; CP IX:20 & note (j)on
Mohun; CP VII:200 on 1-4.

I have a modern study (which when I find it I will post the details) giving
the details of 4 and 5. I still haven't found it!

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